List of ship launches in 1924

The list of ship launches in 1924 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1924.

Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
5 January S-47 S-class submarine Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
10 January Minnetonka Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Atlantic Transport Line.[1]
19 January Luxmi Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[2]
22 January Cedarton Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Matthews Steamship Co.[3]
22 January Ornais Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Paul Duval.[4]
24 January Glenshiel Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Glen Line.[5]
24 January Submarine No. 84 (Ro-63) Type L4 submarine Mitsubishi Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
5 February Dashwood Collier Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.
6 February Aurania Ocean liner Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Cunard Line
8 February Cable Enterprise Cable layer Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Western Telegraph Co.[6]
21 February A.P.O.C No. 13 Oil barge Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd.[7]
21 February Birchton Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Matthews Steamship Co.
23 February De Grasse Ocean liner Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
15 March Hatakaze Kamikaze-class destroyer Maizuru Naval Arsenal Maizuru, Kyoto  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
21 March La Motte-Picquet Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser Arsenal de Lorient France For French Navy.
22 March Cariboo Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[8]
24 March Inverbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[9]
25 March Glanrhyd Collier Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Harries Bros. & Co.
17 April Memphis Omaha-class cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
21 April Asanagi Kamikaze-class destroyer Fujinagata Shipyards Osaka  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 April Khuzistan Cargo ship Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[10]
23 April Glenbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[11]
23 April Medway Queen Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Troon United Kingdom For New Medway Steam Packet Company
23 April Yūnagi Kamikaze-class destroyer Sasebo Naval Arsenal Sasebo, Nagasaki  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
2 May Dinard Ferry William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton, Scotland United Kingdom
2 May Gallium Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For A. Lemoine et Fils.[12]
2 May Jamnagar Coaster J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd Woolston United Kingdom For The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar
3 May Catalina Passenger ship Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock San Pedro, California United States For William Wrigley Jr.
19 May Takliwa Cargo liner Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd.
20 May Orama Cargo liner Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Orient Steam Navigation Company.
21 May Primauguet Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser Arsenal de Brest Brest France For French Navy.
2 June Birchbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[13]
3 June Tonbridge Cargo ship D. and W. Henderson and Company Glasgow United Kingdom For Southern Railway
17 June Minster Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Southern Railway.[14]
17 June Rio Dorado Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[15]
18 June Adventure Minelaying cruiser Vickers Limited Barrow in Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
18 June Hector Cargo liner Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd
1 July Papuan Chief Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Steamship Trading Co.[16]
2 July Asuka Maru Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line.[17]
3 July Tullochmoor Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Moor Line Ltd.[18]
7 July Cedarbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[19]
17 July V-1 Barracuda-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States For United States Navy.
21 July Sheaf Crest Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[20]
19 August Submarine No. 79 (Ro-64) Type L4 submarine Mitsubishi Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
3 September Comliebank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[21]
3 September Elmworth Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd.[22]
11 September Statendam Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Holland America Line.[23]
26 September Procris Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd.[24]
29 September Léopard Chacal-class destroyer Saint Nazaire France For French Navy.
30 September Inverglass Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[25]
September Princess Kathleen Cargo liner John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Steamships
September Rosemarie Fishing trawler G. Seebeck AG Wesermünde  Germany For Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG
1 October Uskmoor Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Moor Line Ltd.[26]
13 October Clydebank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[27]
13 October Redline No.1 Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[28]
16 October Razmak Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[29]
28 October Arthur Duncker Fishing trawler J. C. Tecklenborg AG Wesermünde  Germany For Kämpf & Meyer.
28 October Sheaf Water Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[30]
15 November Fritz Reiser Fishing trawler J. C. Tecklenborg AG Wesermünde  Germany For Kämpf & Meyer.
25 November Fendris Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd.[31]
26 November Oakworth Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd.[32]
9 December Thistleros Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Allan Black & Co.[33]
5 December Kipawo Ferry Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Canada First ship built by the yard. For Dominion Atlantic Railway
10 December Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse tender Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney  Australia For Queensland Department of Commerce
14 October Letitia Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Anchor-Donaldson Ltd
27 November Oite Kamikaze-class destroyer Uraga Dock Company Uraga  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
6 December Ouragan Bourrasque-class destroyer Chantiers Navals Français Caen France For French Navy.
