The list of ship launches in 1964 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1964.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Hobart | Perth-class destroyer | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 17 January |  Norway
|
Karljohansvern | Horten | Oslo | Oslo-class frigate | |
| 1 February | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Casimir Pulaski | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 15 February | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Edward McDonnell | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 20 February |  Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | KNM Kya | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 25 March |  United Kingdom
|
HMNB Devonport | Devonport, England | Cleopatra | Leander-class frigate | |
| 26 March | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Bradley | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 4 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Greenling | Permit-class submarine | |
| 26 April |  East Germany
|
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Alexandr Pushkin | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | For Baltic Shipping Company |
| 28 April | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Sample | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 25 April | Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | KNM Kobben | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 30 April |  Japan
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Ōshio | Ōshio-class submarine | ||
| 12 May | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Nathanael Greene | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 12 May |  Canada
|
Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd. | Victoria | Queen of New Westminster | 'Burnaby-class ferry | For BC Ferries[1] |
| 14 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Gato | Permit-class submarine | |
| 21 May | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | America | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | |
| 6 June | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Brumby | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 27 June | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Austin | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 27 June | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Ogden | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 30 June | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Jouett | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 30 June | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Sterett | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 30 June |  Canada
|
Victoria Machinery Depot | Victoria, British Columbia | Queen of Nanaimo | Burnaby-class ferry | For BC Ferries |
| 9 July | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrong | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Glamorgan | County-class destroyer | |
| 9 July | United Kingdom
|
Fairfield SB&E Co. | Glasgow, Scotland | Fife | County-class destroyer | |
| 16 Juli | Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | KNM Kunna | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 22 August | United States | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Guam | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 22 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Simon Bolivar | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | |
| 4 September | Norway
|
Karljohansvern | Horten | Trondheim | Oslo-class frigate | |
| 22 September | United Kingdom
|
HMNB Portsmouth | Portsmouth, England | Sirius | Leander-class frigate | |
| 2 October | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Davidson | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 10 October | United States | Sun Shipbuilding | Chester, Pennsylvania | Shenandoah | oiler | |
| 16 October | Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | KNM Kaura | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 30 October | United States | San Francisco Naval Shipyard | San Francisco, California | Horne | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 21 November | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Fox | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 21 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Lewis and Clark | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | |
| 1 December |  Finland
|
Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard | Helsinki, Finland | Finnhansa | ferry | for Finnlines |
| 5 December | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | |
| 19 December | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrong | Newcastle, England | Minerva | Leander-class frigate | |
| 19 December | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Albert David | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 19 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | William H. Standley | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 19 December | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Truxtun | Truxtun-class cruiser | |
| 19 December | Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | KNM Ula | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Date uncertain | West Germany
|
Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Otto Hahn | Nuclear-powered freighter |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1964 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
References[]
- ↑ "M/S Queen of New Westminster.". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_of_new_westminster_1964.htm. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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