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The list of ship launches in 1908 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1908.
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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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7 March
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Germany
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Kaiserliche Werft
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Wilhelmshaven
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Nassau
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18 March
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Seneca
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Revenue cutter
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25 March
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Empire of Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Nagasaki
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Mogami
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11 April
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Germany
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Kaiserliche Werft
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Kiel
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Blücher
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Unique armored cruiser
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5 May
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Italy
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Odero
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Sestri Ponente
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Amalfi
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14 May
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United Kingdom
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Pembroke Dockyard
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Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Boadicea
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19 May
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United States
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Brooklyn, New York
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Vestal
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Collier
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26 May
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Michigan
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26 May
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Germany
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Kaiserliche Werft
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Danzig
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Emden
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27 June
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast, Co Antrim
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Lapland
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Ocean liner
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For Red Star Line
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1 July
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United States
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William Cramp and Sons
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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1 July
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Germany
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AG Weser
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Bremen
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Westfalen
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10 September
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United Kingdom
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Armstrong Whitworth
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Minas Geraes
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For Brazilian Navy
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26 September
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Germany
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AG Vulcan
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Stettin
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Rheinland
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29 September
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Italy
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Cantieri Navale Siciliani
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Palermo
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Duca d'Aosta
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Ocean liner
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For Navigazione Generale Italiana
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7 November
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United Kingdom
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Devonport Dockyard
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Devonport, England
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Collingwood
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10 November
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United States
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Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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North Dakota
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10 November
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Germany
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AG Vulcan
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Stettin
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George Washington
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Ocean liner
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For North German Lloyd
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5 December
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United States
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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Vallejo, California
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Ontario
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Collier
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13 December
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Germany
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Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
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Kiel
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Posen
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Unknown date
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Denmark
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Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft
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Copenhagen
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Laura
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Coaster
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For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd
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Sunderland, Co Durham
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Odland
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Cargo ship
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For Dampskibsakties Odland
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See also