List of ship launches in 1911

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

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
11 January V187 S138-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [1]
12 January G194 S138-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [1]
14 January Arkansas Wyoming-class battleship New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
28 January Arthur Capel Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: Soc. Anonyme des Transports Maritimes et Fluviaux [2]
1 February Thunderer Orion-class battleship Thames Iron Works Leamouth, London  United Kingdom
2 February Faulx Bouclier-class destroyer Établissement de la Brosse et Fouché Nantes France [3]
2 February Mariotte Submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg France [4]
6 February Hirondelle Steam yacht Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco [5]
8 February V188 S138-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [1]
25 February Peking barque Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For F. Laeisz
28 February Demosthenes Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Aberdeen Line.[6]
2 March Rochambeau Ocean liner Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire France [7]
6 March Alice Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For:Soc. Anonyme des Transports Maritimes et Fluviaux [8]
14 March V189 S138-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [1]
14 March Salta Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: Soc. Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur[9]
14 March U-8 U-5-type submarine Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Imperial German Navy[10]
22 March Kaiser Kaiser-class battleship Naval Dockyard Kiel  Germany
28 March Goeben Moltke-class battlecruiser Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany
30 March Monarch Orion-class battleship Armstrong Whitworth Elswick  United Kingdom
1 April Riviera Ferry William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton  United Kingdom For South Eastern and Chatham Railway.[11]
8 April G195 S138-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [1]
12 April Galway Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[12]
12 April V190 S138-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [1]
13 April Cimeterre Bouclier-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux France [3]
13 April Dague Bouclier-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Bordeaux France [3]
25 April Nomadic Tender Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
27 April Traffic Tender Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
29 April Princess Royal Lion-class battlecruiser Vickers Limited Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom
29 April Brumaire Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg France [13]
1 May Conqueror Orion-class battleship William Beardmore and Company Dalmuir  United Kingdom
2 May Boutefeu Bouclier-class destroyer Dyle et Bacalan Bordeaux France [3]
12 May Enseigne Henry Spahi-class destroyer Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime France [14]
13 May Magdeburg Magdeburg-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany
16 May Breslau Magdeburg-class cruiser AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany
25 May Wyoming Wyoming-class battleship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
25 May G196 S138-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [1]
29 May Lobao Coaster I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For A. Lobao.[15]
29 May Ville de Bordeaux — Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: Cie. Havraise Péninsulaire de Navigation à Vapeur [16]
31 May Titanic Olympic-class ocean liner Harland and Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
1 June Bernoulli Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon France [13]
2 June V191 S138-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [1]
10 June Friedrich der Grosse Kaiser-class battleship AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany
23 June G197 S138-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [1]
24 June Viribus Unitis Tegetthoff-class battleship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Austria-Hungary
27 June Faraday Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime France [13]
29 June Bouclier Bouclier-class destroyer Normand Le Havre France [3]
29 June Zealandic Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
1 July Col James Schoonmaker Lake freighter United States
1 July New Zealand Indefatigable-class battlecruiser Fairfield Shipping and Engineering Govan  United Kingdom
5 July N.E.R. No. 14 Hopper barge Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For North Eastern Railway.[17]
25 July Duchess of Norfolk Paddle steamer D & W Henderson Glasgow  United Kingdom For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway.
27 July Laconia Ocean liner Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend  United Kingdom
29 July Richard Waddington Pilot boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: Pilotes de la Seine[18][19]
10 August Conte di Cavour Conte di Cavour-class battleship La Spezia Naval Base La Spezia  Italy
10 August N.E.R. No. 15 Hopper barge Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For North Eastern Railway.[20]
11 August Guildford Castle Ocean Liner Barclay Curle Glasgow  United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line
12 August Canada Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: Cie. Française de Navigation à Vapeur [21]
24 August Strassburg Magdeburg-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven  Germany
26 August Frimaire Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg France [13]
7 September Joule Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon France [13]
