List Of Ship Launches In 1932

The list of ship launches in 1932 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1932.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Floating Crane No.2*	Floating crane	For Cowans, Sheldon & Co.^[1]
22 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Royal Iris II*	Ferry	For Wallasey Corporation.^[2]
7 April	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire	*Daring*	D-class destroyer
7 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	*Defender*	D-class destroyer
8 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	*Diamond*	D-class destroyer
19 April	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Plymouth	*Falmouth*	Shoreham-class sloop	^[3]
3 May	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow	*Dainty*	D-class destroyer
4 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Baron Ardrossan*	Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons.^[4]
5 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	*Duchess of Hamilton*	Passenger ship	For Caledonian Steam Packet Co.
21 May	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	*Portland*	Portland-class cruiser
2 June	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow	*Delight*	D-class destroyer
7 June	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire	*Decoy*	D-class destroyer
16 June	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Diana*	D-class destroyer
20 June	Netherlands	NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde	Vlissingen	Prins Hendrik	Ferry	For Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland^[5]
5 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Bhadravati*	Ferry	For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.^[6]
7 July	United Kingdom	HM Dockyard	Portsmouth	*Duncan*	D-class destroyer
10 July	Italy	OTO	La Spezia	*Armando Diaz*	Condottieri-class cruiser
18 July	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard		*Lurline*	Ocean liner	For Matson Lines
19 July	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Duchess*	D-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
14 October	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest	*Le Centaure*	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
29 October	France	Penhoët	Saint-Nazaire	*Normandie*	Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
2 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	North Carr Lightship	Lightship	For Trinity House
19 December	Denmark	Nakskov	Lolland	*Danmark*	Full-rigged ship	For Danish Maritime Authority.^[7]
21 December	Norway	Naval Dockyard	Horten	*Olav Tryggvason*	Minelayer

References

^ "Floating Crane No.2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Royal Iris II". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Hague 1993, p. 38
^ "Baron Ardrossan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "M/S Prins Hendrik" (in Swedish).
^ "Bhadravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Skoleskibet Danmark's Historie" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

Sources

Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.

[HW917-1] "Floating Crane No.2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[HW918-2] "Royal Iris II". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[3] Hague 1993, p. 38

[HW919-4] "Baron Ardrossan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[5] "M/S Prins Hendrik" (in Swedish).

[HW925-6] "Bhadravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[7] "Skoleskibet Danmark's Historie" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

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v t e Ship events in 1932
Ship launches	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
Ship commissionings	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
Ship decommissionings	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
Shipwrecks	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937