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The list of ship launches in 1918 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1918. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

January
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
13 January United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Stevens Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
27 January United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Gregory Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
28 January German Empire AG Weser, Bremen, Germany Leipzig Template:Sclass-  Imperial German Navy
February
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
14 February United States Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, US Taylor Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
20 February United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Talbot Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
21 February United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Colhoun Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
March
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
3 March United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Waters Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
23 March United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Dent Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
23 March United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US McKee Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
28 March United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Robinson Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
28 March United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Schley Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
28 March United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Lamberton Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
28 March United States Southwestern Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California, US West Neris Design 1019 cargo ship United States United States Maritime Commission
April
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
5 April United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Montgomery Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
5 April United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Radford Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
6 April German Empire AG Vulcan, Stettin, Germany Rostock Template:Sclass-  Imperial German Navy
7 April United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Champlin Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
9 April United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Dorsey Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
13 April United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Dyer Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
14 April United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Mugford Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
14 April United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ringgold Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
16 April United States Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Seattle, Washington, US West Mount Cargo ship  United States Navy originally ordered by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
20 April United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Bell Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
29 April United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Lea Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
April United States Toledoe Shipping Company, Toledo, Ohio, US Lake Sunapee Laker
May
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
11 May United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Breese Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
11 May United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Gamble Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
26 May United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Chew Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
29 May United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Stribling Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
30 May United States Submarine Boat Company, Newark, New Jersey, US Agawam Design 1023 Standard, Fabricated United States United States Shipping Board [1][2][3]
June
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
8 June United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Murray Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
8 June United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Ramsay Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
9 June United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ludlow Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
22 June United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Hazelwood Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
22 June United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Israel Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
25 June United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Wickes Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
29 June United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Luce Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
July
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
3 July  Denmark Niels Juel Coastal defense ship  Royal Danish Navy
4 July  United States 95 ships were launched by the United States on 4 July 1918 including 14 Wickes class destroyers. [4]
4 July United States Newport News Shipbuilding, VA, US Abbot[5] Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Burns Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Crane Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Elliot Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Gridley Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Haraden Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Harding Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Hart Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ingraham Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Maury Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US McKean Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Thomas Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Upshur Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
4 July United States Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Williams Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
8 July United States Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Oregon, US Western Maid Cargo ship United States United States Shipping Board
21 July United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Lansdale Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
25 July United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US AA-1 Template:Sclass-  United States Navy sponsored by Lilian Hovey-King [6]
25 July Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, Australia Adelaide Template:Sclass2- cruiser  Royal Australian Navy
25 July United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Philip Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
August
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
4 August United States Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Mahan Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
5 August United States American International Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quistconck Design 1022 Hog Islander United States United States Shipping Board
22 August United Kingdom John Brown & Company, Clydebank, UK Hood Template:Sclass2-  Royal Navy
September
5 September United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Tattnall Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
16 September German Empire Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, Kiel, Germany Frauenlob Cöln-class cruiser  Imperial German Navy
17 September United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Woolsey Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
October
23 October United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Wallsend, UK Stalwart S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
30 October United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Evans Template:Sclass-  United States Navy
November
22 November United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, UK Tasmania S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
December
December United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, UK Tattoo S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
Unknown month
unknown date Netherlands Gebroeders Fikkers, Muntendam, Netherlands Amsterdam trawler
15 November United States Great Lakes Engineering Works River Rouge Yard, Ecorse, Michigan, US Cotopaxi Design 1060 bulk cargo ship United States United States Shipping Board [7][8][9]
unknown date  German Empire H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, Germany Malmö Coaster German Empire Bismark Linie GmbH, Hamburg
unknown date United Kingdom Northumberland Shipbuilding Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK War Buffalo Cargo ship Ranking, Gilmour & Co Ltd for British Shipping Controller completed June 1918
unknown date United Kingdom Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, UK Wellpark Cargo ship United Kingdom Denholm Lines Ltd, Greenock

References

  1. ^ "Agwam, First Fabricated Ship". The Rudder. Vol. 34, no. 7. July 1918. pp. 309–316.
  2. ^ McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Contract Steel Ships, Part III" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. p. 74. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ Colton, Tim (12 March 2016). "Submarine Boat, Newark NJ". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ "AA-1 (Submarine No. 52)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019. renamed AA-1 ... launched on 25 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Lilian Hovey-King, wife of Lt. Cmdr. Alvin Hovey-King, a naval constructor assigned to the Fore River Shipbuilding Co.
  7. ^ McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Contract Steel Ships, Part V" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. p. 322. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ McKellar, Norman L. "EFC Design 1060: Illustrations". Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. ^ Colton, Tim (7 September 2014). "Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse/River Rouge MI, Ashtabula OH and St. Clair MI". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

See also

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