Thelist of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of allships launched in 1950.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
16 January	United States	Western Boatbuilding Company	Tacoma, Washington	John N. Cobb	Research vessel	ForNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January	United Kingdom			Retainer	Armament support ship	ForRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
29 January	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-277	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
January	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Blakeley	Car float	ForAlabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad.[2]
2 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Consul	Tanker	ForBritish Tanker Company.[3]
6 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Carnarvon	Whaler	For Australian Whaling Commission.[4]
9 February	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-278	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
17 February	United Kingdom	William Gray & Company	West Hartlepool	Andalusian	Cargo Ship	ForEllerman & Papayani Line
7 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Suevic	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Shaw Savill Line.[5]
21 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-282	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
21 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Explorer	Tanker	ForBritish Tanker Company.[6]
31 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-283	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
4 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Juan Perón	Factory ship	For Compania Argentina de Pesca.[7]
15 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-284	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
3 May	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Ark Royal	Audacious-class aircraft carrier	ForRoyal Navy
18 May	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	Giulio Cesare	Ocean liner	ForItalian Line
31 May	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-285	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
1 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Prospector	Tanker	ForBritish Tanker Company.[8]
3 June	United States	Bethlehem Steel Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	Independence	Ocean liner	ForAmerican Export Lines
3 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-286	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
6 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-287	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
14 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bratsberg	Tanker	ForBorgestad A/S.[9]
14 June	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank,Scotland	Diamond	Daring-classdestroyer	ForRoyal Navy
15 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ascanius	Cargo ship	ForBlue Funnel Line.[10]
19 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-289	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
27 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	President Jackson
29 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Verena	Tanker	ForAnglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[11]
June	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Daressa	Cargo liner	ForBritish India Steam Navigation Company.[12]
June	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-146	Deck barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-147	Deck barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	SK-148	Deck barge	For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	2 unnamed vessels	Tankbarge	ForUnited States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
June	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Unnamed	Hopperbarge	ForUnited States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
27 July	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow,Scotland	Defender	Daring-class destroyer	ForRoyal Navy
27 July	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Walker	Ocean Monarch	Cruise ship	ForFurness Withy
28 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ixion	Cargo ship	ForBlue Funnel Line.[13]
28 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Jaroslaw Dabrowski	Cargo ship	ForPolish Ocean Lines.[14]
July	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	Barge No. 15	Tankbarge	For Belcher Towing Co.[2]
July	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	4 unnamed vessels	Hopperbarges	ForUnited States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
10 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-291	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-292	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-293	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Surveyor	Tanker	ForBritish Tanker Company.[15]
15 August	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Provence	Passenger ship	ForSociété Générale des Transports Maritime
16 August	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes,Isle of Wight	Dainty	Daring-class destroyer
20 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-294	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
28 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-295	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
29 August	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Rosa Maersk	Tanker	For A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S af 1912 A/S.[16]
1 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-296	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
9 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-297	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-298	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
26 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Laganfield	Tanker	For Hunting & Sons.[17]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Binta	Tanker	For Per Gjerding.[18]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bolette	Tanker	ForFred. Olsen & Co.[19]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kvint	Whaler	For Falkland Shipowners Co.[20]
30 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-299	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
9 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	President Adams
7 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-300	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-334	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
21 October	Soviet Union		Krasnoye Sormovo	S-80	Whiskey-class submarine	ForSoviet Navy
19 November	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	Augustus	Ocean liner	ForItalian Line
24 November	Denmark	Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri	Helsingør	Dronning Ingrid	Ferry	ForDanske Statsbaner
12 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ringerd	Tanker	For Olav Ringdal.[21]
20 December	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Winsor Trader	Cargo ship	For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering	Glasgow,Scotland	Delight	Daring-class destroyer	ForRoyal Navy
28 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
31 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-337	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-279	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-280	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-281	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-288	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-290	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-335	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Changchow	Passenger ship	ForChina Navigation Co. Ltd.[22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Chungking	Passenger ship	ForChina Navigation Co. Ltd.[22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Covert	Motor barge	For Hayes Wharfe.[23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Crop	Motor barge	ForBritish Transport Commission.[24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Missellele	Tug	ForCameroons Development Agency.[25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Mokundange	Launch	ForElders & Fyffes.[26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Welding Barge	Barge	For private owner.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Wendy Ann	Tug	For Harry Rose (Towage) Ltd.[28]

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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