List of ship launches in 1918

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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[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
3 January  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Western King Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][2]
9 January  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel U-141 Type U-139 submarine For Imperial German Navy.[3]
10 January  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Houghton Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board
12 January  United Kingdom Richardson, Duck & Company Kenilworth Cargo ship For Dalgliesh Steam Shipping Co.[4]
12 January  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Santa Olivia Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
13 January  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Santiam Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][5]
13 January  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Stevens Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
13 January  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon War Archer Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][5]
13 January  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Westwood Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][6]
14 January  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Charles Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 January  United States Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California Wakulla Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
17 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cavendish Seaplane carrier For Royal Navy.
19 January  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Butler Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 January  United States American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Lake Capens Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 January  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Southerland or Sutherland Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][2]
19 January  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Arrow Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
26 January  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Simoom S-class destroyer [7]
26 January  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg U-123 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy[8]
27 January  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Gregory Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
27 January  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Pasadena Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 January  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon West Gate Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
28 January  Germany AG Weser Bremen Leipzig Cöln-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
31 January  United States American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Lake Crescent Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
31 January  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington West Eagle Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][2]

February[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
2 February  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Jessup Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
2 February  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ashtabula, Ohio Lake Maurepas Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
2 February  United States Sun Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Sabine Sun Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
8 February  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Westhampton Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
9 February  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Lake Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
10 February  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Paul H. Harwood Tanker For United States Shipping Board.[1]
11 February  United Kingdom Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co, Ltd. West Hartlepool Manchester Brigade Cargo ship For Manchester Liners Ltd.[9]
11 February  United States Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Polar Sea Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
11 February  United States Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Long Beach, California Silverado Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
12 February  United Kingdom Craig, Taylor & Co, Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees Maindy Dene Cargo ship For Maindy Shipping Company.[10]
12 February  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Sewall's Point Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Coney Coaster For G. & J. Burns Ltd.[11]
14 February  United States Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California Taylor Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Viper B-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[12]
16 February  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Arthur Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
16 February  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Owens Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
16 February  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Winona Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
17 February  United States Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Guarro Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
17 February  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Westover Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 February  United States Staten Island Shipbuilding Company Port Richmond, New York Mariners Harbor Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 February  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Pewaukee Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 February  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Talbot Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
20 February  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California W. M. Burton Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
21 February  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Colhoun Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
21 February  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Ogden Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 February  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Katrina Luckenbach Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 February  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Lemando Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 February  Germany AG Vulcan Hamburg U-118 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy[8]
25 February  United States McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Lake Portage Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 February  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Wrestler W-class destroyer For Royal Navy[13]
26 February  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Canoga Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
26 February  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Orizaba Transport ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 February  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon West Indian Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 February  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Scimitar S-class destroyer [7]
27 February  Germany Bremer Vulkan Vegesack U-160 Type U-93 submarine For Imperial German Navy[14]
28 February  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Santa Tecla Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
28 February  United States American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Lake Clear Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Northumberland Shipbuilding Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne War Buffalo Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.

March[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
2 March  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Weston Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
3 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Waters Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 March  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Western Wave Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
9 March  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Edon Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
9 March  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ashtabula, Ohio Lake Louise Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
11 March  United States McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Lake Markham Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
11 March  United States Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California Wampum or Waumpam Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
14 March  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Alloway Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 March  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Aniwa Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 March  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Oakland Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 March  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Ossineke Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][16]
14 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Bittern B-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[17]
14 March  United Kingdom Ropner & Sons Stockton-on-Tees War Panther Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[18]
15 March  United Kingdom Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees War Loch Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[19]
15 March  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Wishkah Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
16 March  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Ampetco Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
16 March  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Avondale Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 March  United States Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Wallowa Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
19 March  United States Foundation Company Newark, New Jersey Coyote Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 March  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Western Ocean Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 March  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Commandant Roison Cargo ship For French government.
