Global InformationList of ship launches in 1958 information
The list of ship launches in 1958 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1958.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January |  United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Edson | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 20 January |  United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Iron Age | Ore carrier | For Vallum Shipping Co.[1] |
| 1 February |  West Germany
|
Seeadler | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | |||
| 22 February | West Germany
|
Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Schleswig-Holstein' | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[2] |
| 7 March | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Vestfonn | Tanker | For Sigval Bergsen.[3] |
| 20 March | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | New Mexico | Tanker | For Texaco Oil Co.[4] |
| 15 April | United States
|
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Growler | Grayback-class submarine | |
| 5 May | United States
|
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company | Seattle, Washington | Turner Joy | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 15 May | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tri-Ellis | Phosphate carrier | For British Phosphate Carriers.[5] |
| 19 May | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Wakefield | Coaster | For Associated Humber Lines.[6] |
| 23 May | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Morton | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 26 May | United States
|
Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Skipjack | Skipjack-class submarine | |
| 30 May | United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Somers | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
| 6 June | United States
|
New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Independence | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | |
| 7 June | United States
|
Great Lakes Engineering Works | River Rouge, Michigan | Edmund Fitzgerald | Great Lakes freighter | |
| 18 June | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Trishul | Whitby-class frigate | For Indian Navy.[7] |
| 19 June | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Minchbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[8] |
| 23 June | West Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | Rheinstahl | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Rheinische Stahlwerke/Seereederei Frigga |
| 25 June | United States
|
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Nitro | Nitro-class ammunition ship | |
| 26 June | West Germany
|
Nobiskrug Shipyard | Rendsburg | Bleichen | Cargo ship | Museum ship in Hamburg since 2007 |
| 2 July | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Carrigan Head | Cargo ship | For Ulster Steamship Co.[9] |
| 3 July | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Oakington | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[10] |
| 16 July |  India
|
Hindustan Shipyard Limited | Visakhapatnam | DhruvaK | Mooring vessel | For Indian Navy |
| 18 July | United States
|
Bethlehem Steel | Quincy, Massachusetts | Farragut | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 19 July | United States
|
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Barbel | Barbel-class submarine | |
| 29 July | West Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | Arenberg | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Rheinische Stahlwerke/Seereederei Frigga |
| 31 July |  Japan
|
Murasame | Murasame-class destroyer | |||
| 31 July | Japan
|
Yudachi | Murasame-class destroyer | |||
| 13 August |  Denmark
|
Frederikshavns Værft | Frederikshavn | Hans Hedtoft | Ocean liner | For Royal Greenland Trading Company |
| 15 August | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | King Henry | Cargo ship | For King Line.[11] |
| 16 August | United States
|
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Seadragon | Skate-class submarine | |
| 19 August | United Kingdom
|
Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow, Scotland | Kirpan | Blackwood-class frigate | For Indian Navy |
| 19 August | United States
|
Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Triton | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
| 23 August | West Germany
|
Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Gorch Fock | Gorch-Fock-class Training ship | For German Navy |
| 14 September |  Netherlands
|
Rotterdam Drydock Company | Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Ocean liner | For Holland America Line |
| 23 September | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bulimba | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[12] |
| 30 September |  Australia
|
Williamstown Naval Dockyard | Williamstown, Victoria | Yarra | River-class destroyer escort | |
| 11 October | Netherlands
|
Verolme United Dockyards | Rotterdam | Presidente Juscelino | Fronape-class oil tanker | [13] |
| 14 October | United Kingdom
|
J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Kuthar | Blackwood-class frigate | For Indian Navy |
| 16 October | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Advice | Confiance-class tug | For Royal Navy.[14] |
| 28 October |  United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding | Norfolk, Virginia | Torrey Canyon | Tanker | For Barracuda Tanker Corporation |
| 5 November | United States
|
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Pyro | Nitro-class ammunition ship | |
| 8 November | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dumbleton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[15] |
| 8 November | West Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | Otto Springorum | Bulk carrier | For Partenreederei „Otto Springorum“ / Seereederei Frigga |
| 22 November | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Bonefish | Barbel-class submarine | |
| 27 November | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Statesman | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[16] |
| 30 November | United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Dewey | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 2 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leeds | Coaster | For Associated Humber Lines.[17] |
| 6 December | United States
|
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Coontz | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 6 December | United States
|
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | King | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 7 December |  Italy
|
Ansaldo Shipyards | Genoa | Leonardo da Vinci | Ocean liner | For Italian Line |
| 10 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Packington | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 December | United States
|
Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Luce | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 12 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Manchester Miller | Cargo ship | For Manchester Liners Ltd.[18] |
| 30 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rosebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[19] |
- ^ "Iron Age". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Schhleswig-Holstein". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Vestfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "New Mexico". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Tri-Ellis". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Wakefield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "INS Trishul". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Minchbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Carrigan Head". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "SAS Mosselbaai". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "King Henry". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Bulimba". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Petrobras XXXIV". Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "HMS Advice". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Dumbleton / SAS Port Elizabeth". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "British Statesman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Leeds". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Manchester Miller". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Rosebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.