List of ship launches in 1902

The list of ship launches in 1902 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1902. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

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Date	Country	Builder and Location	Ship	Class and type	Notes
February 1	United States	Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey	Plunger	Plunger-class submarine
February 11	United States	Burlee Dry Dock Co, Staten Island, New York	Noma	Yacht	for William Bateman Leeds
February 11	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn	Velox	Turbine-powered torpedo-boat destroyer	for Royal Navy[1]
February 20	United States	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Kroonland	Ocean liner	for International Mercantile Marine
February 25	United Kingdom	Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Strahl		for DDG Hansa
March 8	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland	Panama	Passenger ship	for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
March 8	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth, England	Queen	London-class battleship	for the Royal Navy
March 22	United States	Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Barry	Bainbridge-class destroyer	for the United States Navy
March 22	German Empire	AG Weser, Bremen	Frauenlob	Gazelle-class cruiser	for the Imperial German Navy
March 22	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick	Lancaster	Monmouth-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
March 23	France	Chantiers de France, Dunquerque	Adolphe	4-masted barque	for Ant. Dom. Bordes et Fils
March 25	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent	Prince of Wales	London-class battleship	for the Royal Navy
March 26	United Kingdom	Gourlay Bros, Dundee, Scotland	Brussels	Passenger ferry	for the Great Eastern Railway
April 22	German Empire	AG Weser, Bremen	Arcona	Gazelle-class cruiser	for the Imperial German Navy
April 22	United States	Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey	Aztec	Yacht	[2]
April 22	German Empire	Rickmers Schiffbau AG, Bremerhaven	Herzogin Cecilie	4-masted barque
April 23	Kingdom of Italy	Venice Naval Arsenal, Venice	Francesco Ferruccio	Giuseppe Garibaldi-class cruiser	for the Regia Marina
April 24	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware	Hopkins	Bainbridge-class destroyer	for the United States Navy
April	United Kingdom	A Rodger & Co, Port Glasgow, Scotland	Arrow	4-masted barque	for Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd.
April	United Kingdom	Alexander Watson, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Mount Royal	Sternwheeler	for the Hudson's Bay Company
May 7	German Empire	Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde	Preußen	Barque	for F. Laeisz
May 8	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland	Duchess of Montrose	Paddle steamer	for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company
May 9	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness	Holland 3	Holland-class submarine	for the Royal Navy
May 20	Russian Empire	Mykolaiv, Ukraine	Pamiat Merkuria	Bogatyr-class cruiser	for the Imperial Russian Navy
May 23	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness, England	Holland 4	Holland-class submarine	for the Royal Navy
June 10	United Kingdom	Holland Torpedo Boat Co	Holland 5	Holland-class submarine	for the Royal Navy
June 14	United States	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California	Paul Jones	Bainbridge-class destroyer	for the United States Navy
June 18	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth, England	Encounter	Challenger-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
June 21	United States	Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Denver	Denver-class cruiser	for the United States Navy
June 21	United States	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Finland	Ocean liner	for the Red Star Line
June 21	German Empire	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg	Friedrich Carl	Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser	for the Imperial German Navy
June 21	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware	Hull	Bainbridge-class destroyer	for the United States Navy
July 5	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, Ireland	Iowa	Passenger ship
July 9	United Kingdom	Vickers, Barrow in Furness, England	A1	A-class submarine	for the Royal Navy
July 10	United States	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts	Thomas W. Lawson	Schooner	for the Coastwise Transportation Co, Boston
July 19	Russian Empire	Galerniy Island yard, Saint Petersburg	Oryol	Borodino-class battleship	for the Imperial Russian Navy
July 31	United States	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California	Grampus	Plunger-class submarine	sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay [3]
August 6	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	Carpathia	Ocean liner	Cunard Line
August 7	France	Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire	Laënnec	Full rigged ship	Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais
August 9	German Empire	Germaniawerft, Kiel	G113	S90-class torpedo boat	for the Imperial German Navy[4]
August 12	German Empire	AG Vulcan, Stettin	Kaiser Wilhelm II	Ocean liner	for Norddeutscher Lloyd
August 21	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland	Cedric	Ocean liner	for the White Star Line
August 21	German Empire	Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau & Machinen Fabrik, Bremen-Vegesack	Prinz Adalbert	Ocean liner	for the Hamburg America Line
September 4	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	Donegal	Monmouth-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
September 4	France	Arsenal de Brest, Brest	République	République-class battleship	for the French Navy
September 10	German Empire	Schichau-Werke, Elbing	S115	S90-class torpedo boat	for the Imperial German Navy[4]
September 18	France	Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire	Haudaudine	Full rigged ship	for Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais
September 20	United Kingdom	William Beardmore and Company	Berwick	Monmouth-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
September 20	United States	Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts	Des Moines	Denver-class cruiser	for the United States Navy
September	Russian Empire	Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg	Knyaz Suvorov	Borodino-class battleship	for the Imperial Russian Navy
October 4	Austria-Hungary	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste	Babenberg	Habsburg-class battleship	for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
October 11	United States	Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland	Mackinac	Patrol boat	for the United States Revenue Cutter Service
October 11	United States	Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland	Winnisimmet	Tugboat	for the United States Revenue Cutter Service
October 14	German Empire	Schichau-Werke, Elbing	S116	S90-class torpedo boat	for the Imperial German Navy[4]
October 22	Kingdom of Italy	Giovanni Ansaldo & Compagnia	Kasuga	Kasuga-class cruiser	for the Imperial Japanese Navy
October 29	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, Wales	Cornwall	Monmouth-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
November 15	Empire of Japan	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Niitaka	Niitaka-class cruiser	for the Imperial Japanese Navy
November 15	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, County Durham	Yamuna	Passenger ship	for the British India Line
November 28	United Kingdom	Gourlay Bros, Dundee	Batavier V	Passenger ship	for the Batavier Line, Rotterdam
December 11	German Empire	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel	Undine	Gazelle-class cruiser	for the Imperial German Navy
December 16	United Kingdom	London & Glasgow Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland	Cumberland	Monmouth-class cruiser	for the Royal Navy
December 15	Empire of Japan	Kure Naval Arsenal	Tsushima	Niitaka-class cruiser	for the Imperial Japanese Navy
December 18	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff, Belfast	Arabic	Ocean liner	for White Star Line
December 20	German Empire	Germaniawerft, Kiel	Braunschweig	Braunschweig-class battleship	for the Imperial German Navy

