List of ship launches in 1916

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The list of ship launches in 1916 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1916. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Ship  | Class / type  | Notes

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1 January  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Artisan |  | For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.[1]
8 January  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Repulse | Renown-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy.[2]
15 January  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Bristol | Collier | For Coastwise Transportation Co.[1]
15 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | P25 | Patrol boat | For .Royal Navy
31 January  |  Germany |  | KielKaiserliche Werft | Karlsruhe | Königsberg-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy.
1 February  |  Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Emden | Königsberg-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy.
2 February  |  United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke Dock | J4 | J-class submarine | For Royal Navy.[3]
5 February  |  United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Courageous | Courageous-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy.[4]
5 February  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Los Angeles | Tanker | For Union Oil of California.[1]
29 February  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Arborean | Cargo ship | For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.[1]
1 March  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Sucrosa | Molasses carrier | For Cuba Distilling Co.[1]
4 March  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan | Renown | Renown-class battlecruiser  | For Royal Navy.[2]
4 March  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Sampson | Sampson-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.[5]
4 March  |  United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | City of Camden | Steamboat | For Wilmington Steamboat Co.[1]
15 March  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Standard Arrow | Tanker | For Standard Transportation Co.[1]
16 March  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | L-10 | L-class submarine | For United States Navy.
20 March  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Margaret | Cargo ship | For A. H. Bull & Co.[1]
22 March  |  United Kingdom | Barclay Curle | Scotstoun | Mantola | Passenger ship | For British-India Steam Navigation Company.
23 March  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Rowan | Sampson-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.[5]
28 March  |  Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Deutschland | Merchant submarine | For Deutsche Ozean-Reederei.
10 April  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Munplace | Cargo ship | For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
14 April  |  Germany | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Nürnberg | Königsberg-class cruiser  | For Imperial German Navy.
15 April  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Cubadist | Molasses carrier | For Cuba Distilling Co.[1]
18 April  |  United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | Geo. E. Paddleford | Tanker | For Pan-American Petroleum.[1]
19 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Marconi | Cargo ship | For Lamport and Holt.[6]
20 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Govan | Glorious | Courageous-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy.[4]
20 April  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston | Patriot | Thornycroft M-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
20 April  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Starlite | Schooner, tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[7][1]
29 April  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Acme | Tanker | For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware.[1][8]
29 April  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Moonlite | Auxiliary schooner, tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[9][1]
29 April  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Munsomo | Cargo ship | For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
1 May  |  United States | Lake Torpedo Boat | Bridgeport, Connecticut | L-5 | United States L-class submarine | For United States Navy.
2 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Glenamoy | Cargo ship | For Glen Line.[10]
16 May  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | L-11 | United States L-class submarine | For United States Navy.
17 May  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hudworth | Cargo ship | For Trechmann Steamship Co. Ltd.[11]
18 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | HMS Terror | Monitor | For Royal Navy.
18 May  |  United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wilkes | Sampson-class destroyer | For United States Navy.[5]
1 June  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Edward Luckenbach | Cargo ship | For Luckenbach Steamship Company.[1] (or 14 September[12])
3 June  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | D. G. Scofield | Tanker | For Standard Oil of California.[1]
5 June  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston | Patrician | Thornycroft M-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[13]
15 June  |  United Kingdom | Naval Construction Yard | Barrow-in-Furness | G9 | G-class submarine | For Royal Navy.[14]
17 June  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Aubretia | Aubretia-class sloop  | For Royal Navy.[15]
17 June  |  United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Queensferry | Sloyne | Steamship | For Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd.[16]
18 June  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Davanger | Cargo ship | For Wilhelm Tarkeldson.[1]
19 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | HMS Erebus | Monitor | For Royal Navy.
