List of ship launches in 1956

The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.

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	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Lester	Dealey-class destroyer escort
20 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Alamo	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
4 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	John Willis	Dealey-class destroyer escort
25 February	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Salmon	Sailfish-class submarine
24 March	France	Brest Dockyards	Brest	Colbert	Anti-aircraft cruiser
28 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Davis	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
29 March	Canada	Halifax Shipyards	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Margaree	St. Laurent-class destroyer
12 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Manley	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
25 April	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	Seattle, Washington	Bridget	Dealey-class destroyer escort
3 May	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point, Maryland	Mauna Kea	Suribachi-class ammunition ship
10 May	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Palliser	Blackwood-class frigate
28 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Darter	Unique submarine
12 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Hermitage	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
28 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Van Voorhis	Dealey-class destroyer escort
7 August	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Jonas Ingram	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
10 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Monticello	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
5 September	United States	Boston Naval Shipyard	Boston, Massachusetts	Suffolk County	De Soto County-class tank landing ship
8 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Du Pont	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
29 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Ranger	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
12 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Grant County	De Soto County-class tank landing ship
27 October	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Vampire	Daring-class destroyer
1 November	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia	Columbia	Restigouche-class destroyer
20 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Khukri	Blackwood-class frigate	For Indian Navy
22 November	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Sylvania	Saxonia-class ocean liner	For Cunard Line
24 November	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Hartley	Dealey-class destroyer escort
19 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Blandy	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer