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 | ![]() | Démocratie | Liberté-class battleship | ||
1 February | ![]() | Mississippi | BB-23 | Mississippi-class battleship | sold to Greece, 8 July 1914 |
1 February | ![]() | Stuttgart | Königsberg-class cruiser | ||
6 March | ![]() | Gneisenau | Scharnhorst-class cruiser | ||
19 March | ![]() | New Hampshire | BB-25 | Connecticut-class battleship | |
1 April | ![]() | Idaho | BB-24 | Mississippi-class battleship | sold to Greece, 8 July 1914 |
10 April | ![]() | Nürnberg | Königsberg-class cruiser | ||
13 April | ![]() | Liberté | Liberté-class battleship | ||
15 April | ![]() | Justice | Liberté-class battleship | ||
5 May | ![]() | Schlesien | Deutschland-class battleship | ||
8 June | ![]() | Pike | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned [1] |
13 June | ![]() | Grampus | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned from reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard[2] |
25 June | ![]() | Agamemnon | Lord Nelson-class battleship | ||
25 June | ![]() | Indomitable | Invincible-class battlecruiser | ||
6 July | ![]() | Schleswig-Holstein | Deutschland-class battleship | ||
14 August | ![]() | Shark | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[3] |
11 September | ![]() | Vérité | Liberté-class battleship | ||
20 October | ![]() | Inflexible | Invincible-class battlecruiser | ||
14 November | ![]() | Dresden | Dresden-class cruiser | ||
20 November | ![]() | Porpoise | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7 | Plunger-class submarine | recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[4] |
1 December | ![]() | 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.