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The '''list of ship launches in 1898''' includes a chronological list of some [[ship]]s launched in 1898.
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!width="100" |Date
! Country |Country
! Builder
! Location
! Ship
! Class / type
! Notes
|-----
! 5 January
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Vickers Limited]]
| [[Barrow-in-Furness]]
| '''{{HMS|Amphitrite|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Diadem|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! 24 January
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
| [[Govan]], Scotland
| '''{{HMS|Argonaut|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Diadem|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! 10 February
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|
| [[Kingston upon Hull]]
| '''{{HMS|Bullfinch|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Bullfinch|destroyer|2}}
|
|-----
! 22 February
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company]]
| [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]
| '''{{HMS|Mermaid|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Mermaid|destroyer|2}}
| 
|-----
! 26 February
| {{flag|United States|1877}}
|[[Detroit Dry Dock Company]]
| [[Wyandotte, Michigan]]
| '''{{ship||City of Erie|sidewheeler|2}}'''
| [[Paddle steamer]]
| 
|-
!7 March
|{{SWE}}
|Bergsunds Shipyard
|[[Stockholm]]
|'''{{HSwMS|Thor|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Oden|coastal defence ship|2}}
|
|-----
! 21 March
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|
| [[Kingston upon Hull]]
| '''{{HMS|Dove|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Bullfinch|destroyer|2}}
|
|-
!23 March
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Chatham Dockyard]]
|[[Chatham, Kent]]
|'''{{HMS|Goliath|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Canopus|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 24 March
| {{USA}}
| [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]]
| [[Newport News, Virginia]]
| '''{{USS|Kearsarge|BB-5|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Kearsarge|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 24 March
| {{USA}}
| [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]]
| [[Newport News, Virginia]]
| '''{{USS|Kentucky|BB-6|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Kearsarge|battleship|2}}
|
|-
!30 March
|{{SWE}}
|[[Lindholmens|Lindholmens Shipyard]]
|[[Lindholmen, Gothenburg|Lindholmen]], [[Gothenburg]]
|'''{{HSwMS|Niord|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Oden|coastal defence ship|2}}
|
|-
!31 March
|{{flagcountry|German Empire}}
|[[Germaniawerft]]
|[[Kiel]]
|'''{{SMS|Gazelle||2}}'''
|{{sclass|Gazelle|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
!7 April
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
|[[Govan]], Scotland
|'''{{HMS|Hermes|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Highflyer|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! 7 April
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Harland & Wolff]]
| [[Belfast]]
| '''{{SS|New England|1898|2}}'''
| [[Passenger ship]]
| For Richard Mills & Co.<ref name=HW315>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=315 |title=New England |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
|-----
!7 April
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Harland and Wolff]]
|[[Belfast]]
|'''''[[SS Scandinavian|New England]]'''''
|[[Ocean liner]]
|For the [[Dominion Line]]
|-----
! 21 April
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Armstrong Whitworth]]
| [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]
| '''{{ship||Sampo|1898 icebreaker|2}}'''
| [[Icebreaker]]
| For [[Finnish Board of Navigation]]
|-----
! 21 April
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd]]
| [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]]
| '''{{SS|William Broadley|1898|2}}'''
| [[Steamship]]
| For Red 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.<ref name=WB>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=10039&a1Page=5&ref=202089&vessel=WILLIAM+BROADLEY |title=William Broadley |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=1 October 2024 }}</ref>
|-----
! 22 April
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[John Brown & Company|J & G Thompson]]
| [[Clydebank]]
| '''{{HMS|Ariadne|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Diadem|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! 7 May
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Harland and Wolff]]
| [[Belfast]]
| '''{{SS|Statendam|1898|2}}'''
| [[Ocean liner]]
| For the [[Holland America Line]]
|-----
! 18 May
| {{USA}}
| [[William Cramp & Sons]]
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| '''{{USS|Alabama|BB-8|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Illinois|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 1 June
