List of ship decommissionings in 1908

The list of ship decommissionings in 1908 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1908. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1908 instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Fate and other notes
April 21  United States Navy Porpoise (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7) Plunger-class submarine At New York Navy Yard for disassembly and shipment to the Philippines[1]
June 25  Royal Danish Navy Absalon Training schooner [2]
September 19  United States Navy Shark (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8) Plunger-class submarine At New York Navy Yard for disassembly and shipment to the Philippines[3]
October 3  Spanish Navy Lepanto Reina Regente-class protected cruiser Sold 1911; scrapped[4][5]
Unknown date  Spanish Navy Asturias Floating jetty Ex-screw frigate Princesa de Asturias; hulked as training ship since 1871; sold 1909;[6] auctioned off for firewood 1914
Unknown date  Spanish Navy Vitoria Coastal defense ship Hulked since 1903; stricken and scrapped 1912[7]

References

  1. ^ "A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. Taken subsequently to the New York Navy Yard, she was decommissioned on 21 April 1908. Partially disassembled, she was then loaded on the after well deck of the collier Caesar for a voyage to the Philippine Islands as deck cargo along with her sister ship Shark (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8), via the Suez Canal.
  2. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "ABSALON (1862-1908)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Taken to the New York Navy Yard in April 1908, the submarine torpedo boat was decommissioned there on the 21st of that month.
  4. ^ Mason, Herbert B. (1908). Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping. London: The Shipping Encyclopedia Limited. ISBN 9783864443992. Retrieved 19 March 2017. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ^ "Lepanto (1899)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Princesa de Asturias (1859)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Vitoria (1868)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

See also

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