List of ship commissionings in 1903

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 at New Suffolk, New York under command of Ensign Frank L. Pinney [1]
January 17  United States Navy Moccasin Plunger-class submarine at New Suffolk, New York under command of Ensign Frank L. Pinney [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 [3]
May 12  Imperial German Navy Arcona Gazelle-class cruiser
May 25  Imperial German Navy Mecklenburg Wittelsbach-class battleship
May 28  United States Navy Grampus Plunger-class submarine at Mare Island Navy Yard under command of Lt. Arthur MacArthur [4]
May 28  United States Navy Pike Plunger-class submarine at Mare Island Navy Yard under command of Lt. Arthur MacArthur [5]
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
September 19  United States Navy Porpoise Plunger-class submarine at New Suffolk, New York under command of Lt. Charles P. Nelson [6]
September 19  United States Navy Shark Plunger-class submarine at New Suffolk, New York under command of Lt. Charles P. Nelson [7]
October 8  Royal Navy Duncan Duncan-class battleship
November 3  United States Navy Abarenda collier at New York Navy Yard under command of Lt. Commander J. L. Purcell[8]
November 12  Royal Navy Albemarle Duncan-class battleship
December 1  United States Navy Missouri Maine-class battleship
December 12  Imperial German Navy Friedrich Carl Prinz Adalbert-class cruiser
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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. The submarine torpedo boat A-2 was originally laid down as Adder (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3) on 3 October 1900 ... and commissioned on 12 January 1903 at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y., Ens. Frank L. Pinney in command.
  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. commissioned at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y., on 17 January 1903 Ens. Frank L. Pinney in command
  3. "Äran class coast defence ships (1902-1904) - Swedish Navy (Sweden)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. "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. Grampus ... commissioned at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 28 May 1903, Lt. Arthur MacArthur, the older brother of future General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, in command.
  5. "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. The submarine torpedo boat A-5 was originally laid down as Pike (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6) ... and commissioned at the Mare Island Navy Yard on 28 May 1903, Lt. Arthur MacArthur, Jr. (the elder brother of future General of the Army Douglas MacArthur) in command.
  6. "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. The submarine torpedo boat A-6 was originally laid down as Porpoise (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7) ... and commissioned at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y., on 19 September 1903, Lt. Charles P. Nelson in command.
  7. "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. Built with a hull of manganese bronze, Shark was equipped and outfitted at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y., and was commissioned there on 19 September 1903, Lt. Charles P. Nelson in command.
  8. Cressman, Robert J. (8 February 2016). "Abarenda I (Collier No. 13)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 23 July 2019. Following her recommissioning on 3 November 1903, Lt. Cmdr. J. L. Purcell in command, Abarenda sailed to Guantanamo Bay and Pensacola, Fla., to support the Atlantic Fleet.

See also
Ship events in 1903
Ship launches: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Ship commissionings: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Ship decommissionings: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Shipwrecks: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
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