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The list of ship launches in 1904 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1904.
Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class
|
Notes
|
4 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Portsmouth Dockyard
|
Portsmouth
|
New Zealand
|
King Edward VII-class battleship
|
For Royal Navy
|
7 February
|
United States
|
W. A. Boole & Son
|
Oakland, California
|
Expansion
|
twin-screw schooner
|
|
3 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Worcestershire
|
Passenger ship
|
For Bibby Line.[1]
|
26 March
|
Germany
|
AG Vulcan Stettin
|
Stettin
|
Lübeck
|
Bremen-class cruiser
|
For Imperial German Navy
|
31 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Dunluce Castle
|
Passenger ship
|
For Union-Castle Line.
|
6 April
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Virginia
|
Virginia-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
18 April
|
United Kingdom
|
William Hamilton & Co. Ltd.
|
Port Glasgow
|
Kurt
|
Barque
|
For G. H. J. Siemers & Co.
|
30 April
|
Austria-Hungary
|
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
|
Trieste
|
Erzherzog Friedrich
|
Erzherzog Karl-class battleship
|
For Austro-Hungarian Navy
|
30 April
|
France
|
Arsenal de Brest
|
Brest
|
Démocratie
|
Liberté-class battleship
|
For French Navy
|
30 April
|
Germany
|
AG Weser
|
Bremen
|
München
|
Bremen-class cruiser
|
For Imperial German Navy
|
14 May
|
Germany
|
Blohm + Voss
|
Hamburg
|
Yorck
|
Roon-class cruiser
|
For Imperial German Navy
|
17 May
|
United States
|
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
Rhode Island
|
Virginia-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
17 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Slievemore
|
Ferry
|
For London and North Western Railway
|
27 May
|
Germany
|
Schichau-Werke
|
Danzig
|
Lothringen
|
Braunschweig-class battleship
|
For Imperial German Navy
|
15 June
|
Netherlands
|
Rijkswerf
|
Amsterdam
|
Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp
|
Coastal defence ship
|
For Royal Netherlands Navy
|
19 June
|
Italy
|
La Spezia Naval Base
|
La Spezia
|
Regina Elena
|
Regina Elena-class battleship
|
For Regia Marina
|
30 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Pardo
|
Cargo ship
|
For Royal Mail Line.[2]
|
27 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Dansborg
|
Cargo ship
|
For A/S D/S Neptun.[3]
|
27 august
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Hornsea
|
Cargo ship
|
For Sea Steamship Co. Ltd.[4]
|
27 August
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Louisiana
|
Connecticut-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
8 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Grasmere
|
Coaster
|
For Grasmere Steamship Co. Ltd.[5]
|
10 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Potaro
|
Cargo ship
|
For Royal Mail Line.[6]
|
24 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Mamari
|
Passenger ship
|
For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.[7]
|
29 September
|
United States
|
New York Naval Yard
|
Brooklyn, New York
|
Connecticut
|
Connecticut-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
7 October
|
United States
|
Moran Brothers
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Nebraska
|
Virginia-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
11 October
|
United States
|
Bath Iron Works
|
Bath, Maine
|
Georgia
|
Virginia-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
12 October
|
Italy
|
Castellammare Royal Dockyard
|
Castellammare di Stabia
|
Vittorio Emanuele
|
Regina Elena-class battleship
|
For Regia Marina
|
27 October
|
France
|
FCM
|
La Seyne
|
Justice
|
Liberté-class battleship
|
For French Navy
|
October
|
Germany
|
Blohm & Voss
|
|
Craigronald
|
Merchant ship
|
Later named Glyndwr
|
8 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Thames Ironworks
|
Leamouth, London
|
Black Prince
|
Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy
|
10 November
|
United States
|
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
New Jersey
|
Virginia-class battleship
|
For United States Navy
|
19 November
|
Germany
|
Germaniawerft
|
Kiel
|
Deutschland
|
Deutschland-class battleship
|
For Imperial German Navy
|
10 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Portsmouth Dockyard
|
Portsmouth
|
Britannia
|
King Edward VII-class battleship
|
For Royal Navy
|
Unknown date
|
Netherlands
|
Bonn & Mees
|
Rotterdam
|
Alcyon
|
Fishing trawler
|
For private owner
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.
|
Glasgow
|
Dover Castle
|
Ocean Liner
|
For Union Castle Line.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Brown & Clapson
|
Barton-upon-Humber
|
Ellen
|
Lighter
|
For Samuel Cook.[9]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Beeching Brothers Ltd.
|
Great Yarmouth
|
Excellent
|
Steam drifter
|
For George Garden Sr.[10]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd.
|
Aberdeen
|
Freya
|
Steam trawler
|
For Fishing Board of Scotland.
|
Unknown date
|
Canada
|
Bertram Engine Works Co. Ltd
|
Toronto
|
Haddington
|
Cargo ship
|
For private owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
William Hamilton & Co. Ltd.
|
Port Glasgow
|
Hans
|
Barque
|
For a German owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Brown & Clapson
|
Barton-upon-Humber
|
Kathleen
|
Lighter
|
For Avenue Lighter Co. Ltd.[14]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
J. P. Rennoldson & Sons
|
South Shields
|
Kingfisher
|
Tug
|
For private owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Beeching Brothers Ltd.
|
Great Yarmouth
|
Lebanon
|
Steam drifter
|
For .[16]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Beeching Brothers Ltd.
|
Great Yarmouth
|
Olive
|
Steam drifter
|
For William Smith Jr.[17]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Beeching Brothers Ltd.
|
Great Yarmouth
|
Rose
|
Steam drifter
|
For William Findlay.[18]
|
Unknown date
|
Netherlands
|
M. van der Kuijl
|
Rotterdam
|
Silvain
|
Fishing trawler
|
For Stoomvisserij Maatschappij Mercurius
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
W 24
|
Hopper barge
|
For Admiralty.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Brown & Clapson
|
Barton-upon-Humber
|
Unnamed
|
Lighter
|
For Mr. Sleight.[20]
|
- ^ "Worcestershire". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Pardo". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Dansborg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Hornsea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Grasmere". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Potaro". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Mamari". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Ellen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Excellent". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Kathleen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Olive". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Unnamed". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- 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.