List of ship launches in 1933

The list of ship launches in 1933 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1933.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
25 February Ranger Unique aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
9 March San Francisco New Orleans-class cruiser Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California United States
1 April Admiral Scheer Deutschland-class cruiser Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven  Germany
12 April New Orleans New Orleans-class cruiser New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States
12 April Brittany Ferry William Denny & Bros Ltd Dumbarton, Scotland United Kingdom For Southern Railway
3 May Gorch Fock Gorch Fock-class sailing training ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Reichsmarine
4 July Chandravati Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[1]
July Carl Röver Fishing trawler Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde  Germany For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
July R. Walther Darré Fishing trawler Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde  Germany For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
9 August Baron Dunmore Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For H. Hogarth & Sons.[2]
17 August Prabhavati Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[3]
6 September Baron Elgin Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For H. Hogarth & Sons.[4]
6 September Minneapolis New Orleans-class cruiser Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
7 September  Germany Stettiner Oderwerke Stettin Stettin Steam icebreaker For Stettin Chamber of Commerce
15 November Tuscaloosa New Orleans-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
16 December Astoria New Orleans-class cruiser Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington United States
20 December Halcyon Halcyon-class minesweeper John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland United Kingdom for Royal Navy
Date unknown Acklam Cross Tug Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Robinson & Crosthwaite.[5]
Date unknown Alabama Dredger Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McWilliams Dredging Co.[6]
Date unknown Pass of Balmaha Coastal tanker United Kingdom For Bulk Oil Steamship Co.[7]
Date unknown Sam Houston Dredger Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Steamship Corporation.[6]
Date unknown Superman Tug Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For United Towing Co. Ltd.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Chandravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Baron Dunmore". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Prabhavati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Baron Elgin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 315.
  6. ^ a b "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 278.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.

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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