List of ship launches in 1897

The list of ship launches in 1897 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1897.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
4 January	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Elswick	*Harald Haarfagre*	Tordenskjold-class coastal defence ship	For Kongelig Norske Marine
5 January	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Delphic	Ocean liner	For White Star Line
21 January	United Kingdom	Laird, Son & Co	Birkenhead	*Panther*	Earnest-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
23 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Goorkha*	Passenger ship	For Union Steamship Co.^[1]
1 February	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow in Furness	*Bittern*	Avon-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
14 February	United Kingdom	Clydebank Engine and Shipbuilding Company	Clydebank	*Nahma*	Steam yacht	For Robert Walton Goelet
18 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Rotterdam*	Ocean liner	For Holland America Line
20 February	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow in Furness	*Niobe*	Diadem-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
4 March	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Flying Fish*	Star-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
4 March	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Pegasus*	Pelorus-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
4 March	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan	*Empress Queen*	Passenger paddle steamer	For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company^[3]
6 March	United Kingdom	Laird, Son & Co	Birkenhead	*Seal*	Earnest-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
9 March	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan	*Gipsy*	Gipsy-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
18 March	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	*Coblenz*	Cargo liner	For Norddeutscher Lloyd
18 March	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California	*Marietta*	Gunboat	For United States Navy
18 March	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Elswick	*Tordenskjold*	Tordenskjold-class coastal defence ship	For Kongelig Norske Marine
20 March	United Kingdom	J & G Thompson	Clydebank	*Europa*	Diadem-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
20 March	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow in Furness	*Leopard*	Avon-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
20 March	United Kingdom	Furness, Withy and Company	West Hartlepool	Maylands	Collier	For J F Wilson & Co
30 March	United States	Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.	Bristol, Rhode Island	*Du Pont*	Torpedo boat	For United States Navy
7 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan	*Osprey*	Gipsy-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
14 April	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	*Hertha*	Victoria Louise-class cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
27 April	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	*Freya*	Victoria Louise-class cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
29 April	Kingdom of Italy	Venetian Arsenal	Venice	*Ammiraglio di Saint Bon*	Ammiraglio di Saint Bon-class battleship	For Regia Marina
3 May	United Kingdom	William Doxford and Sons	Sunderland	*Violet*	Violet-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
4 May	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	*Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse*	Ocean liner	For Norddeutscher Lloyd
8 May	United States	Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co.	Baltimore, Maryland	*Winslow*	Torpedo boat	For United States Navy
15 May	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Flirt*	Star-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
15 May	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Pyramus*	Pelorus-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
17 May	United States	Crescent Shipyard	Elizabeth, New Jersey	*Holland*	Submarine	For United States Navy
17 May	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Montcalm*	Cargo liner	For African Steamship Company
18 May	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Elswick	*Takasago*	Protected cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy
29 May	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan	*Fairy*	Gipsy-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
29 May	United Kingdom	Ramage and Ferguson	Leith	*Kenthales*	Steam yacht	For William Johnston
2 June	United Kingdom	Laird, Son & Co	Birkenhead	*Wolf*	Earnest-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
3 June	United States	J. H. Dialogue and Son	Camden, New Jersey	*Princeton*	Gunboat	For United States Navy
5 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Briton*	Passenger ship	For Union Steamship Line.^[4]
17 June	United Kingdom	Sir Raylton Dixon and Company	Middlesbrough	*Montrose*	Ocean Liner	For Elder Dempster Line
3 July	United Kingdom	William Doxford and Sons	Sunderland	*Sylvia*	Violet-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
14 July	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company	Hebburn	*Cheerful*	Mermaid-class destroyer	For Royal Navy^[2]
15 July	United Kingdom	Earle's Shipbuilding	Kingston upon Hull	*Perseus*	Pelorus-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
21 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Derbyshire*	Passenger ship	For Bibby Steamship Co.^[5]
