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Thelist of ship launches in 1947 includes a chronological list of allships launched in 1947.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
8 January	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Agapenor	Cargo ship	ForChina Mutual Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
4 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Worcester	Worcester-class cruiser	First of class
6 February	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Khalafabad	Tankbarge	For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[1]
20 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	La Heve	Cargo ship	ForCompagnie Génerale Transatlantique.[2]
25 February	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast,Northern Ireland	Parthia	Cargo liner	ForCunard Line
7 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Salinas	Cargo ship	ForPacific Steam Navigation Company.[3]
23 March	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Stroma	Cargo ship	ForMinistry of Transport. Completed asAshantian forUnited Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
25 March	United Kingdom			Acheron	Amphion-class submarine
25 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Munster	Ferry	ForCoast Lines.[5]
25 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Salem	Des Moines-class cruiser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-183	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-184	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-185	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
22 April	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast,Northern Ireland	Centaur	Centaur-class aircraft carrier	ForRoyal Navy.
23 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Soochow	Ferry	ForThe China Navigation Company.[6]
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-181	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-182	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
28 April	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Ronaldsay	Cargo ship	ForMinistry of Transport. Completed asLagosian forUnited Africa Co. Ltd.[7]
7 May	United Kingdom	John Brown and Company	Clydebank,Scotland	Suffolk Ferry	Train ferry	ForLondon and North Eastern Railway
16 May	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend,England	Albion	Centaur-class aircraft carrier
20 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Leinster	Ferry	ForCoast Lines.[8]
3 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kantara	Cargo ship	For Moss Hutchinson Line.[9]
16 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Roanoke	Worcester-class cruiser
17 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Imperial Star	Refrigerated cargo ship	ForBlue Star Line.[10]
19 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Thorshavet	Factory ship	For A/S Thor Dahl Ltd.[11]
15 August	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Zarian	Cargo ship	For United Africa Co. Ltd
16 August	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Birdsay	Cargo ship	ForMinistry of Shipping. Completed asZarian forUnited Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
19 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pretoria Castle	Passenger ship	ForUnion-Castle Line.[12]
29 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Salamanca	Cargo ship	ForPacific Steam Navigation Company.[13]
2 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pelorus	Pilot tender	ForTrinity House.[14]
16 September	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California	Tiru	Balao-class submarine
30 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lotorium	Tanker	ForAnglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[15]
2 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Karnak	Cargo ship	For Moss Hutchinson Line.[16]
2 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Melbourne Star	Refrigerated cargo ship	ForBlue Star Line.[17]
14 October	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong	Barrow-in-Furness,England	Orcades	Ocean liner	ForOrient Line
16 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Edinburgh Castle	Passenger ship	ForUnion-Castle Line.[18]
30 October	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank,Scotland	Caronia	Ocean liner/Cruise ship	ForCunard Line
30 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Penlee	Pilot tender	ForTrinity House.[19]
7 November	Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Empire Ely	Cargo ship	ForMinistry of Transport
8 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Equity I	Fishing trawler	ForScottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.[20]
11 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Ranger	Tanker	ForBritish Tanker Company.[21]
20 December	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney,New South Wales	Tobruk	Battle-class destroyer
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Dwarka	Cargo liner	ForBritish India Steam Navigation Company.[22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Falaise	Ferry	ForSouthern Railway.[23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-439	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	ForRoyal Navy.[24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-440	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	ForRoyal Navy, completed as commercial vessel.[25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-441	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	ForRoyal Navy.[26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-442	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	ForRoyal Navy.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Berthon Boat Co. Ltd	Lymington	MFV.1225	Motor Fishing Vessel	ForRoyal Navy.[28]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Pemex 464	Tankbarge	ForCompania Petroleos Mexicanos.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Pemex 465	Tankbarge	ForCompania Petroleos Mexicanos.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation	Savannah, Georgia	Persian Knot	Type C1 ship	For private owner.[30]
Unknown date	United States	Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation	Savannah, Georgia	Ring Hitch	Type C1 ship	For private owner.[30]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-133	Barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-134	Barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-135	Barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-136	Barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Five vessels	Tankbarges	ForCompania Petroleos Mexicanos; prefixed "Pemex", likely followed by a number.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Unnamed	Motor yacht	For private owner.[31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Unnamed	Barge	For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd.[32]

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.

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