21 March  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Crystal Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
21 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Mineola Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dent Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
23 March  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Lake Sebago Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 March  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California McKee Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
23 March  United States Sun Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Radnor Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Santa Luisa Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 March  Germany Bremer Vulkan Vegesack U-161 Type U-93 submarine For Imperial German Navy.[14]
24 March  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Liberator Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
26 March  United States G. M. Standifer Construction Portland, Oregon Libby Maine Cargo ship For Libby, McNeill & Libby.[15]
26 March  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
26 March  United States Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Company North Bend, Oregon Quidnic Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
26 March  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Westboro Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][16]
27 March  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Bremerton Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][16]
27 March  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Shawano Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 March  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Point Bonita Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
27 March  United Kingdom Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough Valemore Cargo ship For Johnstone Line.[20]
27 March  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon West Grove Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
27 March  United States Peninsula Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Unnamed [15]
28 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Gulfland Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
28 March  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Lamberton Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
28 March  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Robinson Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
28 March  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Schley Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
28 March  United States Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
28 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War African AO tanker For British Shipping Controller.[21]
28 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Buckler D-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[22]
28 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Tabard D-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[23]
28 March  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Western Queen Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][16]
28 March  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg U-124 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy.[24]
30 March  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Cape Henry Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 March  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Capitaine Remy Cargo ship For French government.[15]
30 March  United States McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Lake Pepin Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 March  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Stirling Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 March  United States Babare Brothers Tacoma, Washington Mahaska Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
30 March  United States Standard Shipbuilding Company Shooters Island, New York Montclair Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Scotsman S-class destroyer [7]

April[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
4 April  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Allen Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 April  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Lida Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 April  Germany AG Vulcan Hamburg U-119 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy.[24]
5 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Montgomery Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
5 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Radford Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 April  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Lake Cayuga Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Weir Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 April  United States Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Polar Land Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 April  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Rostock Cöln-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
7 April  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Champlin Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
9 April  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Capitaine Guyneme Cargo ship For French government.[15]
9 April  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dorsey Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
9 April  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Peronne Auxiliary schooner For French government.[15]
9 April Canada Canada Lyall Shipbuilding Company North Vancouver War Cariboo Cargo ship [15]
9 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend on Tyne Shark S-class destroyer [7]
11 April  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland, Oregon Moritz Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
11 April  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Point Lobos or Point Lobas Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
11 April  United Kingdom Richardson, Duck & Company War Vulture Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[25]
11 April  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Durfee Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
13 April  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Dyer Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
11 April  United States Columbia Engineering Works Portland, Oregon Elvira Stolt Auxiliary schooner For Christian Christianson.[15]
11 April  United States Globe Shipbuilding Superior, Wisconsin Lake Washburn Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
14 April  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Mugford Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
14 April  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Ringgold Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
14 April  United States Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California Wassaic Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
15 April  United States Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Company North Bend, Oregon Kickapoo Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
16 or 20 April  United States Peninsula Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Anoka Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[15][26]
16 April  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington West Mount Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
17 April  United States Patterson-MacDonald Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington Bellata Cargo ship [15]
17 April  United States Rolph Shipbuilding Company Eureka, California Joan of Arc Cargo ship [15]
17 April  United States Moore Plant Elizabethport, New Jersey Plainfield Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 April  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Lieutenant Delorme Cargo ship For French government.[15]
18 April  United States Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Calala Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
20 April  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Bell Wickes-class destroyer For United States Shipping Board.
