The list of ship launches in 1903 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1903. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes 12 January Armstrong Whitworth Elswick for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery. 14 January Union Iron Works San Francisco, California for the United States Navy, sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm 15 JanuaryVickers, Sons & Maxim Barrow-in-Furnessfor the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery. 15 January Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth for the Royal Navy 16 January Ville de Rouen — Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre for: Soc. Anonyme de Vapeur Longs Courriers 17 January Épieu Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre for the French Navy 31 January Lagunitas stern wheel ferry W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California 4 February Schichau-Werke Elbing for the Imperial German Navy 13 February Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne for the Royal Navy 9 February Ansaldo Genoa for the Imperial Japanese Navy 14 February Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne for the Royal Navy 19 February Servian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line26 FebruaryColumbusPassenger shipHarland & WolffBelfastFor Dominion Line 28 February Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Swan Line Ltd. February Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut for the Great Northern Steamship Company 3 March Petschili Barque Blohm+Voss Hamburg for F. Laeisz 7 March Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey for the United States Navy 9 March Vickers Barrow in Furness for the Royal Navy18 MarchClan MacalisterCargo shipArchibald McMillan & SonDumbartonFor Clan Line18 MarchCargo shipGourlay BrothersDundeeFor the Great Eastern Railway 21 March Schichau-Werke Elbing for the Imperial German Navy 26 March Coaster Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For F. B. Cameron. 1 April Catapulte Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre for the French Navy 4 April The Queen Passenger ship William Denny & Bros Dumbarton for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway 9 April Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 15 April Vickers Barrow in Furness for the Royal Navy 16 April Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut for the Great Northern Steamship Company 18 April Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia for the United States Navy 25 April William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the United States Navy 28 April Arbalète Arquebuse-class destroyer Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre for the French Navy 6 May Passenger ship Jenks Shipbuilding Company for the Michigan Steamship Company 13 May Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan for the Royal Navy 13 May Turret type Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Pallion for Clan Line 14 May cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Tyneside Line Ltd. 20 May Cruiser Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg for the Imperial Russian Navy 22 May Harland & Wolff Belfast for the White Star Line 26 May Schichau Danzig for the Imperial German Navy 29 May Pistolet Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes for the French Navy 29 May Bélier Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes for the French Navy 2 June Union Iron Works Mare Island, California for the United States Navy 9 June Vickers Barrow in Furness for the Royal Navy 13 June Passenger ship William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 26 June Bombarde Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre for the French Navy 27 June Roon-class armored cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Kiel for the Imperial German Navy 2 July Iméréthie Steel, schooner-rigged screw steamer; 3,400 GRT Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne for the Compagnie de Navigation Arménienne et Marocaine 2 July B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1 Chain Ferry Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Blyth Harbour Commissioners. 8 July Schichau-Werke Elbing for the Imperial German Navy 9 JulyAG Weser Bremenfor the Imperial German Navy 9 July Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 23 July William R. Trigg Company Richmond, Virginia for the United States Navy 23 July Devonport Dockyard Devonport for the Royal Navy 25 JulyAG Vulcan Stettinfor the Imperial German Navy 25 July Protected cruiserWilliam Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Ottoman Navy 25 July Cargo liner New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 30 July Malou Steel, schooner-rigged screw steamer; 5,579 GRT Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne for Eugene Salles July Barque Società Esercizio Baccini Genoa for Pietro Milesi, Genoa 1 August Protected cruiserSredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg for the Imperial Russian Navy 8 August Passenger ship Chantier Naval Anversois Antwerp For Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget 11 August Passenger ship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Govan For the Union-Castle Line 22 August Loutre Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort for the French Navy 22 August For the United States NavyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 25 August Vickers Barrow in Furness for the Royal Navy August Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg for the Imperial Russian Navy 10 September Dard Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Le Grand-Quevilly for the French Navy 12 September Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia for the United States Navy 18 September Germaniawerft Kiel for the Imperial German Navy22 SeptemberKaiserliche Werft DanzigDanzigFor the Imperial German Navy22 September Yunnan Steel, schooner-rigged, twin-screw steamer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For Est Asiatique Français 23 September Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Tyneside Line Ltd. 24 September cruiser Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick for the Royal Navy September Pacific Cable ship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen for the Great Northern Telegraph Company 1 October CruiserSredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg for the Imperial Russian Navy4 OctoberStabilimento Tecnico TriestinoTriesteFor the Austro-Hungarian Navy 7 October cruiser William Beardmore and Company Clydebank for the Royal Navy 8 October cruiser John Brown & Company Clydebank for the Royal Navy 8 October Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Hamburg America Line. 8 October Protée Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg for the French Navy 10 October Schooner Bellingen 22 October Baliste Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Le Grand-Quevilly for the French Navy 30 October AG Vulkan Stettin for the Imperial German Navy 2 November Ocean liner New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. 2 November Cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Kanagawa for the Imperial Japanese Navy 5 November Castor Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort for the French Navy 7 November Yacht Harland & Wolff Belfast For Admiralty 21 November Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast for the White Star Line 24 November Lynx Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg for the French Navy 1 December Perle Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon for the French Navy 1 DecemberManlighetenÄran-class coastal defence shipKockums Shipyard Malmöfor the Royal Swedish Navy 15 December Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Union-Castle Line. 17 December Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan for the Union-Castle Line 17 DecemberForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seynefor the French Navy 19 December John Brown & Company Clydebank for the Royal Navy 19 December Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Hamburg America Line. December Armoured cruiserPola for the Austro-Hungarian Navy 2nd Quarter W.B.C. No. 1 Hopper barge Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Wallsend Borough Council. Unknown date Atalanta Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Lewis Duthie. Unknown date Ant Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd. Unknown date Boy George Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Charles A. Webster. Unknown date Faith Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber For John Charles Raper. Unknown date Isabella Ferguson Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Catherine McLaren.Unknown date Cargo shipChicago Shipbuilding Company.Chicago, IllinoisFor private owner. Unknown date Lively Hope Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For William Gardiner. Unknown date Magnet Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For James Farquhar. Unknown date Rubicon Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Alexander Clark. Unknown date Thurne Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.
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