List of ship launches in 1911

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The list of ship launches in 1911 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1911.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
11 January  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V187 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
12 January  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G194 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
14 January  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Arkansas Wyoming-class battleship
1 February  United Kingdom Thames Iron Works Leamouth, London Thunderer Orion-class battleship
2 February  France Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché Nantes Faulx Bouclier-class destroyer [2]
2 February  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Mariotte Submarine [3]
8 February  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V188 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
25 February  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Peking barque For F. Laeisz
28 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Demosthenes Passenger ship For Aberdeen Line.[4]
2 March  France Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire Rochambeau Ocean liner [5]
14 March  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V189 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
14 March  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel U-8 U-5-type submarine For Imperial German Navy[6]
22 March  Germany Naval Dockyard Kiel Kaiser Kaiser-class battleship
28 March  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Goeben Moltke-class battlecruiser
30 March  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Elswick Monarch Orion-class battleship
1 April  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Riviera Ferry For South Eastern and Chatham Railway.[7]
8 April  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G195 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
12 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Galway Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.[8]
12 April  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V190 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
13 April  France Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux Cimeterre Bouclier-class destroyer [2]
13 April  France Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux Dague Bouclier-class destroyer [2]
25 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nomadic Tender For White Star Line.
27 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Traffic Tender For White Star Line.
29 April  United Kingdom Vickers Limited Barrow-in-Furness Princess Royal Lion-class battlecruiser
29 April  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Brumaire Brumaire-class submarine [9]
1 May  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Dalmuir Conqueror Orion-class battleship
2 May  France Dyle et Bacalan Bordeaux Boutefeu Bouclier-class destroyer [2]
12 May  France Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Enseigne Henry Spahi-class destroyer [10]
13 May  Germany AG Weser Bremen Magdeburg Magdeburg-class cruiser
16 May  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Breslau Magdeburg-class cruiser
25 May  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wyoming Wyoming-class battleship
25 May  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G196 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
31 May  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Titanic Olympic-class ocean liner For White Star Line.
1 June  France Arsenal de Toulon Toulon Bernoulli Brumaire-class submarine [9]
2 June  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V191 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
10 June  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Friedrich der Grosse Kaiser-class battleship
23 June  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G197 S138-class torpedo boat [1]
24 June  Austria-Hungary Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Viribus Unitis Tegetthoff-class battleship
27 June  France Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Faraday Brumaire-class submarine [9]
29 June  France Normand Le Havre Bouclier Bouclier-class destroyer [2]
29 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Zealandic Passenger ship For White Star Line.
1 July  United States Col James Schoonmaker Lake freighter
1 July  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipping and Engineering Govan New Zealand Indefatigable-class battlecruiser
25 July  United Kingdom D & W Henderson Glasgow Duchess of Norfolk Paddle steamer For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway.
27 July  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Laconia Ocean liner
10 August  Italy La Spezia Naval Base La Spezia Conte di Cavour Conte di Cavour-class battleship
11 August  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Guildford Castle Ocean Liner For Union-Castle Line
24 August  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Strassburg Magdeburg-class cruiser
26 August  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Frimaire Brumaire-class submarine [9]
7 September  France Arsenal de Toulon Toulon Joule Brumaire-class submarine [9]
11 September  German Empire AG Vulcan Stettin V1 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
20 September  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Passat Flying P-Liner For F. Laeisz
22 September  France Arsenal de Brest Brest Jean Bart Courbet-class battleship
23 September  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Courbet Courbet-class battleship [12]
23 September  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Engadine Ferry For South Eastern and Chatham Railway.[7]
23 September  France Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Volta Brumaire-class submarine [9]
27 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Patriotic Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[13]
7 October  United States Detroit Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan City of Detroit III Paddle steamer
9 October  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth King George V King George V-class battleship
14 October  Italy Odero Shipbuilding Co. Sestri Ponente, Genoa Leonardo da Vinci Conte di Cavour-class battleship
14 October  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V2 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
15 October  Italy Gio. Ansaldo & C. Genoa Giulio Cesare Conte di Cavour-class battleship
25 October  United Kingdom John Brown and Company Clydebank Australia Indefatigable-class battlecruiser
26 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Deseado Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line.[14]
4 November  Denmark Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen, Denmark Selandia Cargo liner Diesel powered
4 November  Germany AG Weser Bremen Stralsund Magdeburg-class cruiser
7 November  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Greenock Talthybius Cargo liner For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd
7 November  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G7 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
8 November  United Kingdom Bow, McLachlan and Company Paisley Princess Sophia Coastal passenger steamship
9 November  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Dalmuir Dublin Town-class cruiser
9 November  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Chatham Town-class cruiser
11 November  Germany Howaldtswerke Kiel Kaiserin Kaiser-class battleship
15 November  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V3 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
18 November  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Centurion King George V-class battleship
23 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Arlanza Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line.
21 December  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G8 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
21 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Demerara Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line.[15]
23 December  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V4 V1-class torpedo boat [11]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. Belfast Waimana Cargo ship For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd.[16]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Watchful Steam ketch For Ministry of Finance and Customs, Government of Newfoundland.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Gröner 1983, p. 49.
  2. ^ a b c d e Couhat 1974, p. 104.
  3. ^ Couhat 1974, p. 148.
  4. ^ "Demosthenes". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "The French Liner "Rochambeau"". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 33. April 1911. p. 315. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ^ Gröner 1985, p. 28.
  7. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
  8. ^ "Galway Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Couhat 1974, p. 145.
  10. ^ Couhat 1974, p. 96.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1983, p. 51.
  12. ^ Couhat 1974, p. 30.
  13. ^ "Patriotic". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Deseado". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Demerara". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  16. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 398–99.
  17. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
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