Unknown date

• Alaskan ( United States Navy): Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
• Andree Rickmers ( German Empire): Cargo ship by Rickmers AG for Norddeutscher Lloyd.
• Arizonan ( United States Navy): Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
• Burbo Bank ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by J Blumer & Co, Sunderland for Fenwick Shipping Co Ltd.
• Columbia ( United States): Passenger ship built at Wyandotte, Michigan
• Delfin ( Imperial Russian Navy): Submarine by Krupp AG, Saint Petersburg for Imperial Russian Navy.
• Druid ( United States Navy): Steam yacht by Burlee Dry Dock Company, Staten Island, New York for W W Dwyer.
• Fantana ( United States Navy): Motorboat by Gas Engine and Power Company; and Charles L. Seabury and Sons Company, Morris Heights, New York.
• General Putnam ( United States Navy): Ferry by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware for John E Moore & Co, New York City.
• Heather ( United States): Yacht by Greenport Yacht & Basin Company, Long Island, New York.
• J. M. Guffey ( United States Navy): Tanker by New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey for Gulf Refining Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• John B. Cowle ( United States): Bulk freighter by Jenks Shipbuilding Co for Cowle Transportation Co.
• Louisa Heartwell ( United Kingdom): Lifeboat by Thames Iron Works, Leamouth, London for Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
• Nahma ( United States Navy): Motor boat.
• Paul Palmer ( United States): Schooner by George L Welt, Waldoboro, Maine for William H Palmer.
• Pocomoke ( United States Navy): Tugboat for Menhaden Products Company, Newport, Rhode Island.
• Prinz Sigismund ( Germany): Cargo liner by Neptun Werft, Rostock for Hamburg-Amerika Line.
• Rapallo ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Furness Withy, West Hartlepool for Holland-Amerika Line, Rotterdam.
• Szell Kalman ( United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Wigham Richardson & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne for Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Company.
• Texan ( United States Navy): Passenger ship by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
• Virginia ( United States Navy): Schooner by F W McCullough, Norfolk, Virginia for W M Holland.

References

1. Friedman 2009, p. 304
2. "Aztec". Forest and Stream. Vol. 58. May 3, 1902. p. 352. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
3. "A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019. originally laid down as Grampus (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4) on 10 December 1900 at San Francisco, Calif., by Union Iron Works, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co. of New York; launched on 31 July 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Marley F. Hay, wife of the Superintendent of Construction at Union Iron Works
4. Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 44

• Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
• Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

See also

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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