27 December V-2 Barracuda-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States For United States Navy.
28 December Leonardo da Vinci Ocean liner Ansaldo La Spezia  Italy For Società di Navigazione Transatlantica
2nd Quarter Cory Oil No. 1 Steam tank barge Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd.[34]
2nd Quarter Cory Oil No. 2 Steam tank barge Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd.[35]
4th Quarter Roger Beck Pilot boat Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For Swansea Pilot Boat Co. Ltd.[36]
Unknown date Alexander Hamilton Steamship United States For Hudson River Day Line
Unknown date Algerian Steamship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd.[37]
Unknown date Alk Cargo ship Neptun AG Rostock  Germany For Roland Linie AG
Unknown date Antenor Ocean liner Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow United Kingdom For Alfred Holt and Company
Unknown date Centaur Cargo liner Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Alfred Holt and Company
Unknown date City of Venice Passenger ship Workman, Clark & Co Ltd Belfast United Kingdom For Ellerman Lines
Unknown date Corinthic Cargo ship Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For W H Cockerline & Co Ltd, Hull
Unknown date Greater Buffalo Paddlewheeler American Ship Building Company Lorain, Ohio United States For Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Unknown date Janey III Yacht Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp Morris Heights, New York United States For Clifford C Hemphill
Unknown date Kamloops Lake freighter Furness Shipbuilding Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Canada Steamship Lines
Unknown date Kingswear Castle Paddle steamer Philip and Son Dartmouth United Kingdom For Great Western Railway
Unknown date Klio Cargo ship AG Weser Bremen  Germany For Neptun Line
Unknown date Levenwood Coaster United Kingdom For Joseph Constantine & Co Ltd
Unknown date Menna Paddle steamer I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry United Kingdom For Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Carnarvon.[38]
Unknown date Penelope Paul Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry United Kingdom For Baul Bros. Ltd.[39]
Unknown date Razmak Passenger ship Harland and Wolff Greenock United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Unknown date Rigel Cargo ship Burmeister & Wain Maskin og Skibsbyggeri Copenhagen  Denmark For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
Unknown date Salmonpool Cargo ship Irvines Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Sir R. Ropner & Sons.[40]
Unknown date Salvore Cargo ship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino. Trieste  Italy For private owner.[41]
Unknown date Satellite Tender J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd Woolston United Kingdom For Trinity House[42]
Unknown date Seaman Tug Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For United Towing Co. Ltd.[43]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 10 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 11 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 12 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 13 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 14 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 15 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 16 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date T.C.I. No. 17 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date Tullochmoor Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. Blyth United Kingdom For private owner.[45]
Unknown date Yale Passenger ship New Jersey Transportation & Drydock Co Wilmington, Delaware United States
Unknown date Zodiac Schooner United States For William H. Hand, Jr.

References

  1. ^ "Minnetonka". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Luxmi". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cedarton". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ornais". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Glenshiel". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Cable Enterprise". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ "A.P.O.C No. 13". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cariboo". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Inverbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Khuzistan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Glenbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Gallium". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Birchbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Minster". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Rio Dorado". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Papuan Chief". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Asuka Maru". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Tullochmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Sheaf Crest". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Comliebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Elmworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Statendam". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Procris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Inverglass". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Uskmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Clydebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Redline No.1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Razmak". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  30. ^ "Sheaf Water". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Fendris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  32. ^ "Oakworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  33. ^ "Thistleros". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  34. ^ "Cory Oil No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Cory Oil No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  36. ^ "Roger Beck". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  37. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
  38. ^ "Menna". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Penelope Paul". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  40. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
  41. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
  42. ^ Carter 1998, p. not cited.
  43. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.
  44. ^ a b c d e f g h "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  45. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 466–67.

Sources

  • Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
  • 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.