| {{NOR}}
| [[Karljohansvern]] naval yard
| [[Horten]], Norway
| '''{{HNoMS|Storm|1898|2}}'''
| [[1.-class torpedo boat|1.-class]] torpedo boat
|
|-----
! 4 June
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Harland & Wolff]]
| [[Belfast]]
| '''{{SS|Bay State|1898|2}}'''
| [[Cargo ship]]
| For George Warren & Co.<ref name=HW321>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=321 |title=Bay State |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
|-----
! 4 June
|{{FRA}}
|[[Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée]]
|[[La Seyne-sur-Mer]]
|'''{{ship|Brazilian coastal defense ship|Deodoro||2}}'''
|{{sclass|Deodoro|coastal defense ship|2}}
| For [[Brazilian Navy]]
|-----
! 4 June
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
| [[Govan]], Scotland
| '''{{HMS|Highflyer|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Highflyer|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
!4 June
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Swan Hunter|Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson]]
|[[Wallsend]]
|'''''[[SS Ultonia|Ultonia]]'''''
|[[Cargo liner]]
|For the [[Cunard Line]]
|-
!21 June
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Thames Iron Works]]
|[[London]]
|'''{{HMS|Albion|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Canopus|battleship|2}}
|
|-
!5 July
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard]]
|[[Devonport, Devon|Devonport]]
|'''{{HMS|Ocean|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Canopus|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 4 August
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Harland & Wolff]]
| [[Belfast]]
| '''{{SS|German|1898|2}}'''
| [[Passenger ship]]
| For Union Steamship Co.<ref name=HW334>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=334 |title=German |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
|-----
! 18 August
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd]]
| [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]]
| '''{{SS|Sigrid|1898|2}}'''
| [[Steamship]]
| For Russische Baltische Dampfschffahrts Gessellschaft.<ref name=Sigrid>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=10039&a1Page=5&ref=202085&vessel=SIGRID |title=Sigrid |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=1 October 2024 }}</ref>
|-
!1 September
|{{FRA}}
|[[Arsenal de Brest]]
|[[Brest, France|Brest]]
|'''{{Ship|french battleship|Iéna||2}}'''
|Pre-dreadnought battleship
|
|-----
! 5 September
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Blyth Shipbuilding Company|Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd]]
| [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]]
| '''{{SS|Longbenton|1898|2}}'''
| [[Steamship]]
| For T. & W. Smith.<ref name=Longbenton>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=10039&a1Page=5&ref=202065&vessel=LONGBENTON |title=Longbenton |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=1 October 2024 }}</ref>
|-----
! 22&nbsp;September
| {{NOR}}
| [[Karljohansvern]] naval yard
| [[Horten]], Norway
| '''{{HNoMS|Brand|1898|2}}'''
| [[1.-class torpedo boat|1.-class]] torpedo boat
|
|-----
! 4 October
| {{USA}}
| [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company]]
| [[Newport News, Virginia]]
| '''{{USS|Illinois|BB-7|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Illinois|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 14 October
| {{flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| Allsup & Co. Ltd.
| [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
| '''{{SS|Rimu|1898|2}}'''
| [[coastal trading vessel|Coaster]]
| For Keith Ramsay.<ref name=Rimu>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=10560&a1Page=2&ref=202081&vessel=RIMU |title=Rimu |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=23 September 2024 }}</ref>
|-----
! 27 October
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company]]
| [[Glasgow]]
| '''{{HMS|Hyacinth|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Highflyer|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! 27 October
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Royal Navy Dockyard]]
| [[Pembroke Dock]]
| '''{{HMS|Spartiate|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Diadem|cruiser|2}}
|
|-----
! October
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| W Brighton
| [[Oulton Broad]]
| '''{{ship||Albion|wherry|2}}'''
| [[Norfolk wherry]]
| For WD & AE Walker, [[Bungay]]
|-----
! 1 November
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company|Thames Ironworks]]
| [[Leamouth]], [[London]]
| '''{{ship|Japanese battleship|Shikishima||2}}'''
| {{sclass|Shikishima|battleship|2}}
| For [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]
|-----
! 6 November
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[Harland & Wolff]]
| [[Belfast]]
| '''{{SS|Afric||2}}'''
| [[Passenger ship]]
| For [[White Star Line]].
