The list of ship commissionings in 1903 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1903. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Notes
January 12  United States Navy Adder Plunger-class submarine [1]
January 17  United States Navy Moccasin Plunger-class submarine [2]
February 17  Imperial German Navy Frauenlob Gazelle-class cruiser
February 19  Royal Navy Russell Duncan-class battleship
April (unknown date)  Swedish Navy Tapperheten Äran-class coastal defence ship
May 12  Imperial German Navy Arcona Gazelle-class cruiser
May 25  Imperial German Navy Mecklenburg Wittelsbach-class battleship [citation needed]
May 28  United States Navy Grampus Plunger-class submarine [3]
May 28  United States Navy Pike Plunger-class submarine [4]
June 2  Royal Navy Exmouth Duncan-class battleship
June 15  Austro-Hungarian Navy Árpád Habsburg-class battleship
July 28  Royal Navy Montagu Duncan-class battleship
September 19  United States Navy Plunger Plunger-class submarine [citation needed]
September 19  United States Navy Porpoise Plunger-class submarine [5]
September 19  United States Navy Shark Plunger-class submarine [6]
October 8  Royal Navy Duncan Duncan-class battleship
November 3  United States Navy Abarenda collier [7]
November 12  Royal Navy Albemarle Duncan-class battleship
December 1  United States Navy Missouri Maine-class battleship [citation needed]
December 12  Imperial German Navy Friedrich Carl Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser

References

  1. ^ "A-2 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "A-4 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 5)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ "A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Abarenda I (Collier No. 13)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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