| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 7 January | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Newcastle upon Tyne | Contest | Acasta-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
| 11 January | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S21 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Rio de Janeiro | Dreadnought battleship | For Brazilian Navy |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Ambuscade | Acasta-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
| 28 January | Germany | | | Phönix | Cargo ship | For Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG |
| 8 February | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Parker | Aylwin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 15 February | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S22 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 20 February | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Dilston | Cargo ship | For Tyneside Line Ltd.[3] |
| 28 February | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V6 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 1 March | Germany | Königliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | König | König-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
| 22 March | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Benham | Aylwin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 29 March | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S23 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 30 March | Italy | La Spezia Naval Base | La Spezia | Andrea Doria | Andrea Doria-class battleship | For Regia Marina |
| 3 April | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Vaterland | Imperator-class ocean liner | For Hamburg America Line |
| 5 April | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Duncan | Cassin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 8 April | Germany | Joh. C. Tecklenborg | Bremerhaven | Solfels | Cargo ship | |
| 8 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd | Birkenhead | Bergensfjord | Ocean liner | For Norwegian America Line |
| 12 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Katoomba | Passenger ship | For McIlwraith & McEachern & Co. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Royal Navy Dockyard | Pembroke Dock | Nottingham | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited | Govan | Calgarian | Ocean liner | For Allan Line Steamship Company Ltd. |
| 20 April | France | Naval Group | Lorient | Provence | Bretagne-class battleship | For French Navy |
| 21 April | France | Brest Arsenal | Brest | Bretagne | Bretagne-class battleship | For French Navy |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Aquitania | Ocean liner | |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Ridley | Cargo ship | For Ref 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[5] |
| 24 April | Italy | Royal Dockyard | Castellammare di Stabia | Duilio | Andrea Doria-class battleship | For Regia Marina |
| 25 April | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V5 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 28 April | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham | Lowestoft | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy |
| 5 May | Germany | Vulcan-Werke | Stettin | Grosser Kurfürst | König-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
| 7 May | Spain | Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval | Ferrol | Alfonso XIII | España-class battleship | For Spanish Navy.[6] |
| 7 May | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Newcastle upon Tyne | Birmingham | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy |
| 8 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Andes | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[7] |
| 20 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cassin | Cassin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | AE1 | E-class submarine | For Royal Navy |
| 27 May | Norway | Karljohansvern | Horten | Garm | Draug-class destroyer | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 4 June | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Markgraf | König-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | AE2 | E-class submarine | For Royal Navy |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Borgland | type | For A/S Borga.[8] |
| 28 June | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S24 | V1-class torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 10 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Attendant | Passenger tender | For Elder Dempster Lines |
| 17 July | Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Derfflinger | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
| 6 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cummings | Cassin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 20 August | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Bywell | Collier | For Screw Collier Co. Ltd.[9] |
| 3 September | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | Reşadiye | Reşadiye-class battleship | For Ottoman Navy |
| 4 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Maryland | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co.[10] |
| 30 September | France | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Lorraine | Bretagne-class battleship | For French Navy |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Orduna | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 16 October | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | Portsmouth | Queen Elizabeth | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
| 25 October | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Kiel | Graudenz | Graudenz-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Alcantara | Passenger ship | For Royal Mail Line |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Ryton | Cargo ship | For Red 'R' Steamship Co. Ltd.[11] |
| 1 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Manoa | Steamship | For Matson Line |
| 8 November | United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Downes | Cassin-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Glasgow | Benbow | Iron Duke-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Plymouth Dockyard | Plymouth | Warspite | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
| 27 November | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness | Emperor of India | Iron Duke-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
| 27 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Missouri | Passenger ship | For Atlantic Transport Co.[12] |
| 29 November | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | Lützow | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Elsdon | Cargo ship | For Sharp Steamship Co. Ltd.[13] |
| 15 December | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Tiger | Tiger-class battlecruiser | For Royal Navy |
| 15 December | United Kingdom | Barclay Curle | Glasgow | Bandra | Cargo liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 17 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Egba | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[14] |
| 29 December | United Kingdom | Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company / Hawthorn Leslie | Wallsend / Hebburn | Lucifer | Laforey-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
| Unknown date | United States | | | A. Brook Taylor | Fishing trawler | For Virginia Fishing Co.[15] |
| Unknown date | United States | New York Launch & Engine Building Co. | Morris Heights, New York | Abalone | Motorboat | For Arnold Schlaet.[16] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Anchovy | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[17] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Arthur H. Johnson | Steam drifter | For Great Yarmouth Steam Drifters Ltd.[18] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Bonanza | Steamship | For private owner.[19] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Boy Charles | Steam drifter | For Charles A. Webster.[20] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Carita | Coaster | For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[21] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Desabla | Oil tanker | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Fleurita | Coaster | For John Summers & Sons Ltd.[22] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Haddock | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[23] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Hake | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[24] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | J Burn | Steam drifter | For Robert Milburn.[25] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Kristianiafjord | Passenger ship | For Norwegian America Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Ocean Favourite | Steam drifter | For Bloomfields Ltd.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Ocean Harvest | Steam drifter | For Bloomfields Ltd.[28] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Ocean Pilot | Steam drifter | For W. J. E. Green Ltd.[29] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Pater | Motor vessel | For The Barge Pirate Co. Ltd.[30] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Sardine | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[31] |
| Unknown date | Germany | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau. | Vegesack | Sierra Salvada | Passenger ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Beeching Brothers Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | The Throne | Steam drifter | For Crown Steam Drifters Ltd.[33] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Whelk | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[34] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Whiting | Barge | For Rea Transportation Co. Ltd.[35] |
| Unknown date | Germany | Reiherstieg Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik | Hamburg | Wotan | Tanker | For Deutsche-Amerikan Petroleum Gesellschaft |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Zealous | Dockyard tanker | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | 3 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[37] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | 4 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[38] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | 5 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[39] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | 6 G.W.R. | Barge | For Great Western Railway.[40] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Pontoon | For private owner.[41] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Pontoon | For private owner.[42] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[43] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[44] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[45] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Motor vessel | For private owner.[46] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Unnamed | Steamship | For private owner.[47] |