List of ship launches in 1933

The list of ship launches in 1933 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1933.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
25 February  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Ranger Unique aircraft carrier
9 March  United States Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California San Francisco New Orleans-class cruiser
1 April  Germany Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven Admiral Scheer Deutschland-class cruiser
12 April  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York New Orleans New Orleans-class cruiser
12 April  United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Ltd Dumbarton, Scotland Brittany Ferry For Southern Railway
3 May  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Gorch Fock Gorch Fock-class sailing training ship For Reichsmarine
4 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Chandravati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[1]
July  Germany Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde Carl Röver Fishing trawler For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
July  Germany Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde R. Walther Darré Fishing trawler For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
9 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baron Dunmore Cargo ship For H. Hogarth & Sons.[2]
17 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Prabhavati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[3]
6 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baron Elgin Cargo ship For H. Hogarth & Sons.[4]
6 September  United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Minneapolis New Orleans-class cruiser
7 September  Germany Stettiner Oderwerke Stettin Stettin Steam icebreaker For Stettin Chamber of Commerce
15 November  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Tuscaloosa New Orleans-class cruiser
16 December  United States Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington Astoria New Orleans-class cruiser
20 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Halcyon Halcyon-class minesweeper for Royal Navy
Date unknown  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Acklam Cross Tug For Robinson & Crosthwaite.[5]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Pass of Balmaha Coastal tanker For Bulk Oil Steamship Co.[6]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Superman Tug For United Towing Co. Ltd.[7]

References
  1. "Chandravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Baron Dunmore". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "Prabhavati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Baron Elgin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 315.
  6. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 278.
  7. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.
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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