List of ship launches in 1941

The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Builder and location	Ship	Class and type	Operator	Notes
January 14	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Oribi*	O-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Turkey 1946 as Gayret, sold out.
January 15	James Pollock & Sons, Faversham, Kent, England	*Empire Creek*	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
January 28	Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, England	*Pakenham*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
January 29	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Lively*	L-class destroyer	Royal Navy
January 30	Alexander Stephen & Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Croome*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
February 11	Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Coral*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
February 12	Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England	*Penn*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
February 13	Harland and Wolff, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	Empire Shoal	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
February 15	Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland	*Laforey*	L-class destroyer	Royal Navy
February 26	W.J. Yarwood & Sons, Northwich, England	Empire Bridge	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
March 1	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States	*Rio de la Plata*	Type C3-class merchant ship	United States Maritime Commission	converted to escort carrier USS Charger in 1942
March 4	Barclay Curle, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland	*Empire Faith*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
March 10	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	*Chiddingfold*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	sold to the Indian Navy; commissioned as INS Ganga (D94) in 1953
March 11	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Offa*	O-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Pakistan 1949 as Tariq, sold for scrap in 1959.
March 12	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Exmoor*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Danish Navy in 1954 as Valdemar Sejr
March 13	James Pollock & Sons, Faversham, Kent, England	Empire Crag	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
March 15	James Pollock & Sons, Faversham, Kent, England	*Empire Foam*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
March 17	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Badsworth*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1944 as Arendal
March 27	Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England	*Petard*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
March 27	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	Empire Cape	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
March 27	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Day*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
March 29	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Empire Flint*	tanker	Ministry of War Transport
March 31	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland	*Onslow*	O-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Pakistan 1949 as Tippu Sultan, sold out
April 1	Alexander Stephen & Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Dulverton*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
April 10	Hawthorn Leslie & Co., HebN-on-Tyne, England	*Pathfinder*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
April 10	William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, North East England	*Empire Brook*	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
April 12	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States	*Rio de Janeiro*	Type C3-class merchant ship	United States Maritime Commission	Converted to escort carrier HMS Dasher in 1942
April 12	Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle	*Empire Bank*	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
April 16	Vickers-Armstrongs, Wallsend, England	*Hurworth*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
April 17	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Noble*	N-class destroyer	Royal Navy	For Royal Netherlands Navy in 1942
April 22	Philip & Son Ltd, Dartmouth, England	*Miner VI*	minelayer	Royal Navy	[1]
April 26	William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, England	*Empire Eve*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
April 28	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Calpe*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Danish Navy in 1954 as Rolf Krake
April 28	John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields	*Empire Franklin*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
May 12	Vickers-Armstrongs, Wallsend, England	*Middleton*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
May 12	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Empire Flame*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
May 13	William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, North East England	*Empire Darwin*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
May 13	Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Wallsend, England	*Empire Maple*	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
May 20	R Dunston Ltd, Thorne, England	*Empire Bridge*	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
May 26	Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow, Scotland	*Empire Dell*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
May 28	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Panther*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
May 29	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Grove*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
May 29	J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England	*Southwold*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
May 29	Short Bros. Ltd, Pallion	*Empire Burton*	CAM ship	Ministry of War Transport
May 29	R Dunston Ltd, Thorne, England	Empire Willow	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
June 7	Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland	*Wheatland*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
June 7	New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey, United States	*South Dakota*	South Dakota-class battleship	United States Navy
June 9	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Beaufort*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Sold to Norway in 1956
June 10	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	Empire Pine	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
June 10	Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England	*Porcupine*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
June 11	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland	*Paladin*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
June 11	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, England	*Empire Bruce*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
June 25	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland	*Nonpareil*	N-class destroyer	Royal Navy	For Royal Netherlands Navy in 1942
June 26	G Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd, Greenock	Empire Ruby	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
June 26	A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland	Empire Spinney	coaster	Ministry of War Transport
