List of ship launches in 1908
The list of ship launches in 1908 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1908.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 3 March |
 United Kingdom |
Vickers |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Rathmore |
Passenger steamer |
For London and North Western Railway[1] |
| 7 March |
 German Empire |
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.[2] |
| 25 March |
.svg.png) Empire of 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[3] |
| 31 March |
United Kingdom |
Workman, Clark & Co |
Belfast |
Verona |
Passenger liner |
[4] |
| 11 April |
German Empire |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Kiel |
Blücher |
Unique armored cruiser |
|
| 14 April |
United Kingdom |
Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Sunderland |
Odland |
Cargo ship |
[5] |
| 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 |
German Empire |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Danzig |
Emden |
Dresden-class cruiser |
|
| May |
German Empire |
Janssen & Schmilinsky |
Hamburg |
Alexandra |
steamboat |
For Vereinigte Flensburg-Ekensunder und Sonderburger Dampfschiffsgesellschaft |
| 27 June |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast, Co Antrim |
Lapland |
Ocean liner |
For Red Star Line |
| 1 July |
United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
South Carolina |
South Carolina-class battleship |
|
| 1 July |
German Empire |
AG Weser |
Bremen |
Westfalen |
Nassau-class battleship |
|
| 10 September |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Minas Geraes |
Minas Geraes-class battleship |
For Brazilian Navy |
| 26 September |
German Empire |
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 |
German Empire |
AG Vulcan |
Stettin |
George Washington |
Ocean liner |
For North German Lloyd |
| 14 November |
German Empire |
Schichau-Werke |
Danzig |
SMS Kolberg |
Kolberg-class cruiser |
For Imperial German Navy |
| 5 December |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Ontario |
Collier |
|
| 13 December |
German Empire |
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Kiel |
Posen |
Nassau-class battleship |
|
| Unknown date |
 Denmark |
Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft |
Copenhagen |
Laura |
Coaster |
For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet |
References
- ↑ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Rathmore". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. p. 380.
- ↑ "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.
See also