List of ship launches in 1927

The list of ship launches in 1927 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1927.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class/type Notes
12 February  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Evangeline Steamship For Eastern Steamship Lines
17 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sin Kheng Seng Coaster For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[1]
3 March  United States American Brown Boveri Camden, New Jersey Cuyahoga Active-class patrol boat For United States Coast Guard.[2]
17 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Australia County-class cruiser For Royal Australian Navy
17 March  United Kingdom R.Duncan & Co Port Glasgow Almazora Cargo ship [3]
26 March  Germany Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven Königsberg Königsberg-class cruiser (1927) For Reichsmarine
14 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Paua Tanker For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[4]
16 April  Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka Myōkō Myōkō-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Cheshire Passenger ship For Bibby Line
April  Germany Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, vorm. Jansen & Schmilinsky Hamburg Nordfriesland ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[5]
5 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Encina Lighter For Argentine Navigation Co.[6]
5 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Enea Lighter For Argentine Navigation Co.[7]
14 May  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Cap Arcona Ocean liner For Hamburg Süd
26 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Icotea Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[8]
26 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lagunilla Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[9]
31 May  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Canberra County-class cruiser For Royal Australian Navy
31 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast La Salina Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
31 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minmi Collier For J. & A. Brown Ltd.[11]
2 June  United Kingdom Day, Summers and Company Southampton Princess Elizabeth Paddle steamer For Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited
9 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast D1 Barge For Elder Dempster.[12]
9 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast D2 Barge For Elder Dempster.[13]
14 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Erata Lighter For Argentine Navigation Co.[14]
15 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dunkwa Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[15]
15 June  Japan Kure Naval Arsenal Kure Nachi Myōkō-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy
16 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Agatha Tanker For Nederland Indische Tank Stoomvaart Maatschappij.[16]
16 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Grantleyhall Cargo ship For West Hartlepool Steamship Co.[17]
16 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Laurentic Ocean liner For White Star Line
18 June  Germany Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik Hamburg John Mahn Fishing trawler For private owner
20 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast D3 Barge For Elder Dempster.[18]
28 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast La Falaise Yacht For James Allen.[19]
28 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast San Carlos Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[20]
30 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Berta Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[21]
30 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Erica lighter For Argentine Navigation Co.[22]
12 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Eddystone Coaster For Clyde Shipping Co.[23]
12 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Petroniella Tanker For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[24]
19 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lahej Tug For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigtion Company.[25]
20 July  United Kingdom Bow, McLachlan and Company Paisley John Oxley Pilot boat For Queensland Government
10 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Portwey Tug For Portland & Weymouth Coaling Co.[26]
11 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Brigida Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[27]
20 August  Germany Deutsche Werke Kiel Karlsruhe Königsberg-class cruiser (1927) For Reichsmarine
25 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dixcove Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[28]
25 August  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Monte Cervantes Passenger ship For Hamburg Süd
31 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kheti Cargo ship For James Moss Ltd.[29]
August  Germany Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG Lübeck Ernst Kühling Fishing trawler For Hochseefischerei Julius Weeting AG
August  Germany G. Seebeck, AG Wesermünde Martin Donandt Fishing trawler For Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven
1 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oranjestad Tanker For Bank Line.[30]
 United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sabaneta Tanker For Bank Line.[31]
8 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Palacio Cargo ship For MacAndrews & Co.[32]
14 September  United Kingdom Naval Dockyard Portsmouth London County-class cruiser For Royal Navy
15 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Edgar Cargo ship For King Line.[33]
22 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Paula Tanker For Nederland Stoomboot Maatschappij.[34]
28 September  Netherlands Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij Amsterdam Christiaan Huygens Ocean liner For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland
28 September  Japan Sasebo Naval Arsenal Sasebo I-63 Kaidai III-type submarine For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Edwin Cargo ship For King Line.[35]
29 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Uganda Cargo ship For MacLay & MacIntyre Ltd.[36]
1 October  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia California Ocean liner For Panama Pacific Line

