List of ship launches in 1936
The list of ship launches in 1936 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1936.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
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9 January | Netherlands | Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Eulota | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[1] |
9 January | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Ramdas | Passenger steamer | For Indian Co-operative Navigation and Trading Company Ltd.[2] |
9 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Standella | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[3] |
11 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sydney Star | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Blue Star Line.[4] |
22 January | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hopestar | Cargo ship | For Wallsend Shipping Co Ltd. |
22 January | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Plymouth | Aberdeen | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
24 January | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Hostile | H-class destroyer | [6] |
25 January | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Dunnottar Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line |
20 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Simnia | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[7] |
21 February | Japan | Uraga Dock Company | Uraga | Yamakaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
25 February | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Hunter | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Hereward | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Hero | H-class destroyer | [6] |
10 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Royal Ulsterman | Ferry | For Burns & Laird Line. |
11 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Royal Scotsman | Ferry | For Burns & Laird Line. |
23 March | United Kingdom | Scotts | Greenock | Hotspur | H-class destroyer | [6] |
24 March | Sweden | Karlskrona dockyard | Karlskrona | Stockholm | Göteborg-class destroyer | [8] |
24 March | Germany | Deschimag | Bremen | Paul Jacobi | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
24 March | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Plymouth | Fleetwood | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
26 March | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Drayton | Mahan-class destroyer | |
26 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dunvegan Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line.[10] |
26 March | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Linthouse, Glasgow | Mallard | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
27 March | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Wolfgang Zenker | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
28 March | Australia | Cockatoo Island Dockyard | Sydney | Swan | Grimsby-class sloop | [5] |
4 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Yorktown | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | |
7 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Hardy | H-class destroyer | [6] |
8 April | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Hyperion | H-class destroyer | [6] |
22 April | Germany | Deschimag | Bremen | Theodor Riedel | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
24 April | Netherlands | Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij. | Amsterdam | Miralda | Tanker | For N.V. Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona.[12] |
25 April | Netherlands | Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Elusa | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[13] |
5 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Adelong | Cargo ship | For Huddart Parker.[14] |
5 May | United Kingdom | Denny | Dumbarton | Hasty | H-class destroyer | [6] |
5 May | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Linthouse, Glasgow | Puffin | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
7 May | Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy Yard | Horten | Sleipner | Sleipner-class destroyer | [15] |
13 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leonora | Tug | For McKie & Baxter Ltd.[16] |
14 May | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Hans Lody | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
21 May | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Vincennes | New Orleans-class cruiser | |
22 May | Germany | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Ostmark | Light seaplane tender | For civilian use, later taken over by the military |
27 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Charles Maciver | Trawler | For Lancashire Sea Fisheries.[17] |
3 June | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Campbell | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Duane | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ingham | Treasury-class cutter | |
3 June | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Roger B. Taney | Treasury-class cutter | |
13 June | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Horst Wessel | Gorch Fock-class school ship | For Reichsmarine |
17 June | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lamson | Mahan-class destroyer | |
21 June | Japan | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo | Yūdachi | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
27 June | Germany | Schulte & Bruns | Emden | Jupiter | Fishing trawler | For Dollart Heringfischerei AG. |
29 June | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Oldenburg | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei. |
7 July | United Kingdom | Denny | Dumbarton | Havock | H-class destroyer | [6] |
8 July | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Bernd von Arnim | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
14 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dipavati | Ferry | For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[18] |
16 July | Germany | Deschimag | Bremen | Hermann Schoemann | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
16 July | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Pretoria | Ocean liner | For Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie |
21 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdswood | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[19] |
6 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdscrest | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[20] |
22 August | Germany | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG | Wesermünde | Dr. Adolf Spilker | Fishing vessel | For F. Busse |
25 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Duchess of Abercorn | Ferry | For Belfast Harbour Commissioners.[21] |
25 August | Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy Yard | Horten | Æger | Sleipner-class destroyer | [15] |
3 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lairdsbank | Livestock carrier | For Burns & Laird Line.[22] |
