The list of ship launches in 1936 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1936.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
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9 January | ![]() |
Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Eulota | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[1] |
9 January | ![]() |
Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Ramdas | Passenger steamer | For Indian Co-operative Navigation and Trading Company Ltd.[2] |
9 January | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Standella | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[3] |
11 January | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sydney Star | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Blue Star Line.[4] |
22 January | ![]() |
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hopestar | Cargo ship | For Wallsend Shipping Co Ltd. |
22 January | ![]() |
Devonport Dockyard | Plymouth | Aberdeen | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
24 January | ![]() |
Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Hostile | H-class destroyer | [6] |
25 January | ![]() |
Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Dunnottar Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line |
20 February | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Simnia | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[7] |
21 February | ![]() |
Uraga Dock Company | Uraga | Yamakaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
25 February | ![]() |
Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Hunter | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | ![]() |
Vickers Armstrong | Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Hereward | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | ![]() |
Vickers Armstrong | Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Hero | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Royal Ulsterman | Ferry | For Burns & Laird Line. |
11 March | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Royal Scotsman | Ferry | For Burns & Laird Line. |
23 March | ![]() |
Scotts | Greenock | Hotspur | H-class destroyer | [6] |
24 March | ![]() |
Karlskrona dockyard | Karlskrona | Stockholm | Göteborg-class destroyer | [8] |
24 March | ![]() |
Deschimag | Bremen | Paul Jacobi | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
24 March | ![]() |
Devonport Dockyard | Plymouth | Fleetwood | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
26 March | ![]() |
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Drayton | Mahan-class destroyer | |
26 March | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dunvegan Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line.[10] |
26 March | ![]() |
Alexander Stephen and Sons | Linthouse, Glasgow | Mallard | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
27 March | ![]() |
Germaniawerft | Kiel | Wolfgang Zenker | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
28 March | ![]() |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard | Sydney | Swan | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
4 April | ![]() |
Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Yorktown | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | |
7 April | ![]() |
Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Hardy | H-class destroyer | [6] |
8 April | ![]() |
Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Hyperion | H-class destroyer | [6] |
22 April | ![]() |
Deschimag | Bremen | Theodor Riedel | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
24 April | ![]() |
Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij. | Amsterdam | Miralda | Tanker | For N.V. Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona.[12] |
25 April | ![]() |
Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Elusa | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[13] |
5 May | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Adelong | Cargo ship | For Huddart Parker.[14] |
5 May | ![]() |
Denny | Dumbarton | Hasty | H-class destroyer | [6] |
5 May | ![]() |
Alexander Stephen and Sons | Linthouse, Glasgow | Puffin | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
7 May | ![]() |
Royal Norwegian Navy Yard | Horten | Sleipner | Sleipner-class destroyer | [15] |
13 May | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leonora | Tug | For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[16] |
14 May | ![]() |
Germaniawerft | Kiel | Hans Lody | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
21 May | ![]() |
Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Vincennes | New Orleans-class cruiser | |
22 May | ![]() |
Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Ostmark | Light seaplane tender | For civilian use, later taken over by the military |
27 May | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Charles Maciver | Trawler | For Lancashire Sea Fisheries.[17] |
3 June | ![]() |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Campbell | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | ![]() |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Duane | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | ![]() |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ingham | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | ![]() |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Roger B. Taney | Treasury-class cutter | |
13 June | ![]() |
Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Horst Wessel | Gorch Fock-class school ship | For Reichsmarine |
17 June | ![]() |
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lamson | Mahan-class destroyer | |
21 June | ![]() |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo | Yūdachi | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
27 June | ![]() |
Schulte & Bruns | Emden | Jupiter | Fishing trawler | For Dollart Heringfischerei AG. |
29 June | ![]() |
Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Oldenburg | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei. |
7 July | ![]() |
Denny | Dumbarton | Havock | H-class destroyer | [6] |
8 July | ![]() |
