List of ship launches in 1903

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The list of ship launches in 1903 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1903. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

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Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes
12 January Constitución Swiftsure-class battleship Armstrong Whitworth Elswick  United Kingdom for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
14 January Pike Plunger-class submarine Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States for the United States Navy, sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm[1]
15 January Libertad Swiftsure-class battleship Vickers, Sons & Maxim Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom for the Chilean Navy, sold to the Royal Navy before delivery.
15 January Suffolk Monmouth-class cruiser Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
16 January Ville de Rouen Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France for: Soc. Anonyme de Vapeur Longs Courriers [2]
17 January Épieu Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France for the French Navy[3]
31 January Lagunitas stern wheel ferry W. A. Boole & Son Oakland, California United States
4 February S117 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[4]
13 February Eden River-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
9 February Nishin Kasuga-class cruiser Ansaldo Genoa  Italy for the Imperial Japanese Navy
14 February Derwent River-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
19 February Servian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line
26 February Columbus Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Dominion Line
28 February White Swan Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Swan Line Ltd.[5]
February Dakota Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut United States for the Great Northern Steamship Company
3 March Petschili Barque Blohm+Voss Hamburg  Germany for F. Laeisz
7 March Chattanooga Denver-class cruiser Crescent Shipyard Elizabethport, New Jersey United States for the United States Navy
9 March A3 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
18 March Clan Macalister Cargo ship Archibald McMillan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Clan Line
18 March Yarmouth Cargo ship Gourlay Brothers Dundee  United Kingdom For the Great Eastern Railway
21 March S118 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[4]
26 March Cameronian Coaster Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For F. B. Cameron.[6]
1 April Catapulte Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France for the French Navy[3]
4 April The Queen Passenger ship William Denny & Bros Dumbarton  United Kingdom for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
9 April Marmora Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[7]
15 April A2 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
16 April Minnesota Passenger ship Eastern Shipbuilding Company Groton, Connecticut United States for the Great Northern Steamship Company
18 April West Virginia Pennsylvania-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
25 April Colorado Pennsylvania-class cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States for the United States Navy
28 April Arbalète Arquebuse-class destroyer Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre  France for the French Navy[3]
6 May Eastland Passenger ship Jenks Shipbuilding Company United States for the Michigan Steamship Company
13 May Commonwealth King Edward VII-class battleship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
13 May Clan Macneil Turret type Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Pallion  United Kingdom for Clan Line[8]
14 May Greenwood cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Tyneside Line Ltd.[9]
20 May Almaz Cruiser Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
22 May Ionic Athenic-class ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the White Star Line
26 May Elsass Braunschweig-class battleship Schichau Danzig  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
29 May Pistolet Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes  France for the French Navy[3]
29 May Bélier Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes  France for the French Navy[3]
2 June Tacoma Denver-class cruiser Union Iron Works Mare Island, California United States for the United States Navy
9 June A4 A-class submarine Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
13 June Brighton Passenger ship William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton  United Kingdom for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
26 June Bombarde Arquebuse-class destroyer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France for the French Navy[3]
27 June Roon Roon-class armored cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Kiel  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
2 July Iméréthie Steel, schooner-rigged screw steamer; 3,400 GRT Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France for the Compagnie de Navigation Arménienne et Marocaine[10][11]
2 July B.H.C. High Ferry No. 1 Chain Ferry Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[12]
8 July S119 S90-class torpedo boat Schichau-Werke Elbing  Germany for the Imperial German Navy[4]
9 July Bremen Bremen-class cruiser AG Weser Bremen  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
9 July Macedonia Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[13]
23 July Galveston Denver-class cruiser William R. Trigg Company Richmond, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
23 July King Edward VII King Edward VII-class battleship Devonport Dockyard Devonport  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
25 July Hamburg Bremen-class cruiser AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
25 July Mecidiye Protected cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States for the Ottoman Navy
25 July Mongolia Cargo liner New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
30 July Malou Steel, schooner-rigged screw steamer; 5,579 GRT Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France for Eugene Salles[14][11]
July Regina Elena Barque Società Esercizio Baccini Genoa  Italy for Pietro Milesi, Genoa
1 August Zhemchug Protected cruiser Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
8 August Helsingfors Passenger ship Chantier Naval Anversois Antwerp Belgium For Helsingfors Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget
11 August Armadale Castle Passenger ship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Govan  United Kingdom For the Union-Castle Line
22 August Loutre Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[3]
22 August Pennsylvania-class cruiser For the United States Navy William Cramp & Sons,|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania United States
25 August Dominion King Edward VII-class battleship Vickers Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
August Slava Borodino-class battleship Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
10 September Dard Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Le Grand-Quevilly  France for the French Navy[3]
12 September Maryland Pennsylvania-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States for the United States Navy
18 September Hessen Braunschweig-class battleship Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
22 September Berlin Bremen-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig  Germany For the Imperial German Navy
22 September Yunnan Steel, schooner-rigged, twin-screw steamer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For Est Asiatique Français[15][11]
23 September Redwood Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Tyneside Line Ltd.[16]
24 September Hampshire Devonshire-class cruiser Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
September Pacific Cable ship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen Denmark for the Great Northern Telegraph Company
1 October Izumrud Cruiser Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia for the Imperial Russian Navy
4 October Erzherzog Karl Erzherzog Karl-class battleship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Austria-Hungary For the Austro-Hungarian Navy
7 October Carnarvon Devonshire-class cruiser William Beardmore and Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
8 October Antrim Devonshire-class cruiser John Brown & Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
8 October President Lincoln Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Hamburg America Line.[17]
8 October Protée Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France for the French Navy[3]
10 October Alma Doepel Schooner Bellingen Australia
22 October Baliste Arquebuse-class destroyer Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Le Grand-Quevilly  France for the French Navy[3]
30 October Preussen Braunschweig-class battleship AG Vulkan Stettin  Germany for the Imperial German Navy
2 November Manchuria Ocean liner New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey United States for the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
2 November Otowa Cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Kanagawa  Japan for the Imperial Japanese Navy
5 November Castor Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France for the French Navy[3]
7 November Enchantress Yacht Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Admiralty
21 November Baltic Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom for the White Star Line
24 November Lynx Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France for the French Navy[3]
1 December Perle Naïade-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France for the French Navy[3]
1 December Manligheten Äran-class coastal defence ship Kockums Shipyard Malmö Sweden for the Royal Swedish Navy
15 December Kenilworth Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[18]
17 December Durham Castle Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom for the Union-Castle Line
17 December Patrie République-class battleship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne France for the French Navy[3]
19 December Hindustan King Edward VII-class battleship John Brown & Company Clydebank  United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
19 December Servian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Hamburg America Line.[19]
December Sankt Georg Armoured cruiser Pola Austria-Hungary for the Austro-Hungarian Navy
2nd Quarter W.B.C. No. 1 Hopper barge Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Wallsend Borough Council.[20]
Unknown date Atalanta Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Lewis Duthie.[21]
Unknown date Ant Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[22]
Unknown date Boy George Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Charles A. Webster.[23]
Unknown date Faith Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For John Charles Raper.[24]
Unknown date Isabella Ferguson Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Catherine McLaren.[25]
Unknown date John Crerar Cargo ship Chicago Shipbuilding Company. Chicago, Illinois United States For private owner.[26]
Unknown date Lively Hope Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For William Gardiner.[27]
Unknown date Magnet Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For James Farquhar.[28]
Unknown date Rubicon Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Alexander Clark.[29]
Unknown date Thurne Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[30]
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