CREATE TABLE table_203_313 (id DECIMAL, "name" TEXT, "pennant" TEXT, "builder" TEXT, "launched" TEXT, "original name" TEXT, "fate" TEXT)

how many ships were launched in the year 1944 ?
SELECT COUNT("name") FROM table_203_313 WHERE "launched" = 1944
SELECT COUNT("name") FROM "table_203_313" WHERE "launched" = 1944