List of ship launches in 1904

The list of ship launches in 1904 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1904.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
4 February  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth New Zealand King Edward VII-class battleship For Royal Navy
7 February  United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Expansion twin-screw schooner
3 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Worcestershire Passenger ship For Bibby Line.[1]
26 March  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Stettin Lübeck Bremen-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
31 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dunluce Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.
6 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Virginia Virginia-class battleship For United States Navy
18 April  United Kingdom William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow Kurt Barque For G. H. J. Siemers & Co.
30 April  Austria-Hungary Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Erzherzog Friedrich Erzherzog Karl-class battleship For Austro-Hungarian Navy
30 April  France Arsenal de Brest Brest Démocratie Liberté-class battleship For French Navy
30 April  Germany AG Weser Bremen München Bremen-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
14 May  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Yorck Roon-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
17 May  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Company Quincy, Massachusetts Rhode Island Virginia-class battleship For United States Navy
17 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slievemore Ferry For London and North Western Railway
27 May  Germany Schichau-Werke Danzig Lothringen Braunschweig-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
15 June  Netherlands Rijkswerf Amsterdam Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Coastal defence ship For Royal Netherlands Navy
19 June  Italy La Spezia Naval Base La Spezia Regina Elena Regina Elena-class battleship For Regia Marina
30 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pardo Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[2]
27 August  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Dansborg Cargo ship For A/S D/S Neptun.[3]
27 august  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Hornsea Cargo ship For Sea Steamship Co. Ltd.[4]
27 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Louisiana Connecticut-class battleship For United States Navy
8 September  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Grasmere Coaster For Grasmere Steamship Co. Ltd.[5]
10 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Potaro Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[6]
24 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mamari Passenger ship For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.[7]
29 September  United States New York Naval Yard Brooklyn, New York Connecticut Connecticut-class battleship For United States Navy
7 October  United States Moran Brothers Seattle, Washington Nebraska Virginia-class battleship For United States Navy
11 October  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Georgia Virginia-class battleship For United States Navy
12 October  Italy Castellammare Royal Dockyard Castellammare di Stabia Vittorio Emanuele Regina Elena-class battleship For Regia Marina
27 October  France FCM La Seyne Justice Liberté-class battleship For French Navy
October  Germany Blohm & Voss Craigronald Merchant ship Later named Glyndwr
8 November  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks Leamouth, London Black Prince Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser For Royal Navy
10 November  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Company Quincy, Massachusetts New Jersey Virginia-class battleship For United States Navy
19 November  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Deutschland Deutschland-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
10 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Britannia King Edward VII-class battleship For Royal Navy
Unknown date  Netherlands Bonn & Mees Rotterdam Alcyon Fishing trawler For private owner
Unknown date  United Kingdom Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow Dover Castle Ocean Liner For Union Castle Line.[8]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Ellen Lighter For Samuel Cook.[9]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Excellent Steam drifter For George Garden Sr.[10]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Freya Steam trawler For Fishing Board of Scotland.[11]
Unknown date Canada Canada Bertram Engine Works Co. Ltd Toronto Haddington Cargo ship For private owner.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow Hans Barque For a German owner.[13]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Kathleen Lighter For Avenue Lighter Co. Ltd.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. P. Rennoldson & Sons South Shields Kingfisher Tug For private owner.[15]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Lebanon Steam drifter For .[16]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Olive Steam drifter For William Smith Jr.[17]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Rose Steam drifter For William Findlay.[18]
Unknown date  Netherlands M. van der Kuijl Rotterdam Silvain Fishing trawler For Stoomvisserij Maatschappij Mercurius
Unknown date  United Kingdom W 24 Hopper barge For Admiralty.[19]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Unnamed Lighter For Mr. Sleight.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Worcestershire". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Pardo". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Dansborg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Hornsea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Grasmere". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Potaro". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Mamari". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 21.
  9. ^ "Ellen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Excellent". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  11. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
  12. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  13. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
  14. ^ "Kathleen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 322.
  16. ^ "Lebanon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Olive". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  19. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
  20. ^ "Unnamed". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
Sources
  • 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.