The list of ship launches in 1943 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1943.
January Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 2 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 2 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 2 January Empire Rancher Severn type collier J. Harker Ltd. Knottingley For Ministry of War Transport. 2 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 2 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 2 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 3 January Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 3 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 4 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 4 January VIC 26 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For the Admiralty. 5 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 5 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 6 January Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick For Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd. 6 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 6 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 6 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 7 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 7 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 7 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 8 January Empire Darby Tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby For Ministry of War Transport. 8 January Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool For Ministry of War Transport. 8 January Empire Joan Tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby For Ministry of War Transport. 8 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Empire Coast Empire Lad-class coastal tanker Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich For Ministry of War Transport. 9 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington For United States Navy. 9 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 10 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 10 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 11 January Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For Royal Navy. 11 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 11 January Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 11 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 12 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 12 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 12 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 14 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 14 January Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For Royal Navy. 14 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 16 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 17 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 17 January New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, NJ Converted cruiser hull 17 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 17 January Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 17 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 17 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 18 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 18 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 18 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 20 January Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields For Ministry of War Transport 20 January Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. 21 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 21 January Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 21 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 21 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 21 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 21 January Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia 22 January Cargo ship Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees For United Africa Co. Ltd. 22 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 22 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 22 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 23 January Near-Warrior type tug A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen For Ministry of War Transport. 23 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 23 January TRV 3 Torpedo recovery vessel Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft For the Admiralty. 24 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 24 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 24 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 25 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 25 January Coaster Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan For Coast Lines Ltd. 26 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 26 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 26 January Harland & Wolff Govan For Royal Navy. 27 January Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For War Shipping Administration. 28 January Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 28 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 28 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 28 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 28 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 28 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 29 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 29 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma, WA Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as 30 January Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 31 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. January MFV-22 Naval Motor Fishing Vessel Anderson, Rigden & Perkins Ltd. Whitstable For Royal Navy. January VIC 16 VIC lighter Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich For the Admiralty.
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