List of ship launches in 1890

The list of ship launches in 1890 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1890.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
22 January  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer Matsushima Matsushima-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
23 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Alexander Elder Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[1]
23 January  United States Herreshof Manufacturing Company Bristol, Rhode Island Cushing Torpedo boat For United States Navy.
23 January  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Bussard Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
8 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast California Barque For North Western Shipping.[2]
February  United Kingdom Murray Brothers Dumbarton Oakland Cargo liner For William T. Yeager.
8 March  United States Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works Chester, Pennsylvania Concord Yorktown-class gunboat For United States Navy.
19 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newark Protected cruiser For United States Navy.
20 March  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Leon Cargo ship For Adolph Halvorsen.[3]
21 March  France Chantiers de Penhoët Saint-Nazaire La Touraine Ocean liner For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
24 March  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Matteo Premuda Steamship For G. M. Premuda di Marittima.[4]
25 March  United Kingdom Naval Construction & Armaments Co Barrow in Furness Empress of China Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamships.
25 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Imaum Cargo ship For Edward Bates & Son.[5]
18 April  United Kingdom Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd. Hull Unnamed Fishing vessel For Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd. Unnamed on launch, sold to Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. and named Rose.[6]
19 April  United Kingdom Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. Cardiff Mayfield Steamship For Steamship Mayfield Co. Ltd.[7]
19 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Michigan Cargo ship For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[8]
21 April  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Prodano Steamship For Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd.[9]
23 April  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Hawksdale Full-rigged ship For Hawksdale Ship Co. Ltd.[10]
23 April  Norway J. C. & G. Knudsen Porsgrund Skomvær Barque For Jørgen Christian Knudsen.
17 May  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Spree Rivers-class ocean liner For Norddeutscher Lloyd.
2 June Canada Canada C. R. Burgess Kingsport, Nova Scotia Kings County Barque For William Thompson.
3 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Chiyoda Cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
7 June  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Corea Steamship For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[11]
14 June  United States Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works Chester, Pennsylvania Bennington Yorktown-class gunboat For United States Navy.
21 June  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Foyledale Full-rigged ship For Dale Line.[12]
28 June  United States Bradley Transportation Co. Cleveland, Ohio Hesper Steamship For Ship Owners Dry Dock Company.
5 July  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company Leamouth Blenheim Blake-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Columbian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[13]
13 August  United Kingdom Charles Connell and Company Scotstoun Stubbenhuk Cargo ship For Dampfschiffs Rhederei Hansa.
14 August  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Andromache Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
16 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Georgian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[14]
16 August  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Parkmore Steamship For S.S. Parkmore Ltd.[15]
28 August  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Philomel Pearl-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
29 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mississippi Cargo liner For Atlantic Transport Line.
30 August  United Kingdom Naval Construction & Armaments Co Barrow in Furness Empress of India Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Railway.
30 August  Spain Bilbao Infanta Maria Teresa Infanta Maria Teresa-class cruiser For Spanish Navy.
13 September  Russia Nikolayev Dockyard Nikolayev Dvenadsat Apostolov Dvenadsat Apostolov-class battleship For Imperial Russian Navy.
16 September  United Kingdom J & G Thomson Clydebank Stella Ferry For London and South Western Railway.
17 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sobraon Cargo ship For African Steamship Co.[16]
20 September  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Ainsdale Full-rigged ship For J. Henry Iredale & Co. Ltd.[17]
25 September  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Ching Ping Steamship For John White.[18]
25 September  Austria-Hungary Seearsenal Pola Kaiserin Elisabeth Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
30 September  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Paolo Affonso Tug For A. U. de Carvahlo.[19]
18 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Memphis Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[20]
27 October  United Kingdom Armstrong's Elswick Sirius Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
1 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ernesto Cargo ship For G. H. Fletcher & Co.[21]
24 November  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Edgar Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
24 November  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Fu Ping Steamship For Chinese Engineering & Mining Company.[22]
26 November  France Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire Chishima cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
29 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Crown Passenger ship For British Shipowners Ltd.[23]
13 December  United Kingdom Naval Construction & Armaments Co Barrow in Furness Empress of Japan Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
13 December  United Kingdom J & G Thompson Clydebank Thetis Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
23 December Sweden Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads Stockholm Murtaja Icebreaker For Finnish Board of Navigation.
Unknown date  United States David Stephenson Portland, Oregon Altona Sternwheeler For Oregon City Transportation Company.
Unknown date  United States J J Holland Ballard, Washington Bailey Gatzert Sternwheeler For John Leary.
Unknown date  United Kingdom T & W Smith South Shields Balmore Steamship For John Holt.[24]
Unknown date  United Kingdom R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Bellona Cruiser For Royal Navy.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Dimsdale Full-rigged ship For Dale Line.[26]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Fairfield Ship Building & Engineering Co Govan Dunottar Castle Passenger ship For Castle Line.
Unknown date  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Eagle Gunboat For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Fazilka Steamship For British-India Steam Navigation Company.
Unknown date  Germany AG Vulkan Stettin Fürst Bismarck Ocean liner For Hamburg America Line.
Unknown date  United States Dialogue & Co Camden, New Jersey Gypsum Queen Tug For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee Juteopolis Barque For private owner.[27]
Unknown date  United States Marigold Lighthouse tender For United States Lighthouse Service.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Morning Star Humber Keel For George Hill.[28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Norse King Steamship For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Princess Firefighting tug For private owner.[29]
Unknown date  France Havre ShipyardsLe Havre Psara Hydra-class ironclad For Royal Hellenic Navy.
Unknown date  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth Company Wilmington, Delaware Saturn Collier For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Allen & Co. Poole Scart Yacht For private owner.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom D & W Henderson & Co. Glasgow Scindia Cargo ship For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Bell Grimsby John Bull Fishing trawler For John Bell and others.[31]
Unknown date  United Kingdom George W. Brown & Sons Hull Roman Tug For private owner.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Scot Steamship For Union Steamship Company.[33]
Unknown date  United States Robert Palmer & Son Noank, Connecticut Walter Adams Fishing trawler For private owner.

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Elder". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "California". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Leon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Matteo Premuda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Imaum". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Mayfield". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Prodano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Hawksdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Corea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Foyledale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Columbian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Georgian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Parkmore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Sobraon". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Ainsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Ching Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Paolo Affonso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Memphis". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Ernesto". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Fu Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  23. ^ "British Crown". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  24. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 43.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 141.
  26. ^ "Dimsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  27. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 36.
  28. ^ "Morning Star". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Princess". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Scart". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  31. ^ "John Bull". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  32. ^ "Roman". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  33. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.