List of ship launches in 1931

The list of ship launches in 1931 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1931.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
22 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Triona Cargo ship For British Phosphate Carriers.[1]
5 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Autocarrier Ferry For Southern Railway
19 February France Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk Aigle Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
28 February Weimar Republic Blohm + Voss Hamburg Savarona Passenger ship
5 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ogeni Sternwheeler For Elder Dempster.[3]
17 March United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Monarch of Bermuda Ocean liner For Furness Withy.[4]
29 March France Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk Vauquelin Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
1 April United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Bideford Shoreham-class sloop For Royal Navy.[6]
5 April  Japan Mitsubishi Nagasaki Chōkai Takao-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.[7]
17 April United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Hilary Cargo liner For Booth Steamship Co.
14 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cliona Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[8]
16 May United Kingdom Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington Lexia Motor yacht For Thomas P. Rose-Richards.[9]
19 May  Germany Deutsche Werke Kiel Deutschland Deutschland-class cruiser For Reichsmarine.
21 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Maracay Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C.661 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
2 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Conch Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[12]
16 July United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Rochester Shoreham-class sloop For Royal Navy.[13]
18 July France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg L'Espoir Redoutable-class submarine For French Navy.
18 July United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Strathaird For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[14]
14 August France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Épervier Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 662 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 663 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
24 September United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Leander Leander-class cruiser For Royal Navy.[15]
29 September United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness Cygnet C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[16]
29 September United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness Crescent C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
30 September United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Comet C-class destroyer Royal Navy.
30 September United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Crusader C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
30 September  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Luigi Cadorna Condottieri-class cruiser For Regia Marina.[17]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 664 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
10 October United States Bethlehem Steel Co. Quincy, Massachusetts Monterey Ocean liner For Matson Navigation Co.[18]
13 October France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Milan Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
28 October  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Conte di Savoia Ocean liner For Italian Line.[19]
29 October United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Kempenfelt C-class destroyer For Royal Navy
October United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 665 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
7 November United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Indianapolis Portland-class cruiser For United States Navy.[20]
8 November France Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne Nantes Cassard Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
9 November France Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire Maillé Brézé Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
12 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Georgic Ocean liner For White Star Line.
14 November France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Kersaint Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
November United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 666 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
5 December  Italy OTO Livorno Livorno Pola Zara-class cruiser For Regia Marina.[21]
7 December France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Tartu Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
10 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Highland Patriot Passenger ship For Nelson Steamship Co.[22]
15 December United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Manhattan Ocean liner
23 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lightship No. 87 Lightship For Trinity House.[23]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama I.W.C. 667 Barge For Inland Waterways Commission]].[11]
Unknown date United Kingdom Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe Avon Queen Motor barge For Francis & Niblett.[24]
Unknown date United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Southwick Flathouse Collier For Stephenson Clarke.[25]
Unknown date United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Hoedic Tug For Compagnie Nazairienne de Remorquage et de Sauvetage.[26]
Unknown date United Kingdom Isaac J. Abdela & Mitchell (1925) Ltd. Queensferry John Hickman Barge For Spillers Ltd.[27]
Unknown date United States Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts Mariposa Ocean Liner For Matson Line.
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Skylark 8 Motor vessel For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Triona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Whitley 2000, p. 39.
  3. ^ "Ogeni". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c d e Whitley 2000, p. 41.
  6. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 50.
  7. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 177.
  8. ^ "Cliona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Lexia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Maracay". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Conch". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. ^ Hague 1993, p. 32.
  14. ^ Goossens, Reuben (2011–2012). "RMS Strathaird". P&O Line. SS Maritime. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  15. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 96.
  16. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 91.
  17. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 132.
  18. ^ "T/S Monterey". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  19. ^ "The "Rex" and the "Conte di Savoia"". Shipping Wonders of the World. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  20. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 239.
  21. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 149
  22. ^ "Highland Patriot". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  23. ^ "East Goodwin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Avon Queen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 114.
  26. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 310.
  27. ^ "John Hickman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Skylark 8". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
Sources
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  • Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.
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