20 April  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Glen White Collier Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Benton Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 April  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ashtabula, Ohio Lake Chariotte Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Felicity Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 April  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Hemlock Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
20 April  United States Seaborn Shipyards Tacoma, Washington Mohave Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[15]
20 April  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland, Oregon Wakan Cargo ship [26]
20 April  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Western Chief Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
20 April  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Lianga Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][15]
20 April  Germany Bremer Vulkan Vegesack U-162 Type U-93 submarine For Imperial German Navy.[14]
21 April  United States Pacific-Alaska Construction Company Alabama Cargo ship [26]
24 April  United States McEachern Shipbuilding Company Astoria, Oregon Astoria Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
24 April  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland, Oregon Caponka Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
24 April  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington West Bridge Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Narkunda Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[27]
25 April  United States Pacific American Fisheries Bellingham, Washington Oakwood Cargo ship For Pacific American Fisheries.[26]
25 April  United States Lake & Ocean Navigation Company Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 April Canada Canada Cameron-Genoa Shipbuilding Victoria War Haida Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[26]
26 April  United Kingdom Ropner & Sons Stockton-on-Tees War Monsoon Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[28]
27 April  United States Foundation Company Newark, New Jersey Accoma Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia H. M. Flagier Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Lake Chelan Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Ennis Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United States Texas Steamship Company Bath, Maine Sagadahoc Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United StatesMotorship Construction Company Vancouver, Washington Shepard Point Cargo ship [26]
27 April  United States Pusey & Jones Wilmington, Delaware Wuakesha Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 April  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Scout S-class destroyer [7]
28 April  United States Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company Marshfield, Oregon Coos Bay Cargo ship [26]
29 April  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lea Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
29 April  United States Coast Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Barabos Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
30 April  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Commandant Challes Cargo ship [26]
30 April  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Annette Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Lake Ledan Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 April  United States American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Lake Yemassee Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
30 April  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Western City Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
30 April  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California W.S. Rheem Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]

May[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 May  United States Foundation Company Tacoma, Washington Gerbeviller Schooner [26]
1 May  United States Wright Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Yakima Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
2 May  United States Peninsula Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Cresap Cargo ship [26]
4 May  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Cape Romaine Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 May  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Kaskaskia Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Fernwood Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Narka Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 May  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Point Judith Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
5 May  United States Sun Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Lancaster Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
5 May  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Tuckahow Collier Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 May  United States Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Biran Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 May  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Western Spirit Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
7 May  United States Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Long Beach, California Elderado Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
7 May  United Kingdom Fairfield Govan Sikh S-class destroyer [7]
8 May  United States Russell Shipbuilding Company Portland, Maine Andra Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
8 May  United States Seaborn Shipyards Tacoma, Washington Cheron Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
8 May  United States St. Helens Shipbuilding Company St. Helens, Oregon Issaquena Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
9 May  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lakehurst Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
9 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Lemur B-type cargo ship For British shipping Controller.[29]
11 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Breese Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
11 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Gamble Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
11 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Largo Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
11 May  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Lieutenant Granier Cargo ship [26]
11 May  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Point Adams Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
11 May Canada Canada Lyall Shipyards Vancouver War Atlin Cargo ship [26]
11 May  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Alsek Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
14 May  United States Sommarstrom Shipbuilding Columbia City, Oregon Musketo Design 1003 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
14 May  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend on Tyne Sparrowhawk S-class destroyer [7]
15 May  United States Coast Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Barrington Cargo ship [26]
15 May  United States Tacoma Shipbuilding Company Tacoma, Washington Beloit Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
15 May  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Blackford Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
15 May  United States Fulton Shipbuilding Company Los Angeles, California Catawba Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
15 May  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland, Oregon Kuwa Cargo ship [26]
18 May  United States Meacham & Babcock Seattle, Washington Boulton Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
18 May  United States Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Dalana Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
18 May  United States Standard Shipbuilding Company Shooters Island, New York Englewood Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 May  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Fresno Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
18 May  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts George W. Barnes Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 May  United States Hanlon Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Oakland, California Governor John Lind Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
18 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Buffalo, New York Lake Bledsoe Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Harney Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 May  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Oshawa Cargo ship [26]
18 May  United States McEachern Shipbuilding Company Astoria, Oregon Quoque Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
18 May  United States Wilson Shipbuilding Astoria, Oregon Quoquo Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
18 May  United States Matthews Shipbuilding Company Hoquiam, Washington San Diego Auxiliary schooner For Hart-Wood Lumber Co.[26]
18 May  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Volunteer Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
20 May  United States Patterson-MacDonald Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington Bundarra Cargo ship [26]
21 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Lake Lesa Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Duncan Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Lasang Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 May  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Mary Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead Stavangerfjord Passenger ship For Norwegian America Line. [30]
23 May  United States Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company Tacoma, Washington Masuda Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 May  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Samuel H. Hedges Schooner [26]
