LIST OF SHIP LAUNCHES IN 1879

The list of ship launches in 1879 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1879.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
23 January	United Kingdom	Samuda Brothers	Poplar, London	*Orion*	Belleisle-class ironclad
29 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Shahzada*	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.^[1]
10 March	United Kingdom	John Elder and Co	Govan	*Arizona*	Passenger ship	For Guion Line.^[2]^[3] Blue Riband holder 1879–1882.
26 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Maharaja*	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.^[4]
26 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Maharani*	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.^[5]
20 May	Netherlands	Fijenoord	Rotterdam	Fijenoord	Screw ship	For NSBM line to London, named after an earlier Fijenoord^[6]
24 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Fair Head*	Cargo ship	For Ulster Steamship Co.^[7]
5 June	United Kingdom	John Elder and Co	Govan	*Orient*	Steamer	Orient Steam Navigation Company^[8]^[9]
21 June	United Kingdom	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co	Willington Quay, England	*Rosalind*	Steam schooner	^[10]
June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Galgorm Castle*	Cargo ship	For A. McMullan.^[11]
2 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*British Crown*	Passenger ship	For British Shipowners Ltd.^[12]
4 September	Germany	Schichauwerft	Danzig	*Gneisenau*	Three-masted full-rigged ship
15 September	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dock	Pembrokeshire, Wales	*Gripper*	Gadfly-class gunboat	^[13]
15 September	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dock	Pembrokeshire, Wales	*Tickler*	Gadfly-class gunboat
16 September	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport, Devon	*Phoenix*	Doterel-class sloop	^[14]
17 September	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	*Agamemnon*	Ajax-class ironclad
1 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Lord Dufferin*	Sailing ship	For Thomas Dixon & Co.^[15]
2 October	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers Ltd	Dumbarton	*Buenos Ayrean*	Steamer	For Messrs James and Alexander Allan^[16]
October	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient	*Turenne*	Bayard-class ironclad
5 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Holmhurst*	Cargo ship	For J. H. Thursley & Co.^[17]
16 December	United Kingdom	Sheerness Dockyard	Sheerness	*Kingfisher*	Sloop
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Sunderland	*Derwent*	Steamship	For Royal Mail Line.^[18]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	James & John Hay	Kirkintilloch	Helena	Steam lighter	For private owner.^[19]

References

^ "Shahzada". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Next to the Largest Steamer in the World". The Cornishman. No. 35. 13 March 1879. p. 8.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 371.
^ "Maharaja". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Maharani". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Binnenland". Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 24 May 1879.
^ "Fair Head". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "A Monster Steamship". The Cornishman. No. 47. 12 June 1879. p. 7.
^ "A View Of A Monster Of The Deep". The Cornishman. No. 65. 9 October 1879. p. 6.
^ "Rosalind". Shipping & Mercantile Gazette. 24 June 1879. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ "Galgorm Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "British Crown". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Tickler and the Gripper". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 5.
^ "Penzance". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 4.
^ "Lord Dufferin". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman (Saturday edition). No. 65. 11 October 1879. p. 6.
^ "Holmhurst". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 268.

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.

[HW123-1] "Shahzada". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[2] "Next to the Largest Steamer in the World". The Cornishman. No. 35. 13 March 1879. p. 8.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1990371-3] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 371.

[HW124-4] "Maharaja". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[HW125-5] "Maharani". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[6] "Binnenland". Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 24 May 1879.

[HW126-7] "Fair Head". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[8] "A Monster Steamship". The Cornishman. No. 47. 12 June 1879. p. 7.

[9] "A View Of A Monster Of The Deep". The Cornishman. No. 65. 9 October 1879. p. 6.

[10] "Rosalind". Shipping & Mercantile Gazette. 24 June 1879. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

[HW128-11] "Galgorm Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[HW127-12] "British Crown". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[13] "Tickler and the Gripper". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 5.

[14] "Penzance". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 4.

[HW129-15] "Lord Dufferin". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[16] "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman (Saturday edition). No. 65. 11 October 1879. p. 6.

[HW132-17] "Holmhurst". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1990106-18] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1990268-19] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 268.

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v t e Ship events in 1879
Ship launches	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship commissionings	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship decommissionings	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Shipwrecks	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

v t e Ship events in 1879
Ship launches	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship commissionings	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship decommissionings	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Shipwrecks	1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

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