List of ship launches in 1908

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


Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
22 January Hornby Tugboat John Cran & Co. Leith  United Kingdom
23 January Memphian Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F. Leyland & Co.[1]
15 February Hache Claymore-class destroyer Toulon Dockyard Toulon  France [2]
26 February Senator Schröder Fishing trawler Eider werke AG Tönning  Germany For Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei AG
3 March Rathmore Passenger steamer Vickers Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For London and North Western Railway[3]
3 March Rotterdam Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Holland America Line.[4]
7 March Nassau Nassau-class battleship Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven  Germany [5]
18 March Seneca Revenue cutter Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
23 March Ben-my-Chree Passenger steamer Vickers Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company[6]
25 March Mogami Yodo-class cruiser Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki  Japan
31 March Hilary Passenger/Mail liner Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee  United Kingdom For Booth Steamship Company[7]
31 March Verona Passenger liner Workman, Clark & Co Belfast  United Kingdom [8]
11 April Blücher Unique armored cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Kiel  Germany [9]
14 April Odland Cargo ship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom [10]
16 April Mercian Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Furness Leyland Line.[11]
30 April Föhr-Amrum ferry Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel  Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH
5 May Amalfi Pisa-class cruiser Cantieri navali Odero Sestri Ponente  Italy
14 May Boadicea Boadicea-class cruiser Pembroke Dockyard Pembrokeshire, Wales  United Kingdom
19 May Vestal Collier Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States
26 May Michigan South Carolina-class battleship New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
26 May Emden Dresden-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig  Germany
May Alexandra steamboat Janssen & Schmilinsky Hamburg  Germany For Vereinigte Flensburg-Ekensunder und Sonderburger Dampfschiffsgesellschaft
27 June Lapland Ocean liner Harland and Wolff Belfast, County Antrim  United Kingdom For Red Star Line
1 July Westfalen Nassau-class battleship AG Weser Bremen  Germany [5]
11 July South Carolina South Carolina-class battleship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
15n July Sir Walter Scott Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Sir Walter Scott Steamship Co. Ltd.[12]
13 August Léopoldville Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo.[13]
8 September Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand Radetzky-class battleship Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Austria-Hungary For Austro-Hungarian Navy
10 September Laurentic Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
10 September Minas Geraes Minas Geraes-class battleship Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne, England  United Kingdom For Brazilian Navy
10 September St Vincent St Vincent-class battleship HM Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom
19 September Massue Claymore-class destroyer Toulon Dockyard Toulon  France [2]
26 September Rheinland Nassau-class battleship AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany [5]
29 September Duca d'Aosta Ocean liner Cantieri Navale Siciliani Palermo  Italy For Navigazione Generale Italiana
26 October Werribee Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd.[14]
7 November Collingwood St Vincent-class battleship Devonport Dockyard Devonport, England  United Kingdom
7 November Harvey Scott Cargo ship Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Harvey Scott Steamship Co. Ltd.[15]
10 November North Dakota Delaware-class battleship Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States
10 November George Washington Ocean liner AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For North German Lloyd
12 November Minnewaska Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Atlantic Transport Co.[16]
14 November Kolberg Kolberg-class cruiser Schichau-Werke Danzig  Germany For Imperial German Navy
5 December Ontario Collier Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
10 December Megantic Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
12 December Posen Nassau-class battleship Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany [5]
Unknown date Bono Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For William Holker.[17]
Unknown date Bournemouth Queen Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon United Kingdom For P. & A. Campbell.[18]
Unknown date Ever Ready Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For William Stamp.[19]
Unknown date Girl Rhoda Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Richard Sutton.[20]
Unknown date Gladys & Rose Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Thomas Moore.[21]
Unknown date J.C.P. Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Pitchers Ltd.[22]
Unknown date Laura Coaster Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft Copenhagen Denmark For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet
Unknown date Lerwick Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For John H. Waite.[23]
Unknown date Mary Ann Lighter Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For private owner.[24]
Unknown date Mispah Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Walter Oldridge.[25]
Unknown date Morea Ocean liner Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[26]
Unknown date Ottar Cargo ship Fevigs Jernskibbyg Fevig Norway For private owner.[27]
Unknown date Tainui Cargo ship Workman, Clarke & Co. Ltd. Belfast United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd.[28]

References

  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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