List of ship commissionings in 1914

The list of ship commissionings in 1914 is a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1914. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
15 January  Imperial German Navy Karlsruhe Karlsruhe-class cruiser
4 February  Imperial German Navy Rostock Karlsruhe-class cruiser
10 March  Royal Navy Iron Duke Iron Duke-class battleship[1]
11 March  Royal Netherlands Navy G 13 G 13-class torpedo boat G 13
12 March  United States Navy Texas New York-class battleship BB-35
15 April  United States Navy New York New York-class battleship BB-34
2 June  Royal Navy Marlborough Iron Duke-class battleship
14 June  Royal Netherlands Navy O 4 O 2-class submarine O 4
8 July  Austro-Hungarian Navy Prinz Eugen Tegetthoff-class battleship
15 July  French Navy France Courbet-class battleship
15 July  Royal Netherlands Navy K I K I-class submarine K I
29 July  Royal Netherlands Navy G 16 G 13-class torpedo boat G 16
30 July  Imperial German Navy Grosser Kurfürst König-class battleship
1 August  French Navy Paris Courbet-class battleship
3 August  Royal Netherlands Navy G 15 G 13-class torpedo boat G 15
7 August  Royal Navy Agincourt Dreadnought battleship
10 August  Imperial German Navy Graudenz Graudenz-class cruiser
10 August  Imperial German Navy König König-class battleship
20 August  Royal Netherlands Navy O 5 O 2-class submarine O 5
August  Royal Navy Erin Dreadnought battleship
1 September  Imperial German Navy Derfflinger Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
8 September  Royal Netherlands Navy Brinio Brinio-class gunboat
1 October  Imperial German Navy Markgraf König-class battleship
3 October  Royal Navy Tiger unique battlecruiser
7 October  Royal Navy Benbow Iron Duke-class battleship
8 November  Imperial German Navy Kronprinz König-class battleship
10 November  Royal Navy Emperor of India Iron Duke-class battleship
16 December  Imperial German Navy Glyndwr Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier Ex-SS Glyndwr
Date uncertain  Imperial German Navy Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3 Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier Ex-SS Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3

Citations

  1. ^ Preston, p. 31

Bibliography

  • Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gray, Randal (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–104. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.