List of ship launches in 1931

The list of ship launches in 1931 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1931.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
22 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Triona Cargo ship For British Phosphate Carriers.[1]
5 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Autocarrier Ferry For Southern Railway
19 February  France Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk Aigle Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
28 February  Weimar Republic Blohm + Voss Hamburg Savarona Passenger ship
5 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ogeni Sternwheeler For Elder Dempster.[3]
17 March  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Monarch of Bermuda Ocean liner For Furness Withy.[4]
29 March  France Ateliers et Chantiers de France Dunkirk Vauquelin Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
1 April  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Bideford Shoreham-class sloop For Royal Navy.[6]
5 April  Japan Mitsubishi Nagasaki Chōkai Takao-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.[7]
17 April  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Hilary Cargo liner For Booth Steamship Co.
14 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cliona Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[8]
16 May  United Kingdom Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington Lexia Motor yacht For Thomas P. Rose-Richards.[9]
19 May  Germany Deutsche Werke Kiel Deutschland Deutschland-class cruiser For Reichsmarine.
21 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Maracay Tanker For Lago Shipping Co.[10]
2 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Conch Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[11]
16 July  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Rochester Shoreham-class sloop For Royal Navy.[12]
18 July  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg L'Espoir Redoutable-class submarine For French Navy.
18 July  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Strathaird For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[13]
14 August  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Épervier Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
24 September  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Leander Leander-class cruiser For Royal Navy.[14]
29 September  United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness Cygnet C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[15]
29 September  United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness Crescent C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
30 September  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Comet C-class destroyer Royal Navy.
30 September  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Crusader C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
30 September  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Luigi Cadorna Condottieri-class cruiser For Regia Marina.[16]
10 October  United States Bethlehem Steel Co. Quincy, Massachusetts Monterey Ocean liner For Matson Navigation Co.[17]
13 October  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Milan Aigle-class destroyer For French Navy.[2]
28 October  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Conte di Savoia Ocean liner For Italian Line.[18]
29 October  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Kempenfelt C-class destroyer For Royal Navy
7 November  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Indianapolis Portland-class cruiser For United States Navy.[19]
8 November  France Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne Nantes Cassard Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
9 November  France Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire Maillé Brézé Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
12 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Georgic Ocean liner For White Star Line.
14 November  France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Kersaint Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
5 December  Italy OTO Livorno Livorno Pola Zara-class cruiser For Regia Marina.[20]
7 December  France Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Tartu Vauquelin-class destroyer For French Navy.[5]
10 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Highland Patriot Passenger ship For Nelson Steamship Co.[21]
15 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Manhattan Ocean liner
23 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lightship No. 87 Lightship For Trinity House.[22]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe Avon Queen Motor barge For Francis & Niblett.[23]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Southwick Flathouse Collier For Stephenson Clarke.[24]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Hoedic Tug For Compagnie Nazairienne de Remorquage et de Sauvetage.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Isaac J. Abdela & Mitchell (1925) Ltd. Queensferry John Hickman Barge For Spillers Ltd.[26]
Unknown date  United States Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts Mariposa Ocean Liner For Matson Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Skylark 8 Motor vessel For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Triona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Whitley 2000, p. 39.
  3. ^ "Ogeni". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c d e Whitley 2000, p. 41.
  6. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 50.
  7. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 177.
  8. ^ "Cliona". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Lexia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Maracay". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Conch". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  12. ^ Hague 1993, p. 32.
  13. ^ Goossens, Reuben (2011–2012). "RMS Strathaird". P&O Line. SS Maritime. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 96.
  15. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 91.
  16. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 132.
  17. ^ "T/S Monterey". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  18. ^ "The "Rex" and the "Conte di Savoia"". Shipping Wonders of the World. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  19. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 239.
  20. ^ Whitley 1999, p. 149
  21. ^ "Highland Patriot". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  22. ^ "East Goodwin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Avon Queen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  24. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 114.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 310.
  26. ^ "John Hickman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Skylark 8". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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