The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1942.
January[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January |  United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Bede | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 13 January | United Kingdom
|
Richard Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Spruce | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 15 January |  United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Bogue | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 15 January | United Kingdom
|
Clelands (Successors) Ltd | Wallsend | Empire Dyke | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 15 January | United Kingdom
|
S P Austin & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Jill | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 January |  Australia
|
Echuca | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 17 January | United Kingdom
|
J.L. Thompson and Son | Sunderland | Empire Barrie | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 January | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Goblin | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 20 January | United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons | Bowling | Empire Palm | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 January | Australia
|
Armidale | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 30 January | Australia
|
Gympie | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 31 January | Australia
|
Quiberon | Q-class destroyer | |||
| 31 January | United Kingdom
|
Richards Ironworks Ltd | Lowestoft | Empire Punch | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
February[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Australia
|
Warramunga | Tribal-class destroyer | |||
| 12 February | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Montpelier | Cleveland-class light cruiser | |
| 14 February | United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Dickens | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 15 February | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 16 February | United States
|
Norfolk Navy Yard | Portsmouth, Virginia | Alabama | South Dakota-class battleship | |
| 17 February | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Elgar | Heavy lift ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 February | United Kingdom
|
Barclay Curl & Co | Glasgow | Empire Fairbairn | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 February | United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Sprite | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 February | Australia
|
Wallaroo | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 19 February | United Kingdom
|
G Brown & Co Ltd | Greenock | Empire Dweller | coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 February |  USA
|
Bath Iron Works | USS Nicholas | Fletcher-class destroyer | For US Navy | |
| 23 February | United Kingdom
|
G Brown & Co Ltd | Greenock | Empire Audrey | coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 February | United Kingdom
|
Lithgows Ltd | Port Glasgow | Empire Beatrice | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 February | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Card | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
March[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March |  Germany
|
Schichau | Königsberg | Richthofen | Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender | For the Luftwaffe |
| 4 March | Australia
|
Tamworth | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 5 March | United States
|
Western Pipe & Steel | Hamlin | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter | |
| 5 March | United Kingdom
|
Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Arthur | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 5 March | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Cadet | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 6 March | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Arnold | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 7 March | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 16 March | United Kingdom
|
Hall, Russell & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Cherub | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 March | United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Coleridge | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 March | United Kingdom
|
William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Chaucer | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 March | Germany
|
Schichau | Königsberg | Hermann Kohl | Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender | For the Luftwaffe |
| 20 March | United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Birmingham | Cleveland-class light cruiser | |
| 23 March | United Kingdom
|
Lithgows | Port Glasgow | Empire Conrad | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 March | United Kingdom
|
Lithgows | Port Glasgow | Empire Austen | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 March | United Kingdom
|
John Crown & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Wold | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 31 March | United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Beaumont | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 31 March | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Caxton | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
April[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April | United States
|
Abraham Clark | Liberty ship | |||
| 2 April | United Kingdom
|
John Readhead & Sons Ltd | South Shields | Empire Clough | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 4 April | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Denver | Cleveland-class light cruiser | |
| 4 April | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Battler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 4 April | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 4 April | United Kingdom
|
C Connell & Co Ltd | Scotstoun | Empire Bowman | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 4 April | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Empire Fletcher | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 4 April | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Nassau | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 4 April | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease |
| 6 April | United Kingdom
|
Ferguson Bros Ltd | Port Glasgow | Empire Mead | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 16 April | United Kingdom
|
Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Gawain | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 16 April | United Kingdom
|
A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Minotaur | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 April | United States
|
Electric Boat Company | Groton, Connecticut | Blackfish | Gato-class submarine | |
| 29 April |  Norway
|
Geo. Lawley | Neponset, Massachusetts | King Haakon VII | PC class escort ship | Ex-USS PC-467 |
| 30 April | United Kingdom
|
A Hall & Co | Aberdeen | Empire Gnome | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
May[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 2 May | Australia
|
Inverell | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 7 May | United States
|
Western Pipe & Steel | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease | |
| 15 May | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Core | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 15 May | United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Mobile | Cleveland-class light cruiser | |
