List of ship launches in 1909
The list of ship launches in 1909 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1909.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
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16 January | France | FCM | La Seyne | Voltaire | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy |
20 January | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Elswick | Bahia | Bahia-class cruiser | For Brazilian Navy |
23 January | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | Mainz | Kolberg-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
6 February | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Delaware | Delaware-class battleship | For United States Navy |
6 February | Belgium | Chantiers Navals Anversois S.A | Hoboken, Antwerp | Espagne | Cargo ship | For Armement Adolf Deppe |
9 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Karoola | Passenger ship | For McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co.[1] |
15 March | Netherlands | Rijkswerf | Amsterdam | De Zeven Provinciën | Coastal defence ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy |
20 March | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Von der Tann | Unique battlecruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
20 March | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Crusader | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
25 March | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Mallina | Cargo ship | For Australian United Steam Navigation Company |
19 April | United Kingdom | Vickers | Barrow-in-Furness | São Paulo | Minas Geraes-class battleship | For Brazilian Navy |
19 April | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Diderot | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy |
20 April | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Condorcet | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy |
21 April | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Southampton | Nubian | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
22 April | United Kingdom | Vickers | Barrow-in-Furness | Vanguard | St Vincent-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
6 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Berbice | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[3] |
24 May | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Maori | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
3 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leicestershire | Passenger ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[4] |
5 June | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Cöln | Kolberg-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
3 July | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste | Radetzky | Radetzky-class battleship | For Austro-Hungarian Navy |
4 July | France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Danton | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy |
8 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Meltonian | Cargo ship | For Furness Leyland Line.[5] |
10 July | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Kiel | Augsburg | Kolberg-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
31 July | Germany | Bremer Vulcan | Bremen-Vegesack | Toreador | Cargo Ship | For J. D. Stücken |
14 August | Germany | Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik | Hamburg | Iserlohn | Cargo ship | For Deutsche-Australische Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft |
September | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Bremen-Vegesack | Answald | Merchant | Converted as a seaplane carrier in World War I |
14 September | United Kingdom | Palmers | Jarrow | Viking | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
16 September | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie | Tyneside | Zulu | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
25 September | Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Helgoland | Helgoland-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
30 September | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | Ostfriesland | Helgoland-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
30 September | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Portsmouth | Neptune | Neptune-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
16 October | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Beagle | Beagle-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
28 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Balantia | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[6] |
28 October | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Devonport | Indefatigable | Indefatigable-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy |
28 October | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Mirabeau | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy |
30 October | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend | City of Colombo | Cargo Ship | For Ellerman Lines |
12 November | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan | Balmoral Castle | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line |
13 November | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Bulldog | Beagle-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
29 November | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Thüringen | Helgoland-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
11 December | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Foxhound | Beagle-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
23 December | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Utah | Florida-class battleship | For United States Navy |
23 December | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V183 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy[7] |
Date unknown | Germany | Bremer Vulcan | Bremen-Vegesack | Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3 | Merchant | Converted as a seaplane carrier in World War I |
Date unknown | France | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence | Port de Bouc | Espagne | Ocean liner | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Provencal 17 | Tug | For Société Provencale de Remorquage S.A.[8] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Provencal 18 | Tug | For Société Provencale de Remorquage S.A.[9] |
Date unknown | Germany | Bremer Vulcan | Bremen-Vegesack | Reiher | Cargo ship | For Argo Line |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd. | South Shields | Trelissick | Cargo ship | For Hain Steamship Co.[10] |
Date unknown | Canada | Nakusp shipyard | Lower Arrow Lakes | Whatshan | Steam tug | For Canadian Pacific Railway |
References
- ^ "Karoola". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Friedman 2009, p. 305.
- ^ "Berbice". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Leicestershire". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Meltonian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Balantia". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 49.
- ^ "Provencal 17". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Provencal 18". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 102.
- Sources
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
- 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.