Germaniawerft | Kiel | Bernd von Arnim | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
14 July | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dipavati | Ferry | For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[18] |
16 July | ![]() |
Deschimag | Bremen | Hermann Schoemann | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
16 July | ![]() |
Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Pretoria | Ocean liner | For Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie |
21 July | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdswood | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[19] |
6 August | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdscrest | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[20] |
22 August | ![]() |
Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG | Wesermünde | Dr. Adolf Spilker | Fishing vessel | For F. Busse |
25 August | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Duchess of Abercorn | Ferry | For Belfast Harbour Commissioners.[21] |
25 August | ![]() |
Royal Norwegian Navy Yard | Horten | Æger | Sleipner-class destroyer | [15] |
3 September | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdsbank | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[22] |
15 September | ![]() |
Deschimag | Bremen | Bruno Heinemann | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
16 September | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Govan | British Power | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[23] |
17 September | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Walmer Castle | Cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[24] |
24 September | ![]() |
Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Erich Steinbrinck | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
3 October | ![]() |
Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | Scharnhorst | Scharnhorst-class battleship | |
3 October | ![]() |
Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Enterprise | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | |
6 October | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Crossgar | Collier | For John Kelly Ltd.[25] |
15 October | ![]() |
Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Inglefield | I-class destroyer | [6] |
30 October | ![]() |
Hawthorn Leslie | Tyneside | Imogen | I-class destroyer | [6] |
1 November | ![]() |
Fujinagata Shipyard | Osaka | Kawakaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
3 November | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Govan | British Destiny | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[26] |
7 November | ![]() |
Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Eulima | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[27] |
12 November | ![]() |
Yarrow | Glasgow | Isis | I-class destroyer | [6] |
17 November | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ernebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[28] |
17 November | ![]() |
Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
23 November | ![]() |
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Hans Loh | Fishing trawler | For Grundmann & Gröschel |
26 November | ![]() |
At. & Ch. de Bretagne | Nantes | Volta | Mogador-class destroyer | For French Navy.[29] |
26 November | ![]() |
John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Icarus | I-class destroyer | [6] |
27 November | ![]() |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru | Umikaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
30 November | ![]() |
John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Southampton | Kittiwake | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
30 November | ![]() |
New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
2 December | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cameo | Coaster | For William Robertson Ltd.[30] |
3 December | ![]() |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Boise | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
8 December | ![]() |
Deutsche Werke | Kiel | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst-class battleship | |
11 December | ![]() |
Hawthorn Leslie | Tyneside | Imperial | I-class destroyer | [6] |
12 December | ![]() |
Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Strasbourg | Dunkerque-class battleship | |
17 December | ![]() |
J. Samuel White | Cowes | Intrepid | I-class destroyer | |
19 December | ![]() |
Lindholmens Varv | Gothenburg | Sama | Cargo ship | For Chr. Gundersen & Co. |
29 December | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sitala | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[31] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Noord Nederland Scheepsmakkerij | Groningen | Dr Colijn | Coaster | For M Oosterhuis |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft | Lübeck | Eilbek | Cargo ship | For Knohr & Burchard.[32] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Heinrich Schmidt | Cargo ship | For Flensburger Schiffsparten-Vereinigung AG |
Date unknown | ![]() |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Icemaid | Icemaid type collier | For the Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[33] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Lübecker Flenderwerke AG. | Lübeck | Hermann Anderson | Tanker | For C. Anderson.[34] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck | Nordcoke | Cargo ship | For F Krupp AG |
Date unknown | ![]() |
F. Schichau. | Danzig | Paul Harneit | tanker | For Deutsche-Amerikanische Petroleum.[35] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Danziger Werft AG | Danzig | Poel | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine.[36] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Seydlitz | Fishing trawler | For F. A. Pust Hochseefischerei AG |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Southern Pride | Whaler | For Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd.[37] |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Nordseewerke | Emden | Thalia | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun |