List of ship launches in 1902

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The list of ship launches in 1902 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1902. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class and type Notes
11 January  United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Koko Head barquentine
1 February  United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey Plunger Plunger-class submarine
11 February  United States Burlee Dry Dock Co Staten Island, New York Noma Yacht for William Bateman Leeds
11 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Velox Turbine-powered torpedo-boat destroyer for Royal Navy[1]
20 February  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kroonland Ocean liner for International Mercantile Marine
25 February  United Kingdom Wigham Richardson Newcastle upon Tyne Strahl [de] for DDG Hansa
8 March  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Panama Passenger ship for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
8 March  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Queen London-class battleship for the Royal Navy
22 March  United States Neafie & Levy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Barry Bainbridge-class destroyer for the United States Navy
22 March  Germany AG Weser Bremen Frauenlob Gazelle-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
22 March  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick Lancaster Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
23 March  France Chantiers de France Dunquerque Adolphe 4-masted barque for Ant. Dom. Bordes et Fils
25 March  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Prince of Wales London-class battleship for the Royal Navy
26 March  United Kingdom Gourlay Bros Dundee Brussels Passenger ferry for the Great Eastern Railway
10 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Corinthic Passenger ship For White Star Line.
22 April  Germany AG Weser Bremen Arcona Gazelle-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
22 April  United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabeth, New Jersey Aztec Yacht [2]
22 April  Germany Rickmers Schiffbau AG Bremerhaven Herzogin Cecilie 4-masted barque
23 April  Italy Venice Naval Arsenal Venice Francesco Ferruccio Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser for the Regia Marina
24 April  United States Harlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Hopkins Bainbridge-class destroyer for the United States Navy
April  United Kingdom A Rodger & Co Port Glasgow Arrow 4-masted barque for Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd.
April Canada Canada Alexander Watson Victoria Mount Royal Sternwheeler for the Hudson's Bay Company
April  Russia Votkinsk Machine Building Plant Votkinsk HMS Kruger Screw steamer for Caucasus and Mercury
7 May  Germany Joh. C. Tecklenborg Geestemünde Preußen Barque for F. Laeisz
8 May  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Duchess of Montrose Paddle steamer for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company
9 May  United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow in Furness Holland 3 Holland-class submarine for the Royal Navy
10 May  United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Makaweli barquentine
20 May  Russia Mykolaiv Pamiat Merkuria Bogatyr-class cruiser for the Imperial Russian Navy
22 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionic Passenger ship For White Star Line.
23 May  United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow in Furness Holland 4 Holland-class submarine for the Royal Navy
10 June  United Kingdom Holland Torpedo Boat Co Holland 5 Holland-class submarine for the Royal Navy
14 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Paul Jones Bainbridge-class destroyer for the United States Navy
18 June  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Encounter Challenger-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
21 June  United States Neafie & Levy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Denver Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
21 June  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finland Ocean liner for the Red Star Line
21 June  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Friedrich Carl Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
21 June  United States Harlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Hull Bainbridge-class destroyer for the United States Navy
21 June  United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California A. H. Payson tugboat
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast Iowa Passenger ship
9 July  United Kingdom Vickers Barrow in Furness A1 A-class submarine for the Royal Navy
10 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy Thomas W. Lawson Schooner for the Coastwise Transportation Co, Boston
19 July  Russia Galerniy Island yard Saint Petersburg Oryol Borodino-class battleship for the Imperial Russian Navy
31 July  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Grampus Plunger-class submarine sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay[3]
6 August  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Carpathia Ocean liner Cunard Line
7 August  France Chantiers de Penhoët Saint-Nazaire Laënnec Full-rigged ship Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais
9 August  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel G113 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy.[4]
12 August  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Kaiser Wilhelm II Ocean liner for Norddeutscher Lloyd
21 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cedric Ocean liner for the White Star Line
21 August  Germany Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau & Machinen Fabrik Bremen-Vegesack Prinz Adalbert Ocean liner for the Hamburg America Line
4 September  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Govan Donegal Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
4 September  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Glasgow Bangala Passenger ship for the British India Steam Navigation Company