11 September V1 V1-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin German Empire [22]
12 September Transporter Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Tyneside Line Ltd.[23]
20 September Passat Flying P-Liner Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For F. Laeisz
22 September Jean Bart Courbet-class battleship Arsenal de Brest Brest France
23 September Courbet Courbet-class battleship Arsenal de Lorient Lorient France [24]
23 September Engadine Ferry William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton  United Kingdom For South Eastern and Chatham Railway.[11]
23 September Volta Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort, Charente-Maritime France [13]
27 September Patriotic Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co.[25]
7 October City of Detroit III Paddle steamer Detroit Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan United States
9 October King George V King George V-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom
14 October Leonardo da Vinci Conte di Cavour-class battleship Odero Shipbuilding Co. Sestri Ponente, Genoa  Italy
14 October V2 V1-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [22]
15 October Giulio Cesare Conte di Cavour-class battleship Gio. Ansaldo & C. Genoa  Italy
21 October Crayford type Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For William Cory & Son Ltd.[26]
25 October Australia Indefatigable-class battlecruiser John Brown and Company Clydebank  United Kingdom
26 October Deseado Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[27]
4 November Selandia Cargo liner Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Diesel powered
4 November Stralsund Magdeburg-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany
7 November Talthybius Cargo liner Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Greenock  United Kingdom For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd
7 November G7 V1-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [22]
8 November Princess Sophia Coastal passenger steamship Bow, McLachlan and Company Paisley  United Kingdom
9 November Dublin Town-class cruiser William Beardmore and Company Dalmuir  United Kingdom
9 November Chatham Town-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard Chatham  United Kingdom
11 November Kaiserin Kaiser-class battleship Howaldtswerke Kiel  Germany
14 November Médie Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: N. Paquet [28]
15 November V3 V1-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [22]
18 November Centurion King George V-class battleship Devonport Dockyard Devonport  United Kingdom
21 November Eugéne Potron — Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: Adminstration des Ponts et Chaussées (Departement du Finistere pour Port de Brest)[29]
23 November Arlanza Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.
6 December Îsâ Reis Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For the Ottoman Navy.[30]
9 December Ville d'Oran — Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: Cie. Havraise Péninsulaire de Navigation à Vapeur[31]
14 December Deptford Collier Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For William Cory & Son Ltd.[32]
21 December G8 V1-class torpedo boat Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [22]
21 December Demerara Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[33]
23 December V4 V1-class torpedo boat AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [22]
Date unknown C. & E. W. Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Charles A. Webster.[34]
Date unknown Clifford Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Markham & Co. Ltd.[35]
Date unknown Cod Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.[36]
Date unknown E.E.S. Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Richard Sutton.[37]
Date unknown Galilean Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Sidney Burroughs.[38]
Date unknown Glory Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For private owner.[39]
Date unknown Herring Queen Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[40]
Date unknown J.S. Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For James Powley.[41]
Date unknown Laura Tug I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
Date unknown Ocean Foam Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Bloomfields Ltd.[43]
Date unknown Ocean Warrior Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Bloomfields Ltd.[44]
Date unknown Oyster Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.[45]
Date unknown Plaice Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.[46]
Date unknown Rona Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Robert Lancaster.[47]
Date unknown Rosalie Stamp Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For William Stamp.[48]
Date unknown Rothley Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Red 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[49]
Date unknown Santora Steam fishing vessel Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For J. S. Johnston & Sons Ltd.[50]
Date unknown Sole Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.[51]
Date unknown Waimana Cargo ship Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. Belfast  United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd.[52]
Date unknown Watchful Steam ketch Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Ministry of Finance and Customs, Government of Newfoundland.[53]
Date unknown Unnamed Motor launch I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[54]
Date unknown Unnamed Motor launch I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[55]
Date unknown Unnamed Motor launch I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[56]
Date unknown Unnamed Motor launch I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry  United Kingdom For private owner.[57]

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