List of ship launches in 1902

The list of ship launches in 1902 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1902.

1 February

 * USS Plunger (SS-2) :  by Crescent Shipyard in Elizabethport, New Jersey

20 February

 * SS Kroonland (🇺🇸 United States): Ocean liner by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia for International Mercantile Marine.

8 March

 * SS Panama (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Passenger ship by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan for Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
 * HMS Queen (1902) : by Devonport Dockyard for Royal Navy.

22 March

 * USS Barry (DD-2) : by Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia for United States Navy
 * SMS Frauenlob :  by AG Weser, Bremen for Kaiserliche Marine.
 * HMS Lancaster (1902) : by Armstrong for Royal Navy.

23 March

 *  Adolphe (🇫🇷 France): 4-masted barque by Chantiers de France, Dunquerque for Ant. Dom. Bordes et Fils.

25 March

 * HMS Prince of Wales (1902) : by Chatham Dockyard for Royal Navy.

26 March

 * SS Brussels (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Passenger ferry for the Great Eastern Railway by Gourlay Bros, Dundee.

April

 *  Arrow (🇬🇧 United Kingdom) 4-masted barque by A Rodger & Co, Port Glasgow for Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd.
 *  Mount Royal (🇨🇦 Canada): Sternwheeler by Alexander Watson, Victoria, British Columbia for Hudson's Bay Company.

22 April

 * SMS Arcona : by AG Weser, Bremen for Kaiserliche Marine.
 *  Herzogin Cecilie ( German Empire) 4-masted barque by Rickmers Schiffbau AG, Bremerhaven.

23 April

 * ITALIAN CRUISER Francesco Ferruccio : by Venice Naval Arsenal, Venice for Regia Marina.

24 April

 * USS Hopkins (DD-6) : by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware for United States Navy.

8 May

 * Duchess of Montrose (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Paddle steamer by John Brown & Company, Clydebank for Caledonian Steam Packet Company.

7 May

 *  Preußen ( German Empire): Barque by Johan C Tecklenborg, Geestemünde for F. Laeisz.

9 May

 * HMS Holland 3 : by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness for Royal Navy.

20 May

 * RUSSIAN CRUISER Pamiat Merkuria : at Mykolaiv for Imperial Russian Navy.

23 May

 * HMS Holland 4 : by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness for Royal Navy.

10 June

 * HMS Holland 5 :  by Holland Torpedo Boat Co for Royal Navy.

14 June

 * USS Paul Jones (DD-10) : by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for United States Navy.

18 June

 * HMAS Encounter (1902) : by Devonport Dockyard for Royal Navy.

21 June

 * USS Denver (CL-16) : by Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia for United States Navy.
 * SS Finland (🇺🇸 United States): Ocean liner by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia for Red Star Line.
 * SMS Friedrich Carl : Armoured cruiser by Blohm + Voss, Hamburg for Kaiserliche Marine.
 * USS Hull (DD-7) :  by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware for United States Navy.

5 July

 * Iowa : Passenger ship by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, Ireland.

9 July

 * HMS A1 : A-class submarine by Vickers, Barrow in Furness for the Royal Navy

10 July

 *  Thomas W. Lawson (🇺🇸 United States): Schooner by Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts for Coastwise Transportation Co, Boston.

19 July

 * RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP Oryol : by Galerniy Island yard for Imperial Russian Navy.

31 July

 * USS Grampus (SS-4) :  by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

6 August

 * RMS Carpathia (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Ocean liner by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend for Cunard Line.

7 August

 * Laënnec (🇫🇷 France): Full rigged ship by Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, for Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais.

12 August

 * SS Kaiser Wilhelm II ( German Empire): Ocean liner by AG Vulcan, Stettin for Norddeutscher Lloyd.

21 August

 * RMS Cedric (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Ocean liner by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for White Star Line.
 * SS Prinz Adalbert ( German Empire): Ocean liner by Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau & Machinen Fabrik, Bremen-Vegesack for Hamburg America Line.

September

 * RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP Knyaz Suvorov : by Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg for Imperial Russian Navy.

4 September

 * HMS Donegal (1902) :  by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd for Royal Navy.