4 September  France Arsenal de Brest Brest République République-class battleship for the French Navy
10 September  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S115 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy.[4]
18 September  France Chantiers de Penhoët Saint-Nazaire Haudaudine Full-rigged ship for Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais
20 September  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Berwick Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
20 September  United States Fore River Ship and Engine Company Quincy, Massachusetts Des Moines Denver-class cruiser for the United States Navy
September  Russia Baltic Works Saint Petersburg Knyaz Suvorov Borodino-class battleship for the Imperial Russian Navy
4 October  Austria-Hungary Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Babenberg Habsburg-class battleship for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
11 October  United States Spedden Company Baltimore, Maryland Mackinac Patrol boat for the United States Revenue Cutter Service
11 October  United States Spedden Company Baltimore, Maryland Winnisimmet Tugboat for the United States Revenue Cutter Service
14 October  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S116 S90-class torpedo boat for the Imperial German Navy.[4]
18 October  United States W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California Puako barquentine
22 October  Italy Giovanni Ansaldo & Compagnia Kasuga Kasuga-class cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
29 October  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke Cornwall Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
15 November  Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Niitaka Niitaka-class cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
15 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orita Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[5]
15 November  United Kingdom Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland, County Durham Yamuna Passenger ship for the British India Steam Navigation Company
28 November  United Kingdom Gourlay Bros Dundee Batavier V Passenger ship for the Batavier Line, Rotterdam
11 December  Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Undine Gazelle-class cruiser for the Imperial German Navy
16 December  United Kingdom London & Glasgow Co Ltd Govan Cumberland Monmouth-class cruiser for the Royal Navy
15 December  Japan Kure Naval Arsenal Tsushima Niitaka-class cruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy
18 December  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Arabic Ocean liner for White Star Line
20 December  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Braunschweig Braunschweig-class battleship for the Imperial German Navy
Unknown date  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Alaskan Cargo ship For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
Unknown date  Germany Rickmers AG Andree Rickmers Cargo ship For Norddeutscher Lloyd.
Unknown date  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Arizonan Cargo ship For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole Bia Steamship For Swedish owners.[6]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Blumer & Co. Sunderland Burbo Bank Cargo ship For Fenwick Shipping Co Ltd.
Unknown date  United States Wyandotte, Michigan Columbia Passenger ship For private owner.
Unknown date  Russia Baltic Plant Saint Petersburg Delfin Submarine For Imperial Russian Navy.
Unknown date  United States Burlee Dry Dock Company Staten Island, New York Druid Steam yacht For W. W. Dwyer..
Unknown date  United States Gas Engine and Power Company and Charles L. Seabury and Sons Company Morris Heights, New York Fantana Motorboat For .
Unknown date  United States Pusey & Jones Wilmington, Delaware General Putnam Ferry For John E Moore & Co.
Unknown date  United States Greenport Yacht & Basin Company Long Island, New York Heather Yacht For private owner.
Unknown date  United States New York Shipbuilding Company Camden, New Jersey J. M. Guffey Tanker For Gulf Refining Company.
Unknown date  United States Jenks Shipbuilding Co. John B. Cowle Bulk freighter For Cowle Transportation Co.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Thames Iron Works Leamouth Louisa Heartwell Lifeboat For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Unknown date  United States New Orleans, Louisiana Nahma Motor boat For private owner.
Unknown date  United States George L Welt Waldoboro, Maine Paul Palmer Schooner For William H Palmer.
Unknown date  United States Menhaden Products Company Newport, Rhode Island Pocomoke Tug For Menhaden Products Company.
Unknown date  Germany Neptun Werft Rostock Prinz Sigismund Cargo liner For Hamburg-Amerika Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Furness Withy West Hartlepool Rapallo Cargo ship For Holland-Amerika Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Wigham Richardson & Co Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Szell Kalman Cargo ship For Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Company.
Unknown date  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Texan Passenger ship For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
Unknown date  United States F. W. McCullough Norfolk, Virginia Virginia Schooner For W. M. Holland.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 304.
  2. ^ "Aztec". Forest and Stream. Vol. 58. May 3, 1902. p. 352. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019. originally laid down as Grampus (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4) on 10 December 1900 at San Francisco, Calif., by Union Iron Works, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co. of New York; launched on 31 July 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay, wife of the Superintendent of Construction at Union Iron Works
  4. ^ a b c Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 44.
  5. ^ "Orita". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 257.
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.
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