15 September | Germany | Deschimag | Bremen | Bruno Heinemann | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
16 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | British Power | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[23] |
17 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Walmer Castle | Cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[24] |
24 September | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Erich Steinbrinck | Type 1934A-class destroyer | [9] |
3 October | Germany | Kriegsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | Scharnhorst | Scharnhorst-class battleship | |
3 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Enterprise | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | |
6 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Crossgar | Collier | For John Kelly Ltd.[25] |
15 October | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Inglefield | I-class destroyer | [6] |
30 October | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie | Tyneside | Imogen | I-class destroyer | [6] |
1 November | Japan | Fujinagata Shipyard | Osaka | Kawakaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
3 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | British Destiny | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[26] |
7 November | Netherlands | Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Eulima | Tanker | For Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij 9,100 tons capacity[27] |
12 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow | Glasgow | Isis | I-class destroyer | [6] |
17 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ernebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[28] |
17 November | United States | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
23 November | Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Hans Loh | Fishing trawler | For Grundmann & Gröschel |
26 November | France | At. & Ch. de Bretagne | Nantes | Volta | Mogador-class destroyer | For French Navy.[29] |
26 November | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Icarus | I-class destroyer | [6] |
27 November | Japan | Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru | Umikaze | Shiratsuyu-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
30 November | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Southampton | Kittiwake | Kingfisher-class sloop | [11] |
30 November | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
2 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cameo | Coaster | For William Robertson Ltd.[30] |
3 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Boise | Brooklyn-class cruiser | |
8 December | Germany | Deutsche Werke | Kiel | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst-class battleship | |
11 December | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie | Tyneside | Imperial | I-class destroyer | [6] |
12 December | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Strasbourg | Dunkerque-class battleship | |
17 December | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Intrepid | I-class destroyer | |
19 December | Sweden | Lindholmens Varv | Gothenburg | Sama | Cargo ship | For Chr. Gundersen & Co. |
29 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sitala | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[31] |
Date unknown | Netherlands | Noord Nederland Scheepsmakkerij | Groningen | Dr Colijn | Coaster | For M Oosterhuis |
Date unknown | Germany | Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft | Lübeck | Eilbek | Cargo ship | For Knohr & Burchard.[32] |
Date unknown | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Heinrich Schmidt | Cargo ship | For Flensburger Schiffsparten-Vereinigung AG |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Icemaid | Icemaid type collier | For the Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[33] |
Date unknown | Germany | Lübecker Flenderwerke AG. | Lübeck | Hermann Anderson | Tanker | For C. Anderson.[34] |
Date unknown | Germany | Lübecker Flenderwerke AG | Lübeck | Nordcoke | Cargo ship | For F Krupp AG |
Date unknown | Danzig | F. Schichau. | Danzig | Paul Harneit | tanker | For Deutsche-Amerikanische Petroleum.[35] |
Date unknown | Danzig | Danziger Werft AG | Danzig | Poel | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine.[36] |
Date unknown | Germany | Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Seydlitz | Fishing trawler | For F. A. Pust Hochseefischerei AG |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Southern Pride | Whaler | For Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd.[37] |
Date unknown | Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Thalia | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun |
References
- ^ "Een modern tankschip". Bataviaasch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 January 1936.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips" (PDF). The Engineer. 17 January 1936. p. 86.
- ^ "Standella". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Sydney Star". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Friedman 2008, p. 332.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Friedman 2009, p. 315.
- ^ "Simnia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Whitley 2000, p. 249.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Whitley 2000, p. 59.
- ^ "Dunvegan Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Friedman 2008, p. 339.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 175.
- ^ "Drie tewaterlatingen op één dag voor de Koninklijke Shell". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 25 April 1936.
- ^ "Adelong". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b Whitley 2000, p. 215.
- ^ "Leonora". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Charles Maciver". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Dipavati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Lairdswood". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Lairdscrest". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Duchess of Abercorn". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Lairdsbank". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "British Power". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Walmer Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Crossgar". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "British Destiny". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Motortankschip Eulima te water gelaten". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 10 November 1936.
- ^ "Ernebank". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Whitley 2000, p. 44.
- ^ "Cameo". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Sitala". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 207, 209.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 469.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 467.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 471.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 378.
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