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The list of ship launches in 1888 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1888.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
30 January   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Trelawny Steel steamship For Messrs Edward Hain and Son. [1]
11 February   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Holkar Sailing ship For T. & J. Brocklebank. [2]
February 29   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Charters Towers Cargo ship For private owner.
February United Kingdom Whitehaven Shipping Company Whitehaven Dunboyne Full-rigged ship For Charles E. Martin & Co.
14 March   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bostonian Cargo ship For White Star Line. [3]
15 March   United Kingdom J. & G. Thompson Clydebank City of New York Ocean liner For Inman Line. [4]
20 March   Malta Malta Dockyard Malta Melita Mariner-class gunvessel For Royal Navy.
27 March   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Pembrokeshire Nile Trafalgar-class ironclad For Royal Navy. [5]
14 April   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Idar Cargo ship For F Leyland & Co. [6]
28 April   United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USS Yorktown Gunboat For United States Navy. [7]
1 May   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Nymphe Nymphe-class sloop For Royal Navy. [8]
29 May   United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness Daphne Nymphe-class sloop For Royal Navy. [9]
12 June   United Kingdom William Dobson and Company Walker Derwent Cargo liner For Goole Steam Shipping Company.
25 June   United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Gulf of Corcovado Cargo liner For Greenock Steamship Co. [10]
7 July   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Equity Cargo ship For Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited.
19 July   United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Charleston Protected Cruiser For United States Navy. [11]
23 July   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Trewarvas Cargo ship For Edward Hain and Son, St Ives, Cornwall [12]
24 July   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Palmas Cargo ship For Sir A. L. Jones. [13]
4 August   United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Active Tug For private owner. [14] [15]
7 August   Japan Onohama Shipyards Kobe Akagi Gunboat For Imperial Japanese Navy. [16]
18 August   United Kingdom Fairfields Govan Marathon Marathon-class cruiser For Royal Navy [17]
22 September   United Kingdom Robert Napier and Sons Govan Atrato Ocean liner For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
6 October   United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USS Baltimore Protected cruiser For United States Navy. [11]
10 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cufic Livestock carrier For White Star Line.
15 October   Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka Takao Cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy. [18]
20 October   United Kingdom J & G Thompson Clydebank City of Paris Ocean liner For Inman Line.
1 November   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Oldham Cargo liner For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
17 November   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Londonderry Cargo ship For Irish Shipowners Ltd. [19]
4 December   United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Missouri Steamship For private owner. [20] [21]
8 December   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Grimsby Cargo liner For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

References

  1. ^ "Launch Of A New Steamer For St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 500. 2 February 1888. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Holkar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Bostonian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Launch of the "City of New York"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. April 1888. pp. 27–28.
  5. ^ "Launch of H.M.S. "Nile"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. May 1888. p. 67.
  6. ^ "Idar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 163.
  8. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 58.
  9. ^ "The Twin-Screw Composite Sloop "Daphne"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. July 1888. pp. 135–36.
  10. ^ "Gulf of Corcovado". Tyne Built Ships. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 151.
  12. ^ "Launch of a New Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 525. 26 July 1888. p. 5.
  13. ^ "Palmas". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ^ Naval History And Heritage Command (19 January 2017). "Active III (Tug)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Foundry Notes". Mining and Scientific Press. 11 August 1888. p. 92. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  16. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 236.
  17. ