List of ship launches in 1913

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The list of ship launches in 1913 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1913. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Ship  | Class  | Notes

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11 January  |  Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S21 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[1]
22 January  |  United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Rio de Janeiro | Dreadnought battleship | For Brazilian Navy
25 January  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Ambuscade | Acasta-class destroyer | For Royal Navy
28 January  |  Germany |  |  | Phönix | Cargo ship | For Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG
8 February  |  United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Parker | Aylwin-class destroyer | For United States Navy
15 February  |  Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S22 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[1]
28 February  |  Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V6 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[2]
1 March  |  Germany | Königliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | König | König-class battleship  | For Imperial German Navy
22 March  |  United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Benham | Aylwin-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
29 March  |  Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S23 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[1]
30 March  |  Italy | La Spezia Naval Base | La Spezia | Andrea Doria | Andrea Doria-class battleship  | For Regia Marina
3 April  |  Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Vaterland | Imperator-class ocean liner | For Hamburg America Line
5 April  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Duncan | Cassin-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
8 April  |  Germany | Joh. C. Tecklenborg | Bremerhaven | Solfels | Cargo ship |
8 April  |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd | Birkenhead | Bergensfjord | Ocean liner | For Norwegian America Line
12 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Katoomba | Passenger ship | For McIlwraith & McEachern & Co.
18 April  |  United Kingdom | Royal Navy Dockyard | Pembroke Dock | Nottingham | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy
19 April  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited | Govan | Calgarian | Ocean liner | For Allan Line Steamship Company Ltd.
20 April  |  France | Naval Group  | Lorient | Provence | Bretagne-class battleship | For French Navy
21 April  |  France | Brest Arsenal | Brest | Bretagne | Bretagne-class battleship | For French Navy
21 April  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Aquitania | Ocean liner |
24 April  |  Italy | Royal Dockyard | Castellammare di Stabia | Duilio | Andrea Doria-class battleship | For Regia Marina
25 April  |  Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V5 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[2]
28 April  |  United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham | Lowestoft | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy
5 May  |  Germany | Vulcan-Werke | Stettin | Grosser Kurfürst | König-class battleship  | For Imperial German Navy
7 May  |  Spain | Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval | Ferrol | Alfonso XIII | España-class battleship | For Spanish Navy.[3]
7 May  |  United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Birmingham | Town-class cruiser  | For Royal Navy
8 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Andes | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[4]
20 May  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cassin | Cassin-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
22 May  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | AE1 | E-class submarine | For Royal Navy
27 May  |  Norway | Karljohansvern | Horten | Garm | Draug-class destroyer  | For Royal Norwegian Navy
4 June  |  Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Markgraf | König-class battleship  | For Imperial German Navy
18 June  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | AE2 | E-class submarine | For Royal Navy
28 June  |  Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S24 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy.[1]
10 July  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Attendant | Passenger tender | For Elder Dempster Lines
17 July  |  Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Derfflinger | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser  | For Imperial German Navy
6 August  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cummings | Cassin-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
3 September  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | Reşadiye | Reşadiye-class battleship  | For Ottoman Navy
4 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Maryland | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co.[5]
30 September  |  France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Lorraine | Bretagne-class battleship  | For French Navy
2 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Orduna | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
16 October  |  United Kingdom | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | Portsmouth | Queen Elizabeth | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship  | For Royal Navy
25 October  |  Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Kiel | Graudenz | Graudenz-class cruiser  | For Imperial German Navy
30 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Alcantara | Passenger ship | For Royal Mail Line
1 November  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Manoa | Steamship | For Matson Line
8 November  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Downes | Cassin-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
12 November  |  United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Glasgow | Benbow | Iron Duke-class battleship  | For Royal Navy
26 November  |  United Kingdom | Plymouth Dockyard | Plymouth | Warspite | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship  | For Royal Navy
27 November  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | Emperor of India | Iron Duke-class battleship  | For Royal Navy
27 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Missouri | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co.[6]
29 November  |  Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | Lützow | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser  | For Imperial German Navy
15 December  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Tiger | Tiger-class battlecruiser  | For Royal Navy
15 December  |  United Kingdom | Barclay Curle | Glasgow | Bandra | Cargo liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[citation needed]
17 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Egba | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[7]
Unknown date  |  United States |  |  | A. Brook Taylor | Fishing trawler | For Virginia Fishing Co.[8]
Unknown date  |  United States | New York Launch & Engine Building Co.  | Morris Heights, New York | Abalone | Motorboat | For Arnold Schlaet.[9]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Anchovy | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[10]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Bonanza | Steamship | For private owner.[11]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Carita | Coaster | For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[12]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  |  | Desabla | Oil tanker |
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Fleurita | Coaster | For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[13]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Haddock | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[14]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Hake | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[15]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Kristianiafjord | Passenger ship | For Norwegian America Line. [16]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Pater | Motor vessel | For The Barge Pirate Co. Ltd.[17]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Sardine | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[18]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau.  | Vegesack | Sierra Salvada | Passenger ship | For private owner.[19]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Whelk | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[20]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Whiting | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[21]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Reiherstieg Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik  | Hamburg | Wotan | Tanker | For Deutsche-Amerikan Petroleum Gesellschaft
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Zealous | Dockyard tanker | For private owner.[22]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | 3 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[23]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | 4 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[24]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | 5 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[25]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | 6 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[26]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Pontoon | For private owner.[27]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Pontoon | For private owner.[28]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[29]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[30]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[31]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[32]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Unnamed | Steamship | For private owner.[33]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 52.
2. ^ a b Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 51.
3. ^ Fernandez, Rafael; Mitiukov, Nicholas & Crawford, Kent (March 2007). "The Spanish Dreadnoughts of the España class". Warship International. 44 (1). Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organization: 63–117. ISSN 0043-0374. OCLC 1647131.
4. ^ "Andes". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
5. ^ "Maryland". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. ^ "Missouri". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
7. ^ "Egba". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
8. ^ "A. Brook Taylor". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2019. "A. Brook Taylor, a wooden-hulled trawler built in 1913 and owned in 1917 by the Virginia Fishing Co., of Ditchly, Va."
9. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (8 February 2016). "Abalone (S. P. 208)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 8 July 2019. "Abalone -- a wooden-hulled motorboat constructed in 1913 at Morris Heights, N.Y., by the New York Launch & Engine Building Co."
10. ^ "Anchovy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
11. ^ "Bonanza". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
12. ^ "Carita". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. ^ "Fleurita". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
14. ^ "Haddock". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
15. ^ "Hake". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
16. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 41.
17. ^ "Pater". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
18. ^ "Sardine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
19. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 468.
20. ^ "Whelk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
21. ^ "Whiting". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
22. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
23. ^ "3 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
24. ^ "4 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
25. ^ "5 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
26. ^ "6 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
27. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
28. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
29. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
30. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
31. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
32. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
33. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

Sources

* Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
* 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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