List of ship launches in 1902
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The list of ship launches in 1902 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1902. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.
Date | Country | Builder and Location | Ship | Class and type | Notes |
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February 1 | United States | Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey | Plunger | Plunger-class submarine | |
February 11 | United States | Burlee Dry Dock Co, Staten Island, New York | Noma | Yacht | for William Bateman Leeds |
February 11 | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn | Velox | Turbine-powered torpedo-boat destroyer | for Royal Navy[1] |
February 20 | United States | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Kroonland | Ocean liner | for International Mercantile Marine |
February 25 | United Kingdom | Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | for DDG Hansa | ||
March 8 | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland | Panama | Passenger ship | for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company |
March 8 | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth, England | Queen | London-class battleship | for the Royal Navy |
March 22 | United States | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Barry | Bainbridge-class destroyer | for the United States Navy |
March 22 | German Empire | AG Weser, Bremen | Frauenlob | Gazelle-class cruiser | for the Imperial German Navy |
March 22 | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick | Lancaster | Monmouth-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
March 23 | France | Chantiers de France, Dunquerque | Adolphe | 4-masted barque | for Ant. Dom. Bordes et Fils |
March 25 | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent | Prince of Wales | London-class battleship | for the Royal Navy |
March 26 | United Kingdom | Gourlay Bros, Dundee, Scotland | Brussels | Passenger ferry | for the Great Eastern Railway |
April 22 | German Empire | AG Weser, Bremen | Arcona | Gazelle-class cruiser | for the Imperial German Navy |
April 22 | United States | Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey | Aztec | Yacht | [2] |
April 22 | German Empire | Rickmers Schiffbau AG, Bremerhaven | Herzogin Cecilie | 4-masted barque | |
April 23 | Kingdom of Italy | Venice Naval Arsenal, Venice | Francesco Ferruccio | Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser | for the Regia Marina |
April 24 | United States | Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware | Hopkins | Bainbridge-class destroyer | for the United States Navy |
April | United Kingdom | A Rodger & Co, Port Glasgow, Scotland | Arrow | 4-masted barque | for Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd. |
April | United Kingdom | Alexander Watson, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Mount Royal | Sternwheeler | for the Hudson's Bay Company |
May 7 | German Empire | Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde | Preußen | Barque | for F. Laeisz |
May 8 | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Duchess of Montrose | Paddle steamer | for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company |
May 9 | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness | Holland 3 | Holland-class submarine | for the Royal Navy |
May 20 | Russian Empire | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | Pamiat Merkuria | Bogatyr-class cruiser | for the Imperial Russian Navy |
May 23 | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness, England | Holland 4 | Holland-class submarine | for the Royal Navy |
June 10 | United Kingdom | Holland Torpedo Boat Co | Holland 5 | Holland-class submarine | for the Royal Navy |
June 14 | United States | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California | Paul Jones | Bainbridge-class destroyer | for the United States Navy |
June 18 | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth, England | Encounter | Challenger-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
June 21 | United States | Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Denver | Denver-class cruiser | for the United States Navy |
June 21 | United States | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Finland | Ocean liner | for the Red Star Line |
June 21 | German Empire | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg | Friedrich Carl | Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser | for the Imperial German Navy |
June 21 | United States | Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware | Hull | Bainbridge-class destroyer | for the United States Navy |
July 5 | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, Ireland | Iowa | Passenger ship | |
July 9 | United Kingdom | Vickers, Barrow in Furness, England | A1 | A-class submarine | for the Royal Navy |
July 10 | United States | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts | Thomas W. Lawson | Schooner | for the Coastwise Transportation Co, Boston |
July 19 | Russian Empire | Galerniy Island yard, Saint Petersburg | Oryol | Borodino-class battleship | for the Imperial Russian Navy |
July 31 | United States | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California | Grampus | Plunger-class submarine | sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay [3] |
August 6 | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend | Carpathia | Ocean liner | Cunard Line |
August 7 | France | Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire | Laënnec | Full-rigged ship | |
August 9 | German Empire | Germaniawerft, Kiel | G113 | S90-class torpedo boat | for the Imperial German Navy[4] |
August 12 | German Empire | AG Vulcan, Stettin | Kaiser Wilhelm II | Ocean liner | for Norddeutscher Lloyd |
August 21 | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland | Cedric | Ocean liner | for the White Star Line |
August 21 | German Empire | Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau & Machinen Fabrik, Bremen-Vegesack | Prinz Adalbert | Ocean liner | for the Hamburg America Line |
