List of ship launches in 1926

The list of ship launches in 1926 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1926.

Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
14 January Stentor Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee United Kingdom For China Mutual Steam Navigation Company
14 January Carnarvon Castle Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line
14 January Tetela Reefer ship Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Fyffes Line
15 January Ambuscade Destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 January Oakbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[1]
27 January Amazon Destroyer John I Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 January Caldergate Tanker Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble United Kingdom For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd.[2]
29 January Nova Scotia Ocean liner Vickers Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Warren Line (Liverpool)
12 February Director Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For T. & J. Harrison.[3]
14 February Monte Piana Cargo ship Cantiere Navale Triestino Monfalcone  Italy For Navigazione Generale Gerolimich & Compagnia Società in Anzioni
16 February Suffolk County-class cruiser Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom For Royal Navy
25 February Speybank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Bank Line.[4]
26 February Roma Cruise liner Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa  Italy For Navigazione Generale Italiana.[5]
11 March Cornwall County-class cruiser Devonport Dockyard Plymouth United Kingdom For Royal Navy
14 March Île de France Ocean liner Penhoët Saint Nazaire France For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
15 March I-54 (I-154) Kaidai III-type submarine Sasebo Naval Arsenal Sasebo  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
15 March Stuartstar Reefer ship Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Hebburn United Kingdom For Blue Star Line
16 March Cumberland County-class cruiser Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy
16 March Kent County-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent United Kingdom For Royal Navy
16 March Maidstone Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Southern Railway.[6]
18 March Accra Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[7]
18 March Ro-67 Type L4 submarine Mitsubishi Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
30 March City of Bath Cargo Ship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ellerman Lines
31 March Nerissa Cargo liner William Hamilton & Company Glasgow United Kingdom For Bowring Brothers
2 April British Diplomat Tanker John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For British Tanker Company
3 April Arcadia Motor yacht Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States [8]
12 April Holland Submarine tender Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy
13 April Ringwood Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Southern Railway.[9]
13 April Springbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Glasgow United Kingdom For Bank Line.[10]
15 April Begonia Oil barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Aregentine Navigation Co.[11]
15 April San Nicolas Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[12]
23 April Pol III Whaler Akers Mekaniske Verksted Oslo Norway [13]
28 April Boltonia Oil barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[14]
11 May Africstar Reefer ship Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Hebburn United Kingdom For Blue Star Line
15 May Kikuzuki Mutsuki-class destroyer Maizuru Naval Arsenal Maizuru  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 May George Livesey Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Southern Gas Co.[15]
20 May Papudo Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[16]
25 May Minazuki Mutsuki-class destroyer Uraga Dock Company Uraga  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 May Robador Motor yacht Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States [17]
3 June Ambrosio Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago shipping Co.[18]
24 June Giovanni Nicotera Destroyer Pattison[19] Naples[19] Italy For Regia Marina.[19]
24 June Padua Flying P-Liner (Barque) Joh. C. Tecklenborg[20] Geestemunde[20]  Germany For F. Laeisz, Hamburg.[20]
26 June Malolo Ocean Liner William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia United States [21]
29 June Almeda Reefer ship Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Blue Star Line
30 June Oxley Odin-class submarine Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow in Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 July Mikazuki Mutsuki-class destroyer Sasebo Naval Arsenal Sasebo  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
24 July Sánchez Barcáiztegui Churruca-class destroyer Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval Cartagena Spain For Armada Española
5 August Sirius Fishing trawler J. C. Tecklenborg Geestemünde  Germany For Sirius Handels GmbH
10 August Dolores de Urquiza Train ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Entre Ríos Railway Co.[22]
24 August Banda Steam lighter Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[23]
24 August Berma Steam barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For New York & West Africa Steam Navigatio Co.[24]
24 August Rohna Cargo liner Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company
24 August Tourville Duquesne-class cruiser Lorient Navy Yard France For Marine Nationale
26 August Apapa Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster Lines.[25]
26 August Koolinda Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Glasgow United Kingdom For Stateships
7 September Otway Odin-class submarine Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy
9 September Algonquin Ocean liner Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For Clyde-Mallory Line
9 September London Mammoth Crane pontoon Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Port of London Authority.[26]
15 September Berwick County-class cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
16 September Adventure Schooner John F James & Son Essex, Massachusetts United States
22 September Rajula Cargo liner Barclay Curle Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company
23 September Alcantara Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.
26 September Rhenania Götaverken Gothenburg Sweden For Marinen
6 October Nagatsuki Mutsuki-class destroyer Ishikawajima Shipyards Tokyo  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
13 October De Ruyter Admiralen-class destroyer Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy
24 October Kinugasa Aoba-class cruiser Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
25 October Ro-66 Type L4 submarine Mitsubishi Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
18 November Claus Bolten Fishing trawler Schiffsbau Unterweser mbH Wesermünde  Germany For Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei
13 December Augustus Cruise liner Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa  Italy For Navigazione Generale Italiana.[27]
18 December Vulcania Ocean liner Cantiere Navale Triestino Monfalcone  Italy For Cosulich Line
Unknown date Alabamian Schooner Thomas F McMannus Pensacola, Florida United States For Bar Pilots Association
Unknown date Amrum Coaster Nordseewerke Emden  Germany For Schröder, Hölken & Fischer
Unknown date Bembridge Pilot boat Aldous Ltd. Brightlingsea United Kingdom For Trinity House.[28]
Unknown date Blue Dolphin Schooner Shelburn Shipbuilding Co Shelburn, Nova Scotia Canada
Unknown date Cellina Cargo ship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste  Italy For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Florence Dragger Franklin G Post Mystic River, Connecticut United States
Unknown date Ilse L M Russ Cargo ship Flensberger Schiffbau Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany For Schiffarts und Assekuranz GmbH
Unknown date Reomar IV Motor yacht Defoe Boat and Motor Works Bay City, Michigan United States
Unknown date Robert L. Holt Cargo ship United Kingdom For John Holt & Co (Liverpool). [30]
Unknown date Siegmund Cargo ship Ostseewerft Stettin  Germany For Emil R Retzlaff
Unknown date Veracity Motor drifter S. Richards & Co. Lowestoft United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
Unknown date 8 unnamed vessels Barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For private owners.[32]
Unknown date 3 unnamed vessels Barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[32]

References

  1. ^ "Oakbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Caldergate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Director". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Speybank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "5606547". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Maidstone". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Accra". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ "5513489". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  9. ^ "Ringwood". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Springbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Begonia". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ^ "San Nicholas". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. ^ "5172597". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  14. ^ "Boltonia". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "George Livesey". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Papudo". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. ^ "43359". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  18. ^ "Ambrosio". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  19. ^ a b c "6131997". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  20. ^ a b c "5618294". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  21. ^ "T/S Malolo". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Dolores de Urquiza". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Banda". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Berma". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Apapa". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  26. ^ "London Mammoth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  27. ^ "5606566". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  28. ^ "Bembridge". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  29. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
  30. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 43.
  31. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 235.
  32. ^ a b "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

Sources

  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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