| 16 May | Australia
|
Horsham | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 18 May | United Kingdom
|
Lithgows | Port Glasgow | Empire Galahad | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 May | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Altamaha | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 22 May | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Mormacpenn | C3 merchant freighter | Converted to escort carrier HMS Hunter in 1943 |
| 22 May | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Imp | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 May | United Kingdom
|
Clelands (Successors) LTd | Willington Quay-on-Tyne | Empire Piper | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 May | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Pat | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
June[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Sam | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 2 June | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Boswell | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 2 June | United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons | Bowling | Empire Cupid | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 4 June | United Kingdom
|
J S Watson Ltd | Gainsborough | Empire Meadow | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 6 June | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Block Island | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 10 June | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Santa Fe | Cleveland-class light cruiser | |
| 11 June | Australia
|
Bowen | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 19 June | Australia
|
Latrobe | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 23 June | Australia
|
Kapunda | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 25 June |  Canada
|
Huron | Tribal-class destroyer | |||
| 27 June | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 27 June | United States
|
Permanente Metals | Richmond, California | Ocean Victory | Ocean ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Woodpecker | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Dundee | Empire Archer | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Collins | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Damsel | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Banner | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 June | United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Titan | tug | For the Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 June | United Kingdom
|
Lithgows Ltd | Port Glasgow | Empire Buckler | Cargo ship | For the Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 June | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Clarion | Cargo ship | For the Ministry of War Transport |
July[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July | United Kingdom
|
Richard Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Toby | tug | For the Ministry of War Transport |
| 14 July | United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons Ltd | Bowling | Empire Sinew | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 16 July | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Ravager | Attacker-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease |
| 18 July | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | St. George | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 23 July | United Kingdom
|
Ferguson Brothers Ltd | Port Glasgow | Empire Warlock | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 July | United States
|
Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Baltimore | Baltimore-class heavy cruiser | |
| 28 July | United Kingdom
|
Cygnet | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 28 July | United Kingdom
|
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Mahratta | M-class destroyer | |
| 30 July | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Centaur | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 31 July | United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Essex | Essex-class aircraft carrier |
August[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 11 August | United Kingdom
|
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Dace | Ferry | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 11 August | United Kingdom
|
Wren | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 22 August | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding | New York City | Independence | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull |
| 23 August | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 25 August | Canada
|
Haida | Tribal-class destroyer | |||
| 25 August | United Kingdom
|
Whimbrel | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 25 August | United Kingdom
|
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Roach | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 26 August | United States
|
Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Boston | Baltimore-class heavy cruiser | |
| 27 August | United States
|
New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Iowa | Iowa-class battleship | |
| 27 August | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Empire Castle | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 August | United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Cavalier | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 August | United Kingdom
|
A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Ned | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 August | United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Goole | Empire Pixie | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 August | United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Intrepid | Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| 31 August | United States
|
Thomas T. Tucker | Liberty ship |
September[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 10 September | United Kingdom
|
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Cadet | Ferry | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 12 September | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons | Selby | Empire Ace | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 September | United States
|
Electric Boat Company | Groton, Connecticut | Hoe | Gato-class submarine | |
| 19 September | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Chatham | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease |
| 20 September | United Kingdom
|
R Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Ariel | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 September | United States
|
Bethlehem Steel Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Lexington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
| 23 September | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Driver | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 September | United Kingdom
|
Chanticleer | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 24 September | United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons Ltd | Bowling | Empire Minnow | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 25 September | United Kingdom
|
Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Envoy | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 25 September | Australia
|
Glenelg | Bathurst-class corvette | |||
| 26 September | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Denis | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 September | United States
|
Western Pipe & Steel | Attacker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
