The list of ship launches in 1912 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1912. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes 6 January Nivôse Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy10 January Coastal passenger/cargo steamer Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen For Bergen Steamship Company.31 JanuaryGermaniawerft KielFor Imperial German Navy.3 February Durak Reis Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le HavreFor: Ottoman Navy5 February España España-class battleship SECN Ferrol For Spanish Navy.7 FebruaryGeneral cargo vesselHowaldswerke Kiel17 FebruaryGermaniawerft Kiel 2 March Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Line.2 MarchSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy.12 March The Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard Horten Captured by Germany in 1940, renamed Dragoner and sunk in 1944 by Mosquito fighter bombers15 MarchGermaniawerft KielFor Imperial German Navy.20 Marchunique battlecruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow23 MarchSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy.21 March battleship Scotts Shipyard Greenock 21 March Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste 30 March unique battlecruiser Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Imperial German Navy1 April Hizir Reis Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le HavreFor: Ottoman Navy 3 April Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For West Wales Steamship Co. Ltd.18 April Chantiers de Penhoët Saint-Nazaire 18 April Montgolfier Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy20 AprilSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy.23 AprilGermaniawerft KielFor Imperial German Navy.27 April Schichau-Werft Danzig 10 MayCantiere Pattison NaplesFor Regia Marina. 11 May Harmony Brig William Bowes Whitehaven For private owner. 16 May Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Line.18 May Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia 18 May Newton Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy18 May Rouen Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For: Chemins de Fer de l'État Français23 May AG Vulcan Hamburg For Hamburg America Line.1 JuneYarrow & Company Scotstoun 12 June General cargo vessel Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited Hebburn For British & African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 13 June Coulomb Bernoullie-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy 15 June Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bibby Line. 15 June Foucault Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy 18 June Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Sheaf Arrow Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 22 JuneSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy. 28 June Arago Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy 29 June Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Line. 12 July Le Havre Light ship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For: Ponts et Chaussées 15 JulyGermaniawerft KielFor Imperial German Navy. 18 July Curie Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy 7 AugustCantiere Pattison NaplesFor Regia Marina. 10 AugustSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy. 13 August Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Donald Steamship Co. Ltd.14 August Cruise ship William Beardmore & Co Ltd Dalmuir For Adelaide Steamship Company 15 August Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For African Steamship Co. 24 August Jupiter Collier Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California Later became 29 AugustHawthorn Leslie HebburnFor Royal Navy.5 SeptemberYarrow & Company Scotstoun For Royal Navy.10 SeptemberJohn Brown & Company ClydebankFor Royal Navy.12 September Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy.12 September Ville d'Alger Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For: Cie. Havraise Péninsulaire de Navigation à Vapeur 19 September battleship Cammell Laird Birkenhead 27 September Le Hève Light ship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For: Ponts et Chaussées (Cap de la Hève) 28 SeptemberForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne 10 October Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British & African Steamship Co.10 October Cargo ship Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd Southwick For Court Line Ltd 12 October Euler Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy12 OctoberHM Dockyard Portsmouth16 October Type U 17 submarineKaiserliche Werft Danzig Captured and sunk first British merchant vessel to be lost during World War I. 17 OctoberSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy.24 OctoberHM Dockyard Devonport 26 October Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth For Moor Line Ltd.30 October New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York 31 October Le Verrier Brumaire-class submarine Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy7 NovemberAteliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire8 NovemberHawthorn Leslie HebburnFor Royal Navy.11 NovemberGermaniawerft Kiel12 NovemberHowaldtswerke Kiel14 NovemberJohn Brown & Company ClydebankFor Royal Navy.23 November Passenger ship Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead For Norwegian America Line. 25 November Amiral Bourgois Submarine Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy30 November Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste 4 DecemberSchichau-Werke ElbingFor Imperial German Navy. 11 December Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For White Star Line.Unknown date Small wooden-hulled tugKennebunk, Maine Unknown date Alaburn Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Robert Milburn.Unknown date Coaster F Schichau GmbH Elbling For A Kirsten Unknown date Barbel Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For Rea Transport Co. Ltd. Unknown date Tug Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe For private owner. Unknown date Bitterling Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.Unknown date Coaster Nüscke & Co Stettin For A Kirsten Unknown date Broughton Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Passenger ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow For private owner. Unknown date Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richarson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner.Unknown date CoasterStettiner Oderwerke Stettin Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AGUnknown date Cargo ship Oskarshamn Shipyard Oskarshamn For Broström Axel & Son Unknown date Fire float Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe For Lord Mayor & citizens of Cardiff. Unknown date Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon For P. & A. Campbell.Unknown dateCargo ship Antwerp Engineering Co Ltd Hoboken For Svenska Lloyd AB Unknown date Tug I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Tanker Toledo Shipbuilding Company. Toledo, Ohio For private owner. Unknown date Manoel Thomaz Sailing ship I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Oburn Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Robert Milburn. Unknown date Ocean Plough Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Bloomfields Ltd. Unknown date Ocean Reaper Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For W. J. E. Green Ltd. Unknown date Ocean Souvenir Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Bloomfields Ltd. Unknown date Tug Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe For private owner. Unknown date Thomas Beeching Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.Unknown datePatrol vesselKennebunk, MaineOperated as private motorboat from 1912 to 1917; acquired on lease by U.S. Navy for use during World War I; returned to owner in 1918. Unknown date Tug Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Brimscombe For private owner. Unknown date No. 3 Newport Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For Rea Transport Co. Ltd. Unknown date Swano Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber For Henry Oldridge. Unknown date Unnamed Lighter I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Unnamed Lighter I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Unnamed Lighter I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Unnamed Lighter I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner. Unknown date Unnamed Barge I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. Queensferry For private owner.
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