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The list of ship launches in 1916 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1916. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Artisan For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.[1]
8 January  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Repulse Renown-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy.[2]
15 January  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Bristol Collier For Coastwise Transportation Co.[1]
15 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan P25 Patrol boat For .Royal Navy
31 January  Germany KielKaiserliche Werft Karlsruhe Königsberg-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
1 February  Germany AG Weser Bremen Emden Königsberg-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
2 February  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Dock J4 J-class submarine For Royal Navy.[3]
5 February  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne Courageous Courageous-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy.[4]
5 February  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Los Angeles Tanker For Union Oil of California.[1]
29 February  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Arborean Cargo ship For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.[1]
1 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Sucrosa Molasses carrier For Cuba Distilling Co.[1]
4 March  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Renown Renown-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy.[2]
4 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Sampson Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
4 March  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware City of Camden Steamboat For Wilmington Steamboat Co.[1]
15 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Standard Arrow Tanker For Standard Transportation Co.[1]
16 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts L-10 L-class submarine For United States Navy.
20 March  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Margaret Cargo ship For A. H. Bull & Co.[1]
22 March  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Scotstoun Mantola Passenger ship For British-India Steam Navigation Company.
23 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Rowan Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
28 March  Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg Deutschland Merchant submarine For Deutsche Ozean-Reederei.
10 April  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Munplace Cargo ship For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
14 April  Germany Howaldtswerke Kiel Nürnberg Königsberg-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
15 April  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Cubadist Molasses carrier For Cuba Distilling Co.[1]
18 April  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Geo. E. Paddleford Tanker For Pan-American Petroleum.[1]
19 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Marconi Cargo ship For Lamport and Holt.[6]
20 April  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Govan Glorious Courageous-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy.[4]
20 April  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Patriot Thornycroft M-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
20 April  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Starlite Schooner, tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[7][1]
29 April  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Acme Tanker For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware.[1][8]
29 April  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Moonlite Auxiliary schooner, tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[9][1]
29 April  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Munsomo Cargo ship For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
1 May  United States Lake Torpedo Boat Bridgeport, Connecticut L-5 United States L-class submarine For United States Navy.
2 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast MV Glenamoy Cargo ship For Glen Line.[10]
16 May  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts L-11 United States L-class submarine For United States Navy.
18 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan HMS Terror Monitor For Royal Navy.
18 May  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wilkes Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
1 June  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Edward Luckenbach Cargo ship For Luckenbach Steamship Company.[1] (or 14 September[11])
3 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California D. G. Scofield Tanker For Standard Oil of California.[1]
5 June  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Patrician Thornycroft M-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[12]
15 June  United Kingdom Naval Construction Yard Barrow-in-Furness G9 G-class submarine For Royal Navy.[13]
18 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Davanger Cargo ship For Wilhelm Tarkeldson.[1]
19 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan HMS Erebus Monitor For Royal Navy.
20 June  Norway Karljohansvern Horten Frøya Minelayer For Royal Norwegian Navy.
1 July  United States Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Bramell Point Tanker For Vacuum Oil.[1]
1 July  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Pearl Shell Tanker For Shell Co. of California.[1]
3 July  United Kingdom A & J Inglis Glasgow Newbury Racecourse-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[14]
5 July  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Unnamed Carfloat For New York Central Railroad.[1]
16 July  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Aurania Ocean liner For Cunard Line.
22 July  Spain Isaac Peral Submarine For Spanish Navy.
29 July  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Twilite Schooner, tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[15][1]
3 August  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Cornelia Cargo ship For Bull Insular Co.[1]
6 August  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Paulsboro Tanker For Vacuum Oil.[1]
15 August  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Davis Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
15 August  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne Furious Courageous-class battlecruiser For Royal Navy.[4]
17 August  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Unnamed Carfloat For New York Central Railroad.[1]
20 August  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Astral Tanker For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware.[1] (or 29 August[11])
31 August  United States Craig Shipbuilding Long Beach, California L-6 L-class submarine For United States Navy.
August  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Malmanger Tanker For Westfal Larsen.[1]
12 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Brecknockshire Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[16]
12 September  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Glasgow Ramillies Revenge-class battleship For Royal Navy.
