List of ship launches in 1921

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The list of ship launches in 1921 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1921.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	San Francisco, California	S-40	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
11 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Leighton	Cargo ship	For Lamport & Holt. [1]
18 January	United States	Northwest Bridge & Iron Company	Portland, Oregon	Swiftarrow	Tanker	For USSB/Swiftsure Oil Transport Co. [2]
25 January	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Rio Azul	Cargo ship	For Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [3]
5 February	United States	Northwest Bridge & Iron Company	Portland, Oregon	Swiftstar	Tanker	For USSB/Swiftsure Oil Transport Co. [4]
7 February	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Kittery, Maine	S-11	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
10 February	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton	Elizabeth Stoner	Cargo ship	For J. Stoner & Co., Southampton
10 February	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 29 (Ro-55)	Type L2 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 February	Denmark	Odense Steel Shipyard	Odense, Denmark	Leise Maersk	Cargo ship	For Maersk [5]
21 February	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	San Francisco, California	S-41	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
24 February	UKGBI	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Doric Star	Cargo liner	For Blue Star Line.
24 February	Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Kure	Submarine No. 34 (Ro-17)	Kaichū III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
3 March	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sheaf Garth	Cargo ship	For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [6]
8 March	United Kingdom	William Hamilton and Company	Port Glasgow	Malia	Cargo ship	For Brocklebank Line
9 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Windsor Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line. [7]
10 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Losada	Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.. [8]
10 March	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 31 (Ro-3)	Type F2 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 March	United States	Northwest Bridge & Iron Company	Portland, Oregon	Swiftscout	Tanker	For USSB/Swiftsure Oil Transport Co. [9]
22 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Colorado	Colorado-class battleship	For United States Navy
23 March	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Coniston	Coaster	For J. G. Frew & Co. [10]
25 March	United States	Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company	Bay Point, California	Nashaba	Cargo ship	For United States Shipping Board [11]
25 March	Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Kure	Submarine No. 35 (Ro-18)	Kaichū III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
6 April	Germany	J. C. Tecklenborg	Geestemünde	Mark Brandenburg	Fishing trawler	For Hochseefischerei Groß Berlin
9 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson	Wallsend	Laconia	Ocean liner
9 April	United States	Northwest Bridge & Iron Company	Portland, Oregon	Swifteagle	Tanker	For USSB/Swiftsure Oil Transport Co. [12]
14 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Francunion	Oil barge	For British Union Oil Co. [13]
22 April	Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Kure	Submarine No. 27 (Ro-16)	Kaichū III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
11 May	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 30 (Ro-56)	Type L2 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 May	Belgium	J Cockerill SA	Hoboken	Elisabethville	Cargo liner	For Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo
23 May	United States	Todd Drydock and Construction Company	Tacoma, Washington	Cincinnati	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy
24 May	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Shell-Mex 5	Tanker	For Shell-Mex Ltd. [14]
7 June	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	A. B. Gowan	Ferry	For Jarrow Corporation. [15]
9 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Inverurie	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company.. [16]
16 June	Norway	Naval Shipyard	Horten	Stegg	Trygg-class torpedo boat	For Royal Norwegian Navy
16 June	United States	Moore Shipbuilding Company	Oakland, California	H. T. Harper	Tanker	For Standard Oil Company of California [17]
22 June	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 32 (Ro-4)	Type F2 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
June	United States	Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	San Pedro, California	West Greylock	Cargo ship	For United States Shipping Board [17]
2 July	United States	Moore Shipbuilding Company	Oakland, California	Tamiahua	Tanker	[17]
9 July	Finland	Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad	Helsinki	Suomen Poika [18]	Cargo ship	For Suomen Valtamerentakainen Kauppa Oy
9 July	United States	Moore Shipbuilding Company	Oakland, California	Birkenhead	Tanker	For Vacuum Oil Company [17]
21 July	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Aurora	Tanker	For Eagle Oil Transport Co. Ltd. [19]
22 July	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Anglo-Mex 101	Tug	For Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. [20]
28 July	United States	Alameda Works Shipyard	Alameda, California	F. H. Hillman	Tanker	For Standard Oil Company of California [17]
