| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
1 August | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Bataan | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull |
2 August | United Kingdom | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company | Burntisland | Riverton | Cargo ship | For R. Chapman & Son. |
2 August | United States | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | St. Andrews | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Queen |
2 August | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Empire Harlequin | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Error: {{Ship}} missing name (help) | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
3 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pickle | Algerine-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[98] |
4 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Meon | River-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
4 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 22 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
4 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 37 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty Ministry of War Transport. |
13 August | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Empire Pierrot | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
13 August | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Santander | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei |
14 August | United Kingdom | Short Brothers Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Duchess | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
14 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 23 | TID-class tug | For the War Department. |
15 August | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Alaska | Alaska-class large cruiser | |
16 August | United States | Consolidated Steel Corporation | Wilmington, California | Cape Marshall | Type C1-S-AY-1 cargo ship | For War Shipping Administration |
16 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 38 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
17 August | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Condesa | Cargo ship | For Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd. |
17 August | United States | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Midway | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull |
17 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sarmiento | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[100] |
17 August | United States | Bethlehem Shipbuilding | Quincy, MA | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
19 August | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Berkeley Castle | Castle-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
19 August | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Trail | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
19 August | United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Mahanada | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd. |
19 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pincher | Algerine-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[104] |
19 August | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Wallsend | Port MacQuarie | Cargo ship | For Port Line Ltd. |
19 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 24 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
20 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 39 | TID-class tug | For the War Department. |
21 August | United States | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | St. Joseph | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Ruler |
23 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | Empire Runner | Severn type collier, collier | For Ministry of War Transport. |
23 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | Empire Skipper | Severn type collier, coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
23 August | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Malika | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
25 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 25 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
25 August | Belgium | J Cockerill SA | Antwerp | Weserstrom | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd |
28 August | United Kingdom | | | Lark | Black Swan-class sloop | |
30 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, VA | Hornet | Essex-class aircraft carrier | |
30 August | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Dundee | Tarkwa | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster Lines. |
30 August | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 40 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Cormead | C-type coaster | For Wm. Cory & Sons Ltd. |
31 August | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Troon | Empire Dirk | Scandinavian type cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | William Doxford & Sons Ltd. | Pallion | Empire Housman | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd. | South Shields | Empire Pickwick | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Empire Ransom | Scandinavian type cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Grangemouth | Empire Villager | Icemaid type collier | For Ministry of War Transport. |
31 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd. | Govan | Neritina | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[109] |