List of ship launches in 1929
The list of ship launches in 1929 includes a chronological list of notable ships launched in 1929.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
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23 January | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Salt Lake City | Pensacola-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
24 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Highland Hope | Passenger ship | For H. & W. Nelson Ltd.[1] |
24 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Monarch | Ferry | For Ulster Steamship Co.[2] |
25 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cardiff | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co.[3] |
20 February | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Milwaukee | Passenger ship | For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.[4] |
26 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Glasgow | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co.[5] |
6 March | Germany | Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG | Lübeck | Dolly Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
25 March | Japan | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Yokosuka | I-59 (I-159) | Kaidai III-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
28 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Queen | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co.[6] |
10 April | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Actéon | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
10 April | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Henri Poincaré | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
10 April | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Poncelet | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
11 April | France | Chantiers Dubigeon | Nantes | Argo | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
11 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Highland Princess | Passenger ship | For H. & W. Nelson Ltd.[7] |
12 April | France | Chantiers de la Gironde | Gironde | Commandant Teste | Seaplane carrier and tender | For French Navy |
23 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Baron Vernon | Cargo ship | For H. Hogarth & Sons.[8] |
23 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tamare | Tanker | For Lago Shipping Co.[9] |
24 April | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Anthony | A-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
24 April | Japan | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo | I-60 | Kaidai III-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
25 April | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Pensacola | Pensacola-class cruiser | |
25 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Prince | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co.[10] |
25 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Westralia | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Huddart Parker.[11] |
30 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ule | Tanker | For Lago shipping Co.[12] |
9 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Surinam | Tanker | For Lago Shipping Co.[13] |
15 May | Norway | Akers Mekaniske Verksted | Oslo | Fernglen | Cargo ship | For Fearnley & Eger |
22 May | Japan | Uraga Dock | Uraga | Itsukushima | minelayer | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
6 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Lochness | Ferry | For David MacBrayne & Co. |
8 June | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët | Saint-Nazaire | Fresnel | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
10 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Irwin | Ferry | For South Indian Railway.[14] |
13 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Baron Ramsey | Cargo ship | For H. Hogarth & Sons.[15] |
19 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kavak | Cargo ship | For Moss Steamship Co.[16] |
26 June | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Ardent | A-class destroyer | |
27 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Goschen | Ferry | For South Indian Railway[17] |
29 June | United Kingdom | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company | Howden-on-Tyne | Dahohmian | Cargo ship | For United Africa Company |
29 June | Germany | Deschimag Werk A.G | Bremen | Lichtenfels | heavy lift ship | For DDG Hansa[18] |
June | Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Gustav Adolf Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
June | Sweden | Kockums | Malmö | Tai Ping | cargo ship | For Wilh. Wilhelmsen |
3 July | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Chester | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
4 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Llangibby Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line |
9 July | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne | Active | A-class destroyer | |
27 July | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | Tyneside | Antelope | A-class destroyer | |
6 August | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Achéron | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
6 August | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Britannic | Ocean liner | For White Star Line |
8 August | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear | Codrington | A-class destroyer | |
8 August | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Acasta | A-class destroyer | |
21 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kufra | Cargo ship | For James Moss & Co.[19] |
22 August | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs, | Barrow-in-Furness | Arrow | A-class destroyer | |
22 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cuidad de Ascuncion | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co..[20] |
22 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kana | Cargo ship | For Moss Steamship Co.[21] |
August | Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Georg Adolf Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
August | United Kingdom | J. Harker Ltd. | Knottingley | William Kipping | Tanker barge | For J.Harker Ltd.[22] |
5 September | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Northampton | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
6 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ardanbhan | Cargo ship | For Clarke & Service Ltd.[23] |
7 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Houston | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
14 September | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Finkenwerder | Rabat | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei.[24] |
2 October | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Knight of Malta | Cargo liner | For Cassar Co. Ltd.[25] |
4 October | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Achates | A-class destroyer | |
18 October | Germany | Reichsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | Leipzig | Leipzig-class cruiser | |
24 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Amberes | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co.[26] |
24 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | David Livingstone | Cargo ship | For British & African Steamship Co.[27] |
30 October | Germany | Schiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser | Unterweser-Lehe | Oscar Neynaber | Fishing trawler | For Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG |
31 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dorothy Rose | Cargo ship | For Richard Hughes & Co.[28] |
31 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dunbar Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line.[29] |
1 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Carmen Avellaneda | Train ferry | For Entre Ríos Railway Co.[30] |
19 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Winchester Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line.[31] |
4 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dudley Rose | Cargo ship | For Richard Hughes & Co.[32] |
17 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Achimota | Passenger ship | For Huddart Parker. |
18 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mary Slessor | Cargo ship | For British & African Steamship Co.[33] |
19 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Barcelona | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co.[34] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | R. Duncan & Co. Ltd | Port Glasgow | Athelviscount | Tanker | For United Molasses Co. Ltd.[35] |
Date unknown | Norway | Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted | Trondheim | Barøy | Cargo liner | |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Ardrossan Dockyard Co. | Ardrossan | Blairspey | Cargo ship | For Geo. Nisbet & Co. Ltd.[36] |
Date unknown | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Ceuta | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Troon | Cobargo | Coaster | For Illawarra & South Coast Steam Navigation Company.[37] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Napier & Miller Ltd. | Glasgow | Eastern Prince | Cargo liner | For Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd.[38] |
Date unknown | Netherlands | J. Smit | Alblasserdam | Escaut | Cargo ship | For Wm. Muller & Co.[39] |
Date unknown | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Hercules | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Imari | Cargo ship | For private owner.[40] |
Date unknown | Germany | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser | Wesermünde | J. F. Schröder | Fishing trawler | For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG |
Date unknown | Netherlands | NV IJsselwerft | Gorinchem | Marie Richardson | Fishing trawler | For Deutscher Fischerei Gesellschaft AG |
Date unknown | Sweden | Kockums Mekaniske Verkstad. | Malmö | Max Albrecht | Tanker | For Max Albrecht Kommandit.[41] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Northern Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line.[42] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Southern Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line.[42] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tynt | Vikingen | Factory ship | For private owner.[43] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen I | Whaler | For private owner.[44] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen II | Whaler | For private owner.[44] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen III | Whaler | For private owner.[44] |
Date unknown | Germany | Deutsche Werke AG | Kiel | Volkswohl | Fishing trawler | For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG |
Date unknown | Sweden | Björkenäs, Sweden | Yngve | Schooner |
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- ^ "Cardiff". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 475.
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- ^ "Westralia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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- ^ "Surinam". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Irwin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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- ^ "Kufra". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Cuidad de Ascuncion". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Kana". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 215.
- ^ "Ardanbhan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Rabat (5607082)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Knight of Malta". Tyne Built Ships. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Amberes". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "David Livingstone". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Dorothy Rose". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Dunbar Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Carmen Avellaneda". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Winchester Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Dudley Rose". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Mary Slessor". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
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- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 468.
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- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 473.
- ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 474.
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