List of ship launches in 1891

The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Cairnie Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For W. Todd Moffatt.[1]
29 January Silverstream Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For William Porter Herdman.[2]
10 February Apollo Apollo-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
11 February Nomadic Livestock carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line
26 February Royal Sovereign Royal Sovereign-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
February Penpol Steamer Harvey and Co Hayle  United Kingdom For Messrs R B Chellew and Co [3]
7 March Espagne Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For Soc. Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur[4]
12 March Tauric Livestock carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line
14 March Gertie Cargo ship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Champion & Co.[5]
28 March Magnetic Tender Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line
4 April Falke Bussard-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Kiel  Germany For Imperial German Navy
9 April Croft Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Arrow Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
9 April Zaragoza Cruiser Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For the Mexican Navy[7]
11 April Labrador Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Dominion Steamship Co.[8]
21 April Ferndale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Dale Line.[9]
23 April Europe Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford  United Kingdom For B. Jacob & Sons.[10]
7 May Empress of India Royal Sovereign-class battleship Pembroke Dockyard Pembrokeshire  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
7 March Seine Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway[11]
9 May Assaye Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[12]
16 May Caradog Barque Messrs. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Morris & Co.[13]
May Clytie Humber Keel Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Codd & Pullen.[14]
6 June Cheshire Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Bibby Steamship Co.[15]
6 June Ramleh Steamship Harvey and Co Hayle  United Kingdom For the India and China trade.[3]
8 June Kilorack Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Kilorack Steamship Co. Ltd.[16]
15 June Asia Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford  United Kingdom For B. Jacob & Sons.[17]
25 June Beechdale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Dale Line.[18]
27 June Shropshire Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Bibby Steamship Co.[19]
30 June Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg-class battleship Kaiserliche Werft Wilhemshaven  Germany For Imperial German Navy
16 July Africa Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford  United Kingdom For B. Jacob & Sons.[20]
25 July Lancastrian Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F. Leyland & Co.[21]
30 July Hood Royal Sovereign-class battleship Chatham Dockyard Chatham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
8 August Parkdale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For J. Henry Iredale Ltd.[22]
11 August America Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford  United Kingdom For B. Jacob & Sons.[23]
18 August Unnamed Barge Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Warkworth Harbour Commission.[24]
20 August Philadelphian Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F. Leyland & Co.[25]
22 August Santa Marinha Tug W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Companhia de Materiaes e Melhoramentos da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro.[26]
22 August Styx Phlégéton-class gunboat Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France For French Navy[27]
24 August Mandarin Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Whiteleaf Steamship Co. Ltd.[28]
25 August El Callao Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For Soc. Générale pour le dévelopment du Commerce et de l'Industrie[29]
21 September Brandenburg Brandenburg-class battleship AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Imperial German Navy
8 September Torpilleur N° 164 36-metre type Normand (1890 tranche), (Type 126 Modifié) Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For the French Navy[27]
18 September Éclaire Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: French Navy[30][27]
27 September Kabyle II Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: French Navy[27]
15 October Orage Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: French Navy[27]
17 October Brennus Pre-dreadnought battleship Arsenal de Lorient Lorient  France For French Navy
17 October Pindari Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For T. & J. Brocklebank.[31]
21 October Mashona Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For W. Lowdon & Co.[32]
28 October Skinningrove Steamship Wood, Skinner & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd.
29 October Chasseloup-Laubat Friant-class cruiser Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France For French Navy[27]
31 October Ionia Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For D. & C. McIver.[33]
2 November George Cargo ship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Joseph J. Crossfield & Sons.[34]
4 November Véloce Véloce-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne  France For: French Navy[27]
19 November Mahratta Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Brocklebank Line
30 November Torpilleur N° 165 36-metre type Normand (1890 tranche), (Type 126 Modifié) Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For the French Navy[27]
14 December Weissenburg Brandenburg-class battleship AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Imperial German Navy
17 December Massachusetts Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[35]
Unknown date Alexandra Yacht J. Allen & Co. Poole  United Kingdom For Frederick Griffin.[36]
Unknown date Black Rock Cargo ship R. Williamson & Son Whitehaven United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
Unknown date Britannia Fishing trawler John Bell Grimsby  United Kingdom For John Bell and others.[38]
Unknown date Clive Tug Barry Graving Dock & Engineering Company Barry  United Kingdom For Barry Railway.[39]
Unknown date Craiglands Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Sailing Ship Craiglands Co. Ltd.[40]
Unknown date Enterprise Schooner Bessy & Palmer Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Bessey & Palmer.[41]
Unknown date Humber Steamship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Lawhill Barque Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee  United Kingdom For private owner.[43]
Unknown date Ravenswood Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon  United Kingdom For P. & A. Campbell.[44]
Unknown date Ruthenia Twin-screw steamer Armstrong & Co River Tyne  United Kingdom For McIvers, Liverpool, for the Australian trade.[45]
Unknown date Stormcock Tug David Banks & Co. Plymouth  United Kingdom For John Westcott, Joseph C. Cock and another.[46]

References

  1. ↑ "Cairnie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Silverstream". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Christening the Ramleh". The Cornishman. No. 675. 11 June 1891. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Marine Marchand". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 14ᵉ Année, no. 679. 14 March 1891. p. 87. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Gallica.
  5. ↑ "Gertie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Croft". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Gardiner, Robert; Chesnau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905 (1st ed.). Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. p. 440. ISBN 0831703024. Retrieved 1 January 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ferndale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Europe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Un Lancement". La Patrie (in French). Vol. 51ᵉ Année. 10 May 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Retronews.
  12. ↑ "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Launch of a Barque". Aberystwyth Observer. Aberystwyth. 21 May 1891. p. 8.
  14. ↑ "Clytie". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kilorack". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Asia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Beechdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Africa". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  22. ↑ "Parkdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "America". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  26. ↑ "Santa Marinha". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roberts, Stephen S (2021). French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859-1914 Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (1st ed.). Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781526745330.
  28. ↑ "Mandarin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  29. ↑ "Sur Mer". Le Petit Journal (in French). Vol. 29ᵉ Année, no. 10470. 26 August 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via RetroNews.
  30. ↑ "LE TORPILLEUR «KABYLE»". Le Soir (in French). Vol. 24ᵉ Année, no. 8094. 28 September 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Retronews.
  31. ↑ "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "Mashona". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  33. ↑ "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "George". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  35. ↑ "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  36. ↑ "Alexandra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  37. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  38. ↑ "Britannia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  39. ↑ "Clive". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  40. ↑ "Craiglands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  41. ↑ "Enterprise". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  42. ↑ "Humber". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  43. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
  44. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
  45. ↑ "The Ruthenia is a 11,000-ton steel ...". The Cornishman. No. 678. 2 July 1891. p. 4.
  46. ↑ "Stormcock". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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.
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