List of ship launches in 1891

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

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 February  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Apollo Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
11 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nomadic Livestock carrier For White Star Line
26 February  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Royal Sovereign Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
12 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Tauric Livestock carrier For White Star Line
28 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magnetic Tender For White Star Line
4 April  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Falke Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
11 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Labrador Passenger ship For Dominion Steamship Co.[1]
7 May  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembrokeshire Empress of India Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
9 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assaye Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[2]
6 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cheshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[3]
27 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Shropshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[4]
30 June  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhemshaven Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
25 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lancastrian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[5]
30 July  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Hood Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
July  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Zaragoza Corvette Flagship of the Mexican Navy
20 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Philadelphian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[6]
21 September  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Brandenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 October  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Brennus Pre-dreadnought battleship For French Navy
17 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pindari Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.[7]
31 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionia Cargo ship For D. & C. McIver.[8]
19 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mahratta Cargo ship For Brocklebank Line
14 December  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Weissenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Massachusetts Passenger ship For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[9]
Unknown date  United Kingdom R. Williamson & Son Whitehaven Black Rock Cargo ship For private owner.[10]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee Lawhill Barque For private owner.[11]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Ravenswood Paddle steamer For P. & A. Campbell.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  11. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
  12. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
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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