List of ship launches in 1949

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The list of ship launches in 1949 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1949.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
27 JanuaryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cazador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA. [1]
15 FebruaryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Explorador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA. [2]
17 FebruaryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 4 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd. [3]
28 FebruaryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Vila do Porto Refrigerated cargo ship For Compagnia de Navigacion Carregadores Acoreanos. [4]
12 MarchFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-198 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
17 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vestfoss Tanker For A/S Thor Thorsen. [6]
21 MarchFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-196 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
29 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Amarna Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line. [7]
29 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Champavati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co. [8]
29 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Decoy Daring-class destroyer
30 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rohidas Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co. [9]
2 AprilFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-199 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
7 AprilFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-200 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
11 AprilFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-201 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
13 AprilFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Helenus Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line. [10]
19 AprilFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-247 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 AprilFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Vilhelm Torkildsen Cargo ship For Skibs A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi. [11]
24 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 5 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd. [12]
31 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assiout Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line. [13]
10 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vikingen Tanker For Panama City Tanker Co. [14]
19 JuneFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-251 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
22 JuneFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-249 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England Chusan Himalaya-class ocean linerFor P&O
28 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 6 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd. [15]
28 JuneFlag of France.svg  France Societe des Ateliers & Chantiers Dunkirk Cambodge Ocean linerFor Messageries Maritimes
1 JulyFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-250 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
27 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hector Cargo liner For Blue Funnel Line. [16]
28 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ernst Larsen Whaler For Union Whaling Co. [17]
AugustFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-248 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
4 AugustFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-252 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
10 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Daring Daring-class destroyer
11 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Captain Tanker For British Tanker Company. [18]
16 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Natalia Whaler For Union Whaling Co. Completed as Arnt Karlsen. [19]
24 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bloemfontein Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.
28 AugustFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-253 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
29 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Bloemfontein Castle Ocean linerFor Union-Castle Line
31 AugustFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-254 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
11 SeptemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-255 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
22 SeptemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ternoy Tanker For A/S Truma. [20]
23 SeptemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Nelly Maersk Tanker For A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S af 1912 A/S. [21]
24 SeptemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Sea Hurricane Aircraft transport shipFor Fleet Air Arm. Contract cancelled, completed as the coaster Goldlynx for E. J. & W. Goldsmith Ltd. [22]
25 SeptemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-271 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
30 SeptemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-272 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
10 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Africana 2 Research trawler For South African Government. [23]
21 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Runic Refrigerated cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line. [24]
23 OctoberFlag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg  Singapore Robin Kilroy Singapore Boleh junk yacht [25]
26 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kurdistan Tanker For Commons Bros. Ltd. [26]
1 NovemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-273 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
21 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Commander Tanker For British Tanker Company. [27]
21 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Fana Cargo ship For Skibs A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi. [28]
26 NovemberFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Lübeck BrookFor H. M. Gehrcken [29]
21 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland Soya Christina Tanker For O. Wallenius. [30] [31]
4 DecemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-274 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
6 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Baro Cargo ship For Elder Dempster Lines Ltd. [32]
20 DecemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-275 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 DecemberFlag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-276 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
1st QuarterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Jorundur Fishing trawler For Gudmundur Jorundsson. [33]
Unknown dateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 5 Ferry For Blyth Harbour Commissioners. [34]
Unknown dateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Changsha Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd. [35]
Unknown dateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Field Motor barge For Hayes Wharfe. [36]
Unknown dateFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Taiyuan Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd. [35]

References

  1. ↑ "Cazador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Explorador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Setter IV". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vila do Porto". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vestfoss". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Amarna". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Champavati". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rohidas". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Helenus". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Vilhelm Torkildsen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Setter V". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Assiout". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Vikingen". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Setter VI". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Hector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ernst Larsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "British Captain". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Arnt Karlsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Ternoy". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Nelly Maersk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 233.
  23. ↑ "Africana II". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Runic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  25. ↑ Western Morning News, 2 September 1950
  26. ↑ "Kurdistan". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  27. ↑ "British Commander". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  28. ↑ "Fana". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  29. ↑ https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/schiffe/Vor-75-Jahren-Frachter-Brook-laeuft-in-Luebeck-vom-Stapel-,brook108.html
  30. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
  31. ↑ "Soya Christina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  32. ↑ "Baro". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  33. ↑ "Jorundur". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  34. ↑ "B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  35. 1 2 Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
  36. ↑ "Field". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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