List of ship launches in 1903

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The list of ship launches in 1903 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1903. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class and type Notes
12 January File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Elswick Constitución Swiftsure-class battleship for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
14 January File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Pike Plunger-class submarine for the United States Navy, sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm[1]
15 January File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Vickers, Sons & Maxim Barrow-in-Furness Libertad Swiftsure-class battleship for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
15 January File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Suffolk Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
31 January File:Flag of the United States.svg United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Lagunitas stern wheel ferry
4 February File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S117 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
13 February File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne Eden River-class destroyer for the Royal Navy
9 February File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Ansaldo Genoa Nishin Kasuga-class cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
14 February File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne Derwent River-class destroyer for the Royal Navy
19 February File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Servian Passenger ship for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line
26 February File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Columbus Passenger ship For Dominion Line
28 February File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth White Swan Cargo ship For Swan Line Ltd.[3]
February File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut Dakota Passenger ship for the Great Northern Steamship Company
3 March File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Petschili Barque for F. Laeisz
7 March File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey Chattanooga Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
9 March File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A3 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
18 March File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Archibald McMillan & Son Dumbarton Clan Macalister Cargo ship For Clan Line
18 March File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Gourlay Brothers Dundee Yarmouth Cargo ship For the Great Eastern Railway
21 March File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S118 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
26 March File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Cameronian Coaster For F. B. Cameron.[4]
4 April File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Dumbarton The Queen Passenger ship for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
9 April File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Marmora Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[5]
15 April File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A2 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
16 April File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut Minnesota Passenger ship for the Great Northern Steamship Company
18 April File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
25 April File:Flag of the United States.svg United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colorado Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
6 May File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Jenks Shipbuilding Company Eastland Passenger ship for the Michigan Steamship Company
13 May File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Commonwealth King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
13 May File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Pallion Clan Macneil Turret type Cargo ship for Clan Line[6]
14 May File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Greenwood cargo ship For Tyneside Line Ltd.[7]
20 May File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg Almaz Cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
22 May File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionic Athenic-class ocean liner for the White Star Line
26 May File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Schichau Danzig Elsass Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
2 June File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Union Iron Works Mare Island, California Tacoma Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
9 June File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A4 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
13 June File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Brighton Passenger ship for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
27 June File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Roon Roon-class armored cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
2 July File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1 Chain Ferry For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[8]
8 July File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S119 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy[2]
9 July File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany AG Weser Bremen Bremen Bremen-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
9 July File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Macedonia Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[9]
23 July File:Flag of the United States.svg United States William R. Trigg Company Richmond, Virginia Galveston Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
23 July File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport King Edward VII King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
25 July File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Hamburg Bremen-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
25 July File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mecidiye Protected cruiser for the Ottoman Navy
25 July File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Mongolia Cargo liner for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
July File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy Società Esercizio Baccini Genoa Regina Elena Barque for Pietro Milesi, Genoa
1 August File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg Zhemchug Protected cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
8 August File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Chantier Naval Anversois Antwerp Helsingfors Passenger ship For Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget
11 August File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Govan Armadale Castle Passenger ship For the Union-Castle Line
22 August File:Flag of the United States.svg United States William Cramp & Sons,|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-class cruiser For the United States Navy
25 August File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness Dominion King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
August File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg Slava Borodino-class battleship for the Imperial Russian Navy
12 September File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania-class cruiser for the United States Navy
18 September File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Hessen Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
22 September File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig Berlin Bremen-class cruiser For the Imperial German Navy
23 September File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Redwood Cargo ship For Tyneside Line Ltd.[10]
24 September File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick Hampshire Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
September File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Burmeister and Wain Copenhagen Pacific Cable ship for the Great Northern Telegraph Company
1 October File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg Izumrud Cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
4 October File:Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918).svg Austria-Hungary Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Erzherzog Karl Erzherzog Karl-class battleship For the Austro-Hungarian Navy
7 October File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Clydebank Carnarvon Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
8 October File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Antrim Devonshire-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
8 October File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast President Lincoln Passenger ship For Hamburg America Line.[11]
10 October File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bellingen Alma Doepel Schooner
30 October File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany AG Vulkan Stettin Preussen Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
2 November File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey Manchuria Ocean liner for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
2 November File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Kanagawa Otowa Cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
7 November File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Enchantress Yacht For Admiralty
21 November File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baltic Ocean liner for the White Star Line
1 December File:Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg Sweden Kockums Shipyard Malmö Manligheten Äran-class coastal defence ship for the Royal Swedish Navy
15 December File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kenilworth Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.[12]
17 December File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Durham Castle Ocean liner for the Union-Castle Line
17 December File:Flag of France.svg France FCM La Seyne Patrie République-class battleship for the French Navy
19 December File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Hindustan King Edward VII-class battleship for the Royal Navy
19 December File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Servian Passenger ship For Hamburg America Line.[13]
December File:Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918).svg Austria-Hungary Pola Sankt Georg Armoured cruiser for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
2nd Quarter File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth W.B.C. No. 1 Hopper barge For Wallsend Borough Council.[14]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Atalanta Steam drifter For Lewis Duthie.[15]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ant Steam drifter For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[16]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Boy George Steam drifter For Charles A. Webster.[17]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Faith Lighter For John Charles Raper.[18]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Isabella Ferguson Steam drifter For Catherine McLaren.[19]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Chicago, Illinois John Crerar Cargo ship For private owner.[20]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Lively Hope Steam drifter For William Gardiner.[21]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Magnet Steam drifter For James Farquhar.[22]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Rubicon Steam drifter For Alexander Clark.[23]
Unknown date File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Thurne Steam drifter For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. The submarine torpedo boat A-5 was originally laid down as Pike (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6) on 10 December 1900 at San Francisco, Calif., by Union Iron Works, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co., of New York; launched on 14 January 1903; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm, the wife of the naval constructor at Union Iron Works
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote. Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. p. 44. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
  3. ↑ "White Swan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cameronian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Marmora". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Launches & Trial Trips". The Marine Engineer. 25: 109. June 1, 1903.
  7. ↑ "Greenwood". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Macedonia". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Redwood". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "President Lincoln". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kenilworth Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "President Grant". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "W.B.C. No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Atalanta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ant". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Boy George". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Faith". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Isabella Ferguson". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  20. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
  21. ↑ "Lively Hope". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Magnet". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Rubicon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "Thurne". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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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