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The list of ship commissionings in 1908 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1908. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
Date
Operator
Ship
Pennant
Class and type
Notes
9 January
French Navy
Démocratie
Liberté-class battleship
1 February
United States Navy
Mississippi
BB-23
Mississippi-class battleship
sold to Greece, 8 July 1914
1 February
Imperial German Navy
Stuttgart
Königsberg-class cruiser
6 March
Imperial German Navy
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst-class cruiser
19 March
United States Navy
New Hampshire
BB-25
Connecticut-class battleship
1 April
United States Navy
Idaho
BB-24
Mississippi-class battleship
sold to Greece, 8 July 1914
10 April
Imperial German Navy
Nürnberg
Königsberg-class cruiser
13 April
French Navy
Liberté
Liberté-class battleship
15 April
French Navy
Justice
Liberté-class battleship
5 May
Imperial German Navy
Schlesien
Deutschland-class battleship
8 June
United States Navy
Pike
Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6
Plunger-class submarine
recommissioned [1]
13 June
United States Navy
Grampus
Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4
Plunger-class submarine
recommissioned from reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard[2]
25 June
Royal Navy
Agamemnon
Lord Nelson-class battleship
25 June
Royal Navy
Indomitable
Invincible-class battlecruiser
6 July
Imperial German Navy
Schleswig-Holstein
Deutschland-class battleship
14 August
United States Navy
Shark
Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8
Plunger-class submarine
recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[3]
11 September
French Navy
Vérité
Liberté-class battleship
20 October
Royal Navy
Inflexible
Invincible-class battlecruiser
14 November
Imperial German Navy
Dresden
Dresden-class cruiser
20 November
United States Navy
Porpoise
Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7
Plunger-class submarine
recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines[4]
1 December
Royal Navy
Lord Nelson
Lord Nelson-class battleship
^"A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. Decommissioned on 28 November 1906, Pike remained inactive until 8 June 1908
^"A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019. Decommissioned at Mare Island on 28 November 1906, Grampus remained inactive until recommissioned on 13 June 1908.
^"A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Shark was launched soon after her arrival at Cavite in July and was recommissioned on 14 August 1908.
^"A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. Arriving at the Naval Station at Cavite, Porpoise was launched on 8 July 1908, and recommissioned on 20 November.
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