The list of ship launches in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1965.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class
Notes
8 January
Norway
Karljohansvern
Horten
Narvik
Oslo -class frigate
16 January
West Germany
Nobiskrug
Rendsburg
Wasa
Ferry
For Lion Ferry AB [1]
16 January
United States
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Kamehameha
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
16 January
East Germany
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft
Wismar
Taras Shevchenko
Ivan Franko -class passenger ship
For Black Sea Shipping Company [2]
23 January
United States
Lockheed Shipbuilding
Seattle , Washington
Denver
Austin -class amphibious transport dock
4 February
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Voge
Garcia -class frigate
15 February
Canada
Vancouver Shipyards Co.
North Vancouver
Queen of Burnaby
Burnaby -class ferry
For BC Ferries [3]
18 February
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Waikato
Leander -class frigate
For Royal New Zealand Navy .
27 February
Japan
Yamagumo
Yamagumo -class destroyer
5 March
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Edenfield
Tanker
For Eden Tankers Ltd.[4]
11 March
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Utsira
Kobben -class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
15 March
West Germany
Atlas-Werke
Bremen
Hans Techel
Type 202 submarine
For German Navy
20 March
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
George Bancroft
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
28 March
Italy
Italcantieri S.p.A.
Castellamare di Stabia
Canguro Azzurro
Ferry
For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[5]
9 April
West Germany
Schichau Unterweser AG
Bremerhaven
Helgoland
Fehmarn -class tug
14 April
United Kingdom
John Brown & Company
Clydebank
Kungsholm
Ocean liner / cruise ship
For Swedish American Line
17 April
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Glover
Garcia -class frigate
23 April
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Francis Scott Key
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
25 April
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Wainwright
Belknap -class cruiser
15 May
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Guardfish
Permit -class submarine
19 May
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Utstein
Kobben -class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 May
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
George C. Marshall
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
22 May
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
James K. Polk
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
29 May
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Camden
Sacramento -class fast combat support ship
8 June
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Koelsch
Garcia -class frigate
15 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Centaur
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[6]
0 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
La Estancia
Bulk carrier
For Buries Marks Ltd.[7]
2 July
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Biddle
Belknap -class cruiser
4 July
Italy
Navameccanica Cant. Nav.
Castellamare di Stabia
Canguro Rosso
Ferry
For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[8]
10 July
West Germany
Lindenau
Kiel
Walchensee
Walchensee -class tanker
For German Navy
30 July
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Utvær
Kobben -class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
31 July
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Tripoli
Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship
14 August
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn, New York
Duluth
Austin -class amphibious transport dock
14 August
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
George Washington Carver
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
23 August
Norway
Karljohansvern
Horten
Bergen
Oslo -class frigate
25 September
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Warspite
Valiant -class submarine
8 October
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Uthaug
Kobben -class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
18 October
Sweden
Lindholmens Varv
Gothenburg
Saga
ferry
for Swedish Lloyd
20 October
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
O'Callahan
Garcia -class frigate
23 October
United States
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Mariano G. Vallejo
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
28 October
Sweden
Öresundsvarvet
Landskrona
Fennia
Ferry
For Siljarederiet
30 October
Italy
Cantieri Navale Felzsegi S.p.A.
Trieste
Forende
Ferry
For DFDS [9]
31 October
United Kingdom
HMNB Devonport
Devonport , England
Danae
Leander -class frigate
10 November
West Germany
Atlas-Werke
Bremen
Friedrich Schürer
Type 202 submarine
For German Navy
13 November
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Henry L. Stimson
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
24 November
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Southampton
Juno
Leander -class frigate
24 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
La Sierra
Bulk carrier
For Buries Marks Ltd.[10]
27 November
Japan
Asashio
Asashio -class submarine
15 December
Finland
Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard
Helsinki
Finnpartner
Ferry
for Finnlines (Amer-Tupakka )
17 December
Finland
Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan
Turku
Prins Hamlet
Ferry
for Lion Ferry
18 December
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Westwego , Louisiana
Hamilton
Hamilton -class cutter
18 December
West Germany
Kiel
Howaldtswerke
Prinsesse Ragnhild
Ferry
For Jahre Line [11]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ellen May
Motor barge
For Scott (Toombridge) Ltd.[12]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Cochrane & Son Ltd.
Selby
Englishman
Tug
For United Towing Co. Ltd.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Frindsbury .
Rohoy
Coaster
For London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd .
Northwich
St. Elmo
Tug
For Midmed Towage Co. Ltd.
References
Sources
Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4 .
Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale . Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN 978-0951992777 .