List of ship commissionings in 1908 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 1908 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1908. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Pennant	Class and type	Notes
9 January
1 February			BB-23		sold to Greece, 8 July 1914
1 February
6 March
19 March			BB-25
1 April			BB-24		sold to Greece, 8 July 1914
10 April
13 April
15 April
5 May
8 June			Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6		recommissioned ^[1]
13 June			Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4		recommissioned from reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard^[2]
25 June
25 June
6 July
14 August			Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8		recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines^[3]
11 September
20 October
14 November
20 November		Porpoise	Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7		recommissioned at Cavite, Philippines^[4]
1 December

Notes and References

1. Web site: A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 6 June 2019 . 31 August 2016 . Decommissioned on 28 November 1906, Pike remained inactive until 8 June 1908.
2. Web site: A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 3 June 2019 . 31 August 2016 . Decommissioned at Mare Island on 28 November 1906, Grampus remained inactive until recommissioned on 13 June 1908..
3. Web site: A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 10 June 2019 . 31 August 2016 . Shark was launched soon after her arrival at Cavite in July and was recommissioned on 14 August 1908..
4. Web site: A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 6 June 2019 . 31 August 2016 . Arriving at the Naval Station at Cavite, Porpoise was launched on 8 July 1908, and recommissioned on 20 November..