The list of ship launches in 1953 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1953. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 17 January Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington For Royal Navy. 23 January Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 29 January Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. 29 January Waltershof Type I ferry Gustav Wolkau Hamburg For HADAG. 19 February Burrard Dry Dock Vancouver Canada For Royal Canadian Navy. February J.H.C. 701 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. February L.T.C. No.44 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Tankers Corporation. February L.T.C. No.45 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Tankers Corporation. 4 March Ferry Harland & Wolff Govan For British Railways. 5 March Paddle steamer Harland & Wolff Govan For British Railways. 2 April Ferry Harland & Wolff Govan For British Railways. 11 April Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 15 April Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For A/S Field. 16 April Olympia Ocean liner Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow For Greek Line. 18 April Christy Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin For United States Navy. 29 April Canadian Vickers Montreal Canada For Royal Canadian Navy. April Beardslee No. 24 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Beardslee Launch & Barge. April L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 105 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Charles Dredging. April L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 106 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Charles Dredging. 10 May Ocean liner Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa For Italian Line. 12 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Arthur H. Mathieson. 14 May Ocean liner John Brown & Company Clydebank For P&O. 15 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 17 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 11 June Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Ampol Petroleum Ltd. 15 June Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Navy. 25 June Devonport Dockyard Devonport For Royal Navy. 29 June Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. June Belcher Towing Co. No. 16 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Belcher Towing Co. June J.H.C. 712 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. 1 July L 534 Type Mannheim 55 ferry Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim Mannheim For Flusspioniere Wiesbaden. 2 July Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 14 July Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 15 July Whaler Harland & Wolff Belfast For Hector Whaling Ltd. 18 July Kehrwieder Ferry For HADAG. 21 July Wettern Ferry Norderwerft Hamburg For HADAG. 27 July J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Royal Navy. 30 July Halifax Shipyards Halifax Canada For Royal Canadian Navy. 1 August Unique research submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 10 August Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ulster Steamship Co. 22 August Christy Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin For United States Navy. 25 August Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For A/S Kosmos. August Pinto Car float Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad. 22 September Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Port Line. 24 September Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Navy. 25 September J. Samuel White Cowes For Royal Navy. 3 October Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 22 October Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 22 October Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Union-Castle Line. 23 October Fairlie Yacht For Royal Navy. 23 October Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Anders Jahre A/S. 8 November Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 11 November Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Blue Funnel Line. 19 November Hiltebrant Drydock Company Kingston, New York For Royal Danish Navy. 24 November Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 24 November M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. Bideford For Royal Navy. 25 November Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow For Royal Navy. 27 November Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 28 November Christy Shipbuilding Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin For United States Navy. November Blue Crest Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Bay of New York Coal Corp. November Blue Mountain Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For James McWilliams Blue Line. 9 December Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 22 December Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. Unknown date CBC-301 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-302 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-303 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-304 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-305 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-306 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-307 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-308 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-309 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date CBC-310 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Canal Barge Co. Inc. Unknown date Dorothy Jean No. 81 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For James Marine Equipment. Unknown date Cargo ship Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. Unknown date Ferry J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For private owner. Unknown date F.S.C. 141 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Frederick Snare Corporation. Unknown date Cargo ship Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. Unknown date G.T.C.-5 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Greenville Towing Co. Unknown date Harlandic II Launch Harland & Wolff Belfast For Harland & Wolff. Unknown date J.H.C. 702 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 703 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 704 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 705 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 706 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 707 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 708 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 709 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 710 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 711 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 713 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 714 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 715 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 716 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date J.H.C. 717 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. H. Coppedge Co. Unknown date Cargo ship Cantieri Navali Riuniti Trieste For Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA . Unknown date Pachat Launch J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. Unknown date Sambo D. No. 82 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Glenn E. Daulton Co. Unknown date 12 unnamed vessels Barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For J. E. Jumonville.
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