List of ship launches in 1898
The list of ship launches in 1898 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1898.
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Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 5 January |
 United Kingdom |
Vickers Limited |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Amphitrite |
Diadem-class cruiser |
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| 24 January |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan Scotland |
Argonaut |
Diadem-class cruiser |
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| 10 February |
United Kingdom |
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Kingston upon Hull |
Bullfinch |
Bullfinch-class destroyer |
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| 22 February |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Mermaid |
Mermaid-class destroyer |
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| 26 February |
 United States |
Detroit Dry Dock Company |
Wyandotte, Michigan |
City of Erie |
Paddle steamer |
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| 21 March |
United Kingdom |
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Kingston upon Hull |
Dove |
Bullfinch-class destroyer |
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| 24 March |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
Newport News, Virginia |
Kearsarge |
Kearsarge-class battleship |
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| 24 March |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
Newport News, Virginia |
Kentucky |
Kearsarge-class battleship |
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| 7 April |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan Scotland |
Hermes |
Highflyer-class cruiser |
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| 21 April |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Sampo |
Icebreaker |
For Finnish Board of Navigation |
| 22 April |
United Kingdom |
J & G Thompson |
Clydebank |
Ariadne |
Diadem-class cruiser |
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| 7 May |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Statendam |
Ocean liner |
For the Holland America Line |
| 18 May |
United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Alabama |
Illinois-class battleship |
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| 1 June |
 Norway |
Karljohansvern naval yard |
Horten, Norway |
Storm |
1. class torpedo boat |
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| 4 June |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan, Scotland |
Highflyer |
Highflyer-class cruiser |
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| 22 September |
Norway |
Karljohansvern naval yard |
Horten, Norway |
Brand |
1. class torpedo boat |
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| 4 October |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
Newport News, Virginia |
Illinois |
Illinois-class battleship |
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| 27 October |
United Kingdom |
London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company |
Glasgow |
Hyacinth |
Highflyer-class cruiser |
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| 27 October |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy Dockyard |
Pembroke Dock |
Spartiate |
Diadem-class cruiser |
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| October |
United Kingdom |
W Brighton |
Oulton Broad |
Albion |
Norfolk wherry |
For WD & AE Walker, Bungay |
| 1 November |
United Kingdom |
Thames Ironworks |
Leamouth, London |
Shikishima |
Shikishima-class battleship |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 26 November |
United States |
Union Iron Works |
San Francisco, California |
Wisconsin |
Illinois-class battleship |
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See also