List of ship launches in 1914

The list of ship launches in 1914 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1914.


Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Navy/Country Notes
16 January Agapenor Cargo ship Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock  United Kingdom For Ocean Steam Ship Company. 7550 Gross Tons[1]
17 January Szent István Tegetthoff-class battleship Ganz-Danubius Fiume Austria-Hungary For Austro-Hungarian Navy
29 January Euripides Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Aberdeen Line.
29 January V25 V25-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine.[2]
7 February Landrail Laforey-class destroyer Yarrow Scotstoun  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[3]
11 February Mississippi Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Atlantic Transport Co.[4]
21 February Kronprinz Wilhelm König-class battleship Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Imperial German navy
21 February V26 V25-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Imperial German Navy.[2]
24 February Fritz diesel motor ship Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany
25 February Lance Laforey-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
26 February Britannic Olympic-class ocean liner Harland and Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
Sister ship of Titanic
26 February Lydiard Laforey-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 February S32 V25-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany For Imperial German Navy.[2]
12 March Aydon Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Aydon Steamship Co. Ltd.[5]
12 March Falstria Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For East Asiatic CoEast Asiatic Co.[6]
14 March K-3 K-class submarine Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For United States Navy
17 March K-5 K-class submarine Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
19 March K-4 K-class submarine Moran Company Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
23 March Oklahoma Nevada-class battleship New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
26 March K-6 K-class submarine Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
26 March V27 V25-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine.[2]
4 April S33 V25-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany For Imperial German Navy.[2]
8 April Pengreep Cargo ship Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd West Hartlepool, Co Durham  United Kingdom For R B Chellew Steam Navigation Company
22 April Egori Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[7]
22 April McDougal O'Brien-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
23 April E11 E-class submarine  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
25 April Regensburg Graudenz-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany For Imperial German Navy
11 May Kingsholm Tug I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For W. M. Butler & Co (Bristol) Ltd.[8]
13 June S34 V25-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany For Imperial German Navy.[2]
20 June K-7 K-class submarine Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For United States Navy
20 June United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Arapaho tug For United States Navy[9]
20 June Bismarck Imperator-class ocean liner Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Hamburg America Line
24 June Princess Margaret Passenger liner William Denny Dunbarton  United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Railway[10]
7 July Orbita Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company[11]
9 July Lalandia Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Western Australian Government, completed as Kangaroo.[12]
9 July Statendam Ocean Liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Holland America Line[13]
11 July K-8 K-class submarine Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For United States Navy
11 July Nevada Nevada-class battleship Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
20 July O'Brien O'Brien-class destroyer William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy
20 July United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Mohave tug For United States Navy[14] (or 20 June[15])
6 August Murray Admiralty M-class destroyer Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Hebburn, Tyneside  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[3]
8 August Bjørgvin Nidaros-class coastal defence ship Armstrong Whitworth Elswick, Tyne and Wear  United Kingdom For Royal Norwegian Navy[16]
15 August United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Tillamook tug For United States Navy[17]
19 August Nicholson O'Brien-class destroyer William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy
22 August Ericsson O'Brien-class destroyer New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
4 September Tuscania Passenger liner Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse, Govan  United Kingdom For Anchor Line[18]
5 September Ark Royal Seaplane carrier Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[19]
8 September Ebro Ocean Liner Workman, Clark and Company Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company[20]
21 September Jaime I España-class battleship SECN Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[21]
30 September Apapa Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Glasgow  United Kingdom For Elder Dempster Line.[22]
12 October Manly Yarrow M-class destroyer Yarrow Scotstoun  United Kingdom [3]
20 October Princess Irene Ocean liner William Denny and Brothers Ltd Dumbarton, Scotland  United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Railway
31 October Barham Queen Elizabeth-class battleship John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
4 November Valiant Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan, Scotland  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
17 November Royal Oak Revenge-class battleship Devonport Dockyard Devonport, England  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
19 November Almanzora Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[23]
21 November Elbing Pillau-class light cruiser Schichau-Werke Danzig  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine
19 December Huon River-class torpedo-boat destroyer Cockatoo Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Australia For Royal Australian Navy
31 December Belgenland Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For International Navigation Co. Completed as Belgic.
3rd Quarter Sir William Coaster I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For John H. Vernon.[24]
Unknown date Baychimo Cargo ship Sweden For Hudson's Bay Company
Unknown date Egba Cargo ship Harland & Wolff LTd. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Elder Dempster Lines.[25]
Unknown date Eskburn Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Robert Milburn.[26]
Unknown date Glen Usk Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon  United Kingdom For P. & A. Campbell.[27]
Unknown date Maricopa Tanker Palmers Ltd. River Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[28]
Unknown date Ocean Emperor Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Bloomfields Ltd.[29]
Unknown date Pacific Cargo ship Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For J S Emery Steamship Co
Unknown date Skylark Motor vessel J. Allen & Co. Poole  United Kingdom For Jake Bolson.[30]
Unknown date The Flame Motor lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford  United Kingdom For London Motor Lighterage Co. Ltd.[31]
Unknown date Viking II Whaler Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted Tønsberg Norway For A/S Tønsberg Hvalfangeri
Unknown date War Ermine Cargo ship Joseph Russell & Co. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For British Shipping Controller.[32]
Unknown date 7 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[33]
Unknown date 8 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[34]
Unknown date 9 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[35]
Unknown date 10 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[36]
Unknown date 11 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[37]
Unknown date 12 G.W.R. Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Great Western Railway.[38]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[39]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[40]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[41]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[43]
Unknown date Unnamed Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[44]

References

  1. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Scotch: Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock: Agapenor". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 36. February 1914. p. 280.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 54.
  3. ^ a b c Friedman 2009, p. 308.
  4. ^ "Mississippi". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Aydon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Falstria". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Egori". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Kingsholm". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 569.
  10. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Wm Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton: Princess Margaret". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 29.
  11. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Orbita". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 30.
  12. ^ "Kangaroo". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Statendam". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. pp. 30–32.
  14. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 575.
  15. ^ "Mohave (Fleet Tug No.15)".
  16. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: The Tyne and Wear: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. September 1914. p. 54.
  17. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 581.
  18. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Alex. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. October 1914. p. 87.
  19. ^ "Ark Royal". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. October 1914. pp. 87–88.
  21. ^ Fernandez, Mitiukov & Crawford 2007, p. 73.
  22. ^ "Apapa". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Almanzora". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Sir William". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 394.
  26. ^ "Eskburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  27. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
  28. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
  29. ^ "Ocean Emperor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Skylark". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  31. ^ "The Flame". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  32. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 90.
  33. ^ "7 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  34. ^ "8 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  35. ^ "9 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  36. ^ "10 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  37. ^ "11 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  38. ^ "12 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  40. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  41. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  42. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  43. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  44. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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