List of ship launches in 1929

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.
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