List of ship launches in 1893

The list of ship launches in 1893 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1893.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
3 January Asie Sailing ship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For H. Auger, ainé [1]
2 February Lucania Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom For Cunard Line
4 February Mystic Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co.[2]
16 February Gaul Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[3]
18 February Torpilleur N° 177 36-metre type Normand (1891 tranche) 1st class Torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For French Navy[4]
28 February Indiana Indiana-class battleship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia United States
4 March Jean Bart Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For Chamber of Commerce (Dunkerque)[5]
7 March Orcana Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[6]
16 March Goth Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.
18 March Alexandre Pétion Capois La Mort-class Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For Haitian Navy[7]
18 March Amiral Charner Amiral Charner-class cruiser Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort  France For French Navy[4]
1 April Le Lion Sailing vessel Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For: Deutsch & Cie. [8]
17 April Friant Friant-class cruiser Arsenal de Brest Brest  France For French Navy[4]
19 April Capois La Mort Capois La Mort-class Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre  France For Haitian Navy[9]
20 April Magic Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co.[10]
15 May Westmeath Cargo ship Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill and Albion Line
16 May Amiral Tréhouart Coast defence ship Arsenal de Lorient Lorient  France For French Navy[4]
18 May Greek Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[11]
May L.R. Doty Wooden-hulled bulk carrier steamship F.W. Wheeler & Co. Cleveland United States Sunk in storm October 25, 1898 on Lake Michigan
10 June Massachusetts Indiana-class battleship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia United States
17 June Sarmiento Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[12]
28 June Gothic Ocean Liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
29 June Sachem Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For George Warren & Co.
3 July Gangut Coastal defense ship New Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Russia
3 August Magellan Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[13]
10 August Suchet Protected cruiser Arsenal de Toulon Toulon  France For French Navy[4]
11 August Lemgo Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For W. C. A. Holzapfel.[14]
29 August Charles Martel Pre-dreadnought battleship Brest Arsenal de Brest France French Navy[4]
29 August Bugeaud Friant-class cruiser Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg  France For French Navy[4]
8 September Tearaght Lighthouse tender W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[15]
23 September Cevic Livestock carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
12 October Inca Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[16]
26 October Oregon Indiana-class battleship Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States
27 October Jauréguiberry Pre-dreadnought battleship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne France For: French Navy[4]
27 October Shearwater Lightship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[17]
1 November Admiral Ushakov Admiral Ushakov-class coastal defense ship New Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Russia
9 November Templemore Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For William Johnstone.[18]
12 November Tri Sviatitelia Pre-dreadnought battleship Nikolayev Admiralty Shipyard Nikolayev Russia
16 November Lepanto Reina Regente-class protected cruiser Arsenal de Cartagena Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy
24 November Guillemot Lightship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[19]
7 December Staffordshire Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Bibby Steamship Co.[20]
Unknown date Alfred Corry Carvel-class lifeboat Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[21]
Unknown date Message Steamship J. Branford Knottingley  United Kingdom For J. Branford.[22]
Unknown date Mystery Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For James Barraclough & Henry Oldridge.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Marine Marchand". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 16ᵉ Année, no. 775. 14 January 1893. p. 18. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Gallica.
  2. ↑ "Mystic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gaul". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Lettres Maritimes". Le Sémaphore de Marseille (in French). Vol. 66ᵉ Année, no. 19960. 24 March 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Retronews.
  6. ↑ "Orcana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nouvelles at Faits Nautiques". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 16ᵉ Année, no. 84. 18 March 1893. p. 94. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Gallica.
  8. ↑ "Lancement au Havre du premier vapeur pétrolier construit en France". Journal des débats politiques et littéraires (in French). 1 April 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Retronews.
  9. ↑ "Marines Militaires de L'Éntranger". Le Yacht : journal de la navigation de plaisance (in French). Vol. 16ᵉ Année, no. 789. 22 April 1893. p. 131. Retrieved 4 April 2026 – via Gallica.
  10. ↑ "Magic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Greek". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sarmiento". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Magellan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lemgo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Tearaght". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Inca". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Shearwater". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Templemore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Guillemot". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Staffordshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Alfred Corry". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Message". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Mystery". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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