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List of ship launches in 1933

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The list of ship launches in 1933 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1933.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
25 February United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Ranger Unique aircraft carrier
9 March United States Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California San Francisco New Orleans-class cruiser
1 April  Germany Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven Admiral Scheer Deutschland-class cruiser
12 April United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York New Orleans New Orleans-class cruiser
12 April United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Ltd Dumbarton, Scotland Brittany Ferry For Southern Railway
3 May  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Gorch Fock Gorch Fock-class sailing training ship For Reichsmarine
4 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Chandravati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[1]
July  Germany Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde Carl Röver Fishing trawler For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
July  Germany Deschimag Seebeckwerft Wesermünde R. Walther Darré Fishing trawler For Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG
9 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baron Dunmore Cargo ship For H. Hogarth & Sons.[2]
17 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Prabhavati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[3]
6 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Baron Elgin Cargo ship For H. Hogarth & Sons.[4]
6 September United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Minneapolis New Orleans-class cruiser
7 September  Germany Stettiner Oderwerke Stettin Stettin Steam icebreaker For Stettin Chamber of Commerce
15 November United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Tuscaloosa New Orleans-class cruiser
16 December United States Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington Astoria New Orleans-class cruiser
20 December United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Halcyon Halcyon-class minesweeper for Royal Navy
Date unknown United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Acklam Cross Tug For Robinson & Crosthwaite.[5]
Date unknown United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Alabama Dredger For McWilliams Dredging Co.[6]
Date unknown United Kingdom Pass of Balmaha Coastal tanker For Bulk Oil Steamship Co.[7]
Date unknown United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Sam Houston Dredger For Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Steamship Corporation.[6]
Date unknown United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Superman Tug For United Towing Co. Ltd.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chandravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Baron Dunmore". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Prabhavati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Baron Elgin". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 315.
  6. ^ a b "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 278.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 312.
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.