List of ship launches in 1918
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The list of ship launches in 1918 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1918.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Unknown
[edit] January
[edit] 13 January
- Stevens (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 27 January
- Gregory (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] February
[edit] 14 February
- Taylor (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California
[edit] 20 February
- Talbot (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] 21 February
- Colhoun (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] March
[edit] 3 March
- Waters (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] 23 March
- Dent (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - McKee (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 28 March
- Robinson (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Schley (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts - Lamberton (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia - West Neris (
United States) Design 1019 cargo ship by Southwestern Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California for United States Maritime Commission
[edit] April
[edit] 5 April
- Montgomery (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia - Radford (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
[edit] 7 April
- Champlin (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 9 April
- Dorsey (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] 13 April
- Dyer (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 14 April
- Mugford (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Ringgold (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 16 April
- West Mount (
United States): Cargo ship requisitioned from Compagnie Générale Transatlantique while under construction. Built by Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Seattle, Washington.
[edit] 20 April
- Bell (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 29 April
- Lea (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] May
[edit] 11 May
- Breese (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia - Gamble (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
[edit] 26 May
- Chew (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 29 May
- Stribling (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] June
[edit] 8 June
- Murray (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts - Ramsay (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
[edit] 9 June
- Ludlow (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 22 June
- Hazelwood (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Israel (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 25 June
- Wickes (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine
[edit] 29 June
- Luce (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] July
[edit] 4 July
- 95 ships were launched by the United States on 4 July 1918 including 14 Wickes class destroyers.[1]
- Abbot (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia - Burns (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Crane (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Elliot (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Gridley (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Haraden (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia - Harding (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Hart (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Ingraham (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Maury (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts - McKean (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California - Thomas (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia - Upshur (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Williams (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
[edit] 8 July
- Western Maid (
United States): Cargo ship by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Oregon for United States Shipping Board.
[edit] 21 July
- Lansdale (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 25 July
- Philip (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine - AA-1 (
United States): AA-1 class submarine by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts - Adelaide (
Royal Australian Navy): Town class cruiser
[edit] August
[edit] 4 August
- Mahan (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
[edit] 5 August
- Quistconck (
United States): Design 1022 Hog Islander by American International Shipbuilding, Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit] 22 August
- Hood (
United Kingdom): Admiral class battlecruiser by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland
[edit] September
[edit] 5 September
- Tattnall (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
[edit] 17 September
- Woolsey (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine
[edit] October
[edit] 23 October
[edit] 30 October
- Evans (
United States): Wickes class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine
[edit] November
[edit] 22 November
[edit] December
[edit] 28 December
[edit] Unknown date
- Amsterdam (
Netherlands): Trawler - Cotopaxi (
United States): Tramp steamer for Clinchfield Navigation Company - Malmö (
German Empire): Coaster for Bissmark Linie Gmbh, Hamburg - War Buffalo (
United Kingdom): Cargo ship for British Shipping Controller - Wellpark (
United Kingdom): Cargo ship for Denholm Lines Ltd, Greenock
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1918 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
[edit] References
- ^ LAUNCHED 95 SHIPS OF 474,464 TONS; Fleet Corporation Announces Official Totals of Yards' Feat on 4 July.. The New York Times. 6 July 1918.