List of ship launches in 1961
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The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31 |  United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company | Seattle, Washington | Gridley | Leahy class guided missile cruiser | |
| March 16 |  United Kingdom |
Hampshire | County class destroyer | |||
| 15 April | United States |
Quincy, Massachusetts | Bainbridge | Bainbridge class nuclear-powered cruiser | ||
| 1 July | United States |
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Leahy | Leahy class guided missile cruiser | |
| 2 July |  Italy |
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico | Monfalcone | Galileo Galilei | Ocean liner | For Lloyd Triestino |
| September 17 | United States |
Puget Sound Navy Yard | Bremerton, Washington | Iwo Jima | Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship | |
| September 30 |  France |
Arsenal de Brest | Brest, France | Jeanne d'Arc | Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid | |
| December 7 | United Kingdom |
London | County class destroyer | |||
| December 9 | United States |
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Harry E. Yarnell | Leahy class guided missile cruiser |
[edit] See also
| Ship launches: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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