List of ship commissionings in 1914
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The list of ship commissionings in 1914 includes a chronological list of all ship
s commissioned in 1914.
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Operator
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Ship
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Pennant
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 11 March
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| G 13
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 13
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 12 March
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| Texas
| New York class
battleship
| Battleship No. 35
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 April
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| New York
| New York class
battleship
| Battleship No. 34
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 14 June
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| O 4
| O 2 class
submarine
| O 4
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 July
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| Großer Kurfürst
| König class
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 July
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| Prinz Eugen
| Tegetthoff class
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 July
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| K I
| K I class submarine
| K I
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 29 July
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| G 16
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 16
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 3 August
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| G 15
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 15
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 9 August
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| König
| König class
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 20 August
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| O 5
| O 2 class
submarine
| O 5
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 September
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| Derfflinger
| Derfflinger class
battlecruiser
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 September
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| Brinio
| Gruno class gunboat
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 October
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| Markgraf
| König class
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 November
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| Kronprinz
| König class
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 16 December
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| Glyndwr
| Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier
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| Former SS Glyndwr
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| Date uncertain
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| Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3
| Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier
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| Former SS Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
s commissioned in 1914.
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Operator
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Ship
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Class and type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Pennant
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Other notes
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 11 March
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| G 13
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 13
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 12 March
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| Texas
USS Texas (BB-35)
USS Texas , the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a . The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914....
| New York class
New York class battleship
The New York class battleship was the fifth series of two super-dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy which served during World War I and World War II. The class represented the first use of the 14" naval gun by the U.S. Navy...
battleship
| Battleship No. 35
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 April
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| New York
USS New York (BB-34)
USS New York was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of two . She was the fifth ship to carry her name....
| New York class
New York class battleship
The New York class battleship was the fifth series of two super-dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy which served during World War I and World War II. The class represented the first use of the 14" naval gun by the U.S. Navy...
battleship
| Battleship No. 34
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 14 June
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| O 4
| O 2 class
O 2 class submarine
The O 2 class was a class of four submarines, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 2, O 3, O 4 and O 5...
submarine
| O 4
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 July
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| Großer Kurfürst
SMS Großer Kurfürst
SMS Grosser Kurfürst may refer to one of two vessels of the Imperial German Navy:* SMS Grosser Kurfürst, commissioned in 1875, one of Germany's first armored ships to be built in Germany....
| König class
König class battleship
The König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 July
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| Prinz Eugen
SMS Prinz Eugen
SMS Prinz Eugen was an Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship of the . Prinz Eugen was built at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino yard, Trieste...
| Tegetthoff class
Tegetthoff class battleship
The Tegetthoff-class was the sole class of dreadnought battleship built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Four ships were built, SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Prinz Eugen and SMS Szent Istvan...
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 July
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| K I
| K I class submarine
| K I
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 29 July
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| G 16
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 16
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 3 August
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| G 15
| G 13 class torpedo boat
| G 15
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 9 August
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| König
SMS König
SMS König"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the first of four König class dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy during World War I. König was named in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who was the king of Prussia as well as the German Emperor...
| König class
König class battleship
The König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 20 August
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| O 5
| O 2 class
O 2 class submarine
The O 2 class was a class of four submarines, built by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Flushing for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Used for patrols in the Dutch home waters. The class comprised O 2, O 3, O 4 and O 5...
submarine
| O 5
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 September
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| Derfflinger
SMS Derfflinger
SMS Derfflinger"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine built just before the outbreak of World War I. She was the lead vessel of her class of three ships; her sister ships were and...
| Derfflinger class
Derfflinger class battlecruiser
The Derfflinger class was a class of three battlecruisers of the German Imperial Navy. The ships were ordered for the 1912 to 1913 Naval Building Program of the German Imperial Navy as a reply to the Royal Navy's three new s that had been launched a few years earlier...
battlecruiser
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 September
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| Brinio
| Gruno class gunboat
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 1 October
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| Markgraf
SMS Markgraf
SMS Markgraf"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was the third battleship of the four-ship . She served in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 4 June 1913...
| König class
König class battleship
The König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 8 November
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| Kronprinz
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
SMS Kronprinz"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the last battleship of the four-ship of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914. She was formally commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 November 1914, just over 4...
| König class
König class battleship
The König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
battleship
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 16 December
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| Glyndwr
| Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier
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| Former SS Glyndwr
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| Date uncertain
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| Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3
| Converted merchant type auxiliary seaplane carrier
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| Former SS Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3