# List of ship launches in 1923

The list of ship launches in 1923 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1923.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 1 January | France | Chantiers & Ateliers de Provence | Port-de-Bouc | Général Bonaparte | Passenger ship | For Compagnie Marseillaise de Navires à Vapeur |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Davisian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Inveravon | Tanker | For British Mexican Petroleum Company. |
| 18 January | Japan | Kawasaki | Kobe | Submarine No. 69 (Ro-30) | Kaichū V-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 20 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Invergordon | Tanker | For British Mexican Petroleum Company. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Araby | Cargo ship | For David MacIver & Co. |
| 2 February | Denmark | Burmeister & Wain | Copenhagen | Hussar | Luxury yacht | For E F Hutton |
| 2 February | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Sarpedon | Refrigerated Cargo liner | For Blue Funnel Line |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Mooltan | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 15 February | Japan | Kawasaki | Kobe | Submarine No. 70 (Ro-31) | Kaichū V-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Delilian | Passenger ship | For F. Leyland & Co. |
| 17 February | United States | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Dickenson | Cargo ship | |
| 13 March | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd | Greenock | Patroclus | Cargo Liner | For Blue Funnel Line |
| 16 March | Japan | Uraga Dock Company | Uraga | Abukuma | Nagara-class cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 19 March | Japan | Kawasaki | Kobe | Submarine No. 71 (Ro-32) | Kaichū V-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Minnewaska | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Line. |
| 31 March | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | S-43 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dorelian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland & Co. |
| 16 April | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Trenton | Omaha-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 16 April | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Medusa | Monitor | For United States Navy |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd | Glasgow | California | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Laguna | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd | Belfast | Maloja | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| 28 April | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Deutschland | Ocean liner | For Hamburg-Amerika Line |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Oakton | Cargo ship | For Matthews Steamship Co. |
| 30 April | United States | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-42 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 19 May | Japan | Mitsubishi | Kobe | Submarine No. 72 (Ro-61) | Type L4 submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 19 May | Germany | G. Seebeck AG | Wesermünde | Fladengrund | Fishing trawler | For Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei. |
| 5 June | Japan | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo | Yūbari | Light cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 12 June | Japan | Kure Naval Arsenal | Kure | Submarine No. 51 (I-52/I-152) | Kaidai II-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 26 June | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | S-45 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| June | Germany | G. Seebeck AG. | Wesermünde-Geestemünde | Carsten | Fishing trawler | For L. Janssen & Co. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Liverpool | Lesbian | Cargo ship | For Ellerman Lines Ltd |
| 14 August | France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Duguay-Trouin | Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser | For Marine Nationale |
| 11 September | United States | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-46 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 12 September | Norway | Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted | Trondheim | Nordnorge | Cargo liner | For Ofotens Dampskibsselskap |
| 19 September | Japan | Mitsubishi | Kobe | Submarine No. 73 (Ro-62) | Type L4 submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| September | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Sheaf Field | Cargo ship | For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 9 October | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Marblehead | Omaha-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 11 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gujarat | Passenger ship | For Bank Line. |
| 12 October | United States | | | Whitney | Dobbin-class destroyer tender | For United States Navy |
| 2 February | Spain | Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval | Ferrol | Almirante Cervera | Almirante Cervera-class cruiser | For Armada Española |
| 26 October | Japan | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard | | Mamiya | Food supply ship | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 27 October | United States | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Quincy, Massachusetts | S-44 | S-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 15 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Invergarry | Tanker | For British Mexican Petroleum Company. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kathiawar | Passenger ship | For Bank Line. |
| 23 November | Germany | Norderwerft AG | Wesermünde | Claus Rickmers | Cargo ship | For Rickmers Reederei |
| 30 October | Japan | Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru | Matsukaze | Kamikaze-class destroyer | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 8 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lochmonar | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line. |
| 15 December | Finland | Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab | Helsinki | Voima | Icebreaker | For Finnish Board of Navigation |
| 18 December | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Scoresby | Cargo ship | For Headlam & Sons |
| 28 December | United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. | Deptford | Hereford | Tank barge | For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. |
| 28 December | United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. | Deptford | Monmouth | Tank barge | For Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Burntisland | Asiatic | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | J. Priestman & Co. Ltd. | Sunderland | Barbara Marie | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | Italy | Stabilimento Technico Triestino | Trieste | Carso | Cargo ship | For Lloyd Triestino. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Neptun AG | Rostock | Charlotte Cords | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiff Gesellschaft August Cords GmbH |
| Date unknown | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Gera | Cargo ship | For Hamburg America Line. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Neptun AG | Rostock | Grete | Cargo ship | For C Mohlenburg Reederei GmbH |
| Date unknown | Germany | F Schichau | Hamburg | Heinrich Arp | Cargo ship | For H F C Arp Dampschiffs Reederei |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | H F Bailey | Lifeboat | For Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Date unknown | Germany | Nordseewerke. | Emden | Ilona Siemers | Cargo ship | For G. J. H. Siemers. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Schiffswerke AG. | Hamburg | Pasajes | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg-Portuguese Line. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Union Giesserei. | königsberg | Pickhuben | Cargo ship | For H. M. Gehrckens. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Nüscke & Co | Stettin | Rhenania | Cargo ship | For Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | J. Readhead & Sons Ltd. | South Shields | Steelville | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Stettiner Oderwerke AG | Stettin | Stettin | Cargo ship | For Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 1 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 2 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 3 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 4 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 5 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 6 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 7 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 8 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | T.C.I. No. 9 | Barge | For Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Aldous Ltd. | Brightlingsea | Vulcan | Barge | For Harrisons (London) Ltd. |