October[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 10 October | United Kingdom
|
Grangemouth Dockyard Company | Grangemouth | Empire Clansman | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 12 October | United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Goole | Empire Harry | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 13 October | United Kingdom
|
Kite | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 14 October | United Kingdom
|
Starling | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 14 October | United Kingdom
|
Wild Goose | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 17 October | United Kingdom
|
J Harker Ltd | Knottingley | Empire Reaper | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 October | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 18 October | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding | New York City | Princeton | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull |
| 23 October | United States
|
Bethlehem Steel Company | San Francisco | Oakland | Atlanta-class light cruiser | |
| 24 October | United States
|
Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Gear | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | |
| 25 October | United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Seraph | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
November[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | United States
|
Consolidated Steel Corporation | Orange, Texas | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | |
| 9 November | United Kingdom
|
Crane | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |||
| 10 November | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Cato | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 10 November | United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Goole | Empire Rupert | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 11 November | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter |
| 11 November | United States
|
North Carolina Shipbuilding | Wilmington, North Carolina | Henry Bacon | Liberty ship | |
| 11 November | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Bastian | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease |
| 19 November | United Kingdom
|
Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Claymore | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 November | United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Cobbett | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 21 November | United Kingdom
|
C Connell & Co Ltd | Scotstoun | Empire Carpenter | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 November | United States
|
Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Escape | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | |
| 23 November | United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Oberon | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 November | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Empire Benefit | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 25 November | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd | Barrow in Furness | Empire Charmian | Heavy lift ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 26 November | United Kingdom
|
Woodcock | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
December[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December | Australia
|
Cootamundra | Bathurst-class corvette | ||||
| 6 December | United States
|
New York Shipbuilding | New York City | Belleau Wood | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull | |
| 6 December | United Kingdom
|
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Blyth | Empire Rosa | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 7 December | United States
|
Bethlehem Steel Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Bunker Hill | Essex-class aircraft carrier | ||
| 7 December | United States
|
Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia | New Jersey | Iowa-class battleship | ||
| 8 December | United States
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | Miami | Cleveland-class light cruiser | ||
| 8 December | United Kingdom
|
Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Bardolph | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 8 December | United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Candida | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 11 December | United Kingdom
|
Pheasant | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
| 18 December | United States
|
Amelia Earhart | Liberty ship | ||||
| 18 December | United Kingdom
|
J L Thompson & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Brutus | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 19 December | United States
|
Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Diver | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
| 21 December | United Kingdom
|
Narbada | Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
| 21 December | United Kingdom
|
Barclay Curle | Glasgow | Empire Courage | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 21 December | United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons Ltd | Bowling | Empire Titania | tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 22 December | United Kingdom
|
J S Watson Ltd | Gainsborough | Empire Ben | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 23 December | United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Commerce | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
| 23 December | United States
|
Bethlehem Steel Company | San Francisco | Reno | Atlanta-class light cruiser | ||
| 28 December | United States
|
Western Pipe and Steel Company | San Pedro, California | Staten Island | Wind-class icebreaker | For Lend-Lease | |
| 30 December | United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Seattle | Carnegie | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease | |
| 31 December | United States
|
Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Grapple | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
| 31 December | United Kingdom
|
John Crown & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Demon | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
Unknown date[]
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown date | Germany
|
Norderwerft Koser und Meyer | Hamburg | Boelke | Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender | For the Luftwaffe |
| Unknown date | Danisch Wold | Coastal tanker | ||||
| Unknown date |  Japan
|
Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd | Hong Kong | Empire Blossom | Cargo ship | For the Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Empire Chapman | tanker | For the Ministry of War Transport |
| Unknown date | Norway
|
Akers Mekaniske Verksted | Oslo | Flandern | Whaler | Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion |
| Unknown date | Germany
|
Elsflether Werft AG | Elsfleth | Flemhude | Coastal tanker | For the Kriegsmarine |
| Unknown date | Germany
|
D W Kremer Sohn | Elmshorn | Grete | Coastal tanker | For the Kriegsmarine |
| Unknown date | Norway
|
Akers Mekaniske Verksted | Oslo | Helgoland | Whaler | Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion |
| Unknown date | Hilde | Coastal tanker | For the Kriegsmarine | |||
| Unknown date | Norway
|
Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted | Sarpsborg | Marsteinen | Coastal tanker | Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1942 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
The original article can be found at List of ship launches in 1942 and the edit history here.