30 July	United States	Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	San Pedro, California	West Prospect	Cargo ship	For United States Shipping Board [17]
4 August	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Kittery, Maine	S-12	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
5 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lochkatrine	Passenger ship	For Royal Mail Line. [21]
6 August	United States	Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company	Chickasaw, Alabama	Knoxville City	Cargo ship	[17]
18 August	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Bellbro	Cargo ship	For Halifax Shipping Co. Ltd. [22]
20 August	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	A.M.P. 3	Barge	For Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. [23]
20 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	John D. Archbold	Tanker	[17]
1 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dinteldyk	Cargo ship	For Holland America Line. [24]
1 September	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons	South Dock, Sunderland	Ramsay [25]	Cargo ship
1 September	Germany	H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Rendsburg	Fishing trawler	For N. Ebeling
1 September	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Washington	Colorado-class battleship	For United States Navy; Cancelled after signing of Washington Naval Treaty
3 September	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Shell-Mex 4	Tanker	For Shell-Mex Ltd. [26]
3 September	Finland	Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad	Helsinki	Suomen Neito [18]	Cargo ship	For Suomen Valtamerentakainen Kauppa Oy
7 September	United States	Union Construction Company	Oakland, California	Mojave	Coast Guard cutter	[17]
10 September	United States	Southwestern Shipbuilding Company	San Pedro, California	La Purisima	Tanker	For Union Oil Company [17]
12 September	United States	Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Company	Chickasaw, Alabama	Chattanooga City	Cargo ship	[17]
14 September	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Empire Arrow	Tanker	For Standard Transportation Co Inc.
17 September	Japan	Kawasaki	Kobe	Submarine No. 33 (Ro-5)	Type F2 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 September	United States	Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	San Pedro, California	West Chopaka	Cargo ship	For United States Shipping Board [17]
22 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Sophocles	Passenger ship	For Aberdeen Line.
28 September	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle	Glasgow	Madura	Cargo liner	British India Steam Navigation Company
29 September	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Richmond	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy
4 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Linnell	Cargo ship	For Lamport & Holt. [27]
4 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Rio Blanco	Cargo ship	For Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [28]
15 October	Japan	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka	Submarine No. 40 (Ro-22)	Kaichū III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
17 October	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Anglo-Mex	Tug	For Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. [29]
18 October	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo	Submarine No. 45 (Ro-26)	Kaichū IV-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 October	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Kittery, Maine	S-13	S-class submarine	For United States Navy
25 October	Japan	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka	Submarine No. 41 (Ro-23)	Kaichū III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Decatur	Clemson-class destroyer	For United States Navy
29 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Perry	Clemson-class destroyer	For United States Navy
3 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Barrabool	Passenger ship	For Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company. [30]
15 November	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	A.M.P. 20	Barge	For Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd. [31]
17 November	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	West Virginia	Colorado-class battleship	For United States Navy
28 November	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Hauraki	Cargo liner	For Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited
29 November	Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Kure	Submarine No. 44 (I-51)	Kaidai I-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
3 December	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 46 (Ro-57)	Type L3 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
14 December	United States	Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation	Chester, Pennsylvania	Missourian	Cargo ship	For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
15 December	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Concord	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness	Antonia	Refrigerated cargo liner	For Cunard Line. [32]
Unknown date	Germany	Vulkan Werke.	Hamburg	Antonio Delfino	Passenger ship	For Hamburg South America Line. [33]
Unknown date	Italy	Cantiere Officine Savoia	Genoa	Artena	Cargo ship	For private owner. [34]
Unknown date	Germany	Hamburg-Elbe Schiffs.	Hamburg	Bianca	Cargo ship	For private owner. [35]
Unknown date	Canada	Canadian Vickers Ltd	Montreal	Canadian Commander	Cargo ship	For private owner. [36]
