List of ship launches in 1924
The list of ship launches in 1924 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1924.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class |
Notes |
|---|
| 5 January |
 United States |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
S-47 |
S-class submarine |
For United States Navy |
| 6 February |
 United Kingdom |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson |
Wallsend-on-Tyne |
Aurania |
Ocean liner |
For Cunard Line |
| 23 February |
United Kingdom |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
De Grasse |
Ocean liner |
For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
| 15 March |
 Japan |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
Maizuru, Kyoto |
Hatakaze |
Kamikaze-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 21 March |
 France |
Arsenal de Lorient |
|
La Motte-Picquet |
Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser |
For Marine Nationale |
| 17 April |
United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Memphis |
Omaha-class cruiser |
|
| 21 April |
Japan |
Fujinagata Shipyards |
Osaka |
Asanagi |
Kamikaze-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 23 April |
United Kingdom |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
Troon |
Medway Queen |
Paddle steamer |
For New Medway Steam Packet Company |
| 23 April |
Japan |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
Sasebo, Nagasaki |
Yūnagi |
Kamikaze-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 2 May |
United Kingdom |
William Denny & Bros Ltd |
Dumbarton, Scotland |
Dinard |
ferry |
|
| 2 May |
United Kingdom |
J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd |
Woolston |
Jamnagar |
Coaster |
For HH The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar |
| 3 May |
United States |
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock |
San Pedro, California |
Catalina |
Passenger ship |
For William Wrigley Jr. |
| 19 May |
United Kingdom |
Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd |
Glasgow |
Takliwa |
Cargo liner |
For British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd. |
| 21 May |
France |
Arsenal de Brest |
Brest |
Primauguet |
Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser |
For Marine Nationale |
| 18 June |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Limited |
Barrow in Furness |
Adventure |
Minelaying cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 June |
United Kingdom |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
Hector |
Cargo liner |
For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd |
| 17 July |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
V-1 |
Barracuda-class submarine |
For United States Navy |
| 29 September |
France |
|
Saint Nazaire |
Léopard |
Chacal-class destroyer |
For Marine Nationale |
| September |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Princess Kathleen |
Cargo liner |
For Canadian Pacific Steamships |
| 5 December |
 Canada |
Saint John Shipbuilding |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
Kipawo |
Ferry |
First ship built by the yard. For Dominion Atlantic Railway |
| 10 December |
 Australia |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney |
Cape Leeuwin |
Lighthouse tender |
For Queensland Department of Commerce |
| 14 October |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
Letitia |
Ocean liner |
For Anchor-Donaldson Ltd |
| 27 November |
Japan |
Uraga Dock Company |
Uraga |
Oite |
Kamikaze-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 6 December |
France |
Chantiers Navals Français |
Caen |
Ouragan |
Bourrasque-class destroyer |
For Marine Nationale |
| 27 December |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
V-2 |
Barracuda-class submarine |
For United States Navy |
| 28 December |
 Italy |
Ansaldo |
La Spezia |
Leonardo da Vinci |
Ocean liner |
For Società di Navigazione Transatlantica |
| Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Alexander Hamilton |
Steamship |
For Hudson River Day Line |
| Unknown date |
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Neptun AG |
Rostock |
Alk |
Cargo ship |
For Roland Linie AG |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
Jarrow |
Antenor |
Ocean liner |
For Alfred Holt and Company |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
Centaur |
Cargo liner |
For Alfred Holt and Company |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Workman, Clark & Co Ltd |
Belfast |
City of Venice |
Passenger ship |
For Ellerman Lines |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd |
West Hartlepool |
Corinthic |
Cargo ship |
For W H Cockerline & Co Ltd, Hull |
| Unknown date |
United States |
American Ship Building Company |
Lorain, Ohio |
Greater Buffalo |
Paddlewheeler |
For Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp |
Morris Heights, New York |
Janey III |
Yacht |
For Clifford C Hemphill |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Furness Shipbuilding |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
Kamloops |
Lake freighter |
For Canada Steamship Lines |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Philip and Son |
Dartmouth |
Kingswear Castle |
Paddle steamer |
For Great Western Railway |
| Unknown date |
Germany |
AG Weser |
Bremen |
Klio |
Cargo ship |
For Neptun Line |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Levenwood |
Coaster |
For Joseph Constantine & Co Ltd |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Greenock |
Razmak |
Passenger ship |
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| Unknown date |
 Denmark |
Burmeister & Wain Maskin og Skibsbyggeri |
Copenhagen |
Rigel |
Cargo ship |
For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab |
| Unknown date |
United States |
New Jersey Transportation & Drydock Co |
Wilmington, Delaware |
Yale |
Passenger ship |
|
| Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Zodiac |
Schooner |
For William H. Hand, Jr. |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd |
Woolston |
Satellite |
Tender |
For Trinity House[1] |
|
References
- ↑ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
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