List of ship commissionings in 1899

The list of ship commissionings in 1899 is a chronological record of ships commissioned in 1899. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
15 January  French Navy Gaulois Charlemagne-class battleship –
29 January  Spanish Navy Lepanto Reina Regente-class protected cruiser – [1]
20 February  Imperial German Navy Victoria Louise[2] Victoria Louise-class cruiser –
22 March  United States Navy Farragut Torpedo boat TB-11
1 April  United States Navy Rowan Torpedo boat TB-8
20 April  United States Navy Manley Torpedo boat TB-23
1 May  United States Navy MacKenzie Torpedo boat TB-17
10 May  United States Navy Davis Torpedo boat TB-12
8 July  United States Navy Fox Torpedo boat TB-13
1 August  Spanish Navy Río de la Plata Protected cruiser – [3]
12 September  French Navy Charlemagne Charlemagne-class battleship –
13 September  Imperial German Navy Vineta Victoria Louise-class cruiser –
5 December  Royal Navy Canopus[4] Canopus-class battleship –

References

  1. ^ "Lepanto (1899)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. ^ Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Vol. I: Major Surface Vessels. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-87021-790-6.
  3. ^ "Rio de la Plata (1899)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ^ Burt, R. A. (2013) [1988]. British Battleships 1889–1904. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-84832-173-1.
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