The list of ship launches in 1908 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1908.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 AG | Kiel | Föhr-Amrum | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH |
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 | |
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 | |
11 July | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Carolina-class battleship | |
13 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Léopoldville | Passenger ship | For Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo.[12] |
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 | |
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 |
12 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Minnewaska | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co.[13] |
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 | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Troon | Bournemouth Queen | Paddle steamer | For P. & A. Campbell. |
Unknown date | Denmark | Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft | Copenhagen | Laura | Coaster | For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Morea | Ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
Unknown date | Norway | Fevigs Jernskibbyg | Fevig | Ottar | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Workman, Clarke & Co. Ltd. | Belfast | Tainui | Cargo ship | For Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd. |
- ^ "Memphian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Rathmore". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. p. 380.
- ^ "Rotterdam". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Ben-my-Chree". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 April 1908. pp. 381–382.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Scotch: Hilary". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–Irish: Verona". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 420.
- ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches–English: Odland". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 May 1908. p. 419.
- ^ "Mercian". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Leopoldville". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Minnewaska". The Yard. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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