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
<i>Memphian</i>
Cargo ship
For F. Leyland & Co.[1]
15 February
France
Toulon Dockyard
Toulon
Hache
Claymore -class destroyer
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
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
14 April
United Kingdom
Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Sunderland
Odland
Cargo ship
[10]
16 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
<i>Mercian</i>
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
11 July
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Carolina -class battleship
13 August
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
<i>Léopoldville</i>
Passenger ship
For Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo .[12]
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
26 September
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
Rheinland
Nassau -class battleship
29 September
Italy
Cantieri Navale Siciliani
Palermo
Duca d'Aosta
Ocean liner
For Navigazione Generale Italiana
7 November
United Kingdom
Devonport Dockyard
Devonport , England
Collingwood
St Vincent -class battleship
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.[13]
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
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd .
Troon
<i>Bournemouth Queen</i>
Paddle steamer
For P. & A. Campbell.
Unknown date
Denmark
Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft
Copenhagen
Laura
Coaster
For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.
Glasgow
<i>Morea</i>
Ocean liner
For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company .
Unknown date
Norway
Fevigs Jernskibbyg
Fevig
<i>Ottar</i>
Cargo ship
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Workman, Clarke & Co. Ltd .
Belfast
<i>Tainui</i>
Cargo ship
For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd.
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References
^ "Memphian" . The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017 .
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Rathmore". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. p. 380.
^ "Rotterdam" . The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017 .
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Ben-my-Chree". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. pp. 381–382.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Scotch: Hilary". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Irish: Verona". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 420.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Odland". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
^ "Mercian" . The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017 .
^ "Leopoldville" . The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017 .
^ "Minnewaska" . The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017 .
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 .
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