14 September  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Munrio Cargo ship For Munson Steamship Company.[1]
16 September  United States Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Pennant Tanker For Pierce Oil Corporation.[1]
21 September  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Niels Nielsen Cargo ship For B. Stolt Nielsen .[1]
23 September  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Cauto Cargo liner For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.[1]
28 September  United States Craig Shipbuilding Long Beach, California L-7 L-class submarine For United States Navy.
29 September  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Helen Cargo ship For Bull Insular Co.[1]
5 October  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Cöln Cöln-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
7 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Salmon Destroyer For Royal Navy.[17]
11 October  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Georgeanna Weems Cargo ship ForBaltimore & Carolina Steamship Co .[1]
14 October  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Rosalind R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.>[18]
14 October  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Capto Cargp ship For B. Stolt Nielsen.[19]
20 October  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Dawnlite Schooner, tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[1]
21 October  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Pola Barque For F. Laeisz.
21 October  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Panuco Cargo liner For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.[1]
21 October  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Hanna Nielsen Cargo ship For B. Stolt Nielsen.[1]
24 October  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California H. C. Folger Tanker For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.[1]
28 October  United States Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Holden Evans Tanker ForBulk Oil Transportation Co .[1]
28 October  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Sunlite Schooner, Tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[1]
30 October  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Royal Arrow Tanker For Standard Transportation Co.[1]
8 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Millais Cargo ship For Lamport & Holt.[20]
9 November  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Unnamed Carfloat For New York Central Railroad.[1]
11 November  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan K13 K-class submarine For Royal Navy.[21]
11 November  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Talabot Cargo ship For N. S. Bjoeness.[1]
11 November  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Daylite Schooner, Tanker For Standard Oil of New Jersey.[22][1]
12 November  Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Ise Ise-class battleship For Imperial Japanese Navy.
15 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Sylph Destroyer For Royal Navy.[23]
21 November  Germany Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft Kiel Sachsen Bayern-class battleship For Imperial German Navy.
25 November  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Golaa Tanker For Frithi Stegwarth.[1]
25 November  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Radiant R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[18]
26 November  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California J. W. VanDyke Tanker For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.[1]
27 November  United States Lake Torpedo Boat Bridgeport, Connecticut N-4 N-class submarine For United States Navy.
5 December  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Allen Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
5 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Unnamed Carfloat For New York Central Railroad.[1]
9 December  United States Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California Shaw Sampson-class destroyer For United States Navy.[5]
20 December  United States Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Unnamed Tanker For Bulk Oil Transportation Co.[1]
23 December  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Julia Luckenbach For Luckenbach Steamship Co.[24]
23 December  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Maui Passenger ship For Matson Navigation Company .[25][1]
30 December  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington N-1 N-class submarine For United States Navy.[26]
Date unknown  Italy Cantiere Navale Riuniti. Palermo Giove Tanker For Marina Militare.[27]
Date unknown  Netherlands Vuik & Son Capelle aan den IJssel Leersum Cargo ship For private owner.[28]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Mytilus Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[29]
Date unknown  Germany Howaldtswerke. Kiel Usedom Tanker For private owner.[30]

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  2. ^ a b Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 36.
  3. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 88.
  4. ^ a b c Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 37.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Friedman 1982, p. 430.
  6. ^ "Marconi". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  7. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (29 August 2016). "Abarenda II (IX-131)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 24 July 2019. the tanker Acme, built for the United States Shipping Board in 1916 at San Francisco, Calif., by the Union Iron Works
  9. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Glenamoy". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Recent Launchings". International Marine Engineering. October 1916. p. 477.
  12. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 309.
  13. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 87.
  14. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 111.
  15. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Brecknockshire". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  17. ^ "HMS Salmon". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  18. ^ a b Friedman 2009, p. 310.
  19. ^ "Marine Review". February 1917. p. 52. ((cite magazine)): Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  20. ^ "Millais". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  21. ^ Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 89.
  22. ^ Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ "HMS Sylph". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". March 1917. p. 62. ((cite magazine)): Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  25. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". January 1917. p. 50. ((cite magazine)): Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  26. ^ "DANFS: N-1".
  27. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 442.
  28. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 437.
  29. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 393.
  30. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 469.
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