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The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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18 January
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United Kingdom
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Cook, Welton & Gemmell
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Beverley, East Yorkshire
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Arctic Cavalier
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764 ton side trawler
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First diesel-engined trawler built for Boyd Line, Hull
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30 January
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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John King
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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13 February
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Japan
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Onami
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Ayanami-class destroyer
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27 February
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Lawrence
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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29 February
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United Kingdom
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Cook, Welton & Gemmell
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Beverley, East Yorkshire
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Arctic Corsair
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764 ton side trawler
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for Boyd Line, Hull
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6 March
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United States
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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William V. Pratt
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Farragut-class destroyer
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16 March
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United Kingdom
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Cook, Welton & Gemmell
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Beverley, East Yorkshire
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Royalist
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228 ton trawler
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for Hewett Fishing Company, Fleetwood
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16 March
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United States
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dahlgren
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Farragut-class destroyer
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16 March
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Shark
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Skipjack-class submarine
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16 March
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Canberra
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Ocean liner
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For P&O
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20 March
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Eskimo
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Tribal-class frigate
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26 March
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West Germany
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H. C. Stülcken Sohn
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Hamburg-class destroyer
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For German Navy
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31 March
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Sculpin
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Skipjack-class submarine
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5 April
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Denmark
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Aalborg Værft A/S
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Ålborg
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Prinsesse Anne-Marie
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ferry
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For Danske Statsbaner[1]
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25 April
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Japan
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Makinami
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Ayanami-class destroyer
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27 April
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United States
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Defoe Shipbuilding Company
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Bay City, Michigan
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Robison
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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27 April
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Tullibee
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Unique nuclear-powered submarine
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28 April
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West Germany
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Hitzler Werft
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Lauenburg
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Eisvogel
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Eisvogel-class Icebreaker
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For German Navy
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5 May
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West Germany
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Schlieker-shipyard
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Hamburg
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Elbe
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For German Navy
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10 May
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United Kingdom
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Vickers-Armstrongs
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Empress of Canada
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Ocean liner
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For Canadian Pacific Steamships
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11 May
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United States
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Todd Pacific Shipyards
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Seattle, Washington
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Buchanan
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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11 May
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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Saint-Nazaire
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France
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Ocean liner
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For French Line
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14 May
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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Abraham Lincoln
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George Washington-class submarine
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14 May
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France
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Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
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Cherbourg
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Doris
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Daphné-class submarine
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For French Navy
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21 May
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Kitty Hawk
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Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
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21 May
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Sampson
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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9 June
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West Germany
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Hitzler Werft
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Lauenburg
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Eisbär
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Eisvogel-class icebreaker
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For German Navy
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10 June
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United Kingdom
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Cammell Laird
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Birkenhead
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Devonshire
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County-class destroyer
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14 June
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Claude V. Ricketts
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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9 July
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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Thresher
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Thresher-class submarine
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11 July
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United Kingdom
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John I. Thornycroft & Company
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Southampton, England
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Gurkha
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Tribal-class frigate
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23 July
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France
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Foch
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Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
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Second launching
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4 August
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United States
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Defoe Shipbuilding Company
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Bay City, Michigan
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Hoel
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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19 August
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United States
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Okinawa
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Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
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20 August
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West Germany
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H. C. Stülcken Sohn
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Hamburg
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Schleswig-Holstein
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Hamburg-class destroyer
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For German Navy
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6 September
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United Kingdom
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Portsmouth Dockyard
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Portsmouth, England
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Nubian
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Tribal-class frigate
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9 September
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Sellers
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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16 September
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West Germany
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Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff
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Büsum
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Amrum'
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ferry
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For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG[2]
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17 September
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United States
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
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Bremerton, Washington
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Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
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17 September
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United Kingdom
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William Osborne
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Littlehampton, England
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Alexandra
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Watson Lifeboat
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution[3]
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19 September
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United Kingdom
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Devonport Dockyard
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Devonport, England
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Tartar
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Tribal-class frigate
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24 September
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Enterprise
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Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
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28 September
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West Germany
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Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff
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Büsum
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Amrum
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passenger motor ship
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For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG IMO 5015311[4]
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4 October
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France
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Dubigeon
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Nantes
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Diane
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Daphné-class submarine
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For French Navy
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8 October
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United States
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Vallejo, California
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Scamp
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Skipjack-class submarine
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8 October
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United States
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New York Navy Yard
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Brooklyn, New York
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Constellation
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Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
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21 October
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Dreadnought
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Unique nuclear-powered submarine
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31 October
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Snook
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Skipjack-class submarine
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22 November
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Ethan Allen
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Ethan Allen-class submarine
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21 December
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France
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Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
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Cherbourg
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Flore
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Daphné-class submarine
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For French Navy
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10 December
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Barney
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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
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