The list of ship launches in 1923 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1923.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January |  United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Mooltan | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 28 January[1] | United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan | Athenia | Ocean liner | For Anchor-Donaldson Ltd |
| 2 February |  Denmark
|
Burmeister & Wain | Copenhagen | Hussar | Luxury yacht | For E F Hutton |
| 2 February[2] | United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Sarpedon | Refrigerated[2] Cargo liner | For Blue Funnel Line |
| 17 February[3] |  USA
|
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Dickenson | Cargo ship | |
| 13 March[4] | United Kingdom
|
Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd[4] | Greenock | Patroclus | Cargo Liner | For Blue Funnel Line |
| 16 March |  Japan
|
Uraga Dock Company | Uraga | Abukuma | Nagara-class cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 31 March | USA
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | S-43 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 16 April | USA
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | Trenton | Omaha-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 16 April | USA
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | Medusa | Monitor | For United States Navy |
| 17 April | United Kingdom
|
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd | Glasgow | California | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 19 April | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Maloja | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 28 April |  Germany
|
Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Deutschland | Ocean liner | For Hamburg-Amerika Line |
| 30 April | USA
|
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-42 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 5 June | Japan
|
Sasebo Navy Yard | Yūbari | Light cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| 26 June | USA
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | S-45 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 31 July | United Kingdom
|
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Liverpool | Lesbian | Cargo ship | For Ellerman Lines Ltd |
| 14 August |  France
|
Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Duguay-Trouin | Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser | For Marine Nationale |
| 11 September | USA
|
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-46 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 12 September |  Norway
|
Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted | Trondheim | Nordnorge | Cargo liner | For Ofotens Dampskibsselskap |
| 9 October | USA
|
William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia | Marblehead | Omaha-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 12 October | USA
|
Whitney | Dobbin-class destroyer tender | For United States Navy | ||
| 2 February |  Spain
|
Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval | Ferrol | Almirante Cervera | Almirante Cervera-class cruiser | For Armada Española |
| 26 October | Japan
|
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard | Mamiya | Food supply ship | For Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| 27 October | USA
|
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-44 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 23 November | Germany
|
Norderwerft AG | Wesermünde | Claus Rickmers | Cargo ship | For Rickmers Reederei |
| 30 October | Japan
|
Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru | Matsukaze | Kamikaze-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 15 December |  Finland
|
Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab | Helsinki | Voima | Icebreaker | For Finnish Board of Navigation |
| 18 December[5] | United Kingdom
|
Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Scoresby | Cargo ship | For Headlam & Sons |
| Date unknown | Germany
|
Neptun AG | Rostock | Charlotte Cords | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiff Gesellschaft August Cords GmbH |
| Date unknown | Germany
|
Neptun AG | Rostock | Grete | Cargo ship | For C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH |
| Date unknown | Germany
|
F Schichau | Hamburg | Heinrich Arp | Cargo ship | For H F C Arp Dampschiffs Reederei |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom
|
J. Samuel White | Cowes | H F Bailey | Lifeboat | For Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Date unknown | Germany
|
Nüscke & Co | Stettin | Rhenania | Cargo ship | For Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG |
| Date unknown | Germany
|
Stettiner Oderwerke AG | Stettin | Stettin | Cargo ship | For Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG |
References[]
- ↑ "1146330". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2009. (subscription required)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1147214". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2009. (subscription required)
- ↑ "2222822". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2009. (subscription required)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1147218". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2009. (subscription required)
- ↑ "1137083". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2009. (subscription required)
See also[]
| Ship events in 1923 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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