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The list of ship launches in 1914 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1914 .
Date
Navy/Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
16 January
United Kingdom }
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Greenock
Agapenor
Cargo ship
For Ocean Steam Ship Company
17 January
Austria-Hungary
Ganz-Danubius
Fiume
Szent István
Tegetthoff -class battleship
For Austro-Hungarian Navy
29 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Euripides
Passenger ship
For Aberdeen Line .
29 January
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V25
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Kaiserliche Marine .
7 February
United Kingdom
Yarrow
Scotstoun
Landrail
Laforey -class destroyer
For Royal Navy .
11 February
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Mississippi
Passenger ship
For Atlantic Transport Co.[ 3]
21 February
Germany
Germaniawerft
Kiel
Kronprinz Wilhelm
König -class battleship
For Imperial German navy
21 February
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V26
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Imperial German Navy .
24 February
Germany
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg
Fritz
diesel motor ship
25 February
United Kingdom
John I. Thornycroft & Company
Lance
Laforey -class destroyer
For Royal Navy
26 February
United Kingdom
Harland and Wolff
Belfast
Britannic
Olympic -class ocean liner
For Royal Navy Sister ship of Titanic
26 February
United Kingdom
Hawthorn Leslie
Lydiard
Laforey -class destroyer
For Royal Navy
28 February
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S32
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Imperial German Navy .
12 March
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Falstria
Cargo ship
For East Asiatic CoEast Asiatic Co.[ 4]
14 March
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco , California
K-3
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
17 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
K-5
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
19 March
United States
Moran Company
Seattle , Washington
K-4
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
23 March
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Oklahoma
Nevada -class battleship
For United States Navy
26 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
K-6
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
26 March
Germany
AG Vulcan
Stettin
V27
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Kaiserliche Marine .
4 April
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S33
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Imperial German Navy .
8 April
United Kingdom
Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd
West Hartlepool , Co Durham
Pengreep
Cargo ship
For R B Chellew Steam Navigation Company
22 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Egori
Cargo ship
For Elder Dempster.[ 5]
22 April
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
McDougal
O'Brien -class destroyer
For United States Navy
23 April
United Kingdom
E11
E-class submarine
For Royal Navy
25 April
Germany
AG Weser
Bremen
Regensburg
Graudenz -class cruiser
For Imperial German Navy
13 June
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Elbing
S34
V25 -class torpedo boat
For Imperial German Navy .
20 June
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco , California
K-7
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Seattle, Washington
Arapaho
tug
For United States Navy [ 6]
Germany
Blohm + Voss
Hamburg
Bismarck
Imperator -class ocean liner
For Hamburg America Line
24 June
United Kingdom
William Denny
Dunbarton
Princess Margaret
Passenger liner
For Canadian Pacific Railway [ 7]
7 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Orbita
Ocean liner
For Pacific Steam Navigation Company [ 8]
9 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Lalandia
Cargo ship
For Western Australian Government , completed as Kangaroo .[ 9]
9 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Statendam
Ocean Liner
For Holland America Line [ 10]
11 July
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco , California
K-8
K-class submarine
For United States Navy
11 July
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Nevada
Nevada -class battleship
For United States Navy
20 July
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
O'Brien
O'Brien -class destroyer
For United States Navy
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Seattle, Washington
Mohave
tug
For United States Navy [ 11] (or 20 June[ 12] )
6 August
United Kingdom
Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company
Hebburn , Tyneside
Murray
Admiralty M-class destroyer
For Royal Navy.
8 August
United Kingdom
Armstrong Whitworth
Elswick, Tyne and Wear
Bjørgvin
Nidaros -class coastal defence ship
For Royal Norwegian Navy [ 13]
15 August
United States
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Seattle, Washington
Tillamook
tug
For United States Navy [ 14]
19 August
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Nicholson
O'Brien -class destroyer
For United States Navy
22 August
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Ericsson
O'Brien -class destroyer
For United States Navy
4 September
United Kingdom
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Linthouse , Govan
Tuscania
Passenger liner
For Anchor Line [ 15]
8 September
United Kingdom
Workman, Clark and Company
Belfast
Ebro
Ocean Liner
For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company [ 16]
21 September
Spain
SECN
Ferrol
Jaime I
España -class battleship
For Spanish Navy .[ 17]
30 September
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Glasgow
Apapa
Passenger ship
For Elder Dempster Line .[ 18]
12 October
United Kingdom
Yarrow
Scotstoun
Manly
Yarrow M-class destroyer
20 October
United Kingdom
William Denny and Brothers Ltd
Dumbarton , Scotland
Princess Irene
Ocean liner
For Canadian Pacific Railway
31 October
United Kingdom
John Brown & Company
Clydebank , Scotland
Barham
Queen Elizabeth -class battleship
For Royal Navy
4 November
United Kingdom
Fairfield Shipbuilding
Govan , Scotland
Valiant
Queen Elizabeth -class battleship
For Royal Navy
17 November
United Kingdom
Devonport Dockyard
Devonport , England
Royal Oak
Revenge -class battleship
For Royal Navy
19 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Almanzora
Passenger ship
For Royal Mail Line .[ 19]
21 November
Germany
Schichau-Werke
Danzig
Elbing
Pillau -class light cruiser
For Kaiserliche Marine
19 December
Australia
Cockatoo Dockyard
Sydney , New South Wales
Huon
River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
For Royal Australian Navy
31 December
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Belgenland
Passenger ship
For International Navigation Co . Completed as Belgic .
Unknown date
Sweden
Baychimo
Cargo ship
For Hudson's Bay Company
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff LTd .
Glasgow
Egba
Cargo ship
For Elder Dempster Lines.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Palmers Ltd .
River Tyne
Maricopa
Tanker
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd .
Troon
Glen Usk
Paddle steamer
For P. & A. Campbell.
Unknown date
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Pacific
Cargo ship
For J S Emery Steamship Co
Unknown date
Norway
Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted
Tønsberg
Viking II
Whaler
For A/S Tønsberg Hvalfangeri
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Joseph Russell & Co.
Port Glasgow
War Ermine
Cargo ship
For British Shipping Controller .
^ "Mississippi" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^ "Falstria" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^ "Egori" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels . 1919. p. 569.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Wm Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton: Princess Margaret". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 29.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Orbita". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. August 1914. p. 30.
^ "Kangaroo" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Harland & Wolff, Belfast: Statendam". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. August 1914. pp. 30–32.
^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels . 1919. p. 575.
^ "Mohave (Fleet Tug No.15)" .
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: The Tyne and Wear: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. September 1914. p. 54.
^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels . 1919. p. 581.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Scotland: Alex. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. October 1914. p. 87.
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Ireland: Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect . Vol. 37. October 1914. pp. 87–88.
^ Fernandez, Mitiukov & Crawford 2007 , p. 73.
^ "Apapa" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
^ "Almanzora" . The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
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