The list of ship launches in 1939 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1939. DateShipClassBuilderLocationCountryNotes 7 JanuaryDeSchiMAGBremenFor Kriegsmarine 9 JanuaryK-class destroyerJ. Samuel WhiteCowes For Royal Navy 17 JanuaryArsenal de BrestBrestFor French Navy 19 January DeSchiMAGBremenFor Kriegsmarine 19 January Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 19 JanuaryK-class destroyerFairfieldGovanFor Royal Navy 19 JanuaryK-class destroyerYarrow ShipbuildersScotstounFor Royal Navy 21 JanuaryRoyal Norwegian Navy YardHortenFor Royal Norwegian Navy 24 JanuaryPleasure cruise ship William Denny & BrothersDumbartonFor General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd 24 January Kawasaki-KobeKobeFor Imperial Japanese Navy 25 January Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast For North Coast Navigation Co. 2 February Cargo ship Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd. Hong Kong For Glen Line Ltd. 6 FebruaryK-class destroyerSwan HunterTyne and WearFor Royal Navy 6 FebruaryTankerSir James Laing & Sons LtdSunderlandFor British Tanker Co Ltd. 14 FebruaryBlohm & VossHamburgFor Kriegsmarine 16 FebruaryFishing trawler Schulte & Bruns,EmdenFor Großer Kurfürst Heringfischerei AG 21 FebruaryVickers-ArmstrongNewcastleFor Royal Navy 23 February Fujinagata ShipyardOsakaFor Imperial Japanese Navy 4 March Cargo linerSmit P Jr.Rotterdam 4 MarchEsso SeakayMaritime Commission Type N tankerSun ShipbuildingChester, PennsylvaniaFor United States Navy 7 MarchOcean linerHarland and WolffBelfastFor Royal Mail Line 14 March Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 15 MarchCargo linerBlohm+VossHamburgRequisitioned for Deutsche-Afrika Linien on completion. 21 MarchK-class destroyerWilliam Denny & BrothersDumbartonFor Royal Navy 22 MarchFishing trawler Schulte & BrunsEmdenFor Großer Kürfurst Heringfischerei AG 23 March Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock For Clan Line Steamers Ltd. 23 MarchCargo linerBremer VulkanVegesackFor Norddeutscher Lloyd 24 March Sasebo Naval ArsenalSaseboFor Imperial Japanese Navy MarchCoasterVan Diepen Scheepswerf Gebroeders NVWaterhuizenFor Gebr. Elfring MarchCargo linerDeSchiMAGKielFor Neptun Line 1 AprilEsso New OrleansMaritime Commission Type N tankerSun ShipbuildingChester, Pennsylvania 1 AprilKriegsmarinewerftWilhelmshavenFor Kriegsmarine 4 AprilUnique aircraft carrierNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, VirginiaFor United States Navy 4 AprilK-class destroyerJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolstonFor Royal Navy 18 AprilYarrow ShipbuildersGlasgow, ScotlandFor Royal Navy 18 AprilJ. Samuel WhiteCowesFor Royal Navy 19 April Uraga Dock CompanyUragaFor Imperial Japanese Navy 20 April Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Blue Star Line. 3 MayCammell LairdBirkenheadFor Royal Navy 3 May Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 23 May Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast For Government of South Africa. 1 JuneK-class destroyerJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyWoolstonFor Royal Navy 2 June Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 17 JuneJanusferryÖresundsvarvetLandskronaFor Jahre Line. 19 June Sasebo Naval ArsenalSaseboFor Imperial Japanese Navy 20 June Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Blue Star Line. JuneSachsenwaldFishing trawlerDeSchiMAGGeestemündeFor Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven 3 July Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Shipping & Coal Co. Ltd. 6 July Firefighting tug A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow For Railway & Harbours Administration, Government of the Union of South Africa. 7 JulyYarrow ShipbuildersGlasgow, ScotlandFor Royal Navy 7 July Cable laying ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For H. M. Postmaster General. 12 July Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 15 July Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For Helmer Staubo & Co. 17 JulyDestroyerJ. Samuel WhiteCowesFor Brazilian Navy 18 July Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool For Sir H. Cockerline & Co. 18 July Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee For Blue Funnel Line. 28 July Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as a Dundas-class coastal stores carrier for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 31 July Cargo ship Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees For Prince Line Ltd. 1 August Tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 1 August Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shaw Savill Line. 3 August Cargo ship William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow For The Saint Line Ltd. 5 AugustNylands VerkstedOsloFor Royal Norwegian Navy 15 August Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock For Clan Line Steamers Ltd. 15 August Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Cory Colliers Ltd. 15 August Cargo ship Henry Robb Ltd. Leith For General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 15 August Coaster Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole For F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. 16 August Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion For Drake Shipping Co. Ltd. 17 August Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy 17 August Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For Port Line Ltd. 27 August cruiserNew York Naval ShipyardBrooklyn, New YorkFor United States Navy 30 August Tanker Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 30 August Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland For Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd. 31 AugustKarlTugCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyFor Goteborgs Bogserings & Bargnings Akt. Requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport, completed as Empire Henchman. 31 AugustOcean LinerNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, VirginiaFor United States Lines 1 September Cargo ship Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland For Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. 