List of ship commissionings in 1908
The list of ship commissionings in 1908 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1908. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Notes |
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9 January | French Navy | Démocratie | Liberté-class battleship | ||
1 February | United States Navy | Mississippi | BB-23 | Mississippi-class battleship | sold to Greece, 8 July 1914 |
1 February | Imperial German Navy | Stuttgart | Königsberg-class cruiser | ||
6 March | Imperial German Navy | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst-class cruiser | ||
19 March | United States Navy | New Hampshire | BB-25 | Connecticut-class battleship | |
1 April | United States Navy | Idaho | BB-24 | Mississippi-class battleship | sold to Greece, 8 July 1914 |
10 April | Imperial German Navy | Nürnberg | Königsberg-class cruiser | ||
13 April | French Navy | Liberté | Liberté-class battleship | ||
15 April | French Navy | Justice | Liberté-class battleship | ||
5 May | Imperial German Navy | Schlesien | Deutschland-class battleship | ||
8 June | United States Navy | Pike | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned [1] |
13 June | United States Navy | Grampus | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned from reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard[2] |
25 June | Royal Navy | Agamemnon | Lord Nelson-class battleship | ||
25 June | Royal Navy | Indomitable | Invincible-class battlecruiser | ||
6 July | Imperial German Navy | Schleswig-Holstein | Deutschland-class battleship | ||
14 August | United States Navy | Shark | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[3] |
11 September | French Navy | Vérité | Liberté-class battleship | ||
20 October | Royal Navy | Inflexible | Invincible-class battlecruiser | ||
14 November | Imperial German Navy | Dresden | Dresden-class cruiser | ||
20 November | United States Navy | Porpoise | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[4] |
1 December | Royal Navy | Lord Nelson | Lord Nelson-class battleship |
References
- ^ "A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
Decommissioned on 28 November 1906, Pike remained inactive until 8 June 1908
- ^ "A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
Decommissioned at Mare Island on 28 November 1906, Grampus remained inactive until recommissioned on 13 June 1908.
- ^ "A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
Shark was launched soon after her arrival at Cavite in July and was recommissioned on 14 August 1908.
- ^ "A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
Arriving at the Naval Station at Cavite, Porpoise was launched on 8 July 1908, and recommissioned on 20 November.