List of ship launches in 1928
The list of ship launches in 1928 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1928.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 5 January |
.svg.png) Germany |
Deutsche Werft |
Hamburg |
Alster |
Cargo liner |
For Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| 11 January |
 United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
El Argentino |
Cargo ship |
For the Houlder Line |
| 24 January |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Duchess of Bedford |
Ocean liner |
For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd |
| 22 February |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn, Leslie |
Hebburn |
Sussex |
County-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 23 February |
 Australia |
Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Albatross |
Seaplane tender |
|
| 20 March |
 Japan |
Yokohama Shipyards |
|
Shirayuki |
Fubuki-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 24 March |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Shipyard |
Nagasaki |
Haguro |
Myōkō-class cruiser |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 14 April |
 Italy |
Odero-Terni-Orlando Naval Yard |
La Spezia |
Enrico Toti |
Balilla-class submarine |
For Regia Marina |
| 20 April |
 France |
Brest Naval Yard |
Brest |
Colbert |
Suffren-class cruiser |
For Marine Nationale |
| 22 April |
Japan |
Kawasaki shipyard |
Kobe |
Ashigara |
Myōkō-class cruiser |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 3 May |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Worthing |
Passenger ferry |
For Southern Railway |
| 5 May |
United Kingdom |
Chatham Dockyard |
Chatham, Kent |
Odin |
Odin-class submarine |
|
| 6 May |
Germany |
Bremer-Vulkan Shipyards |
Bremen |
St. Louis |
Ocean liner |
For Hamburg-America Line |
| 7 May |
 Canada |
Burrard Dry Dock |
North Vancouver, British Columbia |
St. Roch |
Schooner |
For Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| 23 May |
Germany |
|
|
Köln |
Königsberg-class cruiser (1927) |
For Reichsmarine |
| 18 June |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Duchess of Richmond |
Ocean liner |
For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd |
| 26 June |
Japan |
Uraga Dock Company |
Uraga |
Miyuki |
Fubuki-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 5 July |
United Kingdom |
William Beardmore & Company |
Dalmuir |
Shropshire |
County-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 8 July |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd |
Govan |
Norfolk |
County-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 10 July |
France |
Chantiers Naval Français |
|
Wicher |
Wicher-class destroyer |
For Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskeij |
| 17 July |
United Kingdom |
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
Jarrow |
York |
York-class cruiser |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 July |
United Kingdom |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson |
Wallsend |
Port Fairy |
cargo ship |
For Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd |
| 19 July |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Armstrong |
Barrow in Furness |
Medway |
Submarine depot ship |
For Royal Navy |
| 21 July |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thorneycroft & Company |
Woolston |
Hyatt |
Serrano-class destroyer |
For Armada de Chile |
| 1 August |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Europa |
Ocean liner |
For Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| 2 August |
Germany |
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
Bremen |
Bremen |
Ocean liner |
For Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| 15 September |
United Kingdom |
Alexander Stephen & Sons |
Glasgow |
Viceroy of India |
Ocean liner |
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 27 September |
Japan |
Fujinagata Shipyards |
Osaka |
Murakumo |
Fubuki-class destroyer |
|
| 28 September |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
Duchess of York |
Ocean liner |
For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd |
| 29 September |
Japan |
Maizuru Naval Arsenal |
Maizuru, Kyoto |
Hatsuyuki |
Fubuki-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 24 November |
 United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Holy Cross |
Trawler |
For F J O'Hara & Sons Inc. |
| 28 November |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Woolston |
Aldea |
Serrano-class destroyer |
For Armada de Chile |
| 29 November |
Japan |
Uraga Dock Company |
Uraga |
Uranami |
Fubuki-class destroyer |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 11 December |
United Kingdom |
William Beardmore and Company |
Glasgow |
Olympus |
Odin-class submarine |
For Royal Navy |
| 15 December |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Georgetown |
Trawler |
For F J O'Hara & Sons Inc. |
| 17 December |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Narwhal |
Narwhal-class submarine |
For United States Navy |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
Barnett |
McCawley-class attack transport |
For the United States Navy |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Boston College |
Trawler |
|
| Unknown date |
Germany |
Germainia Werft |
Kiel |
Coronet |
Steam yacht |
For Irving T. Bush |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Smith's Dock Co |
Middlesbrough |
Eaglescliffe Hall |
cargo ship |
For Hall Corporation |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
W Gray & Co Ltd |
West Hartlepool |
Egglestone |
Cargo ship |
|
| Unknown date |
United States |
Defoe Shipbuilding Co |
Bay City, Michigan |
Elfrecia |
Steam yacht |
|
| Unknown date |
Germany |
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
Flensburg |
Gemma |
Cargo ship |
For Holm & Molzen |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
J L Thompson & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
Goodleigh |
Cargo ship |
For Dulverton Steamship Co Ltd |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Spear Engine Works |
Norfolk, Virginia |
Hydrographer |
Survey ship |
For U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
British Power Boat Company |
Southampton |
Miss England I |
Power boat |
For Hubert Scott-Paine |
| Unknown date |
Germany |
Germania Werft |
Kiel |
Queen Anne |
Motor yacht |
For Alexander Dallas Thayer |
| Unknown date |
United States |
Pusey & Jones |
Wilmington, Delaware |
Savarona |
Steam yacht |
For Mrs Thomas S Cadwallader |
| Unknown date |
United States |
F F Pendleton |
Wiscasset, Maine |
Spindrift |
|
|
| Unknown date |
United States |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Trimont |
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