List of ship launches in 1929

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The list of ship launches in 1929 includes a chronological list of notable ships launched in 1929.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
23 January	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Salt Lake City	Pensacola-class cruiser	For United States Navy
24 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Highland Hope	Passenger ship	For H. & W. Nelson Ltd. [1]
24 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ulster Monarch	Ferry	For Ulster Steamship Co. [2]
25 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cardiff	Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co. [3]
20 February	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Milwaukee	Passenger ship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. [4]
26 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Glasgow	Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co. [5]
6 March	Germany	Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG	Lübeck	Dolly Kühling	Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
25 March	Japan	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka	I-59 (I-159)	Kaidai III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
28 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ulster Queen	Ferry	For Belfast Steamship Co. [6]
10 April	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire	Actéon	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
10 April	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient	Henri Poincaré	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
10 April	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient	Poncelet	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
11 April	France	Chantiers Dubigeon	Nantes	Argo	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
11 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Highland Princess	Passenger ship	For H. & W. Nelson Ltd. [7]
12 April	France	Chantiers de la Gironde	Gironde	Commandant Teste	Seaplane carrier and tender	For French Navy
23 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Baron Vernon	Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons. [8]
23 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tamare	Tanker	For Lago Shipping Co. [9]
24 April	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock, Scotland	Anthony	A-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
24 April	Japan	Sasebo Naval Arsenal	Sasebo	I-60	Kaidai III-type submarine	For Imperial Japanese Navy
25 April	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Pensacola	Pensacola-class cruiser
25 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ulster Prince	Ferry	For Belfast Steamship Co. [10]
25 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Westralia	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Huddart Parker. [11]
30 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ule	Tanker	For Lago shipping Co. [12]
9 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Surinam	Tanker	For Lago Shipping Co. [13]
15 May	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Fernglen	Cargo ship	For Fearnley & Eger
22 May	Japan	Uraga Dock	Uraga	Itsukushima	minelayer	For Imperial Japanese Navy
6 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Lochness	Ferry	For David MacBrayne & Co.
8 June	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët	Saint-Nazaire	Fresnel	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
10 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Irwin	Ferry	For South Indian Railway. [14]
13 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Baron Ramsey	Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons. [15]
19 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kavak	Cargo ship	For Moss Steamship Co. [16]
26 June	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock, Scotland	Ardent	A-class destroyer
27 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Goschen	Ferry	For South Indian Railway [17]
29 June	United Kingdom	Northumberland Shipbuilding Company	Howden-on-Tyne	Dahohmian	Cargo ship	For United Africa Company
29 June	Germany	Deschimag Werk A.G	Bremen	Lichtenfels	heavy lift ship	For DDG Hansa [18]
June	Germany	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau	Wesermünde	Gustav Adolf Kühling	Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
June	Sweden	Kockums	Malmö	Tai Ping	cargo ship	For Wilh. Wilhelmsen
3 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Chester	Northampton-class cruiser	For United States Navy
4 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Llangibby Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line
9 July	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie & Company	Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne	Active	A-class destroyer
27 July	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie & Company	Tyneside	Antelope	A-class destroyer
6 August	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire	Achéron	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
6 August	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Britannic	Ocean liner	For White Star Line
8 August	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, Tyne and Wear	Codrington	A-class destroyer
8 August	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Acasta	A-class destroyer
21 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kufra	Cargo ship	For James Moss & Co. [19]
22 August	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs,	Barrow-in-Furness	Arrow	A-class destroyer
22 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cuidad de Ascuncion	Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co.. [20]
22 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kana	Cargo ship	For Moss Steamship Co. [21]
August	Germany	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau	Wesermünde	Georg Adolf Kühling	Fishing trawler	For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG
August	United Kingdom	J. Harker Ltd.	Knottingley	William Kipping	Tanker barge	For J.Harker Ltd. [22]
5 September	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Northampton	Northampton-class cruiser	For United States Navy
6 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ardanbhan	Cargo ship	For Clarke & Service Ltd. [23]
7 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Houston	Northampton-class cruiser	For United States Navy
14 September	Germany	Deutsche Werft	Finkenwerder	Rabat	Cargo ship	For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei. [24]
2 October	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Knight of Malta	Cargo liner	For Cassar Co. Ltd. [25]
4 October	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Achates	A-class destroyer
18 October	Germany	Reichsmarinewerft	Wilhelmshaven	Leipzig	Leipzig-class cruiser
24 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Amberes	Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co. [26]
24 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	David Livingstone	Cargo ship	For British & African Steamship Co. [27]
30 October	Germany	Schiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser	Unterweser-Lehe	Oscar Neynaber	Fishing trawler	For Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG
31 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dorothy Rose	Cargo ship	For Richard Hughes & Co. [28]
31 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dunbar Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line. [29]
1 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Carmen Avellaneda	Train ferry	For Entre Ríos Railway Co. [30]
19 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Winchester Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line. [31]
4 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dudley Rose	Cargo ship	For Richard Hughes & Co. [32]
17 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Achimota	Passenger ship	For Huddart Parker.
18 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Mary Slessor	Cargo ship	For British & African Steamship Co. [33]
19 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Barcelona	Cargo ship	For Argentine Navigation Co. [34]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	R. Duncan & Co. Ltd	Port Glasgow	Athelviscount	Tanker	For United Molasses Co. Ltd. [35]
Date unknown	Norway	Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted	Trondheim	Barøy	Cargo liner
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Ardrossan Dockyard Co.	Ardrossan	Blairspey	Cargo ship	For Geo. Nisbet & Co. Ltd. [36]
Date unknown	Germany	Deutsche Werft	Hamburg	Ceuta	Cargo ship	For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.	Troon	Cobargo	Coaster	For Illawarra & South Coast Steam Navigation Company. [37]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Napier & Miller Ltd.	Glasgow	Eastern Prince	Cargo liner	For Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. [38]
Date unknown	Netherlands	J. Smit	Alblasserdam	Escaut	Cargo ship	For Wm. Muller & Co. [39]
Date unknown	Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Hercules	Cargo ship	For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Imari	Cargo ship	For private owner. [40]
Date unknown	Germany	Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser	Wesermünde	J. F. Schröder	Fishing trawler	For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
Date unknown	Netherlands	NV IJsselwerft	Gorinchem	Marie Richardson	Fishing trawler	For Deutscher Fischerei Gesellschaft AG
Date unknown	Sweden	Kockums Mekaniske Verkstad.	Malmö	Max Albrecht	Tanker	For Max Albrecht Kommandit. [41]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Northern Prince	Cargo ship	For Prince Line. [42]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Southern Prince	Cargo ship	For Prince Line. [42]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tynt	Vikingen	Factory ship	For private owner. [43]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen I	Whaler	For private owner. [44]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen II	Whaler	For private owner. [44]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock Co Ltd	Middlesbrough	Vikingen III	Whaler	For private owner. [44]
Date unknown	Germany	Deutsche Werke AG	Kiel	Volkswohl	Fishing trawler	For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
Date unknown	Sweden		Björkenäs, Sweden	Yngve	Schooner

