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The list of ship launches in 1898 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1898.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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| 5 January
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 United Kingdom
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Vickers Limited
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Amphitrite
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| 24 January
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United Kingdom
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Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan, Scotland
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Argonaut
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| 10 February
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United Kingdom
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Kingston upon Hull
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Bullfinch
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| 22 February
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United Kingdom
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Hawthorn Leslie and Company
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Mermaid
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| 26 February
|
 United States
|
Detroit Dry Dock Company
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Wyandotte, Michigan
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City of Erie
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Paddle steamer
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| 7 March
|
 Sweden
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Bergsunds Shipyard
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Stockholm
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Thor
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| 21 March
|
United Kingdom
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Kingston upon Hull
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Dove
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| 23 March
|
United Kingdom
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Chatham Dockyard
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Chatham, Kent
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Goliath
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| 24 March
|
 United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
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Newport News, Virginia
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Kearsarge
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| 24 March
|
United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
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Newport News, Virginia
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Kentucky
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| 30 March
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Sweden
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Lindholmens Shipyard
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Lindholmen, Gothenburg
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Niord
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| 31 March
|
 Germany
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Germaniawerft
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Kiel
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Gazelle
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| 7 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan, Scotland
|
Hermes
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| 21 April
|
United Kingdom
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Armstrong Whitworth
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Sampo
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Icebreaker
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For Finnish Board of Navigation
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| 22 April
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thompson
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Clydebank
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Ariadne
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| 7 May
|
United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast
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Statendam
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Ocean liner
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For the Holland America Line
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| 18 May
|
United States
|
William Cramp & Sons
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Alabama
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| 1 June
|
 Norway
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Karljohansvern naval yard
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Horten, Norway
|
Storm
|
1. class torpedo boat
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| 4 June
|
 France
|
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
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La Seyne-sur-Mer
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Deodoro
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For Brazilian Navy
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| 4 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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Govan, Scotland
|
Highflyer
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| 21 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Thames Iron Works
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London
|
Albion
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| 5 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Devonport
|
Ocean
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| 1 September
|
France
|
Arsenal de Brest
|
Brest
|
Iéna
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Pre-dreadnought battleship
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| 22 September
|
Norway
|
Karljohansvern naval yard
|
Horten, Norway
|
Brand
|
1. class torpedo boat
|
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| 4 October
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
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Newport News, Virginia
|
Illinois
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| 27 October
|
United Kingdom
|
London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company
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Glasgow
|
Hyacinth
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| 27 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Royal Navy Dockyard
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Pembroke Dock
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Spartiate
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| October
|
United Kingdom
|
W Brighton
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Oulton Broad
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Albion
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Norfolk wherry
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For WD & AE Walker, Bungay
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| 1 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Thames Ironworks
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Leamouth, London
|
Shikishima
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For Imperial Japanese Navy
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| 17 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Portsmouth Dockyard
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Portsmouth
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Formidable
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| 26 November
|
United States
|
Union Iron Works
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San Francisco, California
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Wisconsin
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| 15 December
|
United Kingdom
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Chatham Dockyard
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Chatham, Kent
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Irresistible
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References
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