List of ship launches in 1916 explained

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			For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.[1]
8 January		John Brown & Company	Clydebank			For Royal Navy.
15 January	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey		Collier	For Coastwise Transportation Co.
15 January		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Patrol boat	For .Royal Navy
31 January			KielKaiserliche Werft			For Imperial German Navy.
1 February		AG Weser				For Imperial German Navy.
2 February		Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke Dock			For Royal Navy.
5 February		Armstrong Whitworth	Newcastle upon Tyne			For Royal Navy.
5 February	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Union Oil of California.
29 February	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point			Cargo ship	For American-Hawaiian Steamship Company.
1 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts		Molasses carrier	For Cuba Distilling Co.
4 March		Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan			For Royal Navy.
4 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts			For United States Navy.
4 March	United States	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware	City of Camden	Steamboat	For Wilmington Steamboat Co.
15 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey		Tanker	For Standard Transportation Co.
16 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts		L-class submarine	For United States Navy.
20 March	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point	Sparrows Point, Maryland		Cargo ship	For A. H. Bull & Co.
22 March		Barclay Curle	Scotstoun		Passenger ship	For British-India Steam Navigation Company.
23 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts			For United States Navy.
28 March		Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft	Flensburg		Merchant submarine	For Deutsche Ozean-Reederei.
10 April	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point	Sparrows Point, Maryland		Cargo ship	For Munson Steamship Company.
14 April		Howaldtswerke	Kiel			For Imperial German Navy.
15 April	United States	Fore River Shipyard			Molasses carrier	For Cuba Distilling Co.
18 April	United States	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware		Tanker	For Pan-American Petroleum.
19 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Lamport and Holt.[2]
20 April		Harland and Wolff	Govan			For Royal Navy.
20 April		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston			For Royal Navy.
20 April	United States	Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Schooner, tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
29 April	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware.[3]
29 April	United States	Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Auxiliary schooner, tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
29 April	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point	Sparrows Point, Maryland		Cargo ship	For Munson Steamship Company.
1 May	United States	Lake Torpedo Boat	Bridgeport, Connecticut			For United States Navy.
2 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Glen Line.[4]
16 May	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts			For United States Navy.
17 May		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Cargo ship	For Trechmann Steamship Co. Ltd.[5]
18 May		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Monitor	For Royal Navy.
18 May	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania			For United States Navy.
1 June	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts		Cargo ship	For Luckenbach Steamship Company. (or 14 September)
3 June		Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Standard Oil of California.
5 June		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston			For Royal Navy.
15 June		Naval Construction Yard	Barrow-in-Furness		G-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
17 June		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth			For Royal Navy.[6]
17 June		I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Queensferry		Steamship	For Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd.[7]
18 June	United States	Union Iron Works			Cargo ship	For Wilhelm Tarkeldson.
19 June		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Monitor	For Royal Navy.
20 June	Norway	Karljohansvern	Horten		Minelayer	For Royal Norwegian Navy.
1 July	United States	Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company	Baltimore, Maryland		Tanker	For Vacuum Oil.
1 July	United States	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware		Tanker	For Shell Co. of California.
3 July		A & J Inglis	Glasgow			For Royal Navy.
5 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Unnamed	Carfloat	For New York Central Railroad.
16 July		Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson	Wallsend		Ocean liner	For Cunard Line.
22 July	Spain				Submarine	For Spanish Navy.
29 July	United States	Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Schooner, tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
3 August	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point	Sparrows Point, Maryland		Cargo ship	For Bull Insular Co.
6 August	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Vacuum Oil.
15 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine			For United States Navy.
15 August		Armstrong Whitworth	Newcastle upon Tyne			For Royal Navy.
17 August	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Unnamed	Carfloat	For New York Central Railroad.
20 August	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Standard Transportation Co of Delaware. (or 29 August[8])
31 August	United States	Craig Shipbuilding			L-class submarine	For United States Navy.
August	United States	Chester Shipbuilding Company	Chester, Pennsylvania		Tanker	For Westfal Larsen.
12 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[9]
12 September		William Beardmore and Company	Glasgow			For Royal Navy.
14 September	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point			Cargo ship	For Munson Steamship Company.
16 September	United States	Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company	Baltimore, Maryland		Tanker	For Pierce Oil Corporation.
21 September	United States	Skinner & Eddy	Seattle, Washington		Cargo ship	For B. Stolt Nielsen .
23 September	United States	Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company			Cargo liner	For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.
28 September		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[10]
28 September		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[11]
28 September		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[12]
28 September		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[13]
28 September	United States		Long Beach, California		L-class submarine	For United States Navy.
29 September	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point	Sparrows Point, Maryland		Cargo ship	For Bull Insular Co.
5 October		Blohm & Voss	Hamburg			For Imperial German Navy.
7 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Destroyer	For Royal Navy.[14]
11 October	United States	Harlan & Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware		Cargo ship	ForBaltimore & Carolina Steamship Co .
14 October		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston			For Royal Navy.>
14 October	United States	Moore Dry Dock Company	Oakland, California		Cargp ship	For B. Stolt Nielsen.[15]
20 October	United States	Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Schooner, tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
21 October		Blohm & Voss			Barque	For F. Laeisz.
21 October	United States	Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company	Seattle, Washington		Cargo liner	For New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co.
21 October	United States	Skinner & Eddy	Seattle, Washington		Cargo ship	For B. Stolt Nielsen.
24 October	United States	Union Iron Works			Tanker	For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.
28 October	United States				Tanker	ForBulk Oil Transportation Co .
26 October		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth		Cargo ship	For Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[16]
28 October		Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Schooner, Tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
30 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey		Tanker	For Standard Transportation Co.
8 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Lamport & Holt.[17]
9 November	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Unnamed	Carfloat	For New York Central Railroad.
11 November		Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan		K-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
11 November	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Cargo ship	For N. S. Bjoeness.
11 November	United States	Toledo Shipbuilding Company	Toledo, Ohio		Schooner, Tanker	For Standard Oil of New Jersey.
12 November		Kawasaki Heavy Industries				For Imperial Japanese Navy.
15 November		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Destroyer	For Royal Navy.[18]
21 November		Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft	Kiel			For Imperial German Navy.
25 November	United States	Chester Shipbuilding Company	Chester, Pennsylvania		Tanker	For Frithi Stegwarth.
25 November		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston			For Royal Navy.
26 November	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Tanker	For Atlantic Oils Refining Co.
27 November	United States	Lake Torpedo Boat			N-class submarine	For United States Navy.
5 December		Bath Iron Works				For United States Navy.
5 December		New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Unnamed	Carfloat	For New York Central Railroad.
9 December	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California			For United States Navy.
20 December	United States	Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company	Baltimore, Maryland	Unnamed	Tanker	For Bulk Oil Transportation Co.
23 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts			For Luckenbach Steamship Co.[19]
23 December	United States	Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Passenger ship	For Matson Navigation Company .[20]
30 December	United States	Seattle Construction and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington		N-class submarine	For United States Navy.[21]
Date unknown		Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd	Blyth	AC. 1053	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[22]
Date unknown		Abdela & Mitchell Ltd.	Brimscombe		Tug	For private owner.[23]
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 380	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[24]
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 384	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 385	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 386	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 388	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 389	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 390	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 391	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	E 392	Barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.
Date unknown		Cantiere Navale Riuniti.	Palermo		Tanker	For Marina Militare.
Date unknown		Vuik & Son	Capelle aan den IJssel		Cargo ship	For private owner.
Date unknown		Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne		Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford		Tug	For T. H. Pearce.[25]
Date unknown		Howaldtswerke.	Kiel		Tanker	For private owner.
Date unknown		Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd.	Deptford	W.E. 8	Water barge	For Inland Water Transport Directorate.[26]

