List of ship launches in 1904

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

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
4 January Esturgeon Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
4 January Kouang-Si Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Est Asiatique Français [2]
7 January Ludion Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France for the French Navy[1]
4 February New Zealand King Edward VII-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
6 February Bonite Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
7 February Expansion twin-screw schooner W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California United States
23 February Aigrette Aigrette-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France For French Navy[1]
3 March Worcestershire Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Bibby Line.[3]
16 March Phoque Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[1]
16 March Espoir Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[4]
26 March Lübeck Bremen-class cruiser AG Vulcan Stettin Stettin  Germany For Imperial German Navy
28 March Z Submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[1]
31 March Dunluce Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.
6 April Virginia Virginia-class battleship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
16 April Otarie Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[1]
18 April Kurt Barque William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For G. H. J. Siemers & Co.
21 April Souffleur Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
30 April Erzherzog Friedrich Erzherzog Karl-class battleship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Austria-Hungary For Austro-Hungarian Navy
30 April Démocratie Liberté-class battleship Arsenal de Brest Brest France For French Navy
30 April München Bremen-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany For Imperial German Navy
14 May Yorck Roon-class cruiser Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Imperial German Navy
14 May Dorade Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France for the French Navy[1]
17 May Rhode Island Virginia-class battleship Fore River Shipbuilding Company Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
17 May Slievemore Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For London and North Western Railway
27 May Lothringen Braunschweig-class battleship Schichau-Werke Danzig  Germany For Imperial German Navy
15 June Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Coastal defence ship Rijkswerf Amsterdam Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy
15 June Méduse Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[1]
19 June Regina Elena Regina Elena-class battleship La Spezia Naval Base La Spezia  Italy For Regia Marina
30 June Pardo Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[5]
14 July Amiral Ponty Steel, screw steamer; 5,554 GRT Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire  France For: Chargeurs Réunis[6]
16 July Grondin Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
18 July Saint Brieuc Steamship Chantriers de la Brosse et Fouché Nantes  France For: Le Gaules de Mézaubran[7]
3 August Anguille Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
27 August Dansborg Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For A/S D/S Neptun.[8]
27 August Hornsea Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Sea Steamship Co. Ltd.[9]
27 August Louisiana Connecticut-class battleship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
8 September Grasmere Coaster Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Grasmere Steamship Co. Ltd.[10]
10 September Potaro Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[11]
10 September Paris Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[12]
24 September Mamari Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.[13]
24 September Lille Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[14]
26 September Oursin Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[1]
28 September Douai Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[15]
29 September Connecticut Connecticut-class battleship New York Naval Yard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Navy
1 October Cambrai Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[16]
7 October Nebraska Virginia-class battleship Moran Brothers Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
11 October Georgia Virginia-class battleship Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
12 October Vittorio Emanuele Regina Elena-class battleship Castellammare Royal Dockyard Castellammare di Stabia  Italy For Regia Marina
13 October Alose Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[1]
15 October Saint Quentin Self‑propelled paddle‑wheel barge Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For:Soc. des Messageries fluviales de France[17]
27 October Justice Liberté-class battleship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne France For French Navy[1]
October Craigronald Merchant ship Blohm & Voss  Germany Later named Glyndwr
8 November Black Prince Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser Thames Ironworks Leamouth, London  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
8 November Cigogne Aigrette-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France For French Navy[1]
10 November New Jersey Virginia-class battleship Fore River Shipbuilding Company Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
15 November X Submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France for the French Navy[1]
19 November Deutschland Deutschland-class battleship Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Imperial German Navy
23 November Hudson Mixed cargo passenger vessel fr:Chantiers de Normandie Grand-Quevilly  France For Cie. Générale Transatlantique[18]
10 December Britannia King Edward VII-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
Unknown date Alcyon Fishing trawler Bonn & Mees Rotterdam Netherlands For private owner
Unknown date Dover Castle Ocean Liner Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Union Castle Line.[19]
Unknown date Ellen Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Samuel Cook.[20]
Unknown date Excellent Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For George Garden Sr.[21]
Unknown date Freya Steam trawler Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Fishing Board of Scotland.[22]
Unknown date Haddington Cargo ship Bertram Engine Works Co. Ltd Toronto Canada Canada For private owner.[23]
Unknown date Hans Barque William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For a German owner.[24]
Unknown date Kathleen Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Avenue Lighter Co. Ltd.[25]
Unknown date Kingfisher Tug J. P. Rennoldson & Sons South Shields United Kingdom For private owner.[26]
Unknown date Lebanon Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For .[27]
Unknown date Olive Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For William Smith Jr.[28]
Unknown date Rose Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For William Findlay.[29]
Unknown date Silvain Fishing trawler M. van der Kuijl Rotterdam Netherlands For Stoomvisserij Maatschappij Mercurius
Unknown date W 24 Hopper barge United Kingdom For Admiralty.[30]
Unknown date Unnamed Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Mr. Sleight.[31]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Roberts, Stephen S (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859-1914 Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (1st ed.). Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781526745330.
  2. ↑ "Chronique de la Marine Marchande". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 27ᵉ Année, no. 1348. 9 January 1904. p. 32. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Gallica.
  3. ↑ "Worcestershire". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chronique de la Marine Marchande". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 27ᵉ Année, no. 1358. 19 March 1904. p. 199. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Gallica.
  5. ↑ "Pardo". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lancement de L' « Amiral Ponty »". L'Ouest-Éclair (in French). Vol. 6ᵉ Année, no. 1790. 14 July 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2026 – via RetroNews.
  7. ↑ "Le Lancement du Saint-Brieuc". Le Petit Havre (in French). Vol. 24ᵉ Année, no. 8410. 20 July 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 17 June 2026 – via Nutrisco.
  8. ↑ "Dansborg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Hornsea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Grasmere". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Potaro". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Chronique de la Marine Marchande". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 27ᵉ Année, no. 1384. 17 September 1904. p. 624. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Gallica.
  13. ↑ "Mamari". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lancement d'un Chaland [Lille]". Le Petit Havre (in French). Vol. 24ᵉ Année, no. 8451. 25 September 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2026 – via Nutrisco.
  15. ↑ "Commandes de Navires [Douai]". Le Petit Havre (in French). Vol. 24ᵉ Année, no. 8481. 29 September 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2026 – via Nutrisco.
  16. ↑ "Lancement d'un Chaland [Cambrai]". Le Petit Havre (in French). Vol. 24ᵉ Année, no. 8484. 2 October 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via Nutrisco.
  17. ↑ "Chronique de la Marine Marchande". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 27ᵉ Année, no. 1389. 22 October 1904. p. 704. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Gallica.
  18. ↑ Middlemiss, Norman L. (2007). Merchant Fleets, French Lines (New ed.). Gateshead, England: Shield Publications Ltd. p. 240. ISBN 9781871128277.
  19. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 21.
  20. ↑ "Ellen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Excellent". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
  23. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  24. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
  25. ↑ "Kathleen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  26. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 322.
  27. ↑ "Lebanon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "Olive". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  29. ↑ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  30. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
  31. ↑ "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.
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