The list of ship launches in 1904 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1904. 
   | Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | 
  | 4 February |  United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | New Zealand | King Edward VII-class battleship | For Royal Navy | 
  | 7 February |  United States | W. A. Boole & Son | Oakland, California | Expansion | twin-screw schooner |  | 
  | 3 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Worcestershire | Passenger ship | For Bibby Line.[1] | 
  | 26 March | .svg.png) Germany | AG Vulcan Stettin | Stettin | Lübeck | Bremen-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy | 
  | 31 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dunluce Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line. | 
  | 6 April |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Virginia | Virginia-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 18 April |  United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Kurt | Barque | For G. H. J. Siemers & Co. | 
  | 30 April | .svg.png) Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste | Erzherzog Friedrich | Erzherzog Karl-class battleship | For Austro-Hungarian Navy | 
  | 30 April |  France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Démocratie | Liberté-class battleship | For French Navy | 
  | 30 April | .svg.png) Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | München | Bremen-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy | 
  | 14 May | .svg.png) Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Yorck | Roon-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy | 
  | 17 May |  United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Virginia-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 17 May |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Slievemore | Ferry | For London and North Western Railway | 
  | 27 May | .svg.png) Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | Lothringen | Braunschweig-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy | 
  | 15 June |  Netherlands | Rijkswerf | Amsterdam | Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp | Coastal defence ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy | 
  | 19 June | _crowned.svg.png) Italy | La Spezia Naval Base | La Spezia | Regina Elena | Regina Elena-class battleship | For Regia Marina | 
  | 30 June |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pardo | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[2] | 
  | 27 August |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Dansborg | Cargo ship | For A/S D/S Neptun.[3] | 
  | 27 August |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hornsea | Cargo ship | For Sea Steamship Co. Ltd.[4] | 
  | 27 August |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Louisiana | Connecticut-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 8 September |  United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Grasmere | Coaster | For Grasmere Steamship Co. Ltd.[5] | 
  | 10 September |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Potaro | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[6] | 
  | 24 September |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mamari | Passenger ship | For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.[7] | 
  | 29 September |  United States | New York Naval Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Connecticut | Connecticut-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 7 October |  United States | Moran Brothers | Seattle, Washington | Nebraska | Virginia-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 11 October |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Georgia | Virginia-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 12 October | _crowned.svg.png) Italy | Castellammare Royal Dockyard | Castellammare di Stabia | Vittorio Emanuele | Regina Elena-class battleship | For Regia Marina | 
  | 27 October |  France | FCM | La Seyne | Justice | Liberté-class battleship | For French Navy | 
  | October | .svg.png) Germany | Blohm & Voss |  | Craigronald | Merchant ship | Later named Glyndwr | 
  | 8 November |  United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks | Leamouth, London | Black Prince | Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser | For Royal Navy | 
  | 10 November |  United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | New Jersey | Virginia-class battleship | For United States Navy | 
  | 19 November | .svg.png) Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Deutschland | Deutschland-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy | 
  | 10 December |  United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Britannia | King Edward VII-class battleship | For Royal Navy | 
  | Unknown date |  Netherlands | Bonn & Mees | Rotterdam | Alcyon | Fishing trawler | For private owner | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Dover Castle | Ocean Liner | For Union Castle Line. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Ellen | Lighter | For Samuel Cook.[9] | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Excellent | Steam drifter | For George Garden Sr.[10] | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Freya | Steam trawler | For Fishing Board of Scotland. | 
  | Unknown date | .svg.png) Canada | Bertram Engine Works Co. Ltd | Toronto | Haddington | Cargo ship | For private owner. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Hans | Barque | For a German owner. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Kathleen | Lighter | For Avenue Lighter Co. Ltd.[14] | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | J. P. Rennoldson & Sons | South Shields | Kingfisher | Tug | For private owner. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Lebanon | Steam drifter | For .[16] | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Olive | Steam drifter | For William Smith Jr.[17] | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Rose | Steam drifter | For William Findlay.[18] | 
  | Unknown date |  Netherlands | M. van der Kuijl | Rotterdam | Silvain | Fishing trawler | For Stoomvisserij Maatschappij Mercurius | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom |  |  | W 24 | Hopper barge | For Admiralty. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Unnamed | Lighter | For Mr. Sleight.[20] | 
 References
   - ^ "Worcestershire". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017. 
- ^ "Pardo". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017. 
- ^ "Dansborg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024. 
- ^ "Hornsea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024. 
- ^ "Grasmere". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024. 
- ^ "Potaro". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017. 
- ^ "Mamari". The Yard. Retrieved 21 February 2017. 
- ^ "Ellen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024. 
- ^ "Excellent". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 
- ^ "Kathleen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024. 
- ^ "Lebanon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 
- ^ "Olive". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 
- ^ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 
- ^ "Unnamed". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024. 
  - Sources
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.