Unknown date	Canada	Harbour Marine Ltd.	Victoria	Canadian Traveller	Cargo ship	For private owner. [37]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Eltringham's Ltd	Willington on Tyne	Dalewood	Cargo ship	W France, Fenwick & Co Ltd
Unknown date	Italy	Stabilimento Tecnino Triestino.	Trieste	Duchessa D'Aosta	Cargo ship	For lloyd Triestino. [35]
Unknown date	Germany	Nobiskrug Werft GmbH	Rendsburg	Elbe	Cargo ship	For Bugsier Reederei & Bergungs AG
Unknown date	Germany	Stettiner Oderwerke AG	Stettin	Günther Russ	Coaster	For Schiffart-und Assekuranz Gesellschaft GmbH
Unknown date	Germany	Vulkan Werft	Hamburg	Hagen	Cargo ship	For Hamburg America Line. [38]
Unknown date	Germany	Stettiner Oderwerke AG	Stettin	Johannes C Russ	Coaster	For Schiffart-und Assekuranz Gesellschaft GmbH
Unknown date	Germany	Deutsche Werft.	Hamburg	Julius Schindler	Tanker	For private owner. [39]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Hawthorns & Co. Ltd.	Leith	London	Passenger ship	For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co. [40]
Unknown date	Germany	Deutsche Werke	Kiel	Margarethe	Schooner	For Ernst Simon AG
Unknown date	Germany	Joh. C. Tecklenborg	Wesermünde	Marienfels	Cargo ship	For Hansa Line. [41]
Unknown date	Germany	Deutsche Werke.	Kiel	Martha Hemsoth	Cargo ship	For private owner. [42]
Unknown date	Italy	Cantiere Cerusa	Voltri	Mincio	Cargo ship	Pietro Ravano Fu Marco
Unknown date	Germany	Howaldtswerke	Kiel	Possehl	Cargo ship	Lübeck Line
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd.	Birkenhead	Samaria	Passenger ship	For Cunard Line. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Sandown Castle	Cargo ship	For Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd. [44]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Armstrong, Whitworth & Ci.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Vindeggen	Cargo ship	For private owner. [45]
Unknown date	Germany	Joh. C. Tecklenborg.	Wesermünde	Wartenfels	Cargo ship	For Hansa Line. [46]
Unknown date	Germany	Stettiner Oderwerke	Stettin	Wilhelm Russ	Coaster	Schiffart-und Assekuranz Gesellschaft GmbH

References

1. "Leighton". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. "In West Coast Yards". Pacific Marine Review. February 1921. p. 112.
3. "Rio Azul". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
4. "West Coast Yard News". Pacific Marine Review. March 1921. p. 179.
5. "Leise Maersk (1167527)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
6. "Sheaf Garth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
7. "Windsor Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
8. "Losada". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
9. "Pacific Yard News". Pacific Marine Review. April 1921. p. 247.
10. "Coniston". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
11. "Pacific Coast Shipbuilding". Pacific Marine Review. April 1921. p. 245.
12. "Pacific Construction". Pacific Marine Review. May 1921. p. 310.
13. "Francuion". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
14. "Shell-Mex 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
15. "A. B. Gowan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
16. "Inverurie". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
17. "Progress of Work". Pacific Marine Review. October 1921. p. 619.
18. "Toiminta jälkeen vuoden 1918.". Osakeyhtiö Hietalahden Sulkutelakka ja Konepaja — aikaisemmin Helsingfors Skeppsdocka[Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works Limited — formerly Helsinki Shipyard] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Osakeyhtiö Hietalahden Sulkutelakka ja Konepaja. 1935. pp. 90–104.
19. "Aurora". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
20. "Anglo-Mex 101". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
21. "Lochkatrine". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
22. "Bellbro". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
23. "A.M.P. 3". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
24. "Dinteldyk". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
25. "Ramsay (1146146)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 9 June 2016.
26. "Shell-Mex 4". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
27. "Linnell". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
28. "Rio Blanco". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
29. "Anglo-Mex". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
30. "Barrabool". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
31. "A.M.P. 20". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
32. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
33. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 461.
34. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 439.
35. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 443.
36. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 437.
37. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 442–43.
38. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 441.
39. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 469.
40. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 86, 396.
41. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
42. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 462.
43. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 41.
44. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
45. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 465.
46. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.

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.