List of ship launches in 1938

The list of ship launches in 1938 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1938.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
22 August	Germany			Prinz Eugen	Modified Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
13 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Phoenix	Brooklyn-class cruiser
15 April	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	St. Louis	St. Louis-class cruiser
7 July	Norway	Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard	Horten	Gyller	Sleipner-class destroyer
17 July	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Company	South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough	Bembridge	First in UK Motor Cruising Pilot Cutter	for Trinity House London, now in Szczecin Poland.
27 July	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson	Wallsend, England	Dominion Monarch	Cargo liner	For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
28 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	Mauretania	Ocean liner	For Cunard Line
27 September	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Queen Elizabeth	Ocean liner	For Cunard Line
October	Germany	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG	Bremen	Neidenfels	Cargo liner	For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa"
8 December	Germany			Graf Zeppelin	Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier
8 December	Japan	Harima Zōsen KK	Aioi, Harima	Kuroshio Maru	Kawasaki-type oiler	For Chigai Kisen KK
Date uncertain	Germany	Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft	Lübeck	Adler	Cargo liner	For Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co
Date uncertain	Germany	Danziger Werft AG	Danzig	Amrum	Coastal tanker	For Kriegsmarine
Date uncertain	Germany	Schulte & Bruns	Emden	Coburg	Fishing trawler	For H. Bischoff & Co
Date uncertain	Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Haga	Cargo ship	For Mathies Reederei
Date uncertain	Germany	Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG,	Wesermünde	Luna	Passenger ship	For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun AG (Neptun Line).
Date uncertain	Germany	Studen und Reederei GmbH	Beidenfleth	Sachsen	sealer	For Studen und Reederei GmbH.
Date uncertain	Germany	H. C. Stulcken	Hamburg	Sperber	Light seaplane tender	For Luftwaffe use
Date uncertain	Germany	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG	Bremen	Süderau	Cargo ship	For Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG

See also

• List of World War II ships

References

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