List of ship commissionings in 1902

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The list of ship commissionings in 1902 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1902.

DateOperatorShipFlagClass and typePennantOther notes
4 FebruaryNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Irresistible Formidable-class battleship
4 FebruaryWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Kaiser Karl der Grosse Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
1 MarchNaval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg  Imperial Japanese Navy Mikasa Pre-dreadnought battleship
11 MarchWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Prinz Heinrich Armored cruiser
11 MarchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Bulwark London-class battleship
8 AprilNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Vengeance Canopus-class battleship
14 AprilCivil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy Iéna Pre-dreadnought battleship
7 JuneNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy London London-class battleship
7 SeptemberNaval Ensign of Sweden.svg  Swedish Navy Äran Äran-class coastal defence ship [1]
1 OctoberWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Wettin Wittelsbach-class battleship
15 OctoberWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Wittelsbach Wittelsbach-class battleship
25 OctoberWar Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.svg  Imperial German Navy Zähringen Wittelsbach-class battleship
12 NovemberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Venerable London-class battleship
6 DecemberNaval Ensign of Sweden.svg  Swedish Navy Wasa Äran-class coastal defence ship [1]
29 DecemberFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Maine Maine-class battleshipBB-10
31 DecemberAustria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg  Austro-Hungarian Navy Habsburg Habsburg-class battleship

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References

  1. 1 2 "Äran class coast defence ships (1902-1904) - Swedish Navy (Sweden)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.

See also

Ship events in 1902
Ship launches: 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907
Ship commissionings: 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907
Ship decommissionings: 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907
Shipwrecks: 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907