List of ship launches in 1961

The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
17 January	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Transvaal Castle	Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line
17 January	Japan			Isuzu	Isuzu-class destroyer escort
31 January	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington	Gridley	Leahy-class cruiser
1 February	Canada	Victoria Machinery Depot	Victoria, British Columbia	Saskatchewan	Mackenzie-class destroyer
2 February	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Sam Houston	Ethan Allen-class submarine
7 March	Japan			Mogami	Isuzu-class destroyer escort
16 March	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Hampshire	County-class destroyer
8 April	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Stuart	River-class destroyer escort
8 April	Australia	Williamstown Naval Dockyard	Melbourne, Victoria	Derwent	River-class destroyer escort
15 April	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Quincy, Massachusetts	Bainbridge	Bainbridge-class cruiser
20 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Semmes	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
25 May	Canada	Canadian Vickers	Montreal, Quebec	Mackenzie	Mackenzie-class destroyer
15 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Thomas A. Edison	Ethan Allen-class submarine
28 June	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Leander	Leander-class frigate
1 July	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Permit	Permit-class submarine
1 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Leahy	Leahy-class cruiser
2 July	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico	Monfalcone	Galileo Galilei	Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
15 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	John Marshall	Ethan Allen-class submarine
27 July	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia	Yukon	Mackenzie-class destroyer
29 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Berkeley	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
31 July	Japan			Hayashio	Hayashio-class submarine
26 August	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Tattnall	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
28 August	Japan			Wakashio	Hayashio-class submarine
17 September	United States	Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton, Washington	Iwo Jima	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
24 September	Italy			Guglielmo Marconi	Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
27 September	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Kent	County-class destroyer
30 September	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest, France	Jeanne d'Arc	Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid
7 December	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	London	County-class destroyer
9 December	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Plunger	Permit-class submarine
9 December	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Tinosa	Permit-class submarine
9 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Harry E. Yarnell	Leahy-class cruiser
9 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Joseph Strauss	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
10 December	Canada	Marine Industries Limited	Sorel, Quebec	Nipigon	Annapolis-class destroyer
15 December	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington	Goldsborough	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
22 December	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Dido	Leander-class frigate