List of ship launches in 1927

The list of ship launches in 1927 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1927.

Date Ship Class/type Builder Location Country Notes
12 February Evangeline Steamship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia United States For Eastern Steamship Lines
17 February Sin Kheng Seng Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[1]
3 March Cuyahoga Active-class patrol boat American Brown Boveri Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Coast Guard.[2]
17 March Australia County-class cruiser John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy
17 March Almazora Cargo ship R.Duncan & Co Port Glasgow United Kingdom [3]
26 March Königsberg Königsberg-class cruiser (1927) Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven  Germany For Reichsmarine
14 April Paua Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[4]
16 April Myōkō Myōkō-class cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 April Cheshire Passenger ship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Bibby Line
April Nordfriesland ferry Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, vorm. Jansen & Schmilinsky Hamburg  Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[5]
April T.C.I.S.G. No. 1 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[6]
April T.C.I.S.G. No. 2 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[6]
April T.C.I.S.G. No. 3 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[6]
April T.C.I.S.G. No. 4 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[6]
5 May Encina Lighter Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[7]
5 May Enea Lighter Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[8]
14 May Cap Arcona Ocean liner Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Hamburg Süd
26 May Icotea Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[9]
26 May Lagunilla Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
31 May Canberra County-class cruiser John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy
31 May La Salina Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[11]
31 May Minmi Collier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For J. & A. Brown Ltd.[12]
2 June Princess Elizabeth Paddle steamer Day, Summers and Company Southampton United Kingdom For Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited
9 June D1 Barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[13]
9 June D2 Barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[14]
14 June Erata Lighter Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[15]
15 June Dunkwa Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[16]
15 June Nachi Myōkō-class cruiser Kure Naval Arsenal Kure  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
16 June Agatha Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nederland Indische Tank Stoomvaart Maatschappij.[17]
16 June Grantleyhall Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For West Hartlepool Steamship Co.[18]
16 June Laurentic Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For White Star Line
18 June John Mahn Fishing trawler Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik Hamburg  Germany For private owner
20 June D3 Barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[19]
28 June La Falaise Yacht Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For James Allen.[20]
28 June San Carlos Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[21]
30 June Berta Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[22]
30 June Erica lighter Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[23]
12 July Eddystone Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Clyde Shipping Co.[24]
12 July Petroniella Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[25]
19 July Lahej Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[26]
20 July John Oxley Pilot boat Bow, McLachlan and Company Paisley United Kingdom For Queensland Government
10 August Portwey Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Portland & Weymouth Coaling Co.[27]
11 August Brigida Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[28]
20 August Karlsruhe Königsberg-class cruiser (1927) Deutsche Werke Kiel  Germany For Reichsmarine
25 August Dixcove Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[29]
25 August Monte Cervantes Passenger ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Hamburg Süd
31 August Kheti Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For James Moss Ltd.[30]
August Ernst Kühling Fishing trawler Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG Lübeck  Germany For Hochseefischerei Julius Weeting AG
August Martin Donandt Fishing trawler G. Seebeck, AG Wesermünde  Germany For Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven
1 September Oranjestad Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[31]
Sabaneta Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[32]
8 September Palacio Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacAndrews & Co.[33]
14 September London County-class cruiser Naval Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom For Royal Navy
15 September King Edgar Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For King Line.[34]
22 September Paula Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[35]
28 September Christiaan Huygens Ocean liner Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij Amsterdam Netherlands For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland
28 September I-63 Kaidai III-type submarine Sasebo Naval Arsenal Sasebo  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 September King Edwin Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For King Line.[36]
29 September Uganda Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacLay & MacIntyre Ltd.[37]
1 October California Ocean liner Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For Panama Pacific Line

