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 |
Renown-class battlecruiser |
|
| 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 |
Courageous-class battlecruiser |
|
| 4 March |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan, Scotland |
Renown |
Renown-class battlecruiser |
|
| 4 March |
 United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Sampson |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 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 |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 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 |
Courageous-class battlecruiser |
|
| 20 April |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Patriot |
Thornycroft M-class destroyer |
|
| 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 |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 5 June |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Patrician |
Thornycroft M-class destroyer |
|
| 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 |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 15 August |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Wallsend-on-Tyne |
Furious |
Courageous-class battlecruiser |
|
| 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 |
Revenge-class battleship |
|
| 28 September |
United States |
Craig Shipbuilding |
Long Beach, California |
L-7 |
L-class submarine |
|
| 5 October |
German Empire |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Cöln |
Cöln-class cruiser |
For German Imperial Navy |
| 14 October |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Rosalind |
R-class destroyer |
|
| 21 October |
German Empire |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Pola |
Barque |
For F. Laeisz |
| 12 November |
 Japan |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Kobe |
Ise |
Ise-class battleship |
|
| 25 November |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Radiant |
R-class 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 |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 9 December |
United States |
Mare Island Navy Yard |
Vallejo, California |
Shaw |
Sampson-class destroyer |
|
| 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.