List of ship launches in 1923

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The list of ship launches in 1923 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1923.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 January	France	Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence	Port-de-Bouc	Général Bonaparte	Passenger ship	For Compagnie Marseillaise de Navires à Vapeur
16 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Davisian	Cargo ship	For F. Leyland.[1]
18 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Inveravon	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[2]
18 January	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 69 (Ro-30)	Kaichū V-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Invergordon	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[3]
1 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Araby	Cargo ship	For David MacIver & Co.[4]
2 February	Denmark	Burmeister & Wain	Copenhagen	Hussar	Luxury yacht	For E F Hutton
2 February[5]	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Sarpedon	Refrigerated[5] Cargo liner	For Blue Funnel Line
15 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Mooltan	Ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
15 February	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 70 (Ro-31)	Kaichū V-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
16 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Delilian	Passenger ship	For F. Leyland & Co.[6]
17 February[7]	United States	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	Dickenson	Cargo ship
13 March[8]	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd[8]	Greenock	Patroclus	Cargo Liner	For Blue Funnel Line
16 March	Japan	Uraga Dock Company	Uraga	Abukuma	Nagara-class cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 March	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 71 (Ro-32)	Kaichū V-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
22 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minnewaska	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Line.
31 March	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	S-43	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
4 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dorelian	Cargo ship	For F. Leyland & Co.[9]
16 April	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Trenton	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy
16 April	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Medusa	Monitor	For United States Navy
17 April	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd	Glasgow	California	Ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
19 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Laguna	Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[10]
19 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Maloja	Ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
28 April	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Deutschland	Ocean liner	For Hamburg-Amerika Line
30 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Oakton	Cargo ship	For Matthews Steamship Co.[11]
30 April	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	S-42	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
19 May	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 72 (Ro-61)	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 May	Germany	G. Seebeck AG	Wesermünde	Fladengrund	Fishing trawler	For Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei.
5 June	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo	Yūbari	Light cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 June	Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Kure	Submarine No. 51 (I-52/I-152)	Kaidai II-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
26 June	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	S-45	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
June	Germany	G. Seebeck AG.	Wesermünde-Geestemünde	Carsten	Fishing trawler	For L. Janssen & Co.
31 July	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Liverpool	Lesbian	Cargo ship	For Ellerman Lines Ltd
14 August	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest	Duguay-Trouin	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser	For Marine Nationale
11 September	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	S-46	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
12 September	Norway	Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted	Trondheim	Nordnorge	Cargo liner	For Ofotens Dampskibsselskap
19 September	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 73 (Ro-62)	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
September	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sheaf Field	Cargo ship	For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[12]
9 October	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Marblehead	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy
11 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Gujarat	Passenger ship	For Bank Line.[13]
12 October	United States			Whitney	Dobbin-class destroyer tender	For United States Navy
2 February	Spain	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval	Ferrol	Almirante Cervera	Almirante Cervera-class cruiser	For Armada Española
26 October	Japan	Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard		Mamiya	Food supply ship	For Imperial Japanese Navy
27 October	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	S-44	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
15 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Invergarry	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[14]
22 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kathiawar	Passenger ship	For Bank Line.[15]
23 November	Germany	Norderwerft AG	Wesermünde	Claus Rickmers	Cargo ship	For Rickmers Reederei
30 October	Japan	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	Maizuru	Matsukaze	Kamikaze-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
8 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lochmonar	Cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[16]
15 December	Finland	Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab	Helsinki	Voima	Icebreaker	For Finnish Board of Navigation
18 December[17]	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Scoresby	Cargo ship	For Headlam & Sons
28 December	United Kingdom	Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	Hereford	Tank barge	For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd.[18]
28 December	United Kingdom	Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	Monmouth	Tank barge	For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd.[19]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Burntisland	Asiatic	Cargo ship	For private owner.[20]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	J. Priestman & Co. Ltd.	Sunderland	Barbara Marie	Cargo ship	For private owner.[21]
Date unknown	Italy	Stabilimento Technico Triestino	Trieste	Carso	Cargo ship	For Lloyd Triestino.[22]
Date unknown	Germany	Neptun AG	Rostock	Charlotte Cords	Cargo ship	For Dampfschiff Gesellschaft August Cords GmbH
Date unknown	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Gera	Cargo ship	For Hamburg America Line.[23]
Date unknown	Germany	Neptun AG	Rostock	Grete	Cargo ship	For C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH
Date unknown	Germany	F Schichau	Hamburg	Heinrich Arp	Cargo ship	For H F C Arp Dampschiffs Reederei
Date unknown	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	H F Bailey	Lifeboat	For Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Date unknown	Germany	Nordseewerke.	Emden	Ilona Siemers	Cargo ship	For G. J. H. Siemers.[24]
Date unknown	Germany	Schiffswerke AG.	Hamburg	Pasajes	Cargo ship	For Oldenburg-Portuguese Line.[25]
Date unknown	Germany	Union Giesserei.	königsberg	Pickhuben	Cargo ship	For H. M. Gehrckens.[26]
Date unknown	Germany	Nüscke & Co	Stettin	Rhenania	Cargo ship	For Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG
Date unknown	United Kingdom	J. Readhead & Sons Ltd.	South Shields	Steelville	Cargo ship	For private owner.[27]
Date unknown	Germany	Stettiner Oderwerke AG	Stettin	Stettin	Cargo ship	For Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Aldous Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Vulcan	Barge	For Harrisons (London) Ltd.[28]

References

1. "Davisian". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "Inveravon". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
3. "Invergordon". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. "Araby". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
5. "1147214". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
6. "Delilian". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7. "2222822". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
8. "1147218". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
9. "Dorelian". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
10. "Laguna". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
11. "Oakton". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
12. "Sheaf Field". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
13. "Gujarat". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
14. "Invergarry". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
15. "Kathiawar". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
16. "Lochmonar". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
17. "1137083". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
18. "Hereford". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
19. "Monmouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
20. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 397.
21. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 439.
22. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 441.
23. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 437.
24. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 470.
25. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 465–66.
26. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 446.
27. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 398.
28. "Vulcan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 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.