|-
! 15 November
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company]]
| [[Govan]]
| '''{{HMS|Dwarf|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Bramble|Gunboat|2}}
|
|-----
!16 November
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Harland and Wolff]]
|[[Belfast]]
|'''''[[SS Afric|Afric]]'''''
|[[Jubilee-class ocean liner]]
|For the [[White Star Line]]
|-----
!17 November
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Portsmouth Dockyard]]
|[[Portsmouth]]
|'''{{HMS|Formidable|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Formidable|battleship|2}}
|
|-----
! 26 November
| {{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| [[W.H. Potter & Sons]]
| [[Liverpool]]
| '''{{HMS|Bramble|1898|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Bramble|Gunboat|2}}
|
|-----
! 26 November
| {{USA}}
| [[Union Iron Works]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| '''{{USS|Wisconsin|BB-9|2}}'''
| {{sclass|Illinois|battleship|2}}
| 
|-
! 1 December
| {{flag|United States|1895}}
| [[Bath Iron Works]]
| [[Bath, Maine]]
| '''{{USS|Aphrodite||2}}'''
| [[Yacht]]
| For Col. O H Payne<ref>{{cite journal |last=Fairburn |first=William A. |date=June 1899 |title=Full Powered Sea-Going Steam Yacht ''Aphrodite'' For Col. Oliver H. Payne, Of New York |journal=Marine Engineering |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=10–13 |publisher=Aldrich & Donaldson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OuzNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA10 |accessdate=20 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
! 4 December
| {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
| ''[[Cantieri navali Odero]]''
| [[Sestri Ponente]]
| '''{{ship|Italian destroyer|Fulmine|1898|2}}'''
| [[Destroyer]]
| For ''[[Regia Marina]]''
|-----
!15 December
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Chatham Dockyard]]
|[[Chatham, Kent]]
|'''{{HMS|Irresistible|1898|2}}'''
|{{sclass|Formidable|battleship|2}}
|For [[Royal Navy]]
|-----
!15 December
|{{Flagcountry|UKGBI}}
|[[Harland and Wolff]]
|[[Belfast]]
|'''''[[SS Medic|Medic]]'''''
|[[Jubilee-class ocean liner]]
|For the [[White Star Line]]
|----
! Date unknown
| {{flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| Brown & Clapson
| [[Barton-upon-Humber]]
| '''''Hope'''''
| [[Humber Keel]]
| For George Hill.<ref name=Hope>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=11160&a1Page=2&ref=221984&vessel=HOPE |title=Hope |publisher=Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=6 October 2024 }}</ref>
|-----
! Date unknown
| {{flagcountry|UKGBI}}
| Allsup & Co. Ltd.
| [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
| '''{{ship||Kittiwake|lightship|2}}'''
| [[lightvessel|Lightship]]
| For [[Commissioners of Irish Lights]].<ref name=Kittiwake>{{cite web |url=http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=10560&ref=206409&vessel=KITTIWAKE |title=Kittiwake |publisher=Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust |accessdate=23 September 2024 }}</ref>
|-----
! Date unknown 
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[Clelands Shipbuilding Company|Cleland Graving Dock & Slipway Co]].
| [[Wallsend]]
| '''''Majestic'''''
| [[Tugboat|Tug]]
| For private owner.{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|p=305}}
|-----
! Date unknown
| {{Flagcountry|German Empire}}
| G. Seebeck AG
| [[Bremerhaven]]
| '''{{SS|Phaedra|1898|2}}'''
| [[Cargo ship]]
| For [[Neptun Line]].{{sfn|Mitchell|Sawyer|1990|pp=440-41}}
|}

== References ==
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;Sources
*{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second }}

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