List of ship launches in 1903

The list of ship launches in 1903 is 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 Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes
12 January Constitución Swiftsure-class battleship Armstrong Whitworth Elswick  United Kingdom for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
14 January Pike Plunger-class submarine Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States for the United States Navy, sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm[1]
15 January Libertad Swiftsure-class battleship Vickers, Sons & Maxim Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
15 January Suffolk Monmouth-class cruiser Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
31 January Lagunitas stern wheel ferry W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California United States
4 February S117 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[2]
13 February Eden River-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
9 February Nishin Kasuga-class cruiser Ansaldo Genoa  Italy for the Imperial Japanese Navy
14 February Derwent River-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
19 February Servian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line
26 February Columbus Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Dominion Line
28 February White Swan Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Swan Line Ltd.[3]
February Dakota Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut United States for the Great Northern Steamship Company
3 March Petschili Barque Blohm+Voss Hamburg  Germany for F. Laeisz
7 March Chattanooga Denver-class cruiser Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey United States for the United States Navy
9 March A3 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
18 March Clan Macalister Cargo ship Archibald McMillan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Clan Line
18 March Yarmouth Cargo ship Gourlay Brothers Dundee  United Kingdom For the Great Eastern Railway
21 March S118 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[2]
26 March Cameronian Coaster Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For F. B. Cameron.[4]
4 April The Queen Passenger ship William Denny & Bros Dumbarton  United Kingdom for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
9 April Marmora Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[5]
15 April A2 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
16 April Minnesota Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut United States for the Great Northern Steamship Company
18 April West Virginia Pennsylvania-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
25 April Colorado Pennsylvania-class cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States for the United States Navy
6 May Eastland Passenger ship Jenks Shipbuilding Company United States for the Michigan Steamship Company
13 May Commonwealth King Edward VII-class battleship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
13 May Clan Macneil Turret type Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Pallion  United Kingdom for Clan Line[6]
14 May Greenwood cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Tyneside Line Ltd.[7]
20 May Almaz Cruiser Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
22 May Ionic Athenic-class ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the White Star Line
26 May Elsass Braunschweig-class battleship Schichau Danzig  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
2 June Tacoma Denver-class cruiser Union Iron Works Mare Island, California United States for the United States Navy
9 June A4 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
13 June Brighton Passenger ship William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton  United Kingdom for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
27 June Roon Roon-class armored cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Kiel  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
2 July B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1 Chain Ferry Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[8]
8 July S119 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[2]
9 July Bremen Bremen-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
9 July Macedonia Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[9]
23 July Galveston Denver-class cruiser William R. Trigg Company Richmond, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
23 July King Edward VII King Edward VII-class battleship Devonport Dockyard Devonport  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
25 July Hamburg Bremen-class cruiser AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
25 July Mecidiye Protected cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States for the Ottoman Navy
25 July Mongolia Cargo liner New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
July Regina Elena Barque Società Esercizio Baccini Genoa  Italy for Pietro Milesi, Genoa
1 August Zhemchug Protected cruiser Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
8 August Helsingfors Passenger ship Chantier Naval Anversois Antwerp Belgium For Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget
11 August Armadale Castle Passenger ship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Govan  United Kingdom For the Union-Castle Line
22 August Pennsylvania-class cruiser For the United States Navy William Cramp & Sons,|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania United States
25 August Dominion King Edward VII-class battleship Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
August Slava Borodino-class battleship Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
12 September Maryland Pennsylvania-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
18 September Hessen Braunschweig-class battleship Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
22 September Berlin Bremen-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig  Germany For the Imperial German Navy
23 September Redwood Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Tyneside Line Ltd.[10]
24 September Hampshire Devonshire-class cruiser Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
September Pacific Cable ship Burmeister and Wain Copenhagen Denmark for the Great Northern Telegraph Company
1 October Izumrud Cruiser Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
4 October Erzherzog Karl Erzherzog Karl-class battleship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Austria-Hungary For the Austro-Hungarian Navy
7 October Carnarvon Devonshire-class cruiser William Beardmore and Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
8 October Antrim Devonshire-class cruiser John Brown & Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
8 October President Lincoln Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Hamburg America Line.[11]
10 October Alma Doepel Schooner Bellingen Australia
30 October Preussen Braunschweig-class battleship AG Vulkan Stettin  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
2 November Manchuria Ocean liner New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey United States for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
2 November Otowa Cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Kanagawa  Japan for the Imperial Japanese Navy
7 November Enchantress Yacht Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Admiralty
21 November Baltic Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the White Star Line
1 December Manligheten Äran-class coastal defence ship Kockums Shipyard Malmö Sweden for the Royal Swedish Navy
15 December Kenilworth Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[12]
17 December Durham Castle Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom for the Union-Castle Line
17 December Patrie République-class battleship FCM La Seyne France for the French Navy
19 December Hindustan King Edward VII-class battleship John Brown & Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
19 December Servian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Hamburg America Line.[13]
December Sankt Georg Armoured cruiser Pola Austria-Hungary for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
2nd Quarter W.B.C. No. 1 Hopper barge Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Wallsend Borough Council.[14]
Unknown date Atalanta Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Lewis Duthie.[15]
Unknown date Ant Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[16]
Unknown date Boy George Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Charles A. Webster.[17]
Unknown date Faith Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For John Charles Raper.[18]
Unknown date Isabella Ferguson Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Catherine McLaren.[19]
Unknown date John Crerar Cargo ship Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Chicago, Illinois United States For private owner.[20]
Unknown date Lively Hope Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For William Gardiner.[21]
Unknown date Magnet Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For James Farquhar.[22]
Unknown date Rubicon Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Alexander Clark.[23]
Unknown date Thurne Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom 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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