List of ship launches in 1913

The list of ship launches in 1913 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1913. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 January  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Newcastle upon Tyne Contest Acasta-class destroyer For Royal Navy[1]
11 January  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S21 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
22 January  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne Rio de Janeiro Dreadnought battleship For Brazilian Navy
25 January  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Ambuscade Acasta-class destroyer For Royal Navy
28 January  Germany Phönix Cargo ship For Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG
8 February United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Parker Aylwin-class destroyer For United States Navy
15 February  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S22 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
20 February  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Dilston Cargo ship For Tyneside Line Ltd.[3]
28 February  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V6 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[4]
1 March  Germany Königliche Werft Wilhelmshaven König König-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
22 March United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Benham Aylwin-class destroyer For United States Navy
22 March  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Franklin Brumaire-class submarine For French Navy[5]
26 March  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Gallia — For: Cie. de Navigation Sud Atlantique[6]
29 March  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S23 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
30 March  Italy La Spezia Naval Base La Spezia Andrea Doria Andrea Doria-class battleship For Regia Marina
3 April  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Vaterland Imperator-class ocean liner For Hamburg America Line
5 April United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Duncan Cassin-class destroyer For United States Navy
8 April  Germany Joh. C. Tecklenborg Bremerhaven Solfels Cargo ship
8 April  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd Birkenhead Bergensfjord Ocean liner For Norwegian America Line
12 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Katoomba Passenger ship For McIlwraith & McEachern & Co.
18 April  United Kingdom Royal Navy Dockyard Pembroke Dock Nottingham Town-class cruiser For Royal Navy
19 April  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Lagane Steam ferry For: Soc. des bateaux à vapeur La Seyne-Toulon[7]
19 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited Govan Calgarian Ocean liner For Allan Line Steamship Company Ltd.
20 April France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Provence Bretagne-class battleship For French Navy
21 April France Brest Arsenal Brest Bretagne Bretagne-class battleship For French Navy
21 April  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Aquitania Ocean liner
22 April  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Ridley Cargo ship For Ref 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[8]
24 April  Italy Royal Dockyard Castellammare di Stabia Duilio Andrea Doria-class battleship For Regia Marina
24 April  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Ango — For: Cie. Française de Navigation à Vapeur Chargeurs Réunis[9]
25 April  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin V5 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[4]
28 April  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Lowestoft Town-class cruiser For Royal Navy
5 May  Germany Vulcan-Werke Stettin Grosser Kurfürst König-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
7 May Spain Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval Ferrol Alfonso XIII España-class battleship For Spanish Navy.[10]
7 May  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne Birmingham Town-class cruiser For Royal Navy
8 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Andes Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[11]
20 May  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Gustave Zédé Submarine For French Navy[5]
20 May United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Cassin Cassin-class destroyer For United States Navy
20 May France Chantiers et Ateliers de Saint‑Nazaire–Penhoët Le Grand-Quevilly Puerto Rico Cargo ship For Cie. Générale Transatlantique[12]
22 May  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness AE1 E-class submarine For Royal Navy
27 May Norway Karljohansvern Horten Garm Draug-class destroyer For Royal Norwegian Navy
4 June  Germany AG Weser Bremen Markgraf König-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
7 June  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Lynx Pilot boat For: Cie. Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez[13]
18 June  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness AE2 E-class submarine For Royal Navy
28 June  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Borgland type For A/S Borga.[14]
28 June  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S24 V1-class torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy.[2]
10 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Attendant Passenger tender For Elder Dempster Lines
17 July  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Derfflinger Derfflinger-class battlecruiser For Imperial German Navy
5 August France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes Champlain Mixed cargo ship For Cie.des Chargeurs Réunis[15]
6 August United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Cummings Cassin-class destroyer For United States Navy
20 August  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Bywell Collier For Screw Collier Co. Ltd.[16]
2 September  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Drague VI Dredger For Ponts et Chaussées (Bordeaux) [17]
3 September  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Reşadiye Reşadiye-class battleship For Ottoman Navy
4 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Maryland Passenger ship For Atlantic Transport Co.[18]
7 September  France Chantiers et ateliers de Provence Port-de-Bouc Haiti Ocean liner For Cie, Générale Transatlantique[19]
30 September  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Bougainville — For: Cie Francaise de Nav a Vapeur Chargeurs Reunis[20]
30 September France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Lorraine Bretagne-class battleship For French Navy
2 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orduna Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
2 October  France Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort Clorinde Clorinde-class submarine For French Navy[5]
16 October  United Kingdom Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Portsmouth Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth-class battleship For Royal Navy
25 October  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Graudenz Graudenz-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
29 October  France Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort Cornélie Clorinde-class submarine For French Navy[5]
30 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Alcantara Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line
30 October  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Ryton Cargo ship For Red 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[21]
1 November United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Manoa Steamship For Matson Line
8 November United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Downes Cassin-class destroyer For United States Navy
11 November  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Patria Steel, twin-screw, schooner-rigged steamer For: Cie. Française de Navigation à Vapeur[22]
12 November  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Glasgow Benbow Iron Duke-class battleship For Royal Navy
26 November  United Kingdom Plymouth Dockyard Plymouth Warspite Queen Elizabeth-class battleship For Royal Navy
27 November  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Emperor of India Iron Duke-class battleship For Royal Navy
27 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Missouri Passenger ship For Atlantic Transport Co.[23]
29 November  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Edouard Jéramec — For: Cie. Français des Cables Télégraphiques[24]
29 November  Germany Schichau-Werke Danzig Lützow Derfflinger-class battlecruiser For Imperial German Navy
14 December  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Elsdon Cargo ship For Sharp Steamship Co. Ltd.[25]
15 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Tiger Tiger-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy
15 December  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Bandra Cargo liner For British India Steam Navigation Company.
17 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Egba Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[26]
29 December  United Kingdom Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company / Hawthorn Leslie Wallsend / Hebburn Lucifer Laforey-class destroyer For Royal Navy[1]
Unknown date United States A. Brook Taylor Fishing trawler For Virginia Fishing Co.[27]
Unknown date United States New York Launch & Engine Building Co. Morris Heights, New York Abalone Motorboat For Arnold Schlaet.[28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Anchovy Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Arthur H. Johnson Steam drifter For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Bonanza Steamship For private owner.[31]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Boy Charles Steam drifter For Charles A. Webster.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Carita Coaster For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[33]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Desabla Oil tanker
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Fleurita Coaster For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[34]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Haddock Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[35]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Hake Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[36]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth J Burn Steam drifter For Robert Milburn.[37]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ocean Favourite Steam drifter For Bloomfields Ltd.[38]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ocean Harvest Steam drifter For Bloomfields Ltd.[39]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Ocean Pilot Steam drifter For W. J. E. Green Ltd.[40]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Pater Motor vessel For The Barge Pirate Co. Ltd.[41]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Sardine Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[42]
Unknown date  Germany Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau. Vegesack Sierra Salvada Passenger ship For private owner.[43]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth The Throne Steam drifter For Crown Steam Drifters Ltd.[44]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Whelk Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[45]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Whiting Barge For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[46]
Unknown date  Germany Reiherstieg Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik Hamburg Wotan Tanker For Deutsche-Amerikan Petroleum Gesellschaft
Unknown date United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Zealous Dockyard tanker For private owner.[47]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 3 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[48]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 4 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[49]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 5 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[50]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry 6 G.W.R. Barge For Great Western Railway.[51]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Pontoon For private owner.[52]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Pontoon For private owner.[53]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Motor vessel For private owner.[54]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Motor vessel For private owner.[55]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Motor vessel For private owner.[56]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Motor vessel For private owner.[57]
Unknown date  United Kingdom I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry Unnamed Steamship For private owner.[57]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 52.
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