List of ship launches in 1908

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.

The list of ship launches in 1908 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1908.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
22 January	United Kingdom	John Cran & Co.	Leith	Hornby	Tugboat
23 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Memphian	Cargo ship	For F. Leyland & Co.[1]
15 February	France	Toulon Dockyard	Toulon	Hache	Claymore-class destroyer	[2]
26 February	Germany	Eider werke AG	Tönning	Senator Schröder	Fishing trawler	For Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei AG
3 March	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow-in-Furness	Rathmore	Passenger steamer	For London and North Western Railway[3]
3 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rotterdam	Passenger ship	For Holland America Line.[4]
7 March	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Wilhelmshaven	Nassau	Nassau-class battleship	[5]
18 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Seneca	Revenue cutter
23 March	United Kingdom	Vickers	Barrow-in-Furness	Ben-my-Chree	Passenger steamer	For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company[6]
25 March	Japan	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Nagasaki	Mogami	Yodo-class cruiser
31 March	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	Dundee	Hilary	Passenger/Mail liner	For Booth Steamship Company[7]
31 March	United Kingdom	Workman, Clark & Co	Belfast	Verona	Passenger liner	[8]
11 April	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Kiel	Blücher	Unique armored cruiser	[9]
14 April	United Kingdom	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Sunderland	Odland	Cargo ship	[10]
16 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Mercian	Cargo ship	For Furness Leyland Line.[11]
30 April	Germany	Howaldtswerke AG	Kiel	Föhr-Amrum	ferry	For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH
5 May	Italy	Odero	Sestri Ponente	Amalfi	Pisa-class cruiser
14 May	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Boadicea	Boadicea-class cruiser
19 May	United States	Brooklyn Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Vestal	Collier
26 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Michigan	South Carolina-class battleship
26 May	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	Emden	Dresden-class cruiser
May	Germany	Janssen & Schmilinsky	Hamburg	Alexandra	steamboat	For Vereinigte Flensburg-Ekensunder und Sonderburger Dampfschiffsgesellschaft^[citation needed]
27 June	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, County Antrim	Lapland	Ocean liner	For Red Star Line
1 July	Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Westfalen	Nassau-class battleship	[5]
11 July	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	South Carolina	South Carolina-class battleship
15n July	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sir Walter Scott	Cargo ship	For Sir Walter Scott Steamship Co. Ltd.[12]
13 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Léopoldville	Passenger ship	For Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo.[13]
8 September	Austria-Hungary	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste	Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand	Radetzky-class battleship	For Austro-Hungarian Navy
10 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Laurentic	Passenger ship	For White Star Line.
10 September	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Minas Geraes	Minas Geraes-class battleship	For Brazilian Navy
10 September	United Kingdom	HM Dockyard	Portsmouth	St Vincent	St Vincent-class battleship
19 September	France	Toulon Dockyard	Toulon	Massue	Claymore-class destroyer	[2]
26 September	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	Rheinland	Nassau-class battleship	[5]
29 September	Italy	Cantieri Navale Siciliani	Palermo	Duca d'Aosta	Ocean liner	For Navigazione Generale Italiana
26 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Werribee	Cargo ship	For Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd.[14]
7 November	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport, England	Collingwood	St Vincent-class battleship
7 November	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	Harvey Scott	Cargo ship	For Harvey Scott Steamship Co. Ltd.[15]
10 November	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	North Dakota	Delaware-class battleship
10 November	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	George Washington	Ocean liner	For North German Lloyd
12 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minnewaska	Passenger ship	For Atlantic Transport Co.[16]
14 November	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Danzig	Kolberg	Kolberg-class cruiser	For Imperial German Navy
5 December	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Ontario	Collier
10 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Megantic	Passenger ship	For White Star Line.
12 December	Germany	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft	Kiel	Posen	Nassau-class battleship	[5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Bono	Steam drifter	For William Holker.[17]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.	Troon	Bournemouth Queen	Paddle steamer	For P. & A. Campbell.[18]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brown & Clapson	Barton-upon-Humber	Ever Ready	Sloop	For William Stamp.[19]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Girl Rhoda	Steam drifter	For Richard Sutton.[20]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Gladys & Rose	Steam drifter	For Thomas Moore.[21]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	J.C.P.	Steam drifter	For Pitchers Ltd.[22]
Unknown date	Denmark	Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft	Copenhagen	Laura	Coaster	For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Lerwick	Steam drifter	For John H. Waite.[23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brown & Clapson	Barton-upon-Humber	Mary Ann	Lighter	For private owner.[24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brown & Clapson	Barton-upon-Humber	Mispah	Sloop	For Walter Oldridge.[25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Morea	Ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[26]
Unknown date	Norway	Fevigs Jernskibbyg	Fevig	Ottar	Cargo ship	For private owner.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Workman, Clarke & Co. Ltd.	Belfast	Tainui	Cargo ship	For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd.[28]

References

1. "Memphian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
2. Couhat 1974, p. 90.
3. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Rathmore". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. p. 380.
4. "Rotterdam". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
5. Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 145.
6. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Ben-my-Chree". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. pp. 381–382.
7. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Scotch: Hilary". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
8. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Irish: Verona". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 420.
9. Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 150.
10. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Odland". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
11. "Mercian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
12. "Sir Walter Scott". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
13. "Leopoldville". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
14. "Werribee". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
15. "Harvey Scott". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. "Minnewaska". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
17. "Bono". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
18. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
19. "Ever Ready". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
20. "Girl Rhoda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
21. "Gladys & Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
22. "J.C.P." Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
23. "Lerwick". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
24. "Mary Ann". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
25. "Mispah". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
26. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 21.
27. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 440.
28. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 397.

Sources

• Couhat, Jean Labayle (1974). French Warships of World War I. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0445-5.
• Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.