The list of ship launches in 1949 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1949.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
27 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cazador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA.[1]
15 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Explorador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA.[2]
17 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 4 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[3]
12 March  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-198 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
17 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vestfoss Tanker For A/S Thor Thorsen.[5]
21 March  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-196 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
29 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Amarna Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line.[6]
29 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Champavati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[7]
29 March  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Decoy Daring-class destroyer
30 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rohidas Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[8]
2 April  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-199 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
7 April  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-200 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
11 April  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-201 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
13 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Helenus Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[9]
19 April  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-247 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
24 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 5 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[10]
31 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assiout Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line.[11]
10 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vikingen Tanker For Panama City Tanker Co.[12]
19 June  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-251 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
22 June  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-249 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
28 June  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England Chusan Himalaya-class ocean liner For P&O
28 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 6 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[13]
28 June  France Societe des Ateliers & Chantiers Dunkirk Cambodge Ocean liner For Messageries Maritimes
1 July  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-250 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
27 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hector Cargo liner For Blue Funnel Line.[14]
28 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ernst Larsen Whaler For Union Whaling Co.[15]
August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-248 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
4 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-252 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
10 August  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Daring Daring-class destroyer
11 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Captain Tanker For British Tanker Company.[16]
16 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Natalia Whaler For Union Whaling Co. Completed as Arnt Karlsen.[17]
24 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bloemfontein Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.
28 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-253 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
29 August  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Bloemfontein Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line
31 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-254 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
11 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-255 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
22 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ternoy Tanker For A/S Truma.[18]
24 September  United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Sea Hurricane Aircraft transport ship For Fleet Air Arm. Contract cancelled, completed as the coaster Goldlynx for E. J. & W. Goldsmith Ltd.[19]
25 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-271 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
30 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-272 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
10 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Africana 2 Research trawler For South African Government.[20]
21 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Runic Refrigerated cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line.[21]
23 October  Singapore Robin Kilroy Singapore Boleh junk yacht [22]
26 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kurdistan Tanker For Commons Bros. Ltd.[23]
1 November  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-273 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
21 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Commander Tanker For British Tanker Company.[24]
21 November  United Kingdom Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland Soya Christina Tanker For O. Wallenius.[25][26]
4 December  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-274 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
20 December  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-275 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
28 December  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-276 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [4]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Changsha Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[27]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Taiyuan Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Cazador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Explorador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Setter IV". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Vestfoss". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Amarna". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Champavati". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Rohidas". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Helenus". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Setter V". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Assiout". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Vikingen". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Setter VI". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Hector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Ernst Larsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  16. ^ "British Captain". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Arnt Karlsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Ternoy". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 233.
  20. ^ "Africana II". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Runic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  22. ^ Western Morning News, 2 September 1950
  23. ^ "Kurdistan". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  24. ^ "British Commander". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
  26. ^ "Soya Christina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  27. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
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