20 June  |  Norway | Karljohansvern | Horten | Frøya | Minelayer | For Royal Norwegian Navy.
1 July  |  United States | Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company | Baltimore, Maryland | Bramell Point | Tanker | For Vacuum Oil.[1]
1 July  |  United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | Pearl Shell | Tanker | For Shell Co. of California.[1]
3 July  |  United Kingdom | A & J Inglis | Glasgow | Newbury | Racecourse-class minesweeper  | For Royal Navy.[17]
5 July  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Unnamed | Carfloat  | For New York Central Railroad.[1]
16 July  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend | Aurania | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line.
22 July  |  Spain |  |  | Isaac Peral | Submarine | For Spanish Navy.
29 July  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Twilite | Schooner, tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[18][1]
3 August  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Cornelia | Cargo ship | For Bull Insular Co.[1]
6 August  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Paulsboro | Tanker | For Vacuum Oil.[1]
15 August  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Davis | Sampson-class destroyer | For United States Navy.[5]
15 August  |  United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Furious | Courageous-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy.[4]
17 August  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Unnamed | Carfloat  | For New York Central Railroad.[1]
20 August  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Astral | Tanker | For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware.[1] (or 29 August[12])
31 August  |  United States | Craig Shipbuilding | Long Beach, California | L-6 | L-class submarine | For United States Navy.
August  |  United States | Chester Shipbuilding Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Malmanger | Tanker | For Westfal Larsen.[1]
12 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Brecknockshire | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[19]
12 September  |  United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Glasgow | Ramillies | Revenge-class battleship  | For Royal Navy.
14 September  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Munrio | Cargo ship | For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
16 September  |  United States | Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company | Baltimore, Maryland | Pennant | Tanker | For Pierce Oil Corporation.[1]
21 September  |  United States | Skinner & Eddy | Seattle, Washington | Niels Nielsen | Cargo ship | For B. Stolt Nielsen .[1]
23 September  |  United States | Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company | Seattle, Washington | Cauto | Cargo liner | For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.[1]
28 September  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | DX 7 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[20]
28 September  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | DX 8 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[21]
28 September  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | DX 9 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[22]
28 September  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | DX 10 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[23]
28 September  |  United States | Craig Shipbuilding | Long Beach, California | L-7 | L-class submarine | For United States Navy.
29 September  |  United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Helen | Cargo ship | For Bull Insular Co.[1]
5 October  |  Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Cöln | Cöln-class cruiser  | For Imperial German Navy.
7 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Salmon | Destroyer | For Royal Navy.[24]
11 October  |  United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | Georgeanna Weems | Cargo ship | ForBaltimore & Carolina Steamship Co .[1]
14 October  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston | Rosalind | R-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy.>[25]
14 October  |  United States | Moore Dry Dock Company | Oakland, California | Capto | Cargp ship | For B. Stolt Nielsen.[26]
20 October  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Dawnlite | Schooner, tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[1]
21 October  |  Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Pola | Barque | For F. Laeisz.
21 October  |  United States | Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company | Seattle, Washington | Panuco | Cargo liner | For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.[1]
21 October  |  United States | Skinner & Eddy | Seattle, Washington | Hanna Nielsen | Cargo ship | For B. Stolt Nielsen.[1]
24 October  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | H. C. Folger | Tanker | For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.[1]
28 October  |  United States | Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company | Baltimore, Maryland | Holden Evans | Tanker | ForBulk Oil Transportation Co .[1]
26 October  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Sheaf Don | Cargo ship | For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[27]
28 October  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Sunlite | Schooner, Tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[1]
30 October  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Royal Arrow | Tanker | For Standard Transportation Co.[1]
8 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Millais | Cargo ship | For Lamport & Holt.[28]
9 November  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Unnamed | Carfloat  | For New York Central Railroad.[1]
11 November  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan | K13 | K-class submarine | For Royal Navy.[29]
11 November  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Talabot | Cargo ship | For N. S. Bjoeness.[1]
11 November  |  United States | Toledo Shipbuilding Company | Toledo, Ohio | Daylite | Schooner, Tanker | For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[30][1]
12 November  |  Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kobe | Ise | Ise-class battleship  | For Imperial Japanese Navy.
