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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
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

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.

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