List of ship launches in 1915
The list of ship launches in 1915 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1915.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
5 January
Russia
Russo-Baltic Yard
Reval
Gavriil
Orfey -class destroyer
8 January
Austria-Hungary
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Trieste
Teodo
Pola -class collier
14 January
United Kingdom
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Jarrow , England
Resolution
Revenge -class battleship
15 January
Austria-Hungary
Cantiere Navale Triestino
Monfalcone
Tb 100 M
250t-class torpedo boat
16 January
United States
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy, Massachusetts
Cushing
O'Brien -class destroyer
16 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Earl of Peterborough
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
16 January
Germany
Germaniawerft
Kiel
G39
V25 -class torpedo boat
18 January
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Town-class cruiser
19 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Glengyle
Cargo ship
For Glen Line..[ 6]
27 January
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V43
V25 -class torpedo boat
9 February
United States
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Seattle, Washington
Bushnell
submarine tender
[ 7]
11 February
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Winslow
O'Brien -class destroyer
14 February
United Kingdom
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd .
Glasgow
Czaritza
Passenger ship
For Russian American Line .
18 February
Germany
Howaldtswerke
Kiel
Bayern
Bayern -class battleship
24 February
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V44
V25 -class torpedo boat
27 February
Germany
Germaniawerft
Kiel
G40
V25 -class torpedo boat
16 March
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania -class battleship
18 March
United Kingdom
Armstrong Whitworth
Walker-on-Tyne
Malaya
Queen Elizabeth -class battleship
20 March
Austria-Hungary
Ganz & Danubius
Fiume
Tb 87 F
250t-class torpedo boat
29 March
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V45
V25 -class torpedo boat
10 April
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S49
V25 -class torpedo boat
12 April
United Kingdom
William Denny and Brothers
Dumbarton
Nimrod
Marksman -class flotilla leader
14 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Glenartney
Cargo ship
For Glen Line.[ 11]
15 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Abercrombie
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
15 April
Germany
Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Danzig
U-45
Type U-43 submarine
19 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Marconi
Cargo ship
For Lamport and Holt .[ 13]
24 April
Germany
Germaniawerft
Kiel
G41
V25 -class torpedo boat
24 April
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S50
V25 -class torpedo boat
28 April
United Kingdom
Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Hebburn
Marksman
Marksman -class flotilla leader
29 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Havelock
Monitor
For Royal Navy
29 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Govan
Raglan
Monitor
For Royal Navy
29 April
United Kingdom
HM Dockyard
Portsmouth
Royal Sovereign
Revenge -class battleship
29 April
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S51
V25 -class torpedo boat
1 May
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Kempenfelt
Marksman -class flotilla leader
3 May
Sweden
Götaverken
Gothenburg
Sverige
Sverige -class coastal defence ship
4 May
United States
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy, Massachusetts
Tucker
Tucker -class destroyer
15 May
France
Arsenal de Rochefort
Rochefort
Mécanicien Principal Lestin
Enseigne Roux -class destroyer
18 May
Germany
Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Danzig
U-46
Type U-43 submarine
20 May
Germany
Germaniawerft
Kiel
G42
V25 -class torpedo boat
22 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
M29
Monitor
For Royal Navy
22 May
United Kingdom
Workman Clark
M32
Monitor
For Royal Navy
22 May
United Kingdom
Workman Clark
M33
Monitor
For Royal Navy
28 May
United Kingdom
J. Samuel White
Cowes
Lightfoot
Marksman -class flotilla leader
29 May
United Kingdom
Vickers Armstrong
Barrow-in-Furness , England
Revenge
Revenge -class battleship
10 June
United Kingdom
Charles Connell and Company
Scotstoun
Laburnum
Acacia -class sloop
10 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Lord Clive
Monitor
For Royal Navy
10 June
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V47
V25 -class torpedo boat
12 June
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S52
V25 -class torpedo boat
19 June
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn , New York
Arizona
Pennsylvania -class battleship
23 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
M30
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
24 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
M31
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
8 July
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Conyngham
Tucker -class destroyer
8 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
General Craufurd
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
13 July
France
Arsenal de Rochefort
Rochefort
Enseigne Roux
Enseigne Roux -class destroyer
14 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Govan
Prince Eugene
Monitor
For Royal Navy .
1 August
Germany
Kaiserliche Werft
Wilhelmshaven
Hindenburg
Derfflinger -class battlecruiser
6 August
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V48
V25 -class torpedo boat
16 August
Germany
Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Danzig
U-47
Type U-43 submarine
24 August
United Kingdom
William Beardmore and Company
Dalmuir
Lassoo
Laforey -class destroyer
28 August
Australia
Cockatoo Dockyard
Sydney
Torrens
River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
11 September
United Kingdom
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Scotstoun
Mounsey
Yarrow M-class destroyer
18 September
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S53
V25 -class torpedo boat
30 September
Australia
Cockatoo Dockyard
Sydney
Brisbane
Town-class cruiser
30 September
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Sir Thomas Picton
Monitor
For Royal Navy
3 October
Germany
Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
Danzig
U-48
Type U-43 submarine
12 October
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Abdiel
Marksman -class flotilla leader
18 October
Germany
AG Weser
Bremen
UB-24
Type UB II submarine
29 October
Norway
Bergens Mekaniske Verksted
Bergen , Norway
Vigrid
Cargo ship
30 October
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Danzig
Baden
Bayern -class battleship
22 November
United Kingdom
Richardson, Duck and Company
Thornaby-on-Tees
Rosemary
Arabis -class sloop
24 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Govan
P24
Patrol boat
For Royal Navy .[ 19]
25 November
Austria-Hungary
Ganz & Danubius
Fiume
Tb 93 F
250t-class torpedo boat
11 December
Australia
Cockatoo Dockyard
Sydney
Swan
River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
18 December
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Chester
Town-class cruiser
18 December
Germany
AG Weser
Bremen
Königsberg
Königsberg -class cruiser
For Kaiserliche Marine
23 December
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Gabriel
Marksman -class flotilla leader
December
United Kingdom
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Greenock
Tyndareus
Cargo liner
For Ocean Steamship Company
Unknown date
Germany
Howaltdswerke .
Kiel
Brosen
Tanker
For German Government.
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