List of ship launches in 1887

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The list of ship launches in 1887 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1887.


Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
8 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Etolia Cargo ship For D. & C. MacIver.[1]
10 March  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Serpent Archer-class torpedo cruiser For the Royal Navy[2]
25 March  Germany Stettiner Vulcan AG Stettin Laiyuan Protected cruiser For the Beiyang Fleet
25 March  United Kingdom Barrow Nordenfeldt Torpedo boat For Royal Navy.[3]
31 March  United Kingdom Ramage & Ferguson & Company Leith Fatshan Passenger ferry For Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company[4]
7 April  United States Thomas Quayle's & Sons Samuel Mather Wooden freighter For R. John W. Moore, et al.
9 April  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Elswick yard Elswick Victoria Victoria-class battleship For the Royal Navy
9 May  United Kingdom Blackwall Yard Blackwall Sans Pareil Victoria-class battleship For the Royal Navy[5]
10 May  France Chantiers de la Seine Argenteuil L'Almée Yacht For chocolatier Henri Menier
7 June  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Immortalité Orlando-class cruiser For the Royal Navy[6]
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Michigan Passenger ship For White Diamond Steamship Co.[7]
23 July  Germany Germania Kiel Prinzess Wilhelm Irene-class cruiser For Kaiserliche Marine
2 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minnesota Cargo ship For Torrey & Field Ltd.[8]
6 August  United States Wolf and Davidson William Wolf Steamer A building, with over one hundred people on the roof, collapsed when it was hit by a wave caused by the launch. Nine people were killed and nine seriously injured.[9]
20 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Anglesey Ferry For London & North Western Railway.[10]
22 August  United Kingdom Harvey and Co Hayle Carnsew Iron-screw steamer [11]
17 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oceania Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
22 September  Germany Stettiner Vulcan AG Stettin Irene Irene-class cruiser For Kaiserliche Marine
28 October  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Dock Aurora Orlando-class cruiser For the Royal Navy
5 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lycia ship For D. & C. MacIver.[12]
19 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sindia Barque For T. & J. Brocklebank.[13]
17 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Arcadia Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Laing Sunderland Durban For Union Steamship Company.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Etolia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "A New torpedo cruiser". The Cornishman. No. 453. 17 March 1887. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 455. 31 March 1887. p. 6.
  4. ^ William (1890). Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 11. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN 1231212276.
  5. ^ "HM New Twin-screw battle-ship". The Cornishman. No. 461. 12 May 1887. p. 7.
  6. ^ "The new, twin-screw, belted cruiser ...". The Cornishman. No. 465. 9 June 1887. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Minnesota". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Nine Persons Killed At A Launch". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Anglesey". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Launch at Hayle". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887.
  12. ^ "Lycia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Sindia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Arcadia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  15. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 83.
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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