7 August	United States	Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co.	Baltimore, Maryland	*Plunger*	Submarine	For United States Navy (not commissioned)
8 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Newport News, Virginia	Creole	Passenger ship	For Cromwell Steamship Lines
17 August	United Kingdom	Gourlay Brothers	Dundee	*Batavier II*	Passenger ship	For Batavier Line
18 August	Austria-Hungary	Pola Naval Arsenal	Pola	*Zenta*	Zenta-class protected cruiser	For Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine
31 August	United Kingdom	Laird & Company	Birkenhead	*Presidente Sarmiento*	Training ship	For Armada de la República Argentina
11 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Winifreda*	Passenger ship	For F. Leyland & Co.^[6]
12 September	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	*Leinster*	Passenger ship	For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
14 September	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Wilhelmshaven	*Kaiser Wilhelm II*	Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship	For Kaiserliche Marine
23 September	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing and Sons	Sunderland	*Westralia*	Cargo liner	For Huddart Parker
25 September	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Kiel	*Fürst Bismarck*	Armoured cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
29 September	Kingdom of Italy	Castellammare Royal Dockyard	Castellammare di Stabia	*Emanuele Filiberto*	Ammiraglio di Saint Bon-class battleship	For Regia Marina
9 October	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	*Pretoria*	Ocean liner	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Paketfahrt AG
12 October	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	*Cymric*	Ocean liner	For White Star Line
13 October	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	*Canopus*	Canopus-class battleship	For Royal Navy
27 October	France	Arsenal de Rochefort	Rochefort	*D'Estrées*	D'Estrées-class cruiser	For Marine Nationale
1 November	United Kingdom	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	Leamouth, London	*Fuji*	Fuji-class battleship	For Imperial Japanese Navy
4 November	United Kingdom	Thompson	Clydebank	*Plutón*	Audaz-class destroyer	For Armada Española
10 November	United Kingdom	Caird & Co	Greenock	*Arabia*	Ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
14 November	United States	Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.	Bristol, Rhode Island	*Talbot*	Torpedo boat	For United States Navy
15 November	United States	Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.	Bristol, Rhode Island	*Gwin*	Torpedo boat	For United States Navy
18 November	Canada	Thomas J Bulger	Naksup, British Columbia	*Rossland*	Paddle steamer	For Canadian Pacific Railway
25 November	United Kingdom	Sheerness Dockyard	Sheerness	*Pomone*	Pelorus-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
27 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Brasilia*	Passenger ship	For Hamburg America Line.^[7]
9 December	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham	*Vindictive*	Protected cruiser	For Royal Navy
9 December	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	*Vineta*	Victoria Louise-class cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
11 December	United Kingdom	Charles Connell and Company	Scotstoun	*Knight Errant*	Cargo ship	For Knight Steamship Company
18 December	Japan	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka, Kanagawa	*Akashi*	Suma-class cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy
Unknown date	United States		Brooklyn, New York	*Bernice*	Steam yacht
Unknown date	United States			*Coyote*	Motorboat	For Sylvester Sparling
Unknown date	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	*Hai Yung*	Protected cruiser	For Chinese Navy
Unknown date	United States		Jennings, Montana	*J.D. Farrell*	Paddle steamer	For Kootenay River Navigation Company
Unknown date	Canada			*Keenora*	Passenger ship
Unknown date	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Mayflower*	Lighthouse tender	For U.S. Lighthouse Service
Unknown date	United States	Louis Pacquet	Jennings, Montana	*North Star*	Paddle steamer	For Upper Colombia Navigation & Tramway Co.
Unknown date	United States	F. W. Wheeler Company	Bay City, Michigan	*Wilmot*	Tug	For Ocean Towing and Wrecking Company
Unknown date	United States	Charles Hillman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	*Winthrop*	Tug	For Staples Coal Co

References edit

^ "Goorkha". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman 2009, p. 303.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Scotch: Empress Queen". The Marine Engineer. 1 April 1897. p. 30.
^ "Briton". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "Derbyshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "Winifreda". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ "Brasilia". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

Sources

Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.

[HW311-1] "Goorkha". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

[Fried_p303-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman 2009, p. 303.

[3] "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Scotch: Empress Queen". The Marine Engineer. 1 April 1897. p. 30.

[HW313-4] "Briton". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

[HW314-5] "Derbyshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

[HW319-6] "Winifreda". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[HW318-7] "Brasilia". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

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