First major liner with a Turbo-electric transmission

3 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast JJ1 Tug For Lago Shipping Co.[37]
3 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast JJ2 Tug For Lago Shipping Co.[38]
3 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast JJ3 Tug For Lago Shipping Co.[39]
3 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast JJ4 Tug For Lago Shipping Co.[40]
5 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Zahra Tanker For Vacuum Oil Company.[41]
12 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Iguazu Passenger ship For Argentine Navigation Co.[42]
12 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pelayo Cargo ship For MacAndrews & Co.[43]
19 October  Sweden Oskarshamns Varv Oskarshamn Drotten passenger ship For Ångfartygs Ab Gotland
22 October  United Kingdom Naval Dockyard Devonport Devonshire County-class cruiser For Royal Navy
27 October  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Beaverford Cargo liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
27 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Egbert Cargo ship For King Line.[44]
28 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Daru Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[45]
10 November  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Argonaut "V-boat" submarine For United States Navy
10 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pacheco Cargo ship For MacAndrews & Co.[46]
15 November  Japan Maizuru Naval Arsenal Maizuru Fubuki Fubuki-class destroyer For Imperial Japanese Navy
22 November  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Duke of Lancaster Ferry For London, Midland and Scottish Railway
23 November  United Kingdom William Beardmore & Company Dalmuir Duchess of Atholl Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King John Cargo ship For King Line.[47]
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nimoda Cargo ship For Hain Steamship Co.[48]
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pinto Cargo ship For MacAndrews & Co.[49]
28 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sefwi Barge For Elder Dempster.[50]
28 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Wala Barge For Elder Dempster.[51]
29 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cabo Espichel Tug For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[52]
29 November  Germany Stettiner Oderwerke Stettin Wandrahm Cargo ship For H. M. Gehrckens
8 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dafila Cargo ship For British & Continental Steamship Co.[53]
21 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ponzano Cargo ship For MacAndrews & Co.[54]
22 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Lud Cargo ship For King Line.[55]
29 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cabo Raso Tug For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[56]
31 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cabo Sardao Tug For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[57]
Date unknown  Germany AG Weser. Bremen Adria Tanker For J. T. Essberger.[58]
Date unknown  Germany AG Weser. Bremen Apollo Cargo ship For Neptun Line.[59]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Auriguani Cargo ship For Elders & Fyffes Ltd.[60]
Date unknown  Germany AG Weser. Bremen Biscaya Cargo ship For J. T. Essberger.[61]
Date unknown  Germany Neptun AG. Rostock Capri Cargo ship For R. Sloman Jr.[62]
Date unknown  Germany Neptun AG Rostock Ernst Brockelmann Cargo ship For Ehrich Ahrens
Date unknown  Germany G Seebeck AG Bremerhaven Ganter Cargo ship For Norddeutscher Lloyd
Date unknown  United Kingdom Short Bros. Ltd. Sunderland, County Durham Laristan Tanker For Common Bros. Ltd.[63]
Date unknown  Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg Marquardt Petersen Cargo ship For Morquardt Petersen Reederi Geschellschaft GmbH
Date unknown  Germany AG Weser. Bremen Mittelmeer Tanker For J. T. Essberger.[58]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow Napier Star Cargo ship For Blue Star Line.[64]
Date unknown  United Kingdom William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Rockpool Cargo ship For Sir R. Ropner & Sons.[65]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow Rodney Star Cargo ship For Blue Star Line.[64]
Date unknown  Germany Neptun AG Rostock Theresia L M Russ Cargo ship For Ernst Russ
Date unknown  Germany Neptun AG Rostock Walter L M Russ Cargo ship For Ernst Russ

References
  1. "Sin Kheng Seng". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. "Cuyahoga, 1927 WIX / WMEC / WSC-157". US Coast Guard. November 2001. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  3. "Almazora (1148927)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. "Paua". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. "Encina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Enea". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. "Icotea". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. "Lagunilla". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. "La Salina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. "Minmi". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  12. "D1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. "D2". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. "Erata". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  15. "Dunkwa". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  16. "Agatha". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  17. "Grantleyhall". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  18. "D3". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  19. "La Falaise". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  20. "San Carlos". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  21. "Berta". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  22. "Erica". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. "Eddystone". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  24. "Petroniella". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  25. "Lahej". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  26. "Portwey". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  27. "Brigida". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  28. "Dixcove". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  29. "Kheti". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  30. "Oranjestad". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  31. "Sabaneta". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  32. "Palacio". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  33. "King Edgar". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  34. "Paula". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  35. "King Edwin". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  36. "Uganda". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  37. "JJ1". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  38. "JJ2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  39. "JJ3". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  40. "JJ4". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  41. "Zahra". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  42. "Iguazu". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  43. "Pelayo". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  44. "King Egbert". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  45. "Daru". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  46. "Pacheco". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  47. "King John". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  48. "Nimoda". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  49. "Pinto". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  50. "Sefwi". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  51. "Wala". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  52. "Cabo Espichel". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  53. "Dafina". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  54. "Ponzano". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  55. "King Lud". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  56. "Cabo Raso". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  57. "Cabo Sardao". The Yard. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  58. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 468.
  59. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 467.
  60. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 166.
  61. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
  62. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 458.
  63. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 389.
  64. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 90.
  65. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 397.
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.
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