List of ship launches in 1931

The list of ship launches in 1931 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1931.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
22 January Triona Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Phosphate Carriers.[1]
5 February Autocarrier Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Southern Railway
19 February Aigle Aigle-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk France For French Navy.[2]
28 February Savarona Passenger ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg Weimar Republic
5 March Ogeni Sternwheeler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[3]
17 March Monarch of Bermuda Ocean liner Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Furness Withy.[4]
29 March Vauquelin Vauquelin-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk France For French Navy.[5]
1 April Bideford Shoreham-class sloop Devonport Dockyard Devonport United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
5 April Chōkai Takao-class cruiser Mitsubishi Nagasaki  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.[7]
17 April Hilary Cargo liner Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Booth Steamship Co.
14 May Cliona Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[8]
16 May Lexia Motor yacht Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington United Kingdom For Thomas P. Rose-Richards.[9]
19 May Deutschland Deutschland-class cruiser Deutsche Werke Kiel  Germany For Reichsmarine.
21 May Maracay Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
June I.W.C.661 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
2 July Conch Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[12]
16 July Rochester Shoreham-class sloop Chatham Dockyard Chatham United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[13]
18 July L'Espoir Redoutable-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg France For French Navy.
18 July Strathaird Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[14]
14 August Épervier Aigle-class destroyer Arsenal de Lorient Lorient France For French Navy.[2]
August I.W.C. 662 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
August I.W.C. 663 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
24 September Leander Leander-class cruiser Devonport Dockyard Devonport United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15]
29 September Cygnet C-class destroyer Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[16]
29 September Crescent C-class destroyer Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 September Comet C-class destroyer Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom Royal Navy.
30 September Crusader C-class destroyer Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 September Luigi Cadorna Condottieri-class cruiser Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste  Italy For Regia Marina.[17]
September I.W.C. 664 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
10 October Monterey Ocean liner Bethlehem Steel Co. Quincy, Massachusetts United States For Matson Navigation Co.[18]
13 October Milan Aigle-class destroyer Arsenal de Lorient Lorient France For French Navy.[2]
28 October Conte di Savoia Ocean liner Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste  Italy For Italian Line.[19]
29 October Kempenfelt C-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy
October I.W.C. 665 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
7 November Indianapolis Portland-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy.[20]
8 November Cassard Vauquelin-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne Nantes France For French Navy.[5]
9 November Maillé Brézé Vauquelin-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire France For French Navy.[5]
12 November Georgic Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For White Star Line.
14 November Kersaint Vauquelin-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire France For French Navy.[5]
November I.W.C. 666 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
5 December Pola Zara-class cruiser OTO Livorno Livorno  Italy For Regia Marina.[21]
7 December Tartu Vauquelin-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire France For French Navy.[5]
10 December Highland Patriot Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Nelson Steamship Co.[22]
15 December Manhattan Ocean liner New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
23 December Lightship No. 87 Lightship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Trinity House.[23]
December I.W.C. 667 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Inland Waterways Commission.[11]
Unknown date Avon Queen Motor barge Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe United Kingdom For Francis & Niblett.[24]
Unknown date Flathouse Collier Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stephenson Clarke.[25]
Unknown date Hoedic Tug Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Compagnie Nazairienne de Remorquage et de Sauvetage.[26]
Unknown date John Hickman Barge Isaac J. Abdela & Mitchell (1925) Ltd. Queensferry United Kingdom For Spillers Ltd.[27]
Unknown date Mariposa Ocean Liner Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts United States For Matson Line.
Unknown date Skylark 8 Motor vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Triona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Whitley 2000, p. 39.
  3. ^ "Ogeni". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c d e Whitley 2000, p. 41.
  6. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 50.
  7. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 177.
  8. ^ "Cliona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Lexia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Maracay". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Conch". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. ^ Hague 1993, p. 32.
  14. ^ Goossens, Reuben (2011–2012). "RMS Strathaird". P&O Line. SS Maritime. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  15. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 96.
  16. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 91.
  17. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 132.
  18. ^ "T/S Monterey". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  19. ^ "The "Rex" and the "Conte di Savoia"". Shipping Wonders of the World. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  20. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 239.
  21. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 149
  22. ^ "Highland Patriot". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  23. ^ "East Goodwin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Avon Queen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 114.
  26. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 310.
  27. ^ "John Hickman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Skylark 8". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

Sources

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  • Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.
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