List of ship launches in 1951
The list of ship launches in 1951 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1951.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
27 January |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Northampton |
Unique command cruiser |
|
2 March |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
K-1 |
Barracuda-class submarine |
First in class |
8 March |
United Kingdom |
John Brown and Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Norfolk Ferry |
Train ferry |
For British Transport Commission |
9 April |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Duchess |
Daring-class destroyer |
|
2 May |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
K-2 |
Barracuda-class submarine |
|
14 June |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Trigger |
Tang-class submarine |
|
16 June |
Italy |
Ansaldo Shipyards |
Genoa |
Andrea Doria |
Ocean liner |
For Italian Line |
19 June |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Tang |
Tang-class submarine |
First in class |
21 June |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Kenya Castle |
Ocean liner |
For Union-Castle Line |
21 June |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
K-3 |
Barracuda-class submarine |
|
21 August |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Trout |
Tang-class submarine |
|
16 October |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Wahoo |
Tang-class submarine |
|
30 November |
Canada |
Canadian Vickers |
Montreal, Quebec |
St. Laurent |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
First in class |
3 December |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Harder |
Tang-class submarine |
|
Unknown date |
Denmark |
Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri |
Helsingør |
Saint Germain |
Train ferry |
For SNCF |
See also