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The list of ship launches in 1916 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1916.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
8 January
United Kingdom
John Brown and Company
Clydebank , Scotland
Repulse
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31 January
German Empire
Kaiserliche Werft
Kiel
SMS Karlsruhe
Königsberg -class cruiser
For Kaiserliche Marine
1 February
German Empire
AG Weser
Bremen
SMS Emden
Königsberg -class cruiser
For Kaiserliche Marine
2 February
United Kingdom
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke , Wales
J4
J-class submarine
5 February
United Kingdom
Armstrong Whitworth
Courageous
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4 March
United Kingdom
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Govan , Scotland
Renown
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4 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Sampson
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16 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
L-10
L-class submarine
22 March
United Kingdom
Barclay Curle & Company
Glasgow , Scotland
Mantola
Passenger steamer
23 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Rowan
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28 March
German Empire
Flensburger Schiffbau
Deutschland
Merchant submarine
14 April
German Empire
Howaldtswerke
Kiel
SMS Nürnberg
Königsberg -class cruiser
For Kaiserliche Marine
20 April
United Kingdom
Harland and Wolff
Belfast , Northern Ireland
Glorious
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20 April
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Southampton , England
Patriot
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29 April
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco , California
Acme
Tanker
1 May
United States
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Bridgeport, Connecticut
L-5
L-class submarine
16 May
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
L-11
L-class submarine
18 May
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Wilkes
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5 June
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Southampton , England
Patrician
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15 June
United Kingdom
Vickers
Barrow-in-Furness , England
G9
G-class submarine
20 June
Norway
Naval Shipyard
Horten
Frøya
Minelayer
3 July
United Kingdom
A. & J. Inglis
Glasgow
Newbury
Racecourse-class minesweeper
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16 July
United Kingdom
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Aurania
Ocean liner
22 July
Spain
Isaac Peral
Submarine
15 August
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Davis
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15 August
United Kingdom
Armstrong Whitworth
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Furious
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31 August
United States
Craig Shipbuilding
Long Beach, California
L-6
L-class submarine
12 September
United Kingdom
William Beardmore and Company
Dalmuir , Scotland
Ramillies
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28 September
United States
Craig Shipbuilding
Long Beach, California
L-7
L-class submarine
5 October
German Empire
Blohm + Voss
Hamburg
Cöln
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For German Imperial Navy
14 October
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Southampton , England
Rosalind
Template:Sclass2- destroyer
21 October
German Empire
Blohm + Voss
Hamburg
Pola
Barque
For F. Laeisz
12 November
Japan
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kobe
Ise
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25 November
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Southampton , England
Radiant
Template:Sclass2- destroyer
27 November
United States
Lake Torpedo Boat
Bridgeport, Connecticut
N-4
N-class submarine
5 December
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Allen
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9 December
United States
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo, California
Shaw
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30 December
United States
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Seattle , Washington
N-1
N-class submarine
References
Dittmar, F. J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919 . Shepperton, UK: Ian Allen. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7 .