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

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

## References

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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. ^ a b c 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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