List of ship launches in 1924

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The list of ship launches in 1924 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1924.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
5 January	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	S-47	S-class submarine	For United States Navy.
10 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minnetonka	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Line. [1]
19 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Luxmi	Passenger ship	For Bank Line. [2]
22 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cedarton	Cargo ship	For Matthews Steamship Co. [3]
22 January	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Ornais	Cargo ship	For Paul Duval. [4]
24 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Glenshiel	Cargo ship	For Glen Line. [5]
24 January	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 84 (Ro-63)	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
5 February	United Kingdom	Vickers Ltd	Barrow-in-Furness	Dashwood	Collier	For Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.
6 February	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson	Wallsend-on-Tyne	Aurania	Ocean liner	For Cunard Line
8 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cable Enterprise	Cable layer	For Western Telegraph Co. [6]
21 February	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	A.P.O.C No. 13	Oil barge	For Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd. [7]
21 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Birchton	Cargo ship	For Matthews Steamship Co.
23 February	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	De Grasse	Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
15 March	Japan	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	Maizuru, Kyoto	Hatakaze	Kamikaze-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
21 March	France	Arsenal de Lorient		La Motte-Picquet	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser	For French Navy.
22 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cariboo	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Elder Dempster. [8]
24 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Inverbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [9]
25 March	United Kingdom	Vickers Ltd	Barrow-in-Furness	Glanrhyd	Collier	For Harries Bros. & Co.
17 April	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Memphis	Omaha-class cruiser	For United States Navy.
21 April	Japan	Fujinagata Shipyards	Osaka	Asanagi	Kamikaze-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 April	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Khuzistan	Cargo ship	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [10]
23 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Glenbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [11]
23 April	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company	Troon	Medway Queen	Paddle steamer	For New Medway Steam Packet Company
23 April	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo, Nagasaki	Yūnagi	Kamikaze-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
2 May	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton, Scotland	Dinard	Ferry
2 May	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Gallium	Cargo ship	For A. Lemoine et Fils. [12]
2 May	United Kingdom	J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd	Woolston	Jamnagar	Coaster	For The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar
3 May	United States	Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock	San Pedro, California	Catalina	Passenger ship	For William Wrigley Jr.
19 May	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd	Glasgow	Takliwa	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd.
20 May	United Kingdom	Vickers Ltd	Barrow-in-Furness	Orama	Cargo liner	For Orient Steam Navigation Company.
21 May	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest	Primauguet	Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser	For French Navy.
2 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Birchbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [13]
3 June	United Kingdom	D. and W. Henderson and Company	Glasgow	Tonbridge	Cargo ship	For Southern Railway
17 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minster	Ferry	For Southern Railway. [14]
17 June	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Rio Dorado	Cargo ship	For Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [15]
18 June	United Kingdom	Vickers Limited	Barrow in Furness	Adventure	Minelaying cruiser	For Royal Navy.
18 June	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Hector	Cargo liner	For Ocean Steamship Co Ltd
1 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Papuan Chief	Cargo ship	For Steamship Trading Co. [16]
2 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Asuka Maru	Cargo ship	For Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line. [17]
3 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Tullochmoor	Cargo ship	For Moor Line Ltd. [18]
7 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cedarbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [19]
17 July	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	V-1	Barracuda-class submarine	For United States Navy.
21 July	United Kingdom}	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sheaf Crest	Cargo ship	For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [20]
19 August	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Submarine No. 79 (Ro-64)	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
3 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Comliebank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [21]
3 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Elmworth	Cargo ship	For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd. [22]
11 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Statendam	Passenger ship	For Holland America Line. [23]
26 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Procris	Cargo ship	For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd. [24]
29 September	France		Saint Nazaire	Léopard	Chacal-class destroyer	For French Navy.
30 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Inverglass	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company. [25]
September	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Princess Kathleen	Cargo liner	For Canadian Pacific Steamships
September	Germany	G. Seebeck AG	Wesermünde	Rosemarie	Fishing trawler	For Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG
1 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Uskmoor	Cargo ship	For Moor Line Ltd. [26]
13 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Clydebank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [27]
13 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Redline No.1	Tanker	For British Mexican Petroleum Company. [28]
16 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Razmak	Passenger ship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [29]
28 October	Germany	J. C. Tecklenborg AG	Wesermünde	Arthur Duncker	Fishing trawler	For Kämpf & Meyer.
28 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sheaf Water	Cargo ship	For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [30]
15 November	Germany	J. C. Tecklenborg AG	Wesermünde	Fritz Reiser	Fishing trawler	For Kämpf & Meyer.
