List of ship launches in 1914

The list of ship launches in 1914 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1914.


Date Navy/Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
16 January  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Agapenor Cargo ship For Ocean Steam Ship Company. 7550 Gross Tons[1]
17 January  Austria-Hungary Ganz-Danubius Fiume Szent István Tegetthoff-class battleship For Austro-Hungarian Navy
29 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Euripides Passenger ship For Aberdeen Line.
29 January  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V25 V25-class torpedo boat For Kaiserliche Marine.[2]
7 February  United Kingdom Yarrow Scotstoun Landrail Laforey-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[3]
11 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mississippi Passenger ship For Atlantic Transport Co.[4]
21 February  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Kronprinz Wilhelm König-class battleship For Imperial German navy
21 February  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V26 V25-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
24 February  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Fritz diesel motor ship
25 February  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Lance Laforey-class destroyer For Royal Navy
26 February  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Britannic Olympic-class ocean liner For Royal Navy
Sister ship of Titanic
26 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Lydiard Laforey-class destroyer For Royal Navy
28 February  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S32 V25-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
12 March  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Aydon Cargo ship For Aydon Steamship Co. Ltd.[5]
12 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Falstria Cargo ship For East Asiatic CoEast Asiatic Co.[6]
14 March  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California K-3 K-class submarine For United States Navy
17 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts K-5 K-class submarine For United States Navy
19 March  United States Moran Company Seattle, Washington K-4 K-class submarine For United States Navy
23 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Oklahoma Nevada-class battleship For United States Navy
26 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts K-6 K-class submarine For United States Navy
26 March  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V27 V25-class torpedo boat For Kaiserliche Marine.[2]
4 April  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S33 V25-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
8 April  United Kingdom Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd West Hartlepool, Co Durham Pengreep Cargo ship For R B Chellew Steam Navigation Company
22 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Egori Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[7]
22 April  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McDougal O'Brien-class destroyer For United States Navy
23 April  United Kingdom E11 E-class submarine For Royal Navy
25 April  Germany AG Weser Bremen Regensburg Graudenz-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
11 May  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Kingsholm Tug For W. M. Butler & Co (Bristol) Ltd.[8]
13 June  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S34 V25-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
20 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California K-7 K-class submarine For United States Navy
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Arapaho tug For United States Navy[9]
 Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Bismarck Imperator-class ocean liner For Hamburg America Line
24 June  United Kingdom William Denny Dunbarton Princess Margaret Passenger liner For Canadian Pacific Railway[10]
7 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orbita Ocean liner For Pacific Steam Navigation Company[11]
9 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lalandia Cargo ship For Western Australian Government, completed as Kangaroo.[12]
9 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Statendam Ocean Liner For Holland America Line[13]
11 July  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California K-8 K-class submarine For United States Navy
11 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Nevada Nevada-class battleship For United States Navy
20 July  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania O'Brien O'Brien-class destroyer For United States Navy
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Mohave tug For United States Navy[14] (or 20 June[15])
6 August  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Hebburn, Tyneside Murray Admiralty M-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[3]
8 August  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Elswick, Tyne and Wear Bjørgvin Nidaros-class coastal defence ship For Royal Norwegian Navy[16]
15 August  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Tillamook tug For United States Navy[17]
19 August  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholson O'Brien-class destroyer For United States Navy
22 August  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Ericsson O'Brien-class destroyer For United States Navy
4 September  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse, Govan Tuscania Passenger liner For Anchor Line[18]
5 September  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Ark Royal Seaplane carrier For Royal Navy.[19]
8 September  United Kingdom Workman, Clark and Company Belfast Ebro Ocean Liner For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company[20]
21 September  Spain SECN Ferrol Jaime I España-class battleship For Spanish Navy.[21]
30 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Glasgow Apapa Passenger ship For Elder Dempster Line.[22]
12 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Scotstoun Manly Yarrow M-class destroyer [3]
20 October  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Ltd Dumbarton, Scotland Princess Irene Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Railway
31 October  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Barham Queen Elizabeth-class battleship For Royal Navy
4 November  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan, Scotland Valiant Queen Elizabeth-class battleship For Royal Navy
17 November  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport, England Royal Oak Revenge-class battleship For Royal Navy
19 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Almanzora Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line.[23]
21 November  Germany Schichau-Werke Danzig Elbing Pillau-class light cruiser For Kaiserliche Marine
19 December  Australia Cockatoo Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Huon River-class torpedo-boat destroyer For Royal Australian Navy
31 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Belgenland Passenger ship For International Navigation Co. Completed as Belgic.
3rd Quarter  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Sir William Coaster For John H. Vernon.[24]
Unknown date  Sweden Baychimo Cargo ship For Hudson's Bay Company
Unknown date  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff LTd. Glasgow Egba Cargo ship For Elder Dempster Lines.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Eskburn Steam drifter For Robert Milburn.[26]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Glen Usk Paddle steamer For P. & A. Campbell.[27]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Palmers Ltd. River Tyne Maricopa Tanker For private owner.[28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ocean Emperor Steam drifter For Bloomfields Ltd.[29]
Unknown date  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Pacific Cargo ship For J S Emery Steamship Co
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Allen & Co. Poole Skylark Motor vessel For Jake Bolson.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford The Flame Motor lighter For London Motor Lighterage Co. Ltd.[31]
Unknown date  Norway Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted Tønsberg Viking II Whaler For A/S Tønsberg Hvalfangeri
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph Russell & Co. Port Glasgow War Ermine Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 7 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[33]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 8 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[34]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 9 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[35]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 10 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[36]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 11 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[37]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 12 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[38]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[39]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[40]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[41]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[42]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[43]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Sailing ship For private owner.[44]

References

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  1. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Scotch: Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock: Agapenor". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 36. February 1914. p. 280.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 54.
  3. ^ a b c Friedman 2009, p. 308.
  4. ^ "Mississippi". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Aydon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Falstria". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Egori". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Kingsholm". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 569.
  10. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Wm Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton: Princess Margaret". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 29.
  11. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Orbita". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 30.
  12. ^ "Kangaroo". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Statendam". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. August 1914. pp. 30–32.
  14. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 575.
  15. ^ "Mohave (Fleet Tug No.15)".
  16. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: The Tyne and Wear: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. September 1914. p. 54.
  17. ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 581.
  18. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Alex. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. October 1914. p. 87.
  19. ^ "Ark Royal". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 37. October 1914. pp. 87–88.
  21. ^ Fernandez, Mitiukov & Crawford 2007, p. 73.
  22. ^ "Apapa". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Almanzora". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Sir William". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 394.
  26. ^ "Eskburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  27. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
  28. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
  29. ^ "Ocean Emperor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Skylark". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  31. ^ "The Flame". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  32. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 90.
  33. ^ "7 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  34. ^ "8 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  35. ^ "9 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  36. ^ "10 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  37. ^ "11 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  38. ^ "12 G.W.R." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  40. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  41. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  42. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  43. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  44. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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