List of ship launches in 1955

The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
3 January	United States	Higgins Industries	New Orleans, Louisiana	Pinnacle	Aggressive-class minesweeper
26 January	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton, England	Hickleton	Ton-class minesweeper
5 February	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Forrest Sherman	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer	First in class
22 February	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Murray	Blackwood-class frigate
25 February	Denmark	Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+	Helsingør	Helsingør	ferry	For DSB
10 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Truckee	Neosho-class oiler
21 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding	Glasgow, Scotland	Chichester	Salisbury-class frigate
23 April	United States	J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding	Tacoma, Washington	Persistent	Aggressive-class minesweeper
24 April	Soviet Union		Severodvinsk	Murmansk	Sverdlov-class cruiser
7 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	John Paul Jones	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
21 June	Canada	Victoria Machinery Depot	Victoria, British Columbia	Terra Nova	Restigouche-class destroyer
22 June	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding	Govan, Scotland	Empress of Britain	Ocean liner	For Canadian Pacific Steamship
23 June	United States	Frank L. Sample Shipyard	Boothbay Harbor, Maine	Acme	Acme-class minesweeper
20 July	United States	J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding	Tacoma, Washington	Pledge	Aggressive-class minesweeper
21 July	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Seawolf	Unique nuclear-powered submarine
4 August	Japan			Inazuma	Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort
18 August	United Kingdom	Fleetlands Shipyards	Portsmouth, England	Santon	Ton-class minesweeper
20 August	United States	Frank L. Sample Shipyard	Boothbay Harbor, Maine	Adroit	Acme-class minesweeper
20 August	Japan			Yukikaze	Harukaze-class destroyer
6 September	Japan			Ikazuchi	Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort	First in class
8 September	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Sailfish	Sailfish-class submarine	First in class
14 September	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	Seattle, Washington	Evans	Dealey-class destroyer escort
20 September	Japan			Harukaze	Harukaze-class destroyer	First in class
1 October	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Barry	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
3 October	United Kingdom	Doigs Shipyard	Grimsby, England	Belton	Ton-class minesweeper
4 October	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton, England	Blackwood	Blackwood-class frigate	First in class
8 October	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
18 October	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Malcolm	Blackwood-class frigate
24 October	United Kingdom	John Brown and Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Essex Ferry	Train ferry	For British Transport Commission
30 October	Japan			Akebono	Unique destroyer escort
2 November	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Courtney	Dealey-class destroyer escort
2 November	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point, Maryland	Suribachi	Suribachi-class ammunition ship	First in class
10 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Spiegel Grove	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
16 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Exmouth	Blackwood-class frigate
30 November	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company	Hebburn, England	Llandaff	Salisbury-class frigate
3 December	United States	Broward Marine	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Stalwart	Aggressive-class minesweeper
14 December	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Carinthia	Saxonia-class ocean liner	For Cunard Line
15 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Decatur	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer