The list of ship launches in 1963 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1963.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Benjamin Stoddert | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 12 January | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | John Adams | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 12 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Nathan Hale | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 15 January |  Italy
|
Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico | Monfalcone | Oceanic | Cruise ship | For Home Lines |
| February |  United Kingdom
|
N Holmans & Sons | Penzance, Cornwall | Primrose | Tug | First ship to be launched at Penzance in nearly 100 years[1] |
| 22 February | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Woodrow Wilson | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 26 February | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Waddell | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 15 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | James Madison | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 16 March | United States | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Guadalcanal | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 24 March | Italy
|
Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico | Monfalcone | Raffaello | Ocean liner | For Italian Line |
| 6 April | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Richmond K. Turner | Leahy-class cruiser | |
| 24 April | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Jack | Permit-class submarine | |
| 27 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Daniel Webster | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 27 April |  Canada
|
Halifax Shipyards | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Annapolis | Annapolis-class destroyer | |
| 23 May | United Kingdom
|
Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Galatea | Leander-class frigate | |
| 6 June | United Kingdom
|
Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering | Greenock, Scotland | Euryalus | Leander-class frigate | |
| 15 June | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Mars | Mars-class combat stores ship | |
| 15 June |  East Germany
|
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Ivan Franko | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | For Black Sea Shipping Company |
| 15 June |  Japan
|
Ohi | Isuzu-class destroyer escort | |||
| 21 June | Japan
|
Kitakami | Isuzu-class destroyer escort | |||
| 22 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Flasher | Permit-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Daniel Boone | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | John C. Calhoun | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Tecumseh | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 19 July | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Brooke | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 20 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Belknap | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 3 August | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | La Salle | Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 10 August | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Sylvania | Mars-class combat stores ship | |
| 14 September | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Sacramento | Sacramento-class fast combat support ship | |
| 26 September | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Perth | Perth-class destroyer | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 5 October | Japan
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Amatsukaze | Amatsukaze-class destroyer | ||
| 15 October | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Ramsey | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 18 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Von Steuben | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 31 October | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Garcia | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 2 November | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Ulysses S. Grant | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 4 November | United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Naiad | Leander-class frigate | |
| 5 November | United Kingdom
|
J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Arethusa | Leander-class frigate | |
| 30 November | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Stonewall Jackson | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 2 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Josephus Daniels | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 3 December | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs | Valiant | Valiant-class submarine | ||
| 7 December | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Schofield | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 17 December |  Sweden
|
Sölvesborg Varv Ab | Sölvesborg | Apollo | Ferry | For Rederi AB Slite |
| 20 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Sam Rayburn | James Madison-class submarine |
References[]
- ↑ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
See also[]
| Ship events in 1963 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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