First major liner with a Turbo-electric transmission

3 October JJ1 Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[38]
3 October JJ2 Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[39]
3 October JJ3 Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[40]
3 October JJ4 Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[41]
5 October Zahra Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Vacuum Oil Company.[42]
12 October Iguazu Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Argentine Navigation Co.[43]
12 October Pelayo Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacAndrews & Co.[44]
19 October Drotten passenger ship Oskarshamns Varv Oskarshamn Sweden For Ångfartygs Ab Gotland
22 October Devonshire County-class cruiser Naval Dockyard Devonport United Kingdom For Royal Navy
27 October Beaverford Cargo liner Barclay Curle Glasgow United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
27 October King Egbert Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For King Line.[45]
28 October Daru Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[46]
10 November Argonaut "V-boat" submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States For United States Navy
10 November Pacheco Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacAndrews & Co.[47]
15 November Fubuki Fubuki-class destroyer Maizuru Naval Arsenal Maizuru  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
22 November Duke of Lancaster Ferry William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom For London, Midland and Scottish Railway
23 November Duchess of Atholl Ocean liner William Beardmore & Company Dalmuir United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
24 November King John Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For King Line.[48]
24 November Nimoda Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Hain Steamship Co.[49]
24 November Pinto Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacAndrews & Co.[50]
28 November Sefwi Barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[51]
28 November Wala Barge Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[52]
29 November Cabo Espichel Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[53]
29 November Wandrahm Cargo ship Stettiner Oderwerke Stettin  Germany For H. M. Gehrckens
8 December Dafila Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British & Continental Steamship Co.[54]
21 December Ponzano Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For MacAndrews & Co.[55]
22 December King Lud Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For King Line.[56]
29 December Cabo Raso Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[57]
31 December Cabo Sardao Tug Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[58]
Date unknown Adria Tanker AG Weser. Bremen  Germany For J. T. Essberger.[59]
Date unknown Apollo Cargo ship AG Weser. Bremen  Germany For Neptun Line.[60]
Date unknown Auriguani Cargo ship United Kingdom For Elders & Fyffes Ltd.[61]
Date unknown Biscaya Cargo ship AG Weser. Bremen  Germany For J. T. Essberger.[62]
Date unknown Capri Cargo ship Neptun AG. Rostock  Germany For R. Sloman Jr.[63]
Date unknown Ernst Brockelmann Cargo ship Neptun AG Rostock  Germany For Ehrich Ahrens
Date unknown Ganter Cargo ship G Seebeck AG Bremerhaven  Germany For Norddeutscher Lloyd
Date unknown Laristan Tanker Short Bros. Ltd. Sunderland, County Durham United Kingdom For Common Bros. Ltd.[64]
Date unknown Marquardt Petersen Cargo ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany For Morquardt Petersen Reederi Geschellschaft GmbH
Date unknown Mittelmeer Tanker AG Weser. Bremen  Germany For J. T. Essberger.[59]
Date unknown Napier Star Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Blue Star Line.[65]
Date unknown Rockpool Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Sir R. Ropner & Sons.[66]
Date unknown Rodney Star Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Blue Star Line.[65]
Date unknown Theresia L M Russ Cargo ship Neptun AG Rostock  Germany For Ernst Russ
Date unknown Walter L M Russ Cargo ship Neptun AG Rostock  Germany For Ernst Russ
Date unknown Unnamed Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[6]
Date unknown Unnamed Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For W. G. Coyle & Co.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sin Kheng Seng". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Cuyahoga, 1927 WIX / WMEC / WSC-157". US Coast Guard. November 2001. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  3. ^ "Almazora (1148927)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Paua". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Encina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Enea". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Icotea". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Lagunilla". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. ^ "La Salina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Minmi". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. ^ "D1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "D2". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Erata". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Dunkwa". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Agatha". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Grantleyhall". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  19. ^ "D3". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  20. ^ "La Falaise". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  21. ^ "San Carlos". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Berta". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Erica". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Eddystone". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Petroniella". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Lahej". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  27. ^ "Portwey". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Brigida". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Dixcove". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  30. ^ "Kheti". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  31. ^ "Oranjestad". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  32. ^ "Sabaneta". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  33. ^ "Palacio". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  34. ^ "King Edgar". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  35. ^ "Paula". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  36. ^ "King Edwin". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  37. ^ "Uganda". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  38. ^ "JJ1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  39. ^ "JJ2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  40. ^ "JJ3". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  41. ^ "JJ4". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  42. ^ "Zahra". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  43. ^ "Iguazu". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  44. ^ "Pelayo". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  45. ^ "King Egbert". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  46. ^ "Daru". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  47. ^ "Pacheco". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  48. ^ "King John". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  49. ^ "Nimoda". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  50. ^ "Pinto". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  51. ^ "Sefwi". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  52. ^ "Wala". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  53. ^ "Cabo Espichel". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  54. ^ "Dafina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  55. ^ "Ponzano". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  56. ^ "King Lud". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  57. ^ "Cabo Raso". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  58. ^ "Cabo Sardao". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  59. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 468.
  60. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 467.
  61. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 166.
  62. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
  63. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 458.
  64. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 389.
  65. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 90.
  66. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 397.

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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