List of ship launches in 1900

The list of ship launches in 1900 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1900.

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

References

  1. ^ "Rosario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Devonian". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sunshine". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Hartburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Woodburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Hilda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Abbey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
  9. ^ "Blossom". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Boy Fred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Girl Daisy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Glen Rosa". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Lily". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Lord Roberts". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Mafeking". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Mishie Nahma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Pretoria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  19. ^ "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.