List of ship launches in 1929 explained

The list of ship launches in 1929 includes a chronological list of notable ships launched in 1929.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
23 January		New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey			For United States Navy
24 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For H. & W. Nelson Ltd.[1]
24 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Ulster Steamship Co.[2]
25 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co.[3]
20 February		Blohm + Voss	Hamburg		Passenger ship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.
26 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co.[4]
6 March		Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG	Lübeck		Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
25 March		Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka	I-59	Kaidai III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
28 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Belfast Steamship Co.[5]
10 April	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire			For French Navy
10 April	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient			For French Navy
10 April	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient			For French Navy
11 April	France	Chantiers Dubigeon	Nantes			For French Navy
11 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For H. & W. Nelson Ltd.[6]
12 April		Chantiers de la Gironde	Gironde		Seaplane carrier and tender	For French Navy
23 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons.[7]
23 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Lago Shipping Co.[8]
24 April		Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock, Scotland			For Royal Navy
24 April		Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo		Kaidai III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
25 April		New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York
25 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Belfast Steamship Co.[9]
25 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Huddart Parker.[10]
30 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Lago shipping Co.[11]
9 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Lago Shipping Co.[12]
15 May	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo		Cargo ship	For Fearnley & Eger
22 May		Uraga Dock	Uraga		minelayer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
6 June		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Ferry	For David MacBrayne & Co.
8 June	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët	Saint-Nazaire			For French Navy
10 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For South Indian Railway.[13]
13 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons.[14]
19 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Moss Steamship Co.[15]
26 June		Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock, Scotland
27 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For South Indian Railway[16]
29 June	United Kingdom	Northumberland Shipbuilding Company	Howden-on-Tyne	Dahohmian	Cargo ship	For United Africa Company
29 June		Deschimag Werk A.G	Bremen		heavy lift ship	For DDG Hansa[17]
June		Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau	Wesermünde		Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
June	Sweden	Kockums	Malmö	Tai Ping	cargo ship	For Wilh. Wilhelmsen
3 July		New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey			For United States Navy
4 July		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line
9 July		Hawthorn Leslie & Company	Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
27 July		Hawthorn Leslie & Company	Tyneside
6 August	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire			For French Navy
6 August	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast		Ocean liner	For White Star Line
8 August		Swan Hunter	Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
8 August		John Brown & Company	Clydebank
21 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For James Moss & Co.[18]
22 August		Vickers-Armstrongs,	Barrow-in-Furness
22 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co..[19]
22 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Moss Steamship Co.[20]
August		Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau	Wesermünde		Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
August		J. Harker Ltd.	Knottingley	William Kipping	Tanker barge	For J.Harker Ltd.
5 September		Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts			For United States Navy
6 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Clarke & Service Ltd.[21]
7 September		Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia			For United States Navy
14 September		Deutsche Werft	Finkenwerder		Cargo ship	For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei.
2 October	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne		Cargo liner	For Cassar Co. Ltd.[22]
4 October		John Brown & Company	Clydebank
18 October		Reichsmarinewerft	Wilhelmshaven
24 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co.[23]
24 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For British & African Steamship Co.[24]
30 October		Schiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser	Unterweser-Lehe		Fishing trawler	For Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG
31 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Richard Hughes & Co.[25]
31 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line.[26]
1 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Train ferry	For Entre Ríos Railway Co.[27]
19 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line.[28]
4 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Richard Hughes & Co.[29]
17 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Achimota	Passenger ship	For Huddart Parker.
18 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For British & African Steamship Co.[30]
19 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co.[31]
Date unknown		R. Duncan & Co. Ltd	Port Glasgow		Tanker	For United Molasses Co. Ltd.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Brimscombe		Tug	For Medway Oil & Storage Co. Ltd.[32]
Date unknown	Norway	Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted	Trondheim		Cargo liner
Date unknown		Ardrossan Dockyard Co.	Ardrossan		Cargo ship	For Geo. Nisbet & Co. Ltd.
Date unknown		Deutsche Werft	Hamburg		Cargo ship	For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei
Date unknown		Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.	Troon		Coaster	For Illawarra & South Coast Steam Navigation Company.
Date unknown		Aldous Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Cormooring	Mooring vessel	For Cory Lighterage Ltd.[33]
Date unknown		Napier & Miller Ltd.	Glasgow		Cargo liner	For Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd.
Date unknown		J. Smit	Alblasserdam		Cargo ship	For Wm. Muller & Co.
Date unknown		Otto Anderson & Co. (London) Ltd.	Wivenhoe		Fishing trawler	For Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd.[34]
Date unknown		AG Weser	Bremen		Cargo ship	For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun
Date unknown		Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne		Cargo ship	For private owner.
Date unknown		Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser	Wesermünde		Fishing trawler	For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
Date unknown	Netherlands	NV IJsselwerft	Gorinchem		Fishing trawler	For Deutscher Fischerei Gesellschaft AG
Date unknown		Kockums Mekaniske Verkstad.	Malmö		Tanker	For Max Albrecht Kommandit.
Date unknown		Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow		Cargo ship	For Prince Line.
Date unknown		Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow		Cargo ship	For Prince Line.
Date unknown		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Suzanna	Sailing ship	For private owner.[35]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Brimscombe		Tug	For Medway Oil & Storage Co. Ltd.[36]
Date unknown		Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tynt		Factory ship	For private owner.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen I	Whaler	For private owner.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen II	Whaler	For private owner.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen III	Whaler	For private owner.
Date unknown		Deutsche Werke AG	Kiel		Fishing trawler	For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
Date unknown	Sweden		Björkenäs, Sweden	Yngve	Schooner

References

Sources

• Book: Sawyer . LA . Mitchell . WH . 1990 . The Empire Ships . London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong . Lloyd's of London Press Ltd . 1-85044-275-4 . Second .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Highland Hope . The Yard . 25 February 2017.
2. Web site: Ulster Monarch . The Yard . 25 February 2017.
3. Web site: Cardiff . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
4. Web site: Glasgow . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
5. Web site: Ulster Queen . The Yard . 25 February 2017.
6. Web site: Highland Princess . The Yard . 25 February 2017.
7. Web site: Baron Vernon . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
8. Web site: Tamare . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
9. Web site: Ulster Prince . The Yard . 25 February 2017.
10. Web site: Westralia . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
11. Web site: Ule . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
12. Web site: Surinam . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
13. Web site: Irwin . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
14. Web site: Baron Ramsey . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
15. Web site: Kavak . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
16. Web site: Goschen . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
17. Web site: Lichtenfels . DDG Hansa . 15 November 2013.
18. Web site: Kufra . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
19. Web site: Cuidad de Ascuncion . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
20. Web site: Kana . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
21. Web site: Ardanbhan . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
22. Web site: Knight of Malta . Tyne Built Ships . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629101907/http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/K-Ships/knightofmalta1929.html . 29 June 2016.
23. Web site: Amberes . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
24. Web site: David Livingstone . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
25. Web site: Dorothy Rose . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
26. Web site: Dunbar Castle . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
27. Web site: Carmen Avellaneda . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
28. Web site: Winchester Castle . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
29. Web site: Dudley Rose . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
30. Web site: Mary Slessor . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
31. Web site: Barcelona . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
32. Web site: Audacite . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
33. Web site: Cormooring . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
34. Web site: Evalana . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
35. Web site: Suzanna . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
36. Web site: Trustie . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .