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.
10 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minnetonka Passenger ship For Atlantic Transport Line.[1]
19 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Luxmi Passenger ship For Bank Line.[2]
22 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cedarton Cargo ship For Matthews Steamship Co.[3]
22 January United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Ornais Cargo ship For Paul Duval.[4]
24 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Glenshiel Cargo ship For Glen Line.[5]
24 January  Japan Mitsubishi Kobe Submarine No. 84 (Ro-63) Type L4 submarine For Imperial Japanese Navy
5 February United Kingdom Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness Dashwood Collier For Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.
6 February United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend-on-Tyne Aurania Ocean liner For Cunard Line
8 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cable Enterprise Cable layer For Western Telegraph Co.[6]
21 February United Kingdom Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble A.P.O.C No. 13 Oil barge For Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd.[7]
21 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Birchton Cargo ship For Matthews Steamship Co.
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 French Navy.
22 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cariboo Refrigerated cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[8]
24 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Inverbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[9]
25 March United Kingdom Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness Glanrhyd Collier For Harries Bros. & Co.
17 April United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Memphis Omaha-class cruiser For United States Navy.
21 April  Japan Fujinagata Shipyards Osaka Asanagi Kamikaze-class destroyer For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 April United Kingdom Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble Khuzistan Cargo ship For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[10]
23 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Glenbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[11]
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 and Brothers Dumbarton, Scotland Dinard Ferry
2 May United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Gallium Cargo ship For A. Lemoine et Fils.[12]
2 May United Kingdom J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd Woolston Jamnagar Coaster For 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.
20 May United Kingdom Vickers Ltd Barrow-in-Furness Orama Cargo liner For Orient Steam Navigation Company.
21 May France Arsenal de Brest Brest Primauguet Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser For French Navy.
2 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Birchbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[13]
3 June United Kingdom D. and W. Henderson and Company Glasgow Tonbridge Cargo ship For Southern Railway
17 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minster Ferry For Southern Railway.[14]
17 June United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Rio Dorado Cargo ship For Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[15]
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
1 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Papuan Chief Cargo ship For Steamship Trading Co.[16]
2 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Asuka Maru Cargo ship For Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line.[17]
3 July United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Tullochmoor Cargo ship For Moor Line Ltd.[18]
7 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cedarbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[19]
17 July United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine V-1 Barracuda-class submarine For United States Navy.
21 July United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Sheaf Crest Cargo ship For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[20]
19 August  Japan Mitsubishi Kobe Submarine No. 79 (Ro-64) Type L4 submarine For Imperial Japanese Navy.
3 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Comliebank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[21]
3 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elmworth Cargo ship For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd.[22]
11 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Statendam Passenger ship For Holland America Line.[23]
26 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Procris Cargo ship For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd.[24]
29 September France Saint Nazaire Léopard Chacal-class destroyer For French Navy.
30 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Inverglass Tanker For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[25]
September United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Princess Kathleen Cargo liner For Canadian Pacific Steamships
September  Germany G. Seebeck AG Wesermünde Rosemarie Fishing trawler For Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG
1 October United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Uskmoor Cargo ship For Moor Line Ltd.[26]
13 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Clydebank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[27]
13 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Redline No.1 Tanker For British Mexican Petroleum Company.[28]
16 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Razmak Passenger ship For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[29]
28 October  Germany J. C. Tecklenborg AG Wesermünde Arthur Duncker Fishing trawler For Kämpf & Meyer.
28 October United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Sheaf Water Cargo ship For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[30]
15 November  Germany J. C. Tecklenborg AG Wesermünde Fritz Reiser Fishing trawler For Kämpf & Meyer.
25 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Fendris Cargo ship For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd.[31]
26 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oakworth Cargo ship For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd.[32]
9 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Thistleros Cargo ship For Allan Black & Co.[33]
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 French Navy.
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
2nd Quarter United Kingdom Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble Cory Oil No. 1 Steam tank barge For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd.[34]
2nd Quarter United Kingdom Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble Cory Oil No. 2 Steam tank barge For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd.[35]
4th Quarter United Kingdom Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Amble Roger Beck Pilot boat For Swansea Pilot Boat Co. Ltd.[36]
Unknown date United States Alexander Hamilton Steamship For Hudson River Day Line
Unknown date United Kingdom Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow Algerian Steamship For Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd.[37]
Unknown date  Germany 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 I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Menna Paddle steamer For Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Carnarvon.[38]
Unknown date United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Penelope Paul Barge For Baul Bros. Ltd.[39]
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 Kingdom Irvines Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Salmonpool Cargo ship For Sir R. Ropner & Sons.[40]
Unknown date  Italy Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino. Trieste Salvore Cargo ship For private owner.[41]
Unknown date United Kingdom J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd Woolston Satellite Tender For Trinity House[42]
Unknown date United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Seaman Tug For United Towing Co. Ltd.[43]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 10 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 11 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 12 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 13 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 14 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 15 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 16 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama T.C.I. No. 17 Barge For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.[44]
Unknown date United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. Blyth Tullochmoor Cargo ship For private owner.[45]
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.

References

  1. ^ "Minnetonka". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Luxmi". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cedarton". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ornais". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Glenshiel". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Cable Enterprise". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ "A.P.O.C No. 13". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cariboo". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Inverbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Khuzistan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Glenbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Gallium". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Birchbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Minster". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Rio Dorado". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Papuan Chief". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Asuka Maru". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Tullochmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Sheaf Crest". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Comliebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Elmworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Statendam". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Procris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Inverglass". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Uskmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Clydebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Redline No.1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Razmak". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  30. ^ "Sheaf Water". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Fendris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  32. ^ "Oakworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  33. ^ "Thistleros". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  34. ^ "Cory Oil No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Cory Oil No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  36. ^ "Roger Beck". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  37. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
  38. ^ "Menna". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Penelope Paul". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  40. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
  41. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
  42. ^ Carter 1998, p. not cited.
  43. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.
  44. ^ a b c d e f g h "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  45. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 466–67.
Sources
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  • 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.