List of ship launches in 1942

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The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1942.

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
January 15 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Bogue Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
January 17 Flag of Australia Australia Echuca Bathurst class corvette
January 24 Flag of Australia Australia Armidale Bathurst class corvette
January 30 Flag of Australia Australia Gympie Bathurst class corvette
January 31 Flag of Australia Australia Quiberon Q class destroyer
February 7 Flag of Australia Australia Warramunga Tribal class destroyer
February 12 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Montpelier Cleveland class light cruiser
February 15 Flag of the United States United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Breton Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
February 16 Flag of the United States United States Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth, Virginia Alabama South Dakota class battleship
February 18 Flag of Australia Australia Wallaroo Bathurst class corvette
February 27 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Card Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 1 Flag of Germany Germany Schichau Konigsberg Richtofen Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
March 4 Flag of Australia Australia Tamworth Bathurst class corvette
March 5 Flag of the United States United States Western Pipe & Steel Hamlin Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 7 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Tracker Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 19 Flag of Germany Germany Schichau Konigsberg Hermann Kohl Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
March 20 Flag of the United States United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia Birmingham Cleveland class light cruiser
April 2 Flag of the United States United States Abraham Clark Liberty ship
April 4 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Denver Cleveland class light cruiser
April 4 Flag of the United States United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Battler Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
April 4 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Croatan Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
April 4 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Nassau Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
April 4 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Searcher Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
April 29 Flag of Norway Norway Geo. Lawley Neponset, Massachusetts King Haakon VII PC class escort ship Ex USS PC 467
May 2 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Barnes Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 2 Flag of Australia Australia Inverell Bathurst class corvette
May 7 Flag of the United States United States Western Pipe & Steel Prince William Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
May 15 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Core Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 15 Flag of the United States United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia Mobile Cleveland class light cruiser
May 16 Flag of Australia Australia Horsham Bathurst class corvette
May 18 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lithgows Port Glasgow Empire Galahad Refrigerated cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
May 22 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Altamaha Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 22 Flag of the United States United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Hunter Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 6 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Block Island Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 10 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Santa Fe Cleveland class light cruiser
June 11 Flag of Australia Australia Bowen Bathurst class corvette
June 19 Flag of Australia Australia Latrobe Bathurst class corvette
June 23 Flag of Australia Australia Kapunda Bathurst class corvette
June 25 Flag of Canada Canada Huron Tribal class destroyer
June 27 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Breton Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 29 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Woodpecker Modified Black Swan class sloop
July 16 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Ravager Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
July 18 Flag of the United States United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi St. George Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
July 28 Flag of the United States United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Baltimore Baltimore class heavy cruiser
July 28 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Cygnet Modified Black Swan class sloop
July 31 Flag of the United States United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Essex Essex class aircraft carrier
August 1 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Croatan Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
August 11 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Wren Modified Black Swan class sloop
August 22 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding New York City, New York Independence Independence class light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
August 23 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Prince William Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
August 25 Flag of Canada Canada Haida Tribal class destroyer
August 25 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Whimbrel Modified Black Swan class sloop
August 26 Flag of the United States United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Boston Baltimore class heavy cruiser
August 27 Flag of the United States United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Iowa Iowa class battleship
August 30 Flag of the United States United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Intrepid Essex class aircraft carrier
August 31 Flag of the United States United States Thomas T. Tucker Liberty ship
September 7 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Glacier Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
September 19 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Chatham Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
September 23 Flag of the United States United States Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts Lexington Essex class aircraft carrier
September 24 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Chanticleer Modified Black Swan class sloop
September 25 Flag of Australia Australia Glenelg Bathurst class corvette
September 27 Flag of the United States United States Western Pipe & Steel Attacker Attacker class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 7 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Pybus Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 13 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Kite Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 14 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Starling Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 14 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Wild Goose Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 18 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Baffins Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 18 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding New York City, New York Princeton Independence class light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
October 23 Flag of the United States United States Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco, California Oakland Atlanta class light cruiser
November 1 Flag of the United States United States Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange, Texas Edsall Edsall class destroyer escort
November 9 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Crane Modified Black Swan class sloop
November 11 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Bolinas Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter
November 11 Flag of the United States United States North Carolina Shipbuilding Wilmington, North Carolina Henry Bacon Liberty ship
November 11 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Bastian Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
November 26 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Woodcock Modified Black Swan class sloop
December 3 Flag of Australia Australia Cootamundra Bathurst class corvette
December 6 Flag of the United States United States New York Shipbuilding New York City, New York Belleau Wood Independence class light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
December 7 Flag of the United States United States Bethelehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts Bunker Hill Essex class aircraft carrier
December 7 Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New Jersey Iowa class battleship
December 8 Flag of the United States United States William Cramp and Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miami Cleveland class light cruiser
December 11 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Pheasant Modified Black Swan class sloop
December 18 Flag of the United States United States Amelia Earhart Liberty ship
December 21 Flag of India India Narbada Black Swan class sloop
December 23 Flag of the United States United States Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco, California Reno Atlanta class light cruiser
December 30 Flag of the United States United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle, Washington Carnegie Bogue class escort carrier Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
Date uncertain Flag of Germany Germany Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg Boelke Karl Meyer class seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe


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Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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