List of ship launches in 1913

The list of ship launches in 1913 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1913. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

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Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
7 January	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company	Newcastle upon Tyne	Contest	Acasta-class destroyer	For Royal Navy[1]
11 January	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S21	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[2]
22 January	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Newcastle upon Tyne	Rio de Janeiro	Dreadnought battleship	For Brazilian Navy
25 January	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Ambuscade	Acasta-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
28 January	Germany			Phönix	Cargo ship	For Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG
8 February	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Parker	Aylwin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
15 February	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S22	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[2]
20 February	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Dilston	Cargo ship	For Tyneside Line Ltd.[3]
28 February	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	V6	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[4]
1 March	Germany	Königliche Werft	Wilhelmshaven	König	König-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
22 March	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Benham	Aylwin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
22 March	France	Arsenal de Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Franklin	Brumaire-class submarine	For French Navy[5]
26 March	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne	Gallia	—	For: Cie. de Navigation Sud Atlantique[6]
29 March	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S23	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[2]
30 March	Italy	La Spezia Naval Base	La Spezia	Andrea Doria	Andrea Doria-class battleship	For Regia Marina
3 April	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Vaterland	Imperator-class ocean liner	For Hamburg America Line
5 April	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Duncan	Cassin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
8 April	Germany	Joh. C. Tecklenborg	Bremerhaven	Solfels	Cargo ship
8 April	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd	Birkenhead	Bergensfjord	Ocean liner	For Norwegian America Line
12 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Katoomba	Passenger ship	For McIlwraith & McEachern & Co.
18 April	United Kingdom	Royal Navy Dockyard	Pembroke Dock	Nottingham	Town-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
19 April	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne	Lagane	Steam ferry	For: Soc. des bateaux à vapeur La Seyne-Toulon[7]
19 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited	Govan	Calgarian	Ocean liner	For Allan Line Steamship Company Ltd.
20 April	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient	Provence	Bretagne-class battleship	For French Navy
21 April	France	Brest Arsenal	Brest	Bretagne	Bretagne-class battleship	For French Navy
21 April	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Aquitania	Ocean liner
22 April	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Ridley	Cargo ship	For Ref 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[8]
24 April	Italy	Royal Dockyard	Castellammare di Stabia	Duilio	Andrea Doria-class battleship	For Regia Marina
24 April	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	Le Havre	Ango	—	For: Cie. Française de Navigation à Vapeur Chargeurs Réunis[9]
25 April	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	V5	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[4]
28 April	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham	Lowestoft	Town-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
5 May	Germany	Vulcan-Werke	Stettin	Grosser Kurfürst	König-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
7 May	Spain	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval	Ferrol	Alfonso XIII	España-class battleship	For Spanish Navy.[10]
7 May	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Newcastle upon Tyne	Birmingham	Town-class cruiser	For Royal Navy
8 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Andes	Passenger ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[11]
20 May	France	Arsenal de Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Gustave Zédé	Submarine	For French Navy[5]
20 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Cassin	Cassin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
20 May	France	Chantiers et Ateliers de Saint‑Nazaire–Penhoët	Le Grand-Quevilly	Puerto Rico	Cargo ship	For Cie. Générale Transatlantique[12]
22 May	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness	AE1	E-class submarine	For Royal Navy
27 May	Norway	Karljohansvern	Horten	Garm	Draug-class destroyer	For Royal Norwegian Navy
4 June	Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Markgraf	König-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
7 June	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne	Lynx	Pilot boat	For: Cie. Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez[13]
18 June	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness	AE2	E-class submarine	For Royal Navy
28 June	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Borgland	type	For A/S Borga.[14]
28 June	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S24	V1-class torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy.[2]
10 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Attendant	Passenger tender	For Elder Dempster Lines
17 July	Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Derfflinger	Derfflinger-class battlecruiser	For Imperial German Navy
5 August	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Nantes	Champlain	Mixed cargo ship	For Cie.des Chargeurs Réunis[15]
6 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Cummings	Cassin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
20 August	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Bywell	Collier	For Screw Collier Co. Ltd.[16]
2 September	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	Le Havre	Drague VI	Dredger	For Ponts et Chaussées (Bordeaux) [17]
3 September	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness	Reşadiye	Reşadiye-class battleship	For Ottoman Navy
4 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Maryland	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Co.[18]
7 September	France	Chantiers et ateliers de Provence	Port-de-Bouc	Haiti	Ocean liner	For Cie, Générale Transatlantique[19]
30 September	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	Le Havre	Bougainville	—	For: Cie Francaise de Nav a Vapeur Chargeurs Reunis[20]
30 September	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire	Lorraine	Bretagne-class battleship	For French Navy
2 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Orduna	Passenger ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
2 October	France	Arsenal de Rochefort	Rochefort	Clorinde	Clorinde-class submarine	For French Navy[5]
16 October	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Royal Dockyard	Portsmouth	Queen Elizabeth	Queen Elizabeth-class battleship	For Royal Navy
25 October	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Kiel	Graudenz	Graudenz-class cruiser	For Imperial German Navy
29 October	France	Arsenal de Rochefort	Rochefort	Cornélie	Clorinde-class submarine	For French Navy[5]
30 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Alcantara	Passenger ship	For Royal Mail Line
30 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Ryton	Cargo ship	For Red 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[21]
1 November	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Manoa	Steamship	For Matson Line
8 November	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Downes	Cassin-class destroyer	For United States Navy
11 November	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne	Patria	Steel, twin-screw, schooner-rigged steamer	For: Cie. Française de Navigation à Vapeur[22]
12 November	United Kingdom	William Beardmore and Company	Glasgow	Benbow	Iron Duke-class battleship	For Royal Navy
26 November	United Kingdom	Plymouth Dockyard	Plymouth	Warspite	Queen Elizabeth-class battleship	For Royal Navy
27 November	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness	Emperor of India	Iron Duke-class battleship	For Royal Navy
27 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Missouri	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Co.[23]
29 November	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	Le Havre	Edouard Jéramec	—	For: Cie. Français des Cables Télégraphiques[24]
29 November	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Danzig	Lützow	Derfflinger-class battlecruiser	For Imperial German Navy
14 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Elsdon	Cargo ship	For Sharp Steamship Co. Ltd.[25]
15 December	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Tiger	Tiger-class battlecruiser	For Royal Navy
15 December	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle	Glasgow	Bandra	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[citation needed]
17 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Egba	Cargo ship	For Elder Dempster.[26]
29 December	United Kingdom	Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company / Hawthorn Leslie	Wallsend / Hebburn	Lucifer	Laforey-class destroyer	For Royal Navy[1]
Unknown date	United States			A. Brook Taylor	Fishing trawler	For Virginia Fishing Co.[27]
Unknown date	United States	New York Launch & Engine Building Co.	Morris Heights, New York	Abalone	Motorboat	For Arnold Schlaet.[28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Anchovy	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Arthur H. Johnson	Steam drifter	For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Bonanza	Steamship	For private owner.[31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Boy Charles	Steam drifter	For Charles A. Webster.[32]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Carita	Coaster	For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Desabla	Oil tanker
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Fleurita	Coaster	For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[34]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Haddock	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[35]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Hake	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[36]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	J Burn	Steam drifter	For Robert Milburn.[37]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Ocean Favourite	Steam drifter	For Bloomfields Ltd.[38]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Ocean Harvest	Steam drifter	For Bloomfields Ltd.[39]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Ocean Pilot	Steam drifter	For W. J. E. Green Ltd.[40]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Pater	Motor vessel	For The Barge Pirate Co. Ltd.[41]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Sardine	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[42]
Unknown date	Germany	Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau.	Vegesack	Sierra Salvada	Passenger ship	For private owner.[43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	The Throne	Steam drifter	For Crown Steam Drifters Ltd.[44]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Whelk	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[45]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Whiting	Barge	For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[46]
Unknown date	Germany	Reiherstieg Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik	Hamburg	Wotan	Tanker	For Deutsche-Amerikan Petroleum Gesellschaft
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd.	Aberdeen	Zealous	Dockyard tanker	For private owner.[47]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	3 G.W.R.	Barge	For Great Western Railway.[48]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	4 G.W.R.	Barge	For Great Western Railway.[49]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	5 G.W.R.	Barge	For Great Western Railway.[50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	6 G.W.R.	Barge	For Great Western Railway.[51]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Pontoon	For private owner.[52]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Pontoon	For private owner.[53]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Motor vessel	For private owner.[54]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Motor vessel	For private owner.[55]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Motor vessel	For private owner.[56]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Motor vessel	For private owner.[57]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry	Unnamed	Steamship	For private owner.[57]

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