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 | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Runic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line | |
| 3 January | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Peace | Steamship | For Clapham Steamship Co. Ltd.[1] | |
| 19 January | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Teutonic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line | |
| 29 January | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Petunia | Steamship | For Petunia Steamship Co. Ltd.[2] | |
| 31 January | Messrs Readhead and Sons | South Shields | Trewellard | Cargo ship | For Edward Hain and Son[3] | |
| January | C. Burt & Sons | Falmouth | Frances | Ketch | For Charles Kelway.[4] | |
| 2 February | 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 | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Empire | Cargo ship | For British Shipowners Ltd.[6] | |
| 2 March | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Brandenburg | Passenger ship | For Liverpool & Maranham Steamship Co. Ltd.[7] | |
| 29 March | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Crown | Steamship | For Crown Steamship Co. Ltd.[8] | |
| 6 April | Sheerness | HMS Basilisk | Sloop | For the Royal Navy[9] | ||
| 11 April | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | County Antrim | Barque | For W. H. Ross & Co.[10] | |
| 27 April | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lancashire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[11] | |
| 10 June | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Camphill | Barque | For Camphill Ship Co. Ltd.[12] | |
| 15 June | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Crimea | Steamship | For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[13] | |
| 15 June | George W. Brown & Sons | Hull | May Flower | Tug | For Fanny Palmer.[14] | |
| 26 June | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Queensmore | Cargo ship | For William Johnstone.[15] | |
| 29 June | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Majestic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line | |
| 27 July | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | King Alfred | Steamship | For King Alfred Steamship Co. Ltd.[16] | |
| 27 July | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Yorkshire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[17] | |
| 24 August | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ameer | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[18] | |
| 27 August | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Corennie | Coaster | For W. T. Moffatt.[19] | |
| 31 August | Messrs Readhead and Sons | South Shields | Treglisson | Cargo ship | For Edward Hain and Son[20] | |
| 6 September | Pembroke | HMS Blanche | Sloop | For the Royal Navy[21] | ||
| 14 September | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Osseo | Barque | For Bartholomew Herbert McCorkell and others.[22] | |
| 26 September | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Aid | Paddle tug | For Board of Trade.[23] | |
| 26 September | Whitehaven | Engelhorn | For private owner. Ran aground on launch.[24] | |||
| 28 September | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nawab | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[25] | |
| 26 October | Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. | Cardiff | Cardiff Castle | Steamship | For Morel Ltd.[26] | |
| 26 October | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nadir | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[27] | |
| 28 October | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Krim | Steamship | For M. A. Schjelderup.[28] | |
| 28 October | Charles Connell and Company | Glasgow | Capella | Cargo liner | For Charente Steamship Co. | |
| 29 October | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Lonsdale | Full-rigged ship | For Dale Line.[29] | |
| 9 November | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Sirius | Steamship | For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun.[30] | |
| 18 November | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn | Maine | Armoured cruiser | For United States Navy | |
| 28 November | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S51 | Torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy[31] | |
| 21 December | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nizam | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[32] | |
| 24 December | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gaekwar | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank. | |
| Unknown date | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Grace Harwar | Sailing ship | For private owner.[33] | |
| Unknown date | Bailey & Leetham | Hull | Elisa R | Steamship | For private owner.[34] | |
| Unknown date | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Wisp | Steam launch | For G. R. Allsup.[35] |
References
- ^ "Peace". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Ship Launch". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 3.
- ^ "Frances". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
- ^ "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Brandenburg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Crown". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 562. 11 April 1889. p. 6.
- ^ "County Antrim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Camphill". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Crimea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "May Flower". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Queensmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "King Alfred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ameer". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Corennie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Launch Of A New Steamer For Messrs Hain, St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 583. 5 September 1889. p. 8.
- ^ "Navel". The Cornishman. No. 584. 12 September 1889. p. 6.
- ^ "Osseo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Aid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32823. London. 7 October 1889. col E, p. 11.
- ^ "Nawab". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Cardiff Castle". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Nadir". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Krim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Lonsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Sirius". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Gröner 1983, p. 33.
- ^ "Nizam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
- ^ "Elisa R". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "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.