List of ship launches in 1918

The list of ship launches in 1918 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1918.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Unknown

January

13 January

• Stevens (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

27 January

• Gregory (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

February

14 February

• Taylor (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California

20 February

• Talbot (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

21 February

• Colhoun (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

March

3 March

• Waters (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

23 March

• Dent (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• McKee (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

28 March

• Robinson (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Schley (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
• Lamberton (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
• West Neris (United States): Design 1019 cargo ship by Southwestern Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California for United States Maritime Commission

April

5 April

• Montgomery (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
• Radford (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia

7 April

• Champlin (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

9 April

• Dorsey (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

13 April

• Dyer (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

14 April

• Mugford (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Ringgold (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

16 April

• West Mount (United States Navy): Cargo ship requisitioned from Compagnie Générale Transatlantique while under construction. Built by Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Seattle, Washington.

20 April

• Bell (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts

29 April

• Lea (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Unknown date

• SS Lake Sunapee (2) (United States: Laker by Toledoe Shipping Company, Toledo, Ohio

May

11 May

• Breese (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
• Gamble (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia

26 May

• Chew (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

29 May

• Stribling (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

June

8 June

• Murray (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
• Ramsay (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia

9 June

• Ludlow (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

22 June

• Hazelwood (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Israel (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

25 June

• Wickes (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine

29 June

• Luce (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

July

3 July

• HDMS Niels Juel (Denmark): Coastal defense ship of the Royal Danish Navy

4 July

• 95 ships were launched by the United States on 4 July 1918 including 14 Wickes class destroyers.
• Abbot (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia
• Burns (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Crane (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Elliot (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Gridley (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Haraden (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia
• Harding (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Hart (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Ingraham (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Maury (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
• McKean (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California
• Thomas (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia
• Upshur (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Williams (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California

8 July

• Western Maid (United States): Cargo ship by Northwest Steel Co, Portland, Oregon for United States Shipping Board.

21 July

• Lansdale (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

25 July

• Philip (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine
• AA-1 (United States Navy): AA-1-class submarine by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts
• Adelaide (Royal Australian Navy): Town-class cruiser

August

4 August

• Mahan (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts

5 August

• Quistconck (United States): Design 1022 Hog Islander by American International Shipbuilding, Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

22 August

• Hood (United Kingdom): Admiral-class battlecruiser by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland

September

5 September

• Tattnall (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia

17 September

• Woolsey (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine

October

23 October

• Stalwart (Royal Australian Navy): S-class destroyer

30 October

• Evans (United States Navy): Wickes-class destroyer by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine

November

22 November

• Tasmania (Royal Australian Navy): S-class destroyer

December

28 December

• Tattoo (Royal Australian Navy): S-class destroyer

Unknown date

• Amsterdam (Netherlands): Trawler
• Cotopaxi (United States): Tramp steamer for Clinchfield Navigation Company
• Malmö (German Empire): Coaster for Bismark Linie GmbH, Hamburg
• War Buffalo (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): Cargo ship for British Shipping Controller
• Wellpark (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland): Cargo ship for Denholm Lines Ltd, Greenock