25 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Fendris	Cargo ship	For J. & P. Hutchinson Ltd. [31]
26 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Oakworth	Cargo ship	For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd. [32]
9 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Thistleros	Cargo ship	For Allan Black & Co. [33]
5 December	Canada	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	Kipawo	Ferry	First ship built by the yard. For Dominion Atlantic Railway
10 December	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney	Cape Leeuwin	Lighthouse tender	For Queensland Department of Commerce
14 October	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan	Letitia	Ocean liner	For Anchor-Donaldson Ltd
27 November	Japan	Uraga Dock Company	Uraga	Oite	Kamikaze-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
6 December	France	Chantiers Navals Français	Caen	Ouragan	Bourrasque-class destroyer	For French Navy.
27 December	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	V-2	Barracuda-class submarine	For United States Navy.
28 December	Italy	Ansaldo	La Spezia	Leonardo da Vinci	Ocean liner	For Società di Navigazione Transatlantica
2nd Quarter	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Cory Oil No. 1	Steam tank barge	For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd. [34]
2nd Quarter	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Cory Oil No. 2	Steam tank barge	For Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd. [35]
4th Quarter	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Roger Beck	Pilot boat	For Swansea Pilot Boat Co. Ltd. [36]
Unknown date	United States			Alexander Hamilton	Steamship	For Hudson River Day Line
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Algerian	Steamship	For Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd. [37]
Unknown date	Germany	Neptun AG	Rostock	Alk	Cargo ship	For Roland Linie AG
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	Antenor	Ocean liner	For Alfred Holt and Company
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Centaur	Cargo liner	For Alfred Holt and Company
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Workman, Clark & Co Ltd	Belfast	City of Venice	Passenger ship	For Ellerman Lines
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Corinthic	Cargo ship	For W H Cockerline & Co Ltd, Hull
Unknown date	United States	American Ship Building Company	Lorain, Ohio	Greater Buffalo	Paddlewheeler	For Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Unknown date	United States	Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp	Morris Heights, New York	Janey III	Yacht	For Clifford C Hemphill
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Kamloops	Lake freighter	For Canada Steamship Lines
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip and Son	Dartmouth	Kingswear Castle	Paddle steamer	For Great Western Railway
Unknown date	Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Klio	Cargo ship	For Neptun Line
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Levenwood	Coaster	For Joseph Constantine & Co Ltd
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Menna	Paddle steamer	For Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Carnarvon. [38]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Penelope Paul	Barge	For Baul Bros. Ltd. [39]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Greenock	Razmak	Passenger ship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Unknown date	Denmark	Burmeister & Wain Maskin og Skibsbyggeri	Copenhagen	Rigel	Cargo ship	For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Irvines Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Salmonpool	Cargo ship	For Sir R. Ropner & Sons. [40]
Unknown date	Italy	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino.	Trieste	Salvore	Cargo ship	For private owner. [41]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J I Thornycroft & Co Ltd	Woolston	Satellite	Tender	For Trinity House [42]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Son Ltd.	Selby	Seaman	Tug	For United Towing Co. Ltd. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.	Blyth	Tullochmoor	Cargo ship	For private owner. [44]
Unknown date	United States	New Jersey Transportation & Drydock Co	Wilmington, Delaware	Yale	Passenger ship
Unknown date	United States			Zodiac	Schooner	For William H. Hand, Jr.

References

1. "Minnetonka". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "Luxmi". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. "Cedarton". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. "Ornais". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "Glenshiel". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
6. "Cable Enterprise". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7. "A.P.O.C No. 13". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
8. "Cariboo". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
9. "Inverbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
10. "Khuzistan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. "Glenbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
12. "Gallium". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
13. "Birchbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
14. "Minster". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
15. "Rio Dorado". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. "Papuan Chief". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
17. "Asuka Maru". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
18. "Tullochmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
19. "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
20. "Sheaf Crest". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
21. "Comliebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
22. "Elmworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
23. "Statendam". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
24. "Procris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
25. "Inverglass". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
26. "Uskmoor". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
27. "Clydebank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
28. "Redline No.1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
29. "Razmak". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
30. "Sheaf Water". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
31. "Fendris". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
32. "Oakworth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
33. "Thistleros". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
34. "Cory Oil No. 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
35. "Cory Oil No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
36. "Roger Beck". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
37. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 86.
38. "Menna". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
39. "Penelope Paul". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
40. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
41. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
42. Carter 1998, p. not cited.
43. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.
44. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 466–67.

Sources

• Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN   0-9533028-0-6.
• 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.