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The list of ship launches in 1923 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1923.
Ship
Class
Builder
Location
Country
Notes
1 January
Général Bonaparte
Passenger ship
Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence
Port-de-Bouc
France
For Compagnie Marseillaise de Navires à Vapeur
16 January
Davisian
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For F. Leyland.[ 1]
18 January
Inveravon
Tanker
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For British Mexican Petroleum Company .[ 2]
18 January
Submarine No. 69 (Ro-30 )
Kaichū V-type submarine
Kawasaki
Kobe
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
20 January
Invergordon
Tanker
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For British Mexican Petroleum Company .[ 3]
1 February
Araby
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For David MacIver & Co.[ 4]
2 February
Hussar
Luxury yacht
Burmeister & Wain
Copenhagen
Denmark
For E F Hutton
2 February[ 5]
Sarpedon
Refrigerated [ 5] Cargo liner
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
United Kingdom
For Blue Funnel Line
15 February
Mooltan
Ocean liner
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
15 February
Submarine No. 70 (Ro-31 )
Kaichū V-type submarine
Kawasaki
Kobe
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
16 February
Delilian
Passenger ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For F. Leyland & Co.[ 6]
17 February[ 7]
Dickenson
Cargo ship
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Chester, Pennsylvania
United States
13 March[ 8]
Patroclus
Cargo Liner
Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd [ 8]
Greenock
United Kingdom
For Blue Funnel Line
16 March
Abukuma
Nagara -class cruiser
Uraga Dock Company
Uraga
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 March
Submarine No. 71 (Ro-32 )
Kaichū V-type submarine
Kawasaki
Kobe
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
22 March
Minnewaska
Passenger ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Atlantic Transport Line.
31 March
S-43
S-class submarine
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
United States
For United States Navy
4 April
Dorelian
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For F. Leyland & Co.[ 9]
16 April
Trenton
Omaha -class cruiser
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
United States
For United States Navy
16 April
Medusa
Monitor
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
United States
For United States Navy
17 April
California
Ocean liner
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd
Glasgow
United Kingdom
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
19 April
Laguna
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Pacific Steam Navigation Company .[ 10]
19 April
Maloja
Ocean liner
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
28 April
Deutschland
Ocean liner
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg
Germany
For Hamburg-Amerika Line
30 April
Oakton
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Matthews Steamship Co.[ 11]
30 April
S-42
S-class submarine
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy, Massachusetts
United States
For United States Navy
19 May
Submarine No. 72 (Ro-61 )
Type L4 submarine
Mitsubishi
Kobe
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
19 May
Fladengrund
Fishing trawler
G. Seebeck AG
Wesermünde
Germany
For Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei.
5 June
Yūbari
Light cruiser
Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Sasebo
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 June
Submarine No. 51 (I-52 /I-152 )
Kaidai II-type submarine
Kure Naval Arsenal
Kure
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
26 June
S-45
S-class submarine
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
United States
For United States Navy
June
Carsten
Fishing trawler
G. Seebeck AG.
Wesermünde-Geestemünde
Germany
For L. Janssen & Co.
31 July
Lesbian
Cargo ship
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.
Liverpool
United Kingdom
For Ellerman Lines Ltd
14 August
Duguay-Trouin
Duguay-Trouin -class cruiser
Arsenal de Brest
Brest
France
For Marine Nationale
11 September
S-46
S-class submarine
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy, Massachusetts
United States
For United States Navy
12 September
Nordnorge
Cargo liner
Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted
Trondheim
Norway
For Ofotens Dampskibsselskap
19 September
Submarine No. 73 (Ro-62 )
Type L4 submarine
Mitsubishi
Kobe
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
September
Sheaf Field
Cargo ship
Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd
Blyth
United Kingdom
For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[ 12]
9 October
Marblehead
Omaha -class cruiser
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
United States
For United States Navy
11 October
Gujarat
Passenger ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Bank Line .[ 13]
12 October
Whitney
Dobbin -class destroyer tender
United States
For United States Navy
2 February
Almirante Cervera
Almirante Cervera -class cruiser
Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval
Ferrol
Spain
For Armada Española
26 October
Mamiya
Food supply ship
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
27 October
S-44
S-class submarine
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy, Massachusetts
United States
For United States Navy
15 November
Invergarry
Tanker
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For British Mexican Petroleum Company .[ 14]
22 November
Kathiawar
Passenger ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Bank Line .[ 15]
23 November
Claus Rickmers
Cargo ship
Norderwerft AG
Wesermünde
Germany
For Rickmers Reederei
30 October
Matsukaze
Kamikaze -class destroyer
Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Maizuru
Japan
For Imperial Japanese Navy
8 December
Lochmonar
Cargo ship
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
United Kingdom
For Royal Mail Line .[ 16]
15 December
Voima
Icebreaker
Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab
Helsinki
Finland
For Finnish Board of Navigation
18 December[ 17]
Scoresby
Cargo ship
Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd
Sunderland
United Kingdom
For Headlam & Sons
28 December
Hereford
Tank barge
Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.
Deptford
United Kingdom
For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd .[ 18]
28 December
Monmouth
Tank barge
Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.
Deptford
United Kingdom
For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd .[ 19]
Date unknown
Asiatic
Cargo ship
Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Burntisland
United Kingdom
For private owner.
Date unknown
Barbara Marie
Cargo ship
J. Priestman & Co. Ltd.
Sunderland
United Kingdom
For private owner.
Date unknown
Carso
Cargo ship
Stabilimento Technico Triestino
Trieste
Italy
For Lloyd Triestino .
Date unknown
Charlotte Cords
Cargo ship
Neptun AG
Rostock
Germany
For Dampfschiff Gesellschaft August Cords GmbH
Date unknown
Gera
Cargo ship
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg
Germany
For Hamburg America Line .
Date unknown
Grete
Cargo ship
Neptun AG
Rostock
Germany
For C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH
Date unknown
Heinrich Arp
Cargo ship
F Schichau
Hamburg
Germany
For H F C Arp Dampschiffs Reederei
Date unknown
H F Bailey
Lifeboat
J. Samuel White
Cowes
United Kingdom
For Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Date unknown
Ilona Siemers
Cargo ship
Nordseewerke .
Emden
Germany
For G. J. H. Siemers.
Date unknown
Pasajes
Cargo ship
Schiffswerke AG .
Hamburg
Germany
For Oldenburg-Portuguese Line .
Date unknown
Pickhuben
Cargo ship
Union Giesserei .
königsberg
Germany
For H. M. Gehrckens.
Date unknown
Rhenania
Cargo ship
Nüscke & Co
Stettin
Germany
For Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG
Date unknown
Steelville
Cargo ship
J. Readhead & Sons Ltd.
South Shields
United Kingdom
For private owner.
Date unknown
Stettin
Cargo ship
Stettiner Oderwerke AG
Stettin
Germany
For Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 1
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 2
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 3
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 4
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 5
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 6
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 7
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 8
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
T.C.I. No. 9
Barge
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile, Alabama
United States
For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company .[ 28]
Date unknown
Vulcan
Barge
Aldous Ltd.
Brightlingsea
United Kingdom
For Harrisons (London) Ltd.[ 29]
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 .