LIST OF SHIP LAUNCHES IN 1887

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

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

[HW196-1] "Etolia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[2] "A New torpedo cruiser". The Cornishman. No. 453. 17 March 1887. p. 5.

[C310387-3] "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 455. 31 March 1887. p. 6.

[MENA1890-4] 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.

[HW200-7] "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[HW197-8] "Minnesota". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[9] "Nine Persons Killed At A Launch". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887. p. 8.

[HW203-10] "Anglesey". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[11] "Launch at Hayle". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887.

[HW198-12] "Lycia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[HW204-13] "Sindia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[HW202-14] "Arcadia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer199083-15] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 83.

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v t e Ship events in 1887
Ship launches	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Ship commissionings	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Ship decommissionings	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Shipwrecks	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892

v t e Ship events in 1887
Ship launches	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Ship commissionings	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Ship decommissionings	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Shipwrecks	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892

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