15 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Sylph | Destroyer | For Royal Navy.[31]
21 November  |  Germany | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Kiel | Sachsen | Bayern-class battleship  | For Imperial German Navy.
25 November  |  United States | Chester Shipbuilding Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Golaa | Tanker | For Frithi Stegwarth.[1]
25 November  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston | Radiant | R-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy.[25]
26 November  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | J. W. VanDyke | Tanker | For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.[1]
27 November  |  United States | Lake Torpedo Boat | Bridgeport, Connecticut | N-4 | N-class submarine | For United States Navy.
5 December  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Allen | Sampson-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.[5]
5 December  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Unnamed | Carfloat  | For New York Central Railroad.[1]
9 December  |  United States | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | Shaw | Sampson-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.[5]
20 December  |  United States | Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company | Baltimore, Maryland | Unnamed | Tanker | For Bulk Oil Transportation Co.[1]
23 December  |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Julia Luckenbach |  | For Luckenbach Steamship Co.[32]
23 December  |  United States | Union Iron Works | San Francisco, California | Maui | Passenger ship | For Matson Navigation Company .[33][1]
30 December  |  United States | Seattle Construction and Drydock Company | Seattle, Washington | N-1 | N-class submarine | For United States Navy.[34]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | AC. 1053 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[35]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.  | Brimscombe | Addie | Tug | For private owner.[36]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 380 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 384 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 385 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 386 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 388 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 389 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 390 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 391 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | E 392 | Barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[37]
Date unknown  |  Italy | Cantiere Navale Riuniti.  | Palermo | Giove | Tanker | For Marina Militare.[38]
Date unknown  |  Netherlands | Vuik & Son  | Capelle aan den IJssel | Leersum | Cargo ship | For private owner.[39]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mytilus | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[40]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | Tommy Atkins | Tug | For T. H. Pearce.[41]
Date unknown  |  Germany | Howaldtswerke.  | Kiel | Usedom | Tanker | For private owner.[42]
Date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.  | Deptford | W.E. 8 | Water barge | For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[43]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av "Marine Review". Marine Review. February 1917. p. 55.
2. ^ a b Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 36.
3. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 88.
4. ^ a b c Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 37.
5. ^ a b c d e f Friedman 1982, p. 430.
6. ^ "Marconi". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
7. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (29 August 2016). "Abarenda II (IX-131)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 24 July 2019. "the tanker Acme, built for the United States Shipping Board in 1916 at San Francisco, Calif., by the Union Iron Works"
9. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "Glenamoy". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
11. ^ "Hudworth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
12. ^ a b "Recent Launchings". International Marine Engineering. October 1916. p. 477.
13. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 309.
14. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 87.
15. ^ "Aubretia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. ^ "Sloyne". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
17. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 111.
18. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
19. ^ "Brecknockshire". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
20. ^ "DX 7". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
21. ^ "DX 8". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
22. ^ "DX 9". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
23. ^ "DX 10". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
24. ^ "HMS Salmon". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
25. ^ a b Friedman 2009, p. 310.
26. ^ "Marine Review". Marine Review. February 1917. p. 52.
27. ^ "Sheaf Don". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
28. ^ "Millais". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
29. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 89.
30. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
31. ^ "HMS Sylph". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
32. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". Pacific Marine Review. March 1917. p. 62.
33. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". Pacific Marine Review. January 1917. p. 50.
34. ^ "DANFS: N-1".
35. ^ "AC. 1053". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
36. ^ "Addie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
37. ^ a b c d e f g h i "E. 380 and eight others". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
38. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
39. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 437.
40. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 393.
41. ^ "Tommy Atkins". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
42. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 469.
43. ^ "W.E. 8 and W.E. x". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

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* Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
* Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
* Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated History. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.
* 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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