List of ship launches in 1897
The list of ship launches in 1897 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1897.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 4 January |
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Harald Haarfagre |
Coastal defence ship |
For Kongelig Norske Marine |
| 1 February |
 United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow in Furness |
Bittern |
Avon-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 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 |
| 4 March |
United Kingdom |
|
Jarrow |
Pegasus |
Pelorus-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 9 March |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
Gipsy |
Gipsy-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 March |
 United States |
Union Iron Works |
San Francisco, California |
Marietta |
Gunboat |
For United States Navy |
| 18 March |
|
|
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Tordenskjold |
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 |
| 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 |
| 14 April |
 Germany |
Vulcan |
Stettin |
Hertha |
Victoria Louise-class cruiser |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 27 April |
Germany |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Danzig |
Freya |
Victoria Louise-class cruiser |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 3 May |
United Kingdom |
|
Sunderland |
Violet |
Violet-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 4 May |
Germany |
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 |
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 |
| 3 June |
United States |
J. H. Dialogue and Son |
Camden, New Jersey |
Princeton |
Gunboat |
For United States Navy |
| 3 July |
United Kingdom |
|
Sunderland |
Sylvia |
Violet-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 17 June |
United Kingdom |
Sir Raylton Dixon and Company |
Middlesbrough |
Montrose |
Ocean Liner |
For Elder Dempster Line |
| 14 July |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Hebburn |
Cheerful |
Mermaid-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 15 July |
United Kingdom |
Earle's Shipbuilding |
Kingston upon Hull |
Perseus |
Pelorus-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 17 August |
United Kingdom |
Gourlay Brothers |
Dundee |
Batavier II |
Passenger ship |
For Batavier Line |
| 18 August |
|
|
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Zenta |
Zenta-class protected cruiser |
For Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine |
| August |
United States |
Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co. |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Plunger |
Submarine |
For United States Navy |
| 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 |
| 25 September |
Germany |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Kiel |
Fürst Bismarck |
Armoured cruiser |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 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 |
|
|
Destrées |
Destrées-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 |
Pluton |
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 |
| 9 December |
United Kingdom |
Chatham Dockyard |
Chatham |
Vindictive |
Protected cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 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 |
Germany |
Blohm & Voss |
Hamburg |
Coblenz |
Cargo liner |
For Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Coyote |
Motorboat |
For Sylvester Sparling |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
Newport News, Virginia |
Creole |
Passenger ship |
For Cromwell Steamship Lines |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Earle's Shipbuilding |
Kingston upon Hull |
Dresden |
Passenger ship |
For Great Eastern Railway |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
Fairy |
Gipsy-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
Jarrow |
Flirt |
Star-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| Unknown date |
Germany |
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 |
|
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Keenora |
Passenger ship |
|
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Ramage and Ferguson |
Leith |
Kenthales |
Steam yacht |
For William Johnston |
| Unknown date |
United States |
|
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Mayflower |
Lighthouse tender |
For U.S. Lighthouse Service |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Furness, Withy and Company |
West Hartlepool |
Maylands |
Collier |
For J F Wilson & Co |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Clydebank Engine and Shipbuilding Company |
Clydebank |
Nahma |
Steam yacht |
For Robert Walton Goelet |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Louis Pacquet |
Jennings, Montana |
North Star |
Paddle steamer |
For Upper Colombia Navigation & Tramway Co. |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Laird, Son & Co |
Birkenhead |
Panther |
Earnest-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Laird & Company |
Birkenhead |
Presidente Sarmiento |
Training ship |
For Armada de la República Argentina |
| Unknown date |
Germany |
Blohm & Voss |
Hamburg |
Pretoria |
Ocean liner |
For Hamburg-Amerikanische Paketfahrt AG |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Laird, Son & Co |
Birkenhead |
Seal |
Earnest-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| Unknown date |
Germany |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Danzig |
Vineta |
Victoria Louise-class cruiser |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Sir J Laing and Sons |
Sunderland |
Westralia |
Cargo liner |
For Huddart Parker |
| 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 |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Laird, Son & Co |
Birkenhead |
Wolf |
Earnest-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
See also