List of ship launches in 1900

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The list of ship launches in 1900 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1900.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
16 February	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Rosario	Steamship	For Orders & Handford Steamship Co. Ltd. [1]
22 March	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Kiel	Kiel	Prinz Heinrich	Armored cruiser
23 March	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Scotland	Ostrich	Destroyer	Later designated as part of C class
29 March	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow-in-Furness	Vixen	Avon-class destroyer
2 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Devonian	Passenger ship	For F. Leyland & Co. [2]
3 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Runic	Passenger ship	For White Star Line.
21 April	Germany	Schichau	Danzig	Kaiser Barbarossa	Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
28 April	Sweden	Lindholmens Shipyard	Lindholmen, Gothenburg	Dristigheten	Dristigheten-class coastal defence ship
15 May	United States	William R. Trigg Company	Richmond, Virginia	Thornton	Blakely-class torpedo boat
16 May	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Scotland	Aboukir	Cressy-class cruiser
26 May	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow, England	Myrmidon	Myrmidon-class destroyer
31 May	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Ajax	Cargo Liner	For Ocean Steamship Co.
31 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Commonwealth	Passenger ship	For Richard Mills & Co.
May	United Kingdom	C. Burt & Sons	Falmouth	Sunshine	Ketch	For Lewis Nurse. [3]
3 July	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig	Danzig	Thetis	Gazelle-class cruiser
3 July	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven	Wilhelmshaven	Wittelsbach	Wittelsbach-class battleship
7 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minnehaha	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Co.
13 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Hartburn	Steamship	For Tyne & Blyth Steamship Owning Co. Ltd. [4]
24 July	United States	William R. Trigg Company	Richmond, Virginia	Dale	Bainbridge-class destroyer
28 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Barney	Bagley-class torpedo boat
10 August	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven	Wilhelmshaven	Ariadne	Gazelle-class cruiser
13 August	United Kingdom	Vickers Limited	Barrow-in-Furness	Hogue	Cressy-class cruiser
8 September	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow, England	Kangaroo	Destroyer	Later classified as part of B class
8 September	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California	Wyoming	Monitor
9 September	Austria-Hungary	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste, Austria	Habsburg	Habsburg-class battleship
20 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Galician	Passenger ship	For Union Steamship Co.
24 September	United States	Lewis Nixon	Elizabeth, New Jersey	O'Brien	Blakely-class torpedo boat
25 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Bagley	Bagley-class torpedo boat
26 September	United States	William R. Trigg Company	Richmond, Virginia	Decatur	Bainbridge-class destroyer
6 October	Germany	Germaniawerft	Kiel	Amazone	Gazelle-class cruiser
6 October	United Kingdom	R. & L. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company	Hebburn-on-Tyne	Greyhound	Greyhound-class destroyer
10 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Woodburn	Steamship	For Tye & Blyth Steamship Co. Ltd. [5]
27 October	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California	Perry	Bainbridge-class destroyer
7 November	United States	Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company	Weymouth, Massachusetts	Lawrence	Bainbridge-class destroyer
8 November	United Kingdom	R. & L. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company	Hebburn-on-Tyne	Racehorse	Greyhound-class destroyer
9 November	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Hilda	Steamship	For W. B. Niven. [6]
10 November	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Arkansas	Monitor
22 November	United States	George Lawley & Sons	South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts	Blakely	Blakely-class torpedo boat
23 November	United States	George Lawley & Sons	South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts	DeLong	Blakely-class torpedo boat
24 November	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Nevada	Monitor
5 December	Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Medusa	Gazelle-class cruiser
6 December	United Kingdom	W Denny & Bros	Dumbarton	Canterbury	Passenger ferry	For South Eastern and Chatham Railway
8 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Suevic	Passenger ship	For White Star Line.
22 December	United Kingdom	Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Barotse	Cargo Ship	For Bucknall Steamship Lines Ltd.
24 December	United States	Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company	Weymouth, Massachusetts	Macdonough	Bainbridge-class destroyer
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph Barnard	Gloucester	Abbey	Barge	For private owner. [7]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	McKnights.	Ayr	Balmoral	Paddle steamer	For P. & A. Campbell. [8]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Blossom	Steam drifter	For George Reid, W. Reid and others. [9]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Boy Fred	Steam drifter	For William Holker. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Girl Daisy	Steam drifter	For Frederick J. W. Salmon and others. [11]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Glen Rosa	Steam drifter	For John Johnson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.	Troon	Killoran	Barque	For J. Hardie. [8]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Lily	Steam drifter	For Robert H. Brown and others. [13]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allsup & Co. Ltd.	Preston	Lord Roberts	Paddle tug	For Great Yarmouth Steam Tug Co. Ltd. [14]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brown & Clapson	Barton-upon-Humber	Mafeking	Sloop	For James Barraclough. [15]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Mishie Nahma	Steam drifter	For William Crome Jr. [16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Petunia	Steam drifter	For Charles F. Johnson. [17]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Bowden	Porthleven	Pretoria	Steam drifter	For private owner. [18]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Viking	Steam drifter	For Pitchers Ltd. [19]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	White	Conyer	Westmoreland	Thames barge

References

1. "Rosario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
2. "Devonian". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
3. "Sunshine". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. "Hartburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "Woodburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
6. "Hilda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
7. "Abbey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
8. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
9. "Blossom". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
10. "Boy Fred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
11. "Girl Daisy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
12. "Glen Rosa". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
13. "Lily". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
14. "Lord Roberts". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
15. "Mafeking". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
16. "Mishie Nahma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
17. "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
18. "Pretoria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
19. "Viking". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 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.