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

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. "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.