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 |
7 March |
Germany |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Wilhelmshaven |
Nassau |
Nassau-class battleship |
|
18 March |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Seneca |
Revenue cutter |
|
25 March |
Empire of Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Nagasaki |
Mogami |
Yodo-class cruiser |
|
11 April |
Germany |
Kaiserliche Werft |
Kiel |
Blücher |
Unique armored cruiser |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Germany |
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 |
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 |
5 December |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Ontario |
Collier |
|
13 December |
Germany |
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Kiel |
Posen |
Nassau-class battleship |
|
Unknown date |
Denmark |
Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft |
Copenhagen |
Laura |
Coaster |
For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd |
Sunderland, Co Durham |
Odland |
Cargo ship |
For Dampskibsakties Odland |
See also