# List of ship launches in 1929

The list of ship launches in 1929 includes a chronological list of notable ships launched in 1929.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 23 January | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Salt Lake City | Pensacola-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Highland Hope | Passenger ship | For H. & W. Nelson Ltd. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Monarch | Ferry | For Ulster Steamship Co. |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cardiff | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co. |
| 20 February | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Milwaukee | Passenger ship | For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. |
| 26 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Glasgow | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co. |
| 6 March | Germany | Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG | Lübeck | Dolly Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
| 25 March | Japan | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Yokosuka | I-59 (I-159) | Kaidai III-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 28 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Queen | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co. |
| 10 April | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Actéon | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 10 April | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Henri Poincaré | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 10 April | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Poncelet | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 11 April | France | Chantiers Dubigeon | Nantes | Argo | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 11 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Highland Princess | Passenger ship | For H. & W. Nelson Ltd. |
| 12 April | France | Chantiers de la Gironde | Gironde | Commandant Teste | Seaplane carrier and tender | For French Navy |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Baron Vernon | Cargo ship | For H. Hogarth & Sons. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tamare | Tanker | For Lago Shipping Co. |
| 24 April | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Anthony | A-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
| 24 April | Japan | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo | I-60 | Kaidai III-type submarine | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 25 April | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Pensacola | Pensacola-class cruiser | |
| 25 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Prince | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co. |
| 25 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Westralia | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Huddart Parker. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ule | Tanker | For Lago shipping Co. |
| 9 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Surinam | Tanker | For Lago Shipping Co. |
| 15 May | Norway | Akers Mekaniske Verksted | Oslo | Fernglen | Cargo ship | For Fearnley & Eger |
| 22 May | Japan | Uraga Dock | Uraga | Itsukushima | minelayer | For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Lochness | Ferry | For David MacBrayne & Co. |
| 8 June | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët | Saint-Nazaire | Fresnel | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Irwin | Ferry | For South Indian Railway. |
| 13 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Baron Ramsey | Cargo ship | For H. Hogarth & Sons. |
| 19 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kavak | Cargo ship | For Moss Steamship Co. |
| 26 June | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock, Scotland | Ardent | A-class destroyer | |
| 27 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Goschen | Ferry | For South Indian Railway |
| 29 June | United Kingdom | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company | Howden-on-Tyne | Dahohmian | Cargo ship | For United Africa Company |
| 29 June | Germany | Deschimag Werk A.G | Bremen | Lichtenfels | heavy lift ship | For DDG Hansa |
| June | Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Gustav Adolf Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
| June | Sweden | Kockums | Malmö | Tai Ping | cargo ship | For Wilh. Wilhelmsen |
| 3 July | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Chester | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Llangibby Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line |
| 9 July | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne | Active | A-class destroyer | |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie & Company | Tyneside | Antelope | A-class destroyer | |
| 6 August | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Achéron | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 6 August | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Britannic | Ocean liner | For White Star Line |
| 8 August | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear | Codrington | A-class destroyer | |
| 8 August | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Acasta | A-class destroyer | |
| 21 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kufra | Cargo ship | For James Moss & Co. |
| 22 August | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs, | Barrow-in-Furness | Arrow | A-class destroyer | |
| 22 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cuidad de Ascuncion | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co.. |
| 22 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kana | Cargo ship | For Moss Steamship Co. |
| August | Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Georg Adolf Kühling | Fishing trawler | For Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG |
| August | United Kingdom | J. Harker Ltd. | Knottingley | William Kipping | Tanker barge | For J.Harker Ltd. |
| 5 September | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Northampton | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ardanbhan | Cargo ship | For Clarke & Service Ltd. |
| 7 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | Houston | Northampton-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 14 September | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Finkenwerder | Rabat | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei. |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Knight of Malta | Cargo liner | For Cassar Co. Ltd. |
| 4 October | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Achates | A-class destroyer | |
| 18 October | Germany | Reichsmarinewerft | Wilhelmshaven | Leipzig | Leipzig-class cruiser | |
| 24 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Amberes | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co. |
| 24 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | David Livingstone | Cargo ship | For British & African Steamship Co. |
| 30 October | Germany | Schiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser | Unterweser-Lehe | Oscar Neynaber | Fishing trawler | For Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dorothy Rose | Cargo ship | For Richard Hughes & Co. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dunbar Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line. |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Carmen Avellaneda | Train ferry | For Entre Ríos Railway Co. |
| 19 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Winchester Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line. |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dudley Rose | Cargo ship | For Richard Hughes & Co. |
| 17 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Achimota | Passenger ship | For Huddart Parker. |
| 18 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mary Slessor | Cargo ship | For British & African Steamship Co. |
| 19 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Barcelona | Cargo ship | For Argentine Navigation Co. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | R. Duncan & Co. Ltd | Port Glasgow | Athelviscount | Tanker | For United Molasses Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Brimscombe | Audacite | Tug | For Medway Oil & Storage Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | Norway | Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted | Trondheim | Barøy | Cargo liner | |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Blackwater | Dredger | For United States Army Corps of Engineers. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Ardrossan Dockyard Co. | Ardrossan | Blairspey | Cargo ship | For Geo. Nisbet & Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Ceuta | Cargo ship | For Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Troon | Cobargo | Coaster | For Illawarra & South Coast Steam Navigation Company. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Aldous Ltd. | Brightlingsea | Cormooring | Mooring vessel | For Cory Lighterage Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Napier & Miller Ltd. | Glasgow | Eastern Prince | Cargo liner | For Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | Netherlands | J. Smit | Alblasserdam | Escaut | Cargo ship | For Wm. Muller & Co. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Otto Anderson & Co. (London) Ltd. | Wivenhoe | Evalana | Fishing trawler | For Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | F. 34 | Tank barge | For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. |
| Date unknown | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Hercules | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Neptun |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Imari | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser | Wesermünde | J. F. Schröder | Fishing trawler | For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG |
| Date unknown | Netherlands | NV IJsselwerft | Gorinchem | Marie Richardson | Fishing trawler | For Deutscher Fischerei Gesellschaft AG |
| Date unknown | Sweden | Kockums Mekaniske Verkstad. | Malmö | Max Albrecht | Tanker | For Max Albrecht Kommandit. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Northern Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Southern Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Suzanna | Sailing ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Brimscombe | Trustie | Tug | For Medway Oil & Storage Co. Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tynt | Vikingen | Factory ship | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen I | Whaler | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen II | Whaler | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | Smiths Dock Co Ltd | Middlesbrough | Vikingen III | Whaler | For private owner. |
| Date unknown | Germany | Deutsche Werke AG | Kiel | Volkswohl | Fishing trawler | For Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG |
| Date unknown | Sweden | | Björkenäs, Sweden | Yngve | Schooner | |