23 May  United States Skinner & Eddy West Apaum Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
24 May  United States Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Garibaldi Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
24 May  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Vittorio Emmanuele Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board[1][26]
25 May  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Lake Catherine Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 May  United States Staten Island Shipbuilding Company Port Richmond, New York Sag Harbor Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Legate AO tanker For British Shipping Controller.[31]
25 May  United Kingdom Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Middlesbrough War Spartan Tanker For British Shipping Controller.[32]
25 May  United States Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Portland, Oregon Wakan Cargo ship [26]
25 May  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Western Sea Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
25 May  United States Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California West Galoc Design 1013 ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
26 May  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Chew Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
26 May  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg U-125 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy[8]
27 May  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Capitaine de Beauchamp Cargo ship [26]
27 May  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ashtabula, Ohio Lake Harris Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 May  United States Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees War Kestrel Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[33]
27 May  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Western Light Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
28 May  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Greenwood Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
28 May  United States American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Lake Yahara Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
29 May  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Stribling Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
29 May  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Bromela Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
29 May  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Willimantic Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
30 May  United States Submarine Boat Corporation Newark, New Jersey Agwam Design 1023 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][34][35][36]
30 May  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Westford Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
31 May  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Phoenix Tanker For United States Shipping Board.[1]
31 May  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Lieutenant Pegoud Auxiliary schooner [26]

June[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 June  United States Traylor Shipbuilding Corporation Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania Alvada Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
1 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Winico Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
1 June  United States Foundation Company Tacoma, Washington Roy Schooner [26]
1 June  Germany Bremer Vulkan Vegesack U-163 Type U-93 submarine For Imperial German Navy.[14]
2 June  United States Schaw-Batcher Shipbuilding Company South San Francisco, California Isanti Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 June  United States Groton Iron Works Noank, Connecticut Hokah Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
5 June  United States Long Beach Shipbuilding Company Long Beach, California Ozaukee Design 1021 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
6 June  United States Sanderson & Porter Raymond, Washington Fonduco Design 1001 ship [26]
6 June  United Kingdom Richardson, Duck & Company War Ostrich Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[37]
6 June  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Cohas Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
8 June  United States Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware J. A. Bostwick Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
8 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Blancester Design 1020 sship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
8 June  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Murray Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
8 June  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Ramsay Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
9 June  United States Pusey & Jones Gloucester City, New Jersey Allentown Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
9 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Ludlow Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
10 June  United States Wilson Shipbuilding Astoria, Oregon Lonoke Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
10 June  United Kingdom Ropner & Sons Stockton-on-Tees War Pigeon Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[38]
11 June  United States Sommarstrom Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon Mattapan Design 1003 ship [26]
11 June  United States Seaborn Shipyards Tacoma, Washington Mazama Design 1001 ship [26]
11 June  United States Foundation Company Tacoma, Washington Dannermarie Cargo ship [26]
11 June  United States Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Manchester Division Cargo ship For Manchester Liners Ltd.[39]
11 June  United Kingdom Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool War Hamlet Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[40]
12 June  United States Wright Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Eyota Design 1001 ship [26]
12 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Daraga Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
12 June  United States McEachern Shipbuilding Company Astoria, Oregon Makanda Design 1013 ship [26]
13 June  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Conesus Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
15 June  United States Nielson & Kelez Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington Bonnafon Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
15 June  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio J . W. McGrath Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
15 June  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Montrolite Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
16 June  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg U-126 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy[8]
17 June  United States Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland South Pole Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
18 June  United States Foundation Company Portland, Oregon Adjutant Dorme Cargo ship [26]
18 June  United States Ballard Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington H. B. Lovejoy Auxiliary schooner [26]
18 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Chicago, Illinois Lake Bloomington Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 June  United States Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc, Wisconsin Lake Monroe Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 June  United States Federal Shipbuilding Kearny, New Jersey Liberty Design 1037 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
19 June  United States Foundation Company Tacoma, Washington Reims Auxiliary steamship [26]
20 June  United States Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Deranof Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
20 June  Germany AG Vulcan Hamburg U-120 Type UE II submarine For Imperial German Navy[8]
22 June  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Israel Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
22 June  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Sparrows Point, Maryland Cape Lookout Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 June  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Hazelwood Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
22 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Lake Dymer Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 June  United States McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Lake Geneva Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 June  United States Pusey & Jones Wilmington, Delaware Middleburg Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 June  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Ekonk Design 1013 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
22 June  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Winding Gulf Collier Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
22 June  United States Saginaw Shipbuilding Company Saginaw, Michigan Lake Pachuta Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
23 June  United States Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Company North Bend, Oregon Coconino Design 1003 ship [26]
24 June  United States Standard Shipbuilding Company Shooters Island, New York Galesburg Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
24 June  United States Columbia Engineering Works Portland, Oregon Louisa Bryne Cargo ship [26]
24 June Canada Canada Lyall Shipyards Vancouver War Nicola Cargo ship [26]
25 June  United States Russell Shipbuilding Company Portland, Maine Bassan Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 June  United States Foundation Company Newark, New Jersey Congaree Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 June  United States Foundation Company Newark, New Jersey Coweta Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