18 September

 * Haudaudine (🇫🇷 France): Full rigged ship by Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, for Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais.

20 September

 * HMS Berwick (1902) :  by William Beardmore and Company for Royal Navy.
 * USS Des Moines (CL-17) : by Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts for United States Navy

11 October

 * USRC Mackinac (1903) (🇺🇸 United States): Patrol boat by Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland for United States Revenue Cutter Service.
 * USRC Winnisimmet (🇺🇸 United States): Tugboat by Spedden Co, Baltimore, Maryland for United States Revenue Cutter Service.

22 October

 * JAPANESE CRUISER Kasuga : by Giovanni Ansaldo & Compagnia for Imperial Japanese Navy.

29 October

 * HMS Cornwall (1902) : by Pembroke Dockyard for Royal Navy

15 November

 * JAPANESE CRUISER Niitaka : by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal for Imperial Japanese Navy.
 * SS Yamuna ( undefined: Passenger ship by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, County Durham for British India Line.

28 November

 * SS Batavier V (1902) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Passenger ship by Gourlay Bros, Dundee for Batavier Line, Rotterdam.

16 December

 * HMS Cumberland (1902) : by London & Glasgow Co Ltd for Royal Navy.

15 December

 * JAPANESE CRUISER Tsushima : by Kure Naval Arsenal for Imperial Japanese Navy.

18 December

 * SS Arabic (1902) (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Ocean liner by Harland and Wolff, Belfast for White Star Line.

20 December

 * SMS Braunschweig : by Germaniawerft, Kiel for Kaiserliche Marine.

Unknown date

 * USS Alaskan (ID-4542) : Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
 * SS Andree Rickmers ( German Empire): Cargo ship by Rickmers AG for Norddeutscher Lloyd.
 * USS Arizonan (ID-4542A) : Cargo ship by Union Iron Works, San Francisco for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
 * Aztec (🇺🇸 United States): Yacht by Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
 * SS Burbo Bank (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Cargo ship by J Blumer & Co, Sunderland for Fenwick Shipping Co Ltd.
 * SS Columbia (🇺🇸 United States): Passenger ship built at Wyandotte, Michigan
 * RUSSIAN SUBMARINE Delfin : Submarine by Krupp AG, Saint Petersburg for Imperial Russian Navy.
 * USS Druid (SP-321) : Steam yacht by Burlee Dry Dock Company, Staten Island, New York for W W Dwyer.
 * USS Fantana (SP-71) : Motorboat by Gas Engine and Power Company; and Charles L. Seabury and Sons Company, Morris Heights, New York.
 * USS General Putnam (SP-2284) : Ferry by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware for John E Moore & Co, New York City.
 *  Heather (🇺🇸 United States): Yacht by Greenport Yacht & Basin Company, Long Island, New York.
 * USS J. M. Guffey (ID-1279) : Tanker by New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey for Gulf Refining Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 * SS John B. Cowle (1902) (🇺🇸 United States): Bulk freighter by Jenks Shipbuilding Co for Cowle Transportation Co.
 * Louisa Heartwell (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Lifeboat by Thames Iron Works, Leamouth, London for Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
 * Nahma : Motor boat.
 * USS Noma (SP-131) (🇺🇸 United States): Yacht by Burlee Dry Dock Co, Staten Island, New York for Vincent Astor.
 *  Paul Palmer (🇺🇸 United States): Schooner by George L Welt, Waldoboro, Maine for William H Palmer.
 * USS Pocomoke (SP-265) : Tugboat for Menhaden Products Company, Newport, Rhode Island.
 * SS Prinz Sigismund (🇩🇪 Germany): Cargo liner by Neptun Werft, Rostock for Hamburg-Amerika Line.
 * SS Rapallo (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Furness Withy, West Hartlepool for Holland-Amerika Line, Rotterdam.
 * SS Szell Kalman (🇬🇧 United Kingdom): Cargo ship by Wigham Richardson & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne for Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Company.
 * USS Texan (ID-1354) : Passenger ship by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey for American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
 * SMS Undine : at Kiel for Kaiserliche Marine.
 * USS Virginia (SP-1965) : Schooner by F W McCullough, Norfolk, Virginia for W M Holland.