List of ship commissionings in 1912 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The list of ship commissionings in 1912 includes a chronological list of all ship

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 1912.

	Ship	Class and type	Pennant
12 January	*Hydra*	Hydra class Hydra class minelayer The Hydra class were two minelayers of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve in the Dutch East Indies and Dutch territorial waters in Europe. The construction of the ships began in 1910 and was completed in 1912. The ships were built by the navy yard in Amsterdam. Both ships were still in... minelayer
1 August	Kaiser SMS Kaiser (1911) SMS Kaiser "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the lead ship of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Kaiser was built by the Imperial Dockyard at Kiel, launched on 22 March 1911 and commissioned on 1 August 1912. The ship was equipped with ten guns in five twin turrets, and...	Kaiser class battleship
1 August	Prinzregent Luitpold SMS Prinzregent Luitpold SMS Prinzregent Luitpold "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the fifth and final vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Prinzregent Luitpolds keel was laid in October 1910 at the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel...	Kaiser class battleship
17 September	Arkansas USS Arkansas (BB-33) USS Arkansas , a was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state.A dreadnought battleship, Arkansas was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 14 January 1911 sponsored by Miss Nancy Louise...	Wyoming class Wyoming class battleship The Wyoming class battleship was the fourth series of two battleships built for the United States Navy. The class comprised two ships: and . At the time of the design of this pair of dreadnoughts, not a single one of the previous designs had yet gone to sea... battleship	BB-33
17 September	Wyoming USS Wyoming (BB-32) USS Wyoming , the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named Wyoming, although it was only the second named in honor of the 44th state....	Wyoming class Wyoming class battleship The Wyoming class battleship was the fourth series of two battleships built for the United States Navy. The class comprised two ships: and . At the time of the design of this pair of dreadnoughts, not a single one of the previous designs had yet gone to sea... battleship	BB-32
15 October	*Friedrich der Große*	Kaiser class battleship
November	New Zealand HMS New Zealand (1911) HMS New Zealand was one of three s built for the defence of the British Empire. Launched in 1911, the ship's construction was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to Britain, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912...	Indefatigable class Indefatigable class battlecruiser The Indefatigable class were the second class built of British battlecruisersThe Indefatigable-class ships were formally known as armoured cruisers until 1911 when they were redesignated as battlecruisers by an Admiralty order of 24 November 1911. Unofficially a number of designations were used... battlecruiser
5 December	Viribus Unitis SMS Viribus Unitis SMS Viribus Unitis was the first Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship of the . Its name, meaning "With United Forces", was the personal motto of Emperor Franz Joseph I.Viribus Unitis was ordered by the Austro-Hungarian navy in 1908...	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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