The list of ship launches in 1915 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1915.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 5 January | Russia | Russo-Baltic Yard | Reval | Gavriil | Orfey-class destroyer | |
| 8 January | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste | Teodo | Pola-class collier | |
| 14 January | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow, England | Resolution | Revenge-class battleship | |
| 15 January | Austria-Hungary | Cantiere Navale Triestino | Monfalcone | Tb 100 M | 250t-class torpedo boat | |
| 16 January | United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Cushing | O'Brien-class destroyer | |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Earl of Peterborough | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 January | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G39 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Birkenhead | Town-class cruiser | |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hebburn | Cargo ship | For Huddart Parker Ltd.[6] |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Glengyle | Cargo ship | For Glen Line..[7] |
| 27 January | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V43 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 9 February | United States | Seattle Construction and Drydock Company | Seattle, Washington | Bushnell | submarine tender | [8] |
| 11 February | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Winslow | O'Brien-class destroyer | |
| 14 February | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Czaritza | Passenger ship | For Russian American Line. |
| 18 February | Germany | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Bayern | Bayern-class battleship | |
| 24 February | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V44 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 27 February | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G40 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 16 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania-class battleship | |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | Armstrong Whitworth | Walker-on-Tyne | Malaya | Queen Elizabeth-class battleship | |
| 20 March | Austria-Hungary | Ganz & Danubius | Fiume | Tb 87 F | 250t-class torpedo boat | |
| 29 March | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V45 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 10 April | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S49 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 12 April | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Nimrod | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Glenartney | Cargo ship | For Glen Line.[12] |
| 15 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Abercrombie | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 15 April | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | Danzig | U-45 | Type U-43 submarine | |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Marconi | Cargo ship | For Lamport and Holt.[14] |
| 24 April | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G41 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 24 April | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S50 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 28 April | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn | Marksman | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| 29 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Havelock | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 29 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Raglan | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 29 April | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Portsmouth | Royal Sovereign | Revenge-class battleship | |
| 29 April | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S51 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 1 May | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Kempenfelt | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| 3 May | Sweden | Götaverken | Gothenburg | Sverige | Sverige-class coastal defence ship | |
| 4 May | United States | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | Quincy, Massachusetts | Tucker | Tucker-class destroyer | |
| 15 May | France | Arsenal de Rochefort | Rochefort | Mécanicien Principal Lestin | Enseigne Roux-class destroyer | |
| 18 May | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | Danzig | U-46 | Type U-43 submarine | |
| 20 May | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | G42 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | M29 | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Workman Clark | | M32 | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Workman Clark | | M33 | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 28 May | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Lightfoot | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| 29 May | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness, England | Revenge | Revenge-class battleship | |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Charles Connell and Company | Scotstoun | Laburnum | Acacia-class sloop | |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lord Clive | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 10 June | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V47 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 12 June | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S52 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 19 June | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Arizona | Pennsylvania-class battleship | |
| 23 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | M30 | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | M31 | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 July | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia | Conyngham | Tucker-class destroyer | |
| 8 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | General Craufurd | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 13 July | France | Arsenal de Rochefort | Rochefort | Enseigne Roux | Enseigne Roux-class destroyer | |
| 14 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Prince Eugene | Monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 1 August | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Wilhelmshaven | Hindenburg | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser | |
| 6 August | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | V48 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 16 August | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | Danzig | U-47 | Type U-43 submarine | |
| 24 August | United Kingdom | William Beardmore and Company | Dalmuir | Lassoo | Laforey-class destroyer | |
| 28 August | Australia | Cockatoo Dockyard | Sydney | Torrens | River-class torpedo-boat destroyer | |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Scotstoun | Mounsey | Yarrow M-class destroyer | |
| 18 September | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S53 | V25-class torpedo boat | |
| 30 September | Australia | Cockatoo Dockyard | Sydney | Brisbane | Town-class cruiser | |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sir Thomas Picton | Monitor | For Royal Navy |
| 3 October | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig | Danzig | U-48 | Type U-43 submarine | |
| 12 October | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Abdiel | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| 18 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | UB-24 | Type UB II submarine | |
| 29 October | Norway | Bergens Mekaniske Verksted | Bergen, Norway | Vigrid | Cargo ship | |
| 30 October | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | Baden | Bayern-class battleship | |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | Verbena | Arabis-class sloop | For Royal Navy.[19] |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Richardson, Duck and Company | Thornaby-on-Tees | Rosemary | Arabis-class sloop | |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Honor Storey | Coaster | For Darwen & Mostyn Iron Co. Ltd.[21] |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | P24 | Patrol boat | For Royal Navy.[22] |
| 25 November | Austria-Hungary | Ganz & Danubius | Fiume | Tb 93 F | 250t-class torpedo boat | |
| 11 December | Australia | Cockatoo Dockyard | Sydney | Swan | River-class torpedo-boat destroyer | |
| 18 December | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Chester | Town-class cruiser | |
| 18 December | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Königsberg | Königsberg-class cruiser | For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 23 December | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Gabriel | Marksman-class flotilla leader | |
| December | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Tyndareus | Cargo liner | For Ocean Steamship Company |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | A 18 | Tug | For War Office.[23] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Bongo | Barge | For Lever Bros. Ltd.[24] |
| Unknown date | Germany | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Brosen | Tanker | For German Government. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Dolo | Barge | For Lever Bros. Ltd.[26] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 79 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 80 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[28] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 81 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[29] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 82 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[30] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 83 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[31] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 84 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[32] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 85 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[33] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 86 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[34] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 87 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[35] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd | Blyth | X 88 | Landing craft | For Royal Navy.[36] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Yumbi | Barge | For Lever Bros. Ltd.[37] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | I. J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd. | Queensferry | Zambi | Barge | For Lever Bros. Ltd.[38] |
References
- ^ "Hebburn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Glengyle". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Ship's Data U.S. Navy Vessels. 1919. p. 189.
- ^ "Glenartney". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Marconi". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Verbena". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Honor Storey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "HMS P24". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "A 18". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Bongo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Dolo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "X 79". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 80". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 81". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X82". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 83". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 84". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 85". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 86". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 87". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "X 88". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Yumbi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Zambi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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