1 September Dredger Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. Renfrew For Borough of Southend-on-Sea. 2 September Trawler Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. Beverley For Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd. 7 SeptemberFredrikstad Mekaniske VerkstedFredrikstadFor Royal Norwegian Navy 8 Septemberfreighter/dry cargo shipGdynia ShipyardGdyniaLaunched prematurely due to World War II 12 September Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Denholm Line Steamers Ltd. 14 September Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For B. J. Sutherland & Co. Ltd. 14 September Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Cory Colliers Ltd. 14 September Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion For Buries, Markes Ltd. 14 September Tanker Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow For Melsom & Melsom. 14 September Tug Fellows & Co. Ltd. Southtown For Great Yarmouth Pot & Haven Commissioners. 18 September Tanker Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 26 SeptemberNylands VerkstedOsloFor Royal Norwegian Navy 27 September C-type coaster Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Requisitioned by the British Army, converted to a hospital ship. 27 September Coastal tanker G. Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd. Greenock For F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. 29 September Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion For Nolisement Steamship Co. Ltd. 30 September Coaster John Lewis & Sons Ltd. Aberdeen For Williamstown Shipping Co. Ltd. 11 October Cargo ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft. Flensburg For Deutsche Levant Line. 12 October Tug Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen For Mitchell & Rae Ltd. 12 October C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For Tanfield Steamship Co. 12 October Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion For Thomasson Steamship Co. Ltd. 12 October Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. 14 October Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool For Elmdene Shipping Co. Ltd. 16 October Cargo ship Henry Robb Ltd. Leith For Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Ltd. 17 OctoberThe James BraidwoodFireboatJ. Samuel WhiteCowesFor London Fire Brigade. Named for James Braidwood 19 October Maizuru Naval ArsenalMaizuruFor Imperial Japanese Navy 21 October Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 26 October Tanker Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 30 October Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland For Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd. 4 NovemberEsso TrentonMaritime Commission Type N tankerFederal Shipbuilding and Dry DockKearny, New JerseyFor United States Navy 4 NovemberSaturnusNakskov SkibsværftNakskovFor Ab Saturnus 7 NovemberHerbert NorkusGorch Fock-class sail training shipBlohm & VossHamburgFor Reichsmarine 9 November Cargo ship Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland For J. I. Jacobs & Co. Ltd. 9 November Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For Clive Shipping Co. Ltd. 10 November Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For B. J. Sutherland & Co. Ltd. 10 November Uraga Dock CompanyUragaFor Imperial Japanese Navy 11 November Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Ambrose, Davies & Matthews Ltd. 11 November Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool For Constants Ltd. 12 NovemberCargo shipBarclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.GlasgowFor British India Steam Navigation Company. 12 November Mount Battock Trawler John Lewis & Sons Ltd. Aberdeen For The Dodds Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. 15 November Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Kelvin Shipping Co. Ltd. 15 NovemberGio. Ansaldo & C.GenoaFor Regia Marina 25 November Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 27 November Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland For J & C. Harrison Ltd. 27 November Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Temple Steamship Co. 28 November ' Ferry Fleming & Furguson Ltd. Paisley For Government of Newfoundland. 28 November Cargo ship Charles Connell & Co Ltd Glasgow For J. Nourse Ltd. 28 November Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion For Buries, Markes Ltd. 27 November Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For Hall Bros. Steamship Co. Ltd. 30 November Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock For Scottish Shire Line Ltd. November Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. November Cargo ship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen For Glen Line. 9 December Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick For Claymore Shipping Co. Ltd. 10 December Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields For Strick Line. 12 DecemberCammel LairdBirkenheadFor Royal Navy 12 December ' Dredger William Simons & Co. Ltd. Greenock For Government of Iraq. 12 December Bois Rose Steam trawler Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen For Société Anonyme Les Pêcheries de Fécamp. 12 December Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 12 DecemberSwan HunterWallsendFor Royal Navy 13 December Tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith For Manchester Ship Canal Company. 13 December Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For "K" Steamship Co. 14 December Coaster Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole For F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. 14 DecemberPassenger FerryWilliam Denny & Bros LtdDumbartonFor Southern Railway 14 DecemberCargo shipSun ShipbuildingChester, PennsylvaniaTransferred to the Royal Navy for conversion to 14 December Trawler Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. Beverley For T. Hamling & Co. Ltd. 23 December Cargo ship Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. Middlesbrough For Prince Line Ltd. 26 December Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Kelvin Shipping Co. Ltd. 26 DecemberL-class destroyerHawthorn LeslieNewcastleFor Royal Navy 27 December Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For Alexander Shipping Co. Ltd. 27 December Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee For Blue Funnel Line. 27 December Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Temple Steamship Co Ltd. 28 DecemberVickers-ArmstrongsRiver TyneFor