The list of ship launches in 1908 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1908.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March |  Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | Nassau | Nassau-class battleship | |
| 18 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Seneca | Revenue cutter | |
| 25 March |  Empire of Japan
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Mogami | Yodo-class cruiser | |
| 11 April | Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft | Kiel | Blücher | Unique armored cruiser | |
| 5 May |  Italy
|
Odero | Sestri Ponente | Amalfi | Pisa-class cruiser | |
| 14 May |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Pembroke Dockyard | Pembrokeshire, Wales | Boadicea | Boadicea-class cruiser | |
| 19 May | United States | Brooklyn Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Vestal | Collier | |
| 26 May | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Michigan | South Carolina-class battleship | |
| 26 May | Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft | Danzig | Emden | Dresden-class cruiser | |
| 27 June | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Harland and Wolff | Belfast, Co Antrim | Lapland | Ocean liner | For Red Star Line |
| 1 July | United States | William Cramp and Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Carolina-class battleship | |
| 1 July | Germany
|
AG Weser | Bremen | Westfalen | Nassau-class battleship | |
| 10 September | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Minas Geraes | Minas Geraes-class battleship | For Brazilian Navy |
| 26 September | Germany
|
AG Vulcan | Stettin | Rheinland | Nassau-class battleship | |
| 29 September | Italy
|
Cantieri Navale Siciliani | Palermo | Duca d'Aosta | Ocean liner | For Navigazione Generale Italiana |
| 7 November | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Devonport Dockyard | Devonport, England | Collingwood | St. Vincent-class battleship | |
| 10 November | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | North Dakota | Delaware-class battleship | |
| 10 November | Germany
|
AG Vulcan | Stettin | George Washington | Ocean liner | For North German Lloyd |
| 5 December | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Ontario | Collier | |
| 13 December | Germany
|
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft | Kiel | Posen | Nassau-class battleship | |
| Unknown date |  Denmark
|
Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft | Copenhagen | Laura | Coaster | For A/S Dampskibs Selskap Vesterhavet |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd | Sunderland, Co Durham | Odland | Cargo ship | For Dampskibsakties Odland |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1908 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
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