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 Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 3 January J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.9 JanuaryGermaniawerft Kiel U-141 Type U-139 submarine For Imperial German Navy. 10 January Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board 12 January Richardson, Duck & Company Cargo ship For Dalgliesh Steam Shipping Co. 12 January William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 13 January Columbia River Shipbuilding Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 13 January Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 13 January Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 13 January Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 14 January American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 14 January Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board. 17 January Harland & Wolff Belfast Seaplane carrier For Royal Navy. 19 January American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 19 January American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 19 January Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington or Sutherland Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 19 January Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 26 January John Brown & CompanyClydebank destroyer26 JanuaryBlohm & Voss Hamburg U-123 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy 27 January Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 27 January Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 27 January Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 28 January AG Weser Bremen For Imperial German Navy. 31 January American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 31 January Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.
February Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 2 February American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 2 February Great Lakes Engineering Works Ashtabula, Ohio Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 2 February Sun Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 8 February Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 9 February Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 10 February Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Tanker For United States Shipping Board. 11 February Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co, Ltd. West Hartlepool Cargo ship For Manchester Liners Ltd. 11 February Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 11 February Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Long Beach, California Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 12 February Craig, Taylor & Co, Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees Cargo ship For Maindy Shipping Company. 12 February New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 13 February Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd Blyth Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller. 14 February Harland & Wolff Govan Coaster For G. & J. Burns Ltd. 14 February Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California For United States Navy. 14 February Harland & Wolff Belfast B-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller. 16 February American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 16 February Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 16 February Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 17 February Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 17 February J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 19 February Staten Island Shipbuilding Company Port Richmond, New York Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 20 February Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 20 February William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 20 February Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 21 February Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 21 February American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 22 February Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 23 February American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.23 FebruaryAG Vulcan Hamburg U-118 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy 25 February McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.25 FebruarySwan HunterWallsendW-class destroyerFor Royal Navy 26 February Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board. 26 February William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transport ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 27 February Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board. 27 FebruaryJohn Brown & CompanyClydebank destroyer27 FebruaryBremer Vulkan Vegesack U-160 Type U-93 submarine For Imperial German Navy 28 February New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. 28 February American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board. February Northumberland Shipbuilding Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne War Buffalo Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.
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