List of ship launches in 1892

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The list of ship launches in 1892 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1892. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Manitoba Passenger ship For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[1]
15 January  Germany SMAG Germania Kiel Kaiserin Augusta Protected cruiser For #imperial German Navy.
23 January  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Esmeralda Barque For F. C. Wehrhahn.[2]
29 January  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Auriga Steamship For Oriental Steamship Co. Ltd.[3]
30 January  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Leamouth Grafton Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
2 February  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig Seeadler Cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
11 February  United States City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts Narkeeta Tug For United States Navy.
22 February  Germany Joh. C. Tecklenborg Bremerhaven Placilla Barque For F. Laeisz.
23 February  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Condor Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
25 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mohawk Passenger ship For Elder Dempster.[4]
27 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Templemore Barque For Irish Shipowners Co.[5]
27 February  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Repulse Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy.
1 March  United Kingdom J. & G. Thomson Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard Greenock Ramillies Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy.
3 March  United States City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts Wahneta Tug For United States Navy.
9 March  Russia Sevastopol Shipyard Sevastopol Georgii Pobedonosets Ekaterina II-class battleship For Imperial Russian Navy.
29 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Erne Cargo ship For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[6]
30 March  United Kingdom Portsmouth Crescent Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
31 March  United States Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia Raleigh Protected cruiser For United States Navy.
12 April  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Alston Steamship For Alston Steamship Co. Ltd.[7]
12 April  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Birkdale Barque For Dale Line.[8]
27 April  United Kingdom Napier Glasgow Gibraltar Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
30 April  United States Samuel L. Moore & Sons Elizabethport, New Jersey Bancroft Gunboat For United States Navy.
30 April  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry William Tillie Full-rigged ship For Foyle Line.[9]
4 May Canada Canada City of Ainsworth Paddle steamer For private owner.
11 May  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Castine Gunboat For United States Navy.
17 May  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig Cormoran Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
26 May  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Govan Naronic Steamship For White Star Line.
28 May  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Resolution Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy.
31 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia El Cid Steamship For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
22 June  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry William Mitchell Full-rigged ship For Foyle Line.[10]
23 June  United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull St George Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
28 June  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Bovic Steamship For White Star Line.
28 June  United States Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia Texas Battleship For United States Navy.
6 July  Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka Akitsushima Protected cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
9 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nurani Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[11]
23 July  United States American Steel Barge Company Superior, Wisconsin Sagamore Steamship For Huron Barge Company.
26 July  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Columbia Columbia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
26 July  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Unnamed Chain ferry Gosport-Portsmouth chain ferry.[12]
27 July  Germany Königliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Heimdall Siegfried-class coastal defense ship For Imperial German Navy.
3 August  United Kingdom Portsmouth Centurion Centurion-class battleship For Royal Navy.
6 August  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Hildebrand Siegfried-class coastal defense ship For Imperial German Navy.
6 August  Germany SMAG Germania Kiel Wörth Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy.
10 August  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Barfleur Centurion-class battleship For Royal Navy.
10 August  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Gondola Steamship For Gondola Steamship Co. Ltd.[13]
11 August  United States City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts Marblehead Cruiser For United States Navy.
24 August  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding Dundee Lawhill Barque For Charles Barrie.
8 September  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Campania Ocean liner For Cunard Line.
8 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sagamore Passenger ship For George Warren & Co.[14]
8 September  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Leamouth Theseus Edgar-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
23 September  Germany Joh. C. Tecklenborg Bremerhaven Pisagua Barque For F. Laeisz.
6 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nairung Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[15]
20 October  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Dingwall Steamship For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[16]
22 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Islam Cargo ship For Edward Bates & Co.[17]
22 October  Russia Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg Rurik Cruiser For Imperial Russian Navy.
22 October  Netherlands Rijkswerf Amsterdam Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden Protected cruiser For Royal Netherlands Navy.
3 November  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Revenge Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy.
5 November  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Olympia Protected cruiser For United States Navy.
5 November  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Royal Oak Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy.
9 November  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry George N. Wilcox Full-rigged ship For H. Hackfield & Co.[18]
10 November  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Cincinnati Protected cruiser For United States Navy.
17 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mobile Cargo ship For African Steamship Co.[11]
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Damson Hill Barque For W. J. Myers & Co.[19]
3 December  United States American Steel Barge Company Superior, Wisconsin Christopher Columbus Passenger ship For Columbian Whaleback Steamship Company.
7 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orellana Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[20]
19 December  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry John Cooke Full-rigged ship For Foyle Line.[21]
20 December  United Kingdom Armstrong Mitchell Newcastle upon Tyne Yoshino Cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Antisana Cargo ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[22]
Unknown date  United States Jennings, Montana Annerly Sternwheeler For Dupuy & Jones.
Unknown date  United States Chelsea, Massachusetts City of Taunton Paddle steamer For Fall River Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Edwards Shipbuilding Company Newcastle upon Tyne Abarenda Collier For private owner.[23]
Unknown date  United States Globe Iron Works Cleveland, Ohio Comanche Yacht For H. M. Hanna.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Duke of Clarence Passenger ship Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
Unknown date  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia El Sud Steamship For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Unknown date  United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Fearless Tug For J. D. Spreckles Brothers & Co.
Unknown date  Norway Colin Archer Larvik Fram Steam schooner For Fridtjof Nansen.
Unknown date  Norway Akers mekaniske Verksted Kristiania Heimdal Royal yacht For Oscar II.
Unknown date Canada Canada Golden Hyak Sternwheeler For Upper Colombia Navigation & Tramway Co.
Unknown date  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Ilma Steam yacht For George W. Anderson.[24]
Unknown date  United States Neafie & LevyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania P H Wise Tug For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Maryland Steel Company Baltimore, Maryland Penwood Tug For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Aldous & Son Brightlingsea Primrose Oyster dredger For private owner.[25]
Unknown date  United States Portland, Oregon Ramona Sternwheeler For Graham Steamboat Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Bell Grimsby Regina Fishing trawler For John Bell and others.[26]
Unknown date  United States Harlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Richard Peck For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland Yarrowdale Cargo ship For Robert Mackill & Co.

References

  1. ^ "Manitoba". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Esmeralda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Auriga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Mohawk". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Lord Templemore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Lord Erne". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Alston". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Birkdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "William Tillie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ^ "William Mitchell". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Nurani". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Gondola". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Sagamore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Nairung". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Dingwall". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Islam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  18. ^ "George N. Wilcox". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Damson Hill". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Orellana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  21. ^ "John Cooke". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Antisana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  23. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (8 February 2016). "Abarenda I (Collier No. 13)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 23 July 2019. The first Abarenda (Collier No. 13), a merchant ship built in 1892 at Newcastle, England, by the Edwards Shipbuilding Co.
  24. ^ "Ilma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Primrose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Regina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.