The list of ship launches in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1954.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
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21 January | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Iberia | Himalaya-class ocean liner | For P&O |
21 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Nautilus | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
9 February | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Thomaston | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | First in class |
12 February | Canada | Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec | Assiniboine | St. Laurent-class destroyer | |
13 February | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Grafton | Blackwood-class frigate | |
17 February | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Saxonia | Saxonia-class ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
11 March | United Kingdom | Berthon Boat Company | Mickleham | Ham-class minesweeper | ||
3 May | Australia | Williamstown Dockyard | Melbourne, Victoria | Vendetta | Daring-class destroyer | |
7 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Plymouth Rock | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
22 May | United States | Christy Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | LST-1170 | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | |
4 June | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cromwell | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
15 June | Canada | Burrard Dry Dock | Vancouver, British Columbia | Kootenay | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
1 July | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Torquay | Whitby-class frigate | |
2 July | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Whitby | Whitby-class frigate | First in class |
16 July | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Fort Snelling | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
19 July | United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons | Sunderland, England | Hannington Court | Cargo ship | For Court Line |
13 August | United States | Bellingham Shipyards Co. | Bellingham, Washington | Whippoorwill | Redwing-class minesweeper | |
20 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Hammerberg | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
31 August | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Keppel | Blackwood-class frigate | |
28 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Point Defiance | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
29 September | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Pellew | Blackwood-class frigate | |
22 November | Canada | Canadian Vickers | Montreal, Quebec | Restigouche | Restigouche-class destroyer | First in class |
10 December | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Russell | Blackwood-class frigate | |
11 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Forrestal | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | First in class |
14 December | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Ivernia | Saxonia-class ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
See also[]
Ship events in 1954 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
Ship commissionings: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
Shipwrecks: | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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