December
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Hoggatt Bay | Casablanca class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
| 7 December | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, PA | Wisconsin | Iowa class battleship | |
| 8 December | United Kingdom | William Doxford & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Earl | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Abbey | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 11 December | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Kadashan Bay | Casablanca class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
| 11 December | United Kingdom | Peacock | Black Swan class sloop | |||
| 11 December | United Kingdom | J Harker Ltd | Knottingley | Empire Alderney | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Silas | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd | Goole | Empire Sophy | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Betsy | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 14 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, VA | Vicksburg | Cleveland class light cruiser | |
| 16 December | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Marcus Island | Casablanca class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
| 21 December | United Kingdom | Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Cromer | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 December | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Savo Island | Casablanca class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
| 24 December | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Wilkes-Barre | Cleveland class light cruiser | |
| 24 December | United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Curzon | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 December | United States | Bethlehem Steel Company | Quincy, MA | Pasadena | Cleveland class light cruiser | |
| 27 December | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Daughter | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 December | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Ommaney Bay | Casablanca class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
| 30 December | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Venerable | Colossus class light carrier | |
| 30 December | United Kingdom | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Walter | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
Read more about this topic: List Of Ship Launches In 1943
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“Work—work—work,
In the dull December light,
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