25 June  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Wickes Wickes-class destroyer For United States NAvy.
25 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Eckhart Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
26 June  United States Foundation Company Tacoma, Washington Arras Cargo ship [26]
26 June  United States American Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte, Michigan Lake Damita Design 1020 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
27 June  United States Patterson-MacDonald Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington Diriwu Cargo ship [26]
27 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast St Aubin Tug For Royal Navy.[41]
28 June  United Kingdom Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees War Island Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[42]
28 June  United Kingdom Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Middlesbrough War Typhoon Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[43]
29 June  United States Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Luce Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
29 June  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Success S-class destroyer [7]

July[edit]

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
2 July  United States Groton Iron Works Noank, Connecticut Balsto Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
3 July  Denmark Niels Juel Coastal defense ship For Royal Danish Navy.
4 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Abbot Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.[44]
4 July  United States Submarine Boat Corporation Newark, New Jersey Alamosa Design 1023 ship For United States Shipping Board.[45]
4 July  United States Foundation Company Newark, New Jersey Alanthus Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 July  United States Traylor Shipbuilding Corporation Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania Alapaha Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 July  United States Submarine Boat Corporation Newark, New Jersey Alcona Design 1023 ship For United States Shipping Board.[45]
4 July  United States Todd Dry Dock and Construction Company Tacoma, Washington Anacortes Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 July  United States Rolph Shipbuilding Company Eureka, California Annette Rolph Barquentine [26]
4 July  United States Pusey & Jones Wilmington, Delaware Aurora Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 July  United States Hammond Yards Eureka, California Bloomington Cargo ship [26]
4 July  United States Pacific American Fisheries Bellingham, Washington Blythedale Cargo ship [26]
4 July  United States Wilson Shipbuilding Astoria, Oregon Benvola Design 1003 ship [26]
4 July  United States George F. Rodgers & Company Astoria, Oregon Blue Eagle Design 1001 ship [26]
4 July  United States Wilson Shipbuilding Astoria, Oregon Bonifay Design 1001 ship [26]
4 July  United States Wright Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Bourneville Cargo ship [26]
4 July  United States Peninsula Shipbuilding Company Portland, Oregon Braeburn Design 1001 ship [26]
4 July  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Brompton Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[46][26]
4 July  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Aberdeen, Washington Broncho Design 1005 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 July  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Burns Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
4 July  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Challenger Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 July  United States L. H. Shattuck Portsmouth, New Hampshire Chibiabos Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[1]
4 July  United States Seaborn Shipyards Tacoma, Washington Chimo Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[26]
4 July  United States St. Helens Shipbuilding Company St. Helens, Oregon Colindo Design 1001 ship [26]
4 July  United States Tacoma Shipbuilding Company Tacoma, Washington Coloma Design 1001 ship [26]
4 July  United States McEachern Shipbuilding Company Astoria, Oregon Cotteral Cargo ship [26]
4 July  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Crane Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
4 July  United States Meacham & Babcock Seattle, Washington Daca Design 1001 ship For United States Shipping Board.[1][26]
4 July