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List of ship launches in 1889

The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1889.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Runic Cargo liner For White Star Line
3 January  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Peace Steamship For Clapham Steamship Co. Ltd.[1]
19 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Teutonic Teutonic-class ocean liner For White Star Line
29 January  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Petunia Steamship For Petunia Steamship Co. Ltd.[2]
31 January  United Kingdom Messrs Readhead and Sons South Shields Trewellard Cargo ship For Edward Hain and Son[3]
January  United Kingdom C. Burt & Sons Falmouth Frances Ketch For Charles Kelway.[4]
2 February  United Kingdom Harvey's of Hayle Hayle Lyonesse Ferry For the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company as a second ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.[5]
28 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Empire Cargo ship For British Shipowners Ltd.[6]
2 March  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Brandenburg Passenger ship For Liverpool & Maranham Steamship Co. Ltd.[7]
29 March  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Crown Steamship For Crown Steamship Co. Ltd.[8]
6 April  United Kingdom Sheerness HMS Basilisk Sloop For the Royal Navy[9]
11 April  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry County Antrim Barque For W. H. Ross & Co.[10]
27 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lancashire Cargo ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[11]
10 June  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Camphill Barque For Camphill Ship Co. Ltd.[12]
15 June  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Crimea Steamship For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[13]
15 June  United Kingdom George W. Brown & Sons Hull May Flower Tug For Fanny Palmer.[14]
26 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Queensmore Cargo ship For William Johnstone.[15]
29 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Majestic Teutonic-class ocean liner For White Star Line
27 July  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth King Alfred Steamship For King Alfred Steamship Co. Ltd.[16]
27 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Yorkshire Cargo ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[17]
24 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ameer Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.[18]
27 August  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Corennie Coaster For W. T. Moffatt.[19]
14 September  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Osseo Barque For Bartholomew Herbert McCorkell and others.[20]
26 September  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Aid Paddle tug For Board of Trade.[21]
26 September  United Kingdom Whitehaven Engelhorn For private owner. Ran aground on launch.[22]
28 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nawab Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[23]
26 October  United Kingdom Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. Cardiff Cardiff Castle Steamship For Morel Ltd.[24]
26 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nadir Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[25]
28 October  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Krim Steamship For M. A. Schjelderup.[26]
28 October  United Kingdom Charles Connell and Company Glasgow Capella Cargo liner For Charente Steamship Co.
29 October  United Kingdom Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry Lonsdale Full-rigged ship For Dale Line.[27]
9 November  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Sirius Steamship For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun.[28]
18 November United States United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn Maine Armoured cruiser For United States Navy
28 November  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S51 Torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy[29]
21 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nizam Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[30]
24 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gaekwar Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow Grace Harwar Sailing ship For private owner.[31]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bailey & Leetham Hull Elisa R Steamship For private owner.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston Wisp Steam launch For G. R. Allsup.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "Peace". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Ship Launch". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Frances". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
  6. ^ "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Brandenburg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Crown". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 562. 11 April 1889. p. 6.
  10. ^ "County Antrim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Camphill". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Crimea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "May Flower". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Queensmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  16. ^ "King Alfred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Yorkshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Ameer". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Corennie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Osseo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Aid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32823. London. 7 October 1889. col E, p. 11.
  23. ^ "Nawab". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Cardiff Castle". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Nadir". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Krim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Lonsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Sirius". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  29. ^ Gröner 1983, p. 33.
  30. ^ "Nizam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  31. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
  32. ^ "Elisa R". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  33. ^ "Wisp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
Sources
  • Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
  • 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.
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