List of ship launches in 1908

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

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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-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Föhr-Amrum | ferry  | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH
5 May  |  Italy | Cantieri navali 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

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1. ^ "Memphian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d 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.

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