List of ship launches in 1926

The list of ship launches in 1926 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1926.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
14 January	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	Dundee	Stentor	Cargo ship	For China Mutual Steam Navigation Company
14 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Carnarvon Castle	Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line
14 January	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Tetela	Reefer ship	For Fyffes Line
15 January	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Ambuscade	Destroyer	For Royal Navy
18 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Oakbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [1]
27 January	United Kingdom	John I Thornycroft & Company	Woolston	Amazon	Destroyer	For Royal Navy
28 January	United Kingdom	Amble Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Amble	Caldergate	Tanker	For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. [2]
29 January	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow-in-Furness	Nova Scotia	Ocean liner	For Warren Line (Liverpool)
12 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Director	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Harrison. [3]
14 February	Italy	Cantiere Navale Triestino	Monfalcone	Monte Piana	Cargo ship	For Navigazione Generale Gerolimich & Compagnia Società in Anzioni
16 February	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Suffolk	County-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
25 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Speybank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [4]
26 February	Italy	Ansaldo Shipyards	Genoa	Roma	Cruise liner	For Navigazione Generale Italiana. [5]
11 March	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Plymouth	Cornwall	County-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
14 March	France	Penhoët	Saint Nazaire	Île de France	Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
15 March	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo	I-54 (I-154)	Kaidai III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
15 March	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company	Hebburn	Stuartstar	Reefer ship	For Blue Star Line
16 March	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	Cumberland	County-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
16 March	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Kent	County-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
16 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Maidstone	Ferry	For Southern Railway. [6]
18 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Accra	Passenger ship	For Elder Dempster. [7]
18 March	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Ro-67	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
30 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Company	West Hartlepool	City of Bath	Cargo Ship	For Ellerman Lines
31 March	United Kingdom	William Hamilton & Company	Glasgow	Nerissa	Cargo liner	For Bowring Brothers
2 April	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	British Diplomat	Tanker	For British Tanker Company
3 April	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Arcadia	Motor yacht	[8]
12 April	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Holland	Submarine tender	For United States Navy
13 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ringwood	Ferry	For Southern Railway. [9]
13 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Glasgow	Springbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [10]
15 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Begonia	Oil barge	For Aregentine Navigation Co. [11]
15 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	San Nicolas	Tanker	For Lago Shipping Co. [12]
23 April	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Pol III	Whaler	[13]
28 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Boltonia	Oil barge	For Argentine Navigation Co. [14]
11 May	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company	Hebburn	Africstar	Reefer ship	For Blue Star Line
15 May	Japan	Maizuru Naval Arsenal	Maizuru	Kikuzuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	George Livesey	Tug	For Southern Gas Co. [15]
20 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Papudo	Tug	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [16]
25 May	Japan	Uraga Dock Company	Uraga	Minazuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Robador	Motor yacht	[17]
3 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ambrosio	Tanker	For Lago shipping Co. [18]
24 June	Italy	Pattison [19]	Naples [19]	Giovanni Nicotera	Destroyer	For Regia Marina. [19]
24 June	Germany	Joh. C. Tecklenborg [20]	Geestemunde [20]	Padua	Flying P-Liner (Barque)	For F. Laeisz, Hamburg. [20]
26 June	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Malolo	Ocean Liner	[21]
29 June	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Almeda	Reefer ship	For Blue Star Line
30 June	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Oxley	Odin-class submarine	For Royal Navy
12 July	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo	Mikazuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
24 July	Spain	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval	Cartagena	Sánchez Barcáiztegui	Churruca-class destroyer	For Armada Española
5 August	Germany	J. C. Tecklenborg	Geestemünde	Sirius	Fishing trawler	For Sirius Handels GmbH
10 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dolores de Urquiza	Train ferry	For Entre Ríos Railway Co. [22]
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Banda	Steam lighter	For Elder Dempster. [23]
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Berma	Steam barge	For New York & West Africa Steam Navigatio Co. [24]
24 August	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Hebburn-on-Tyne	Rohna	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Company
24 August	France	Lorient Navy Yard		Tourville	Duquesne-class cruiser	For Marine Nationale
26 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Apapa	Ocean liner	For Elder Dempster Lines. [25]
26 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Glasgow	Koolinda	Cargo liner	For Stateships
7 September	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	Otway	Odin-class submarine	For Royal Australian Navy
9 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Algonquin	Ocean liner	For Clyde-Mallory Line
9 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	London Mammoth	Crane pontoon	For Port of London Authority. [26]
15 September	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	Govan	Berwick	County-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
16 September	United States	John F James & Son	Essex, Massachusetts	Adventure	Schooner
22 September	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle	Glasgow	Rajula	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Company
23 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Alcantara	Passenger ship	For Royal Mail Line.
26 September	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	Rhenania		For Marinen
6 October	Japan	Ishikawajima Shipyards	Tokyo	Nagatsuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
13 October	Netherlands			De Ruyter	Admiralen-class destroyer	For Royal Netherlands Navy
24 October	Japan	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	Kobe	Kinugasa	Aoba-class cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy
25 October	Japan	Mitsubishi	Kobe	Ro-66	Type L4 submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
18 November	Germany	Schiffsbau Unterweser mbH	Wesermünde	Claus Bolten	Fishing trawler	For Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei
13 December	Italy	Ansaldo Shipyards	Genoa	Augustus	Cruise liner	For Navigazione Generale Italiana. [27]
18 December	Italy	Cantiere Navale Triestino	Monfalcone	Vulcania	Ocean liner	For Cosulich Line
Unknown date	United States	Thomas F McMannus	Pensacola, Florida	Alabamian	Schooner	For Bar Pilots Association
Unknown date	Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Amrum	Coaster	For Schröder, Hölken & Fischer
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Bembridge	Pilot boat	For Trinity House. [28]
Unknown date	Canada	Shelburn Shipbuilding Co	Shelburn, Nova Scotia	Blue Dolphin	Schooner
Unknown date	Italy	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste	Cellina	Cargo ship	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	United States	Franklin G Post	Mystic River, Connecticut	Florence	Dragger
Unknown date	Germany	Flensberger Schiffbau Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Ilse L M Russ	Cargo ship	For Schiffarts und Assekuranz GmbH
Unknown date	United States	Defoe Boat and Motor Works	Bay City, Michigan	Reomar IV	Motor yacht
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Robert L. Holt	Cargo ship	For John Holt & Co (Liverpool). [30]
Unknown date	Germany	Ostseewerft	Stettin	Siegmund	Cargo ship	For Emil R Retzlaff
Unknown date	United Kingdom	S. Richards & Co.	Lowestoft	Veracity	Motor drifter	For private owner. [31]

References

1. "Oakbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "Caldergate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. "Director". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
4. "Speybank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
5. "5606547" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
6. "Maidstone". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7. "Accra". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
8. "5513489" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
9. "Ringwood". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
10. "Springbank". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
11. "Begonia". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
12. "San Nicholas". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
13. "5172597" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
14. "Boltonia". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
15. "George Livesey". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
16. "Papudo". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
17. "43359" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
18. "Ambrosio". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
19. "6131997" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
20. "5618294" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
21. "T/S Malolo" . Retrieved 12 February 2016.
22. "Dolores de Urquiza". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
23. "Banda". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
24. "Berma". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
25. "Apapa". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
26. "London Mammoth". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
27. "5606566" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
28. "Bembridge". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
29. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
30. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 43.
31. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 235.

Sources

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