September 4 | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland | Donegal | Monmouth-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
September 4 | France | Arsenal de Brest, Brest | République | République-class battleship | for the French Navy |
September 10 | German Empire | Schichau-Werke, Elbing | S115 | S90-class torpedo boat | for the Imperial German Navy[4] |
September 18 | France | Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire | Haudaudine | Full-rigged ship | for |
September 20 | United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Berwick | Monmouth-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
September 20 | United States | Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts | Des Moines | Denver-class cruiser | for the United States Navy |
September | Russian Empire | Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg | Knyaz Suvorov | Borodino-class battleship | for the Imperial Russian Navy |
October 4 | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste | Babenberg | Habsburg-class battleship | for the Austro-Hungarian Navy |
October 11 | United States | Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland | Mackinac | Patrol boat | for the United States Revenue Cutter Service |
October 11 | United States | Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland | Winnisimmet | Tugboat | for the United States Revenue Cutter Service |
October 14 | German Empire | Schichau-Werke, Elbing | S116 | S90-class torpedo boat | for the Imperial German Navy[4] |
October 22 | Kingdom of Italy | Giovanni Ansaldo & Compagnia | Kasuga | Kasuga-class cruiser | for the Imperial Japanese Navy |
October 29 | United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, Wales | Cornwall | Monmouth-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
November 15 | Empire of Japan | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Niitaka | Niitaka-class cruiser | for the Imperial Japanese Navy |
November 15 | United Kingdom | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, County Durham | Yamuna | Passenger ship | for the British India Line |
November 28 | United Kingdom | Gourlay Bros, Dundee | Batavier V | Passenger ship | for the Batavier Line, Rotterdam |
December 11 | German Empire | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel | Undine | Gazelle-class cruiser | for the Imperial German Navy |
December 16 | United Kingdom | London & Glasgow Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland | Cumberland | Monmouth-class cruiser | for the Royal Navy |
December 15 | Empire of Japan | Kure Naval Arsenal | Tsushima | Niitaka-class cruiser | for the Imperial Japanese Navy |
December 18 | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff, Belfast | Arabic | Ocean liner | for White Star Line |
December 20 | German Empire | Germaniawerft, Kiel | Braunschweig | Braunschweig-class battleship | for the Imperial German Navy |
Unknown date[]
- Alaskan ( United States Navy): Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
- Andree Rickmers ( German Empire): Cargo ship by Rickmers AG for Norddeutscher Lloyd.
- Arizonan ( United States Navy): Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
- Burbo Bank ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by J Blumer & Co, Sunderland for Fenwick Shipping Co Ltd.
- Columbia ( United States): Passenger ship built at Wyandotte, Michigan
- Delfin ( Imperial Russian Navy): Submarine by Krupp AG, Saint Petersburg for Imperial Russian Navy.
- Druid ( United States Navy): Steam yacht by Burlee Dry Dock Company, Staten Island, New York for W W Dwyer.
- Fantana ( United States Navy): Motorboat by Gas Engine and Power Company; and Charles L. Seabury and Sons Company, Morris Heights, New York.
- General Putnam ( United States Navy): Ferry by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware for John E Moore & Co, New York City.
- Heather ( United States): Yacht by Greenport Yacht & Basin Company, Long Island, New York.
- J. M. Guffey ( United States Navy): Tanker by New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey for Gulf Refining Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- John B. Cowle ( United States): Bulk freighter by Jenks Shipbuilding Co for Cowle Transportation Co.
- Louisa Heartwell ( United Kingdom): Lifeboat by Thames Iron Works, Leamouth, London for Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- Nahma ( United States Navy): Motor boat.
- Paul Palmer ( United States): Schooner by George L Welt, Waldoboro, Maine for William H Palmer.
- Pocomoke ( United States Navy): Tugboat for Menhaden Products Company, Newport, Rhode Island.
- Prinz Sigismund ( Germany): Cargo liner by Neptun Werft, Rostock for Hamburg-Amerika Line.
- Rapallo ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Furness Withy, West Hartlepool for Holland-Amerika Line, Rotterdam.
- Szell Kalman ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Wigham Richardson & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne for Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Company.
- Texan ( United States Navy): Passenger ship by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
- Virginia ( United States Navy): Schooner by F W McCullough, Norfolk, Virginia for W M Holland.
References[]
- ^ Friedman 2009, p. 304
- ^ "Aztec". Forest and Stream. Vol. 58. May 3, 1902. p. 352. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
originally laid down as Grampus (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4) 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 31 July 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay, wife of the Superintendent of Construction at Union Iron Works
- ^ a b c Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 44
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- 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.
External links[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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