The list of ship launches in 1900 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1900.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Rosario | Steamship | For Orders & Handford Steamship Co. Ltd.[1] |
| 22 March | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Kiel | Kiel | Prinz Heinrich | Armored cruiser | |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Scotland | Ostrich | Destroyer | Later designated as part of C class |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Vickers | Barrow-in-Furness | Vixen | Avon-class destroyer | |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Devonian | Passenger ship | For F. Leyland & Co.[2] |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Runic | Passenger ship | For White Star Line. |
| 21 April | Germany | Schichau | Danzig | Kaiser Barbarossa | Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship | |
| 28 April | Sweden | Lindholmens Shipyard | Lindholmen, Gothenburg | Dristigheten | Dristigheten-class coastal defence ship | |
| 15 May | United States | William R. Trigg Company | Richmond, Virginia | Thornton | Blakely-class torpedo boat | |
| 16 May | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Scotland | Aboukir | Cressy-class cruiser | |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow, England | Myrmidon | Myrmidon-class destroyer | |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Ajax | Cargo Liner | For Ocean Steamship Co. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Commonwealth | Passenger ship | For Richard Mills & Co. |
| May | United Kingdom | C. Burt & Sons | Falmouth | Sunshine | Ketch | For Lewis Nurse.[3] |
| 3 July | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | Danzig | Thetis | Gazelle-class cruiser | |
| 3 July | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmshaven | Wittelsbach | Wittelsbach-class battleship | |
| 7 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Minnehaha | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co. |
| 13 July | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hartburn | Steamship | For Tyne & Blyth Steamship Owning Co. Ltd.[4] |
| 24 July | United States | William R. Trigg Company | Richmond, Virginia | Dale | Bainbridge-class destroyer | |
| 28 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Barney | Bagley-class torpedo boat | |
| 10 August | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven | Wilhelmshaven | Ariadne | Gazelle-class cruiser | |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | Vickers Limited | Barrow-in-Furness | Hogue | Cressy-class cruiser | |
| 8 September | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow, England | Kangaroo | Destroyer | Later classified as part of B class |
| 8 September | United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Wyoming | Monitor | |
| 9 September | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste, Austria | Habsburg | Habsburg-class battleship | |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Galician | Passenger ship | For Union Steamship Co. |
| 24 September | United States | Lewis Nixon | Elizabeth, New Jersey | O'Brien | Blakely-class torpedo boat | |
| 25 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Bagley | Bagley-class torpedo boat | |
| 26 September | United States | William R. Trigg Company | Richmond, Virginia | Decatur | Bainbridge-class destroyer | |
| 6 October | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Amazone | Gazelle-class cruiser | |
| 6 October | United Kingdom | R. & L. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company | Hebburn-on-Tyne | Greyhound | Greyhound-class destroyer | |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Woodburn | Steamship | For Tye & Blyth Steamship Co. Ltd.[5] |
| 27 October | United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Perry | Bainbridge-class destroyer | |
| 7 November | United States | Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Lawrence | Bainbridge-class destroyer | |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | R. & L. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company | Hebburn-on-Tyne | Racehorse | Greyhound-class destroyer | |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hilda | Steamship | For W. B. Niven.[6] |
| 10 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Arkansas | Monitor | |
| 22 November | United States | George Lawley & Sons | South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts | Blakely | Blakely-class torpedo boat | |
| 23 November | United States | George Lawley & Sons | South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts | DeLong | Blakely-class torpedo boat | |
| 24 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Nevada | Monitor | |
| 5 December | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Medusa | Gazelle-class cruiser | |
| 6 December | United Kingdom | W Denny & Bros | Dumbarton | Canterbury | Passenger ferry | For South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| 8 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Suevic | Passenger ship | For White Star Line. |
| 22 December | United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Barotse | Cargo Ship | For Bucknall Steamship Lines Ltd. |
| 24 December | United States | Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Macdonough | Bainbridge-class destroyer | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph Barnard | Gloucester | Abbey | Barge | For private owner.[7] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | McKnights. | Ayr | Balmoral | Paddle steamer | For P. & A. Campbell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Blossom | Steam drifter | For George Reid, W. Reid and others.[9] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Boy Fred | Steam drifter | For William Holker.[10] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Girl Daisy | Steam drifter | For Frederick J. W. Salmon and others.[11] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Glen Rosa | Steam drifter | For John Johnson.[12] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Troon | Killoran | Barque | For J. Hardie. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Lily | Steam drifter | For Robert H. Brown and others.[13] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Allsup & Co. Ltd. | Preston | Lord Roberts | Paddle tug | For Great Yarmouth Steam Tug Co. Ltd.[14] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Mafeking | Sloop | For James Barraclough.[15] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Mishie Nahma | Steam drifter | For William Crome Jr.[16] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Petunia | Steam drifter | For Charles F. Johnson.[17] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Bowden | Porthleven | Pretoria | Steam drifter | For private owner.[18] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Viking | Steam drifter | For Pitchers Ltd.[19] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | White | Conyer | Westmoreland | Thames barge | |
References
- ^ "Rosario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Devonian". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Sunshine". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Hartburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Woodburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Hilda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Abbey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Blossom". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Boy Fred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Girl Daisy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Glen Rosa". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Lily". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Lord Roberts". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Mafeking". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Mishie Nahma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Pretoria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Viking". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- Sources
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.