List of ship launches in 1903

The list of ship launches in 1903 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1903. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class and type Notes
12 January  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Elswick Constitución Swiftsure-class battleship for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
14 January United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Pike Plunger-class submarine for the United States Navy, sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm[1]
15 January  United Kingdom Vickers, Sons & Maxim Barrow-in-Furness Libertad Swiftsure-class battleship for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
15 January  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Suffolk Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
31 January United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Lagunitas stern wheel ferry
4 February  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S117 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
13 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne Eden River-class destroyer for the Royal Navy
9 February  Italy Ansaldo Genoa Nishin Kasuga-class cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
14 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne Derwent River-class destroyer for the Royal Navy
19 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Servian Passenger ship for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line
26 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Columbus Passenger ship For Dominion Line
28 February  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth White Swan Cargo ship For Swan Line Ltd.[3]
February United States Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut Dakota Passenger ship for the Great Northern Steamship Company
3 March  Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Petschili Barque for F. Laeisz
7 March United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey Chattanooga Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
9 March  United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A3 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
18 March  United Kingdom Archibald McMillan & Son Dumbarton Clan Macalister Cargo ship For Clan Line
18 March  United Kingdom Gourlay Brothers Dundee Yarmouth Cargo ship For the Great Eastern Railway
21 March  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S118 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
26 March  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Cameronian Coaster For F. B. Cameron.[4]
4 April  United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Dumbarton The Queen Passenger ship for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
9 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Marmora Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[5]
15 April  United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A2 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
16 April United States Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut Minnesota Passenger ship for the Great Northern Steamship Company
18 April United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
25 April United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colorado Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
6 May United States Jenks Shipbuilding Company Eastland Passenger ship for the Michigan Steamship Company
13 May  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Commonwealth King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
13 May  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Pallion Clan Macneil Turret type Cargo ship for Clan Line[6]
14 May  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Greenwood cargo ship For Tyneside Line Ltd.[7]
20 May  Russia Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg Almaz Cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
22 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionic Athenic-class ocean liner for the White Star Line
26 May  Germany Schichau Danzig Elsass Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
2 June United States Union Iron Works Mare Island, California Tacoma Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
9 June  United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A4 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
13 June  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Brighton Passenger ship for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
27 June  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Roon Roon-class armored cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
2 July  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1 Chain Ferry For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[8]
8 July  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S119 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
9 July  Germany AG Weser Bremen Bremen Bremen-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
9 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Macedonia Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[9]
23 July United States William R. Trigg Company Richmond, Virginia Galveston Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
23 July  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport King Edward VII King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
25 July  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Hamburg Bremen-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
25 July United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mecidiye Protected cruiser for the Ottoman Navy
25 July United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Mongolia Cargo liner for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
July  Italy Società Esercizio Baccini Genoa Regina Elena Barque for Pietro Milesi, Genoa
1 August  Russia Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg Zhemchug Protected cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
8 August Belgium Chantier Naval Anversois Antwerp Helsingfors Passenger ship For Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget
11 August  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Govan Armadale Castle Passenger ship For the Union-Castle Line
22 August United States William Cramp & Sons,|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-class cruiser For the United States Navy
25 August  United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness Dominion King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
August  Russia Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg Slava Borodino-class battleship for the Imperial Russian Navy
12 September United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
18 September  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Hessen Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
22 September  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig Berlin Bremen-class cruiser For the Imperial German Navy
23 September  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Redwood Cargo ship For Tyneside Line Ltd.[10]
24 September  United Kingdom Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick Hampshire Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
September Denmark Burmeister and Wain Copenhagen Pacific Cable ship for the Great Northern Telegraph Company
1 October  Russia Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg Izumrud Cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
4 October Austria-Hungary Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Erzherzog Karl Erzherzog Karl-class battleship For the Austro-Hungarian Navy
7 October  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Clydebank Carnarvon Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
8 October  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Antrim Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast President Lincoln Passenger ship For Hamburg America Line.[11]
10 October Australia Bellingen Alma Doepel Schooner
30 October  Germany AG Vulkan Stettin Preussen Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
2 November United States New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey Manchuria Ocean liner for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
2 November  Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Kanagawa Otowa Cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
7 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Enchantress Yacht For Admiralty
21 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baltic Ocean liner for the White Star Line
1 December Sweden Kockums Shipyard Malmö Manligheten Äran-class coastal defence ship for the Royal Swedish Navy
15 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kenilworth Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.[12]
17 December  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Durham Castle Ocean liner for the Union-Castle Line
17 December France FCM La Seyne Patrie République-class battleship for the French Navy
19 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Hindustan King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
19 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Servian Passenger ship For Hamburg America Line.[13]
December Austria-Hungary Pola Sankt Georg Armoured cruiser for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
2nd Quarter  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth W.B.C. No. 1 Hopper barge For Wallsend Borough Council.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Atalanta Steam drifter For Lewis Duthie.[15]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ant Steam drifter For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[16]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Boy George Steam drifter For Charles A. Webster.[17]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Faith Lighter For John Charles Raper.[18]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Isabella Ferguson Steam drifter For Catherine McLaren.[19]
Unknown date United States Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Chicago, Illinois John Crerar Cargo ship For private owner.[20]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Lively Hope Steam drifter For William Gardiner.[21]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Magnet Steam drifter For James Farquhar.[22]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Rubicon Steam drifter For Alexander Clark.[23]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Thurne Steam drifter For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[24]

References

  1. ^ "A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. The submarine torpedo boat A-5 was originally laid down as Pike (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6) on 10 December 1900 at San Francisco, Calif., by Union Iron Works, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co., of New York; launched on 14 January 1903; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm, the wife of the naval constructor at Union Iron Works
  2. ^ a b c Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote. Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. p. 44. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
  3. ^ "White Swan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Cameronian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Marmora". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Launches & Trial Trips". The Marine Engineer. 25: 109. June 1, 1903.
  7. ^ "Greenwood". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ "B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Macedonia". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Redwood". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "President Lincoln". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Kenilworth Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  13. ^ "President Grant". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  14. ^ "W.B.C. No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Atalanta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Ant". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Boy George". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Faith". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Isabella Ferguson". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  20. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
  21. ^ "Lively Hope". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Magnet". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Rubicon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Thurne". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 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.
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