List of ship launches in 1918

The list of ship launches in 1918 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1918. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

January
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
13 January Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Stevens Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
27 January Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Gregory Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
28 January AG Weser, Bremen, Germany Leipzig Cöln-class cruiser  Imperial German Navy
February
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
14 February Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, US Taylor Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
20 February William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Talbot Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
21 February Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Colhoun Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
March
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
3 March William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Waters Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
23 March William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Dent Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
23 March Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US McKee Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
28 March Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Robinson Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
28 March Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Schley Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
28 March Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Lamberton Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
28 March Southwestern Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California, US West Neris Design 1019 cargo ship United States Maritime Commission
April
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
5 April Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Montgomery Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
5 April Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Radford Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
6 April AG Vulcan, Stettin, Germany Rostock Cöln-class cruiser  Imperial German Navy
7 April Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Champlin Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
9 April William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Dorsey Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
13 April Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Dyer Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
14 April Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Mugford Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
14 April Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ringgold Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
16 April Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Seattle, Washington, US West Mount Cargo ship  United States Navy originally ordered by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
20 April Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Bell Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
29 April William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Lea Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
April Toledoe Shipping Company, Toledo, Ohio, US Lake Sunapee Laker
May
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
11 May Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Breese Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
11 May Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Gamble Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
26 May Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Chew Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
29 May Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Stribling Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
30 May Submarine Boat Company, Newark, New Jersey, US Agawam Design 1023 Standard, Fabricated United States Shipping Board [1][2][3]
June
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
8 June Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Murray Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
8 June Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Ramsay Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
9 June Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ludlow Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
22 June Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Hazelwood Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
22 June Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Israel Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
25 June Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Wickes Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
29 June Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Luce Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
July
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
3 July  Denmark Niels Juel Coastal defense ship  Royal Danish Navy
4 July  United States 95 ships were launched by the United States on 4 July 1918 including 14 Wickes class destroyers. [4]
4 July Newport News Shipbuilding, VA, US Abbot[5] Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Burns Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Crane Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Elliot Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Gridley Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Haraden Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Harding Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Hart Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Ingraham Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Maury Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US McKean Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Thomas Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Upshur Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
4 July Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, US Williams Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
8 July Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Oregon, US Western Maid Cargo ship United States Shipping Board
21 July Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Lansdale Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
25 July Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US AA-1 AA-1-class submarine  United States Navy sponsored by Lilian Hovey-King [6]
25 July Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, Australia Adelaide Town-class cruiser  Royal Australian Navy
25 July Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Philip Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
August
Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes Ref
4 August Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts, US Mahan Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
5 August American International Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quistconck Design 1022 Hog Islander United States Shipping Board
22 August John Brown & Company, Clydebank, UK Hood Admiral-class battlecruiser  Royal Navy
September
5 September Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, US Tattnall Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
16 September Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, Kiel, Germany Frauenlob Cöln-class cruiser  Imperial German Navy
17 September Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Woolsey Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
October
23 October Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Wallsend, UK Stalwart S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
30 October Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, US Evans Wickes-class destroyer  United States Navy
November
22 November William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, UK Tasmania S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
December
December William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, UK Tattoo S-class destroyer  Royal Australian Navy
Unknown month
unknown date Gebroeders Fikkers, Muntendam, Netherlands Amsterdam trawler
15 November Great Lakes Engineering Works River Rouge Yard, Ecorse, Michigan, US Cotopaxi Design 1060 bulk cargo ship United States Shipping Board [7][8][9]
unknown date  German Empire H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, Germany Malmö Coaster Bismark Linie GmbH, Hamburg
unknown date Northumberland Shipbuilding Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK War Buffalo Cargo ship Ranking, Gilmour & Co Ltd for British Shipping Controller completed June 1918
unknown date Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, UK Wellpark Cargo ship Denholm Lines Ltd, Greenock

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "Agwam, First Fabricated Ship". The Rudder. Vol. 34 no. 7. July 1918. pp. 309–316.
  2. McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Contract Steel Ships, Part III" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. p. 74. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. Colton, Tim (12 March 2016). "Submarine Boat, Newark NJ". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. LAUNCHED 95 SHIPS OF 474,464 TONS; Fleet Corporation Announces Official Totals of Yards' Feat on 4 July.. The New York Times. 6 July 1918.
  5. Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. "AA-1 (Submarine No. 52)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019. renamed AA-1 ... launched on 25 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Lilian Hovey-King, wife of Lt. Cmdr. Alvin Hovey-King, a naval constructor assigned to the Fore River Shipbuilding Co.
  7. McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921, Contract Steel Ships, Part V" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. p. 322. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. McKellar, Norman L. "EFC Design 1060: Illustrations". Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917–1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. Colton, Tim (7 September 2014). "Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse/River Rouge MI, Ashtabula OH and St. Clair MI". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

See also
Ship events in 1918
Ship launches: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Ship commissionings: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Ship decommissionings: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Shipwrecks: 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
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