The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Bigelow | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 16 February |  Germany
|
Burmester shipyard | Bremen | Lindau | Lindau-class minesweeper | For German Navy |
| 28 February | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | De Soto County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
| 5 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | York County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
| 9 March | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Joseph K. Taussig | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
| 18 March | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Mullinnix | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 16 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Skate | Skate-class submarine | |
| 30 May |  United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | Duncan | Blackwood-class frigate | |
| 3 June |  Canada
|
Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Gatineau | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
| 7 June | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Bauer | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
| 22 June | United States | American Shipbuilding | Lorain, Ohio | Lorain County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
| 1 July |  Japan
|
Ayanami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
| 2 July | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Grayback | Grayback-class submarine | |
| 1 August | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Hooper | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
| 10 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Hull | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 27 August | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Swordfish | Skate-class submarine | |
| 29 August | Japan
|
Uranami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
| 9 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Graham County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
| 25 September | Japan
|
Shikinami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
| 27 September | United States | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company | Seattle, Washington | Richard S. Edwards | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 30 September | Japan
|
Isonami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
| 10 October | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Sargo | Skate-class submarine | |
| 25 October | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Narwhal[1] | Porpoise-class submarine | |
| 13 November | Canada
|
Halifax Shipyards | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Chaudière | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
| 17 November | Canada
|
Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec | St. Croix | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
| 11 December | United Kingdom
|
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock Scotland | Cachalot | Porpoise-class submarine | |
| 14 December | United States | American Shipbuilding | Lorain, Ohio | Wood County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
| 21 December |  France
|
Arsenal de Brest | Brest, France | Clemenceau | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier | |
| 24 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Pendennis Castle | Ocean liner |
References[]
- ↑ The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
See also[]
| Ship events in 1957 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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