July 8	Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees	*Empire Amethyst*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
July 8	J.L. Thompson and Sons, Sunderland	*Empire Cranmer*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
July 8	William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland	*Empire Cromwell*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
July 9	William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, North East England	*Empire Cabot*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
July 10	Harland & Wolff, Belfast	*Empire Diamond*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
July 10	Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd, Rowhedge	*Empire Garnet*	Coastal tanker	Ministry of War Transport
July 12	Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd, Ardrossan	Empire Atoll	refrigerated coaster	Ministry of War Transport
July 22	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	*U-117*	Type XB submarine	Kriegsmarine
July 22	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	*Cowdray*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
July 23	Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, England	*Bedale*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Polish Navy as Ślązak in 1942
July 23	Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England	*Bleasdale*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
July 23	Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co Ltd, Hong Kong	*Empire Almond*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
July 25	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Hursley*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 as Kriti
July 26	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States	*San Diego*	Atlanta-class light cruiser	United States Navy
July 28	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Empire Clive*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
August 5	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Partridge*	P-class destroyer	Royal Navy
August 5	Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton, England	*Lauderdale*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1946
August 8	Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft	Empire Sound	coaster	Ministry of War Transport
August 9	Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle	Empire Birch	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
August 12	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland	*Airedale*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
August 12	J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England	*Tetcott*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
August 13	Cochrane & Sons, Selby	Empire Ash	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
August 22	Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England	*Derwent*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
August 26	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees	*Empire Emerald*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
August 27	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Aldenham*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
August 28	Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow	*Empire Baffin*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport, later served as HMS Sancroft
September 2	Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, Quebec, Canada	*Fredericton*	Flower-class corvette	Royal Canadian Navy
September 4	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow, Scotland	*Matchless*	M-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Transferred to Turkey 1959 as Kilicali Pasha
September 5	Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, England	*Bicester*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
September 6	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearny, New Jersey, United States	*Atlanta*	Atlanta-class light cruiser	United States Navy
September 6	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States	*San Juan*	Atlanta-class light cruiser	United States Navy
September 8	J S Watson Ltd, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England	Empire River	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
September 10	Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Druid*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
September 23	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Cowper*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
September 23	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Field*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
September 23	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States	*Massachusetts*	South Dakota-class battleship	United States Navy
September 24	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	*Empire Beacon*	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
September 24	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire, England	Empire Bracken	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
September 26	R Dunston Ltd, Thorne, South Yorkshire, England	Empire Cedar	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
September 27	Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton, England	*Ledbury*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
September 27	Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Delaware, United States	Adabelle Lykes	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	African Planet	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day. Converted to attack transport USS George Clymer
September 27	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, United States	Alcoa Polaris	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States	James McKay	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California, United States	John C. Fremont	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington, United States	Fredrick Funston	Frederick Funston-class attack transport	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearny, New Jersey, United States	Louise Lykes	Type C2-F cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Todd-California Shipbuilding, Richmond, California, United States	Ocean Venture	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Todd-California Shipbuilding, Richmond, California, United States	Ocean Voice	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Patrick Henry	Liberty ship	First liberty ship. Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon, United States	Star of Oregon	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States	Sinclair Superflame	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, United States	Steel Artisan	C3 merchant freighter	Part of Liberty Fleet Day. Converted to escort carrier HMS Attacker in 1942
September 27	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States	Surprise	Cargo ship	Part of Liberty Fleet Day
September 27	Boston Naval Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Cowie	Gleaves-class destroyer	United States Navy
September 27	Boston Naval Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Knight	Gleaves-class destroyer	United States Navy
October 6	Bartram & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Byron*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 6	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Quality*	Q-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Australia as HMAS Quality 1942, sold for scrapping 1958
October 7	Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees, England	*Empire Celt*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
October 8	Naval Construction Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England	*Empire Baxter*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 8	Scott & Sons Ltd, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland	*Loyal*	L-class destroyer	Royal Navy
October 9	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Onslaught*	O-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Pakistan 1951 as Tughril, sold out.
October 11	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland	*Albrighton*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Federal German Navy in 1959 as Raule
October 17	Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland	*Wilton*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
October 20	William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, North East England	*Empire Carey*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 21	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington, United States	*Steel Architect*	C3 merchant freighter		Converted to escort carrier USS Copahee in 1942
October 21	Harland and Wolff, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	Empire Ballantyne	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 21	Clelands, Willington Quay, North East England	Empire Thistle	Tug	Ministry of War Transport.
October 22	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Dryden*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 22	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire, England	Empire Ivy	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
October 23	Blythswood Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland	*Empire Bairn*	Coastal tanker	Ministry of War Transport
October 23	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Sunderland	*Empire Drayton*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
October 25	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearny, New Jersey, United States	*Juneau*	Atlanta-class light cruiser	United States Navy
November 1	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, United States	*Cleveland*	Cleveland-class light cruiser	United States Navy
November 3	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow, Scotland	*Meteor*	M-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Transferred to Turkey 1959 as Piyale Pasha
November 5	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England	*Bolebroke*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Transferred to Greece as Pindos in 1942
November 5	J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England	*Quentin*	Q-class destroyer	Royal Navy
November 9	R Dunston Ltd, Thorne, South Yorkshire, England	Empire Plane	Tug	Ministry of War Transport
November 18	Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead	*Belvoir*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy
November 18	Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Airman*	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
November 18	Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees, England	Empire Metal	Tanker	Ministry of War Transport
November 19	William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, North East England	*Empire Builder*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
November 19	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Drum*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
November 19	Grangemouth Dockyard, Grangemouth, Scotland	*Empire Dunstan*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
November 21	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States	*Indiana*	South Dakota-class battleship	United States Navy
November 22	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, Yorkshire, England	Empire Harp	Coastal tanker	Ministry of War Transport
November 22	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearny, New Jersey, United States	*Aaron Ward*	Gleaves-class destroyer	United States Navy	sponsored by Miss Hilda Ward[2]
November 29	Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne, England	*Quilliam*	Q-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Banckert 1945, sold for scrapping 1957
December 2	Alexander Stephen & Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Blackmore*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	To the Royal Danish Navy in 1954 as Esbern Snare (F341)
December 2	Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	*Musketeer*	M-class destroyer	Royal Navy
December 4	Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton, England	*Nepal*	N-class destroyer	Royal Australian Navy	Launched as Norman
December 6	Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong	*Empire Dragon*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
December 10	Boston Naval Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Doran	Gleaves-class destroyer	United States Navy
December 11	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany	*U-607*	Type VIIC submarine	Kriegsmarine
December 17	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, United States	*Columbia*	Cleveland-class light cruiser	United States Navy
December 17	Bartram & Sons, Sunderland, England	*Empire Ballad*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
December 18	Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England	*Hatherleigh*	Hunt-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Transferred to Greece as Kanaris in 1942
December 18	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen, Scotland	*Sir Galahad*	Minesweeper	Royal Navy
December 21	Richard Dunston, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England	Empire Teak	Tug	Ministry of War Transport.
December 30	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering, Greenock, Scotland	*Milne*	M-class destroyer	Royal Navy	Transferred to Turkey 1959 as Alp Arslan
December 30	United Kingdom	*Magpie*	Black Swan-class sloop	Royal Navy
December 30	Caledon Shipbuilding, Dundee, Scotland	*Empire Bard*	Heavy lift ship	Ministry of War Transport
December 31	Lithgows, Glasgow, Scotland	*Empire Addison*	Cargo ship	Ministry of War Transport
unknown date	Kaliningrad, Russia	*Bussard*	Bussard-class seaplane tender	Luftwaffe
unknown date	Isaac Pimblott & Sons, Northwich, England	Empire Kyle	Coaster	Ministry of War Transport
unknown date	Norderwerft Koser und Meyer, Hamburg, Germany	*Immelmann*	Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender	Luftwaffe
unknown date	William Hamilton and Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland	*Michael E*	CAM Ship	Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd.
unknown date	Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton, England	MTB 345	Motor torpedo boat	Royal Navy	Experimental vessel
unknown date	unknown builder	Swine	Coaster Tanker	Kriegsmarine

References

"M/S Miner VI". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
Cressman, Robert J. (19 October 2017). "Aaron Ward II (DD-483)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 June 2019. The second Aaron Ward (DD-183) was ... launched on 22 November 1941; sponsored by Miss Hilda Ward, daughter of the late Rear Admiral Ward

Ship events in 1941
Ship launches:	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946
Ship commissionings:	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946
Ship decommissionings:	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946
Shipwrecks:	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946

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List of ship launches in 1941

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