References

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Notes and References

1. Marine Review. Marine Review. February 1917. 55.
2. Web site: Marconi . The Yard . 24 February 2017.
3. Web site: Cressman . Robert J. . Abarenda II (IX-131) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 24 July 2019 . 29 August 2016 . the tanker Acme, built for the United States Shipping Board in 1916 at San Francisco, Calif., by the Union Iron Works.
4. Web site: Glenamoy . The Yard . 24 February 2017.
5. Web site: Hudworth . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
6. Web site: Aubretia . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
7. Web site: Sloyne . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
8. International Marine Engineering . Recent Launchings. October 1916 . 477 .
9. Web site: Brecknockshire . The Yard . 23 February 2017.
10. Web site: DX 7 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
11. Web site: DX 8 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
12. Web site: DX 9 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
13. Web site: DX 10 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
14. Web site: HMS Salmon . The Yard . 23 February 2017.
15. Marine Review. Marine Review. February 1917. 52.
16. Web site: Sheaf Don . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
17. Web site: Millais . The Yard . 24 February 2017.
18. Web site: HMS Sylph . The Yard . 23 February 2017.
19. Pacific Marine Review. Pacific Marine Review. March 1917. 62.
20. Pacific Marine Review. Pacific Marine Review. January 1917. 50.
21. Web site: DANFS: N-1.
22. Web site: AC. 1053 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
23. Web site: Addie . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
24. Web site: E. 380 and eight others . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .
25. Web site: Tommy Atkins . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .
26. Web site: W.E. 8 and W.E. x . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .