List of ship launches in 1903
The list of ship launches in 1903 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1903.
| Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 12 January |
 United Kingdom |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Elswick |
Constitución |
Centurion-class battleship |
For Armada de Chile, sold to Royal Navy before delivery. |
| 14 January |
 United States |
Union Iron Works |
San Francisco, California |
Pike |
Plunger-class submarine |
For United States Navy |
| 15 January |
United Kingdom |
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Portsmouth |
Suffolk |
Monmouth-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 13 February |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Eden |
River-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 9 February |
 Italy |
Ansaldo |
Genoa |
Nishin |
Kasuga-class cruiser |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 14 February |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Derwent |
River-class destroyer |
For Royal Navy |
| 19 February |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Servian |
Passenger ship |
For Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line |
| February |
United States |
Eastern Shipbuilding Company |
Groton, Connecticut |
Dakota |
Passenger ship |
For Great Northern Steamship Company |
| February |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Republic |
Ocean liner |
For White Star Line |
| 7 March |
United States |
Crescent Shipyard |
Elizabethport, New Jersey |
Chattanooga |
Denver-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 9 March |
United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow in Furness |
A3 |
A-class submarine |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 March |
United Kingdom |
Gourlay Brothers |
Dundee |
Yarmouth |
Cargo ship |
For Great Eastern Railway |
| 4 April |
United Kingdom |
William Denny & Bros |
Dumbarton |
The Queen |
Passenger ship |
For South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| 15 April |
United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow in Furness |
A2 |
A-class submarine |
For Royal Navy |
| 16 April |
United States |
Eastern Shipbuilding Company |
Groton, Connecticut |
SS Minnesota |
Passenger ship |
For Great Northern Steamship Company |
| 18 April |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
West Virginia |
Pennsylvania-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 25 April |
United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Colorado |
Pennsylvania-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 6 May |
United States |
Jenks Shipbuilding Company |
|
Eastland |
Passenger ship |
For Michigan Steamship Company |
| 13 May |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
Commonwealth |
King Edward VII-class battleship |
For Royal Navy |
| 20 May |
 Russian Empire |
Baltic Shipyard |
Saint Petersburg |
Almaz |
Cruiser |
For Imperial Russian Navy |
| 22 May |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Ionic |
Athenic-class ocean liner |
For White Star Line |
| 26 May |
 German Empire |
Schichau |
Danzig |
Elsass |
Braunschweig-class battleship |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 2 June |
United States |
Union Iron Works |
Mare Island, California |
Tacoma |
Denver-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 9 June |
United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow in Furness |
A4 |
A-class submarine |
For Royal Navy |
| 13 June |
United Kingdom |
William Denny & Brothers |
Dumbarton |
Brighton |
Passenger ship |
For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| June |
German Empire |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Kiel |
Roon |
Armoured cruiser |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 23 July |
United States |
William R. Trigg Company |
Richmond, Virginia |
Galveston |
Denver-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 23 July |
United Kingdom |
Devonport Dockyard |
Devonport |
King Edward VII |
King Edward VII-class battleship |
For Royal Navy |
| 25 July |
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|
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Mecidiye |
Protected cruiser |
For Ottoman Navy |
| 25 July |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Mongolia |
Cargo liner |
For Pacific Mail Steamship Company |
| July |
Italy |
Società Esercizio Baccini |
Genoa |
Regina Elena |
Barque |
For Pietro Milesi, Genoa |
| 1 August |
Russian Empire |
Nevski Yard |
|
Zhemchug |
Protected cruiser |
For Imperial Russian Navy |
| 11 August |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering |
Govan |
Armadale Castle |
Passenger ship |
For Union-Castle Line |
| 22 August |
United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 25 August |
United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow in Furness |
Dominion |
King Edward VII-class battleship |
For Royal Navy |
| August |
Russian Empire |
Baltic Shipyard |
Saint Petersburg |
Slava |
Borodino-class battleship |
For Imperial Russian Navy |
| 12 September |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company |
Newport News, Virginia |
Maryland |
Pennsylvania-class cruiser |
For United States Navy |
| 18 September |
German Empire |
Germaniawerft |
Kiel |
Hessen |
Braunschweig-class battleship |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 24 September |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong-Whitworth |
Elswick |
Hampshire |
Devonshire-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 1 October |
Russian Empire |
Nevski Yard |
|
Izumrud |
Cruiser |
For Imperial Russian Navy |
| 7 October |
United Kingdom |
William Beardmore and Company |
Clydebank |
Carnarvon |
Devonshire-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 8 October |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Antrim |
Devonshire-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 10 October |
 Australia |
|
Bellingen, New South Wales |
Alma Doepel |
Schooner |
|
| 30 October |
German Empire |
AG Vulkan Stettin |
Stettin |
Preussen |
Braunschweig-class battleship |
For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 2 November |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding Co. |
Camden, New Jersey |
Manchuria |
Ocean liner |
For Pacific Mail Steamship Co. |
| 2 November |
 Japan |
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Yokosuka, Kanagawa |
Otowa |
Cruiser |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 21 November |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Baltic |
Ocean liner |
For White Star Line |
| 17 December |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
Durham Castle |
Ocean liner |
For Union-Castle Line |
| 19 December |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Hindustan |
King Edward VII-class battleship |
For Royal Navy |
| December |
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|
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Sankt Georg |
Armoured cruiser |
For Austro-Hungarian Navy |
See also