| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 8 January | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | U-5 | U-5 type submarine | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 15 January | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Wolverine | Beagle-class destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 January | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Edinburgh Castle | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Scotland | Scorpion | Beagle-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[2] |
| 22 February | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Danzig | U-9 | U-9 type submarine | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Bristol | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 February | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | N.E.R. No. 13 | Hopper barge | For North Eastern Railway.[3] |
| 26 February | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V184 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 9 March | Germany | Neptun Werft | Rostock | Undine | | [5] |
| 12 March | Italy | Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando | Livorno, Italy | Georgios Averof | Pisa-class armored cruiser | For Royal Hellenic Navy. |
| 7 April | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Moltke | Moltke-class battlecruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
| 9 April | United Kingdom | Scotts | Greenock | Colossus | Colossus-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 9 April | United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Perkins | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 12 April | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Paulding | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 12 April | France | Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde | Lormont | Vergniaud | Danton-class battleship | For French Navy. |
| 12 April | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste | Zrínyi | Radetzky-class battleship | For Austro-Hungarian Navy |
| 12 April | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V185 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 7 May | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Cyclops | Collier | For United States Navy. |
| 10 May | United Kingdom | Palmers | Jarrow | Hercules | Colossus-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 May | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn | Florida | Florida-class battleship | For United States Navy. |
| 12 May | United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Sterett | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 18 May | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | U-6 | U-5 type submarine | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Russell & Co | Port Glasgow | Highland Corrie | Passenger/cargo liner | For Nelson Line |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pakeha | Cargo ship | For Shaw Savill Line.[6] |
| 4 June | United States | New York Shipbuilding Company | Camden, New Jersey | McCall | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 7 June | United Kingdom | Earle's Shipbuilding | Hull | Accrington | Passenger/cargo liner | For Great Central Railway[7] |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Scotland | Cameleon | Acorn-class destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
| 18 June | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Warrington | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 23 June | United States | New York Shipbuilding Company | Camden, New Jersey | Burrows | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 23 June | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Mayrant | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 30 June | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | Oldenburg | Helgoland-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
| 7 July | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Ellerbeck | Cargo ship | For Sharp Steamship Co. Ltd.[8] |
| 7 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gloucestershire | Passenger ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[9] |
| 7 July | Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard | Horten | Troll | Draug-class destroyer | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 9 July | United Kingdom | Earle's Shipbuilding | Hull | Brittany | Passenger ship | For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Scotland | Goldfinch | Acorn-class destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 July | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | U-7 | U-5 type submarine | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 6 August | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Devonport | Lion | Lion-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 August | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Highland Brae | Passenger/cargo liner | For Nelson Line |
| 20 August | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Portsmouth | Orion | Orion-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 August | Italy | Castellammare Royal Dockyard | Castellamare di Stabia | Dante Alighieri | Dreadnought battleship | For Regia Marina. |
| 22 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Drayton | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 22 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding Company | Newport News, Virginia | Roe | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Preussen | Passenger ship | For Hamburg America Line.[10] |
| 9 September | United Kingdom | William Gray & Company | West Hartlepool, County Durham | Registan | Cargo ship | For Anglo-Algerian Steamship Co. (1896) Ltd. |
| 20 September | United States | New York Shipbuilding Company | Camden, New Jersey | Ammen | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Glasgow | Falmouth | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 September | Germany | Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG | Wesermünde | Freienfels | Cargo ship | For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" |
| 20 October | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Olympic | Ocean liner | Sister ship of RMS Titanic |
| 22 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Themistocles | Passenger ship | For Aberdeen Line. |
| 12 October | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Syndic | Cargo ship | For .[11] |
| 20 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Olympic | Passenger ship | For White Star Line. |
| 3 November | United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Walke | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| 5 November | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G192 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 17 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sachsen | Passenger ship | For Hamburg America Line.[12] |
| 18 November | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Elswick | Weymouth | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 November | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V186 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 1 December | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Angora | Cargo liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company |
| 10 December | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G193 | S138-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Vickers Limited | | Dartmouth | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 15 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bayern | Passenger ship | For Hamburg America Line.[13] |
| 17 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Maloja | Passenger ship | For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 20 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Trippe | Paulding-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Amiable | Steam drifter | For William Crome Jr.[14] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Calistoga | Steam drifter | For James Bloomfield.[15] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Delite | Lighter | For Humber Lighterage Co. Ltd.[16] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Dory | Barge | For Rea Transport Co. Ltd.[17] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | E.J.M. | Steam drifter | For Robert Milburn.[18] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth & Company | Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne | Esturia | Oil tanker | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hall, Russel & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Intaba | Steamship | For John T. Rennie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Johnathan Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & J. Armour | Fleetwood | Louie Rigby | Fishing vessel | For Thomas Rigby and others.[21] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Paradox II | Steam drifter | For Walter Haylett.[22] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | R. Mackay | Steam drifter | For Pitchers Ltd.[23] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richardson, Duck & Co. Ltd. | Stockton-on-Tees | Rotherhill | cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. | Sunderland | Saskatoon | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Russia | W. Crichton | Saint Petersburg | Silatch | Icebreaker | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Skibo Castle | Steam drifter | For Isaac Milne.[26] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Speculation | Lighter | For John Charles Raper.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Thomas Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United States | Superior Shipbuilding Company | Duluth, Minnesota | Wasp | Steel-hulled motorboat | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Young Henry | Steam drifter | For Richard Sutton.[28] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Naval sloop | For Royal Navy.[29] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[30] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[31] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[32] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Sailing ship | For private owner.[33] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[34] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[35] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Steamship | For private owner.[36] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Sailing ship | For private owner.[37] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Steamship | For private owner.[38] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Unnamed | Lighter | For Great Central Railway.[39] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Unnamed | Lighter | For Great Central Railway.[40] |