References

1. "Highland Hope". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "Ulster Monarch". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
3. "Cardiff". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
4. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 475.
5. "Glasgow". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
6. "Ulster Queen". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7. "Highland Princess". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
8. "Baron Vernon". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
9. "Tamare". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
10. "Ulster Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
11. "Westralia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
12. "Ule". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
13. "Surinam". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
14. "Irwin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
15. "Baron Ramsey". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
16. "Kavak". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
17. "Goschen". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
18. "Lichtenfels". DDG Hansa. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
19. "Kufra". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
20. "Cuidad de Ascuncion". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
21. "Kana". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
22. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 215.
23. "Ardanbhan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
24. "Rabat (5607082)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 9 June 2016.
25. "Knight of Malta". Tyne Built Ships. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
26. "Amberes". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
27. "David Livingstone". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
28. "Dorothy Rose". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
29. "Dunbar Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
30. "Carmen Avellaneda". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
31. "Winchester Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
32. "Dudley Rose". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
33. "Mary Slessor". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
34. "Barcelona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
35. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 398.
36. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
37. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
38. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 392.
39. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
40. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 393–94.
41. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 468.
42. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 90.
43. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 473.
44. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 474.

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.

Ship events in 1929
Ship launches:	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934
Ship commissionings:	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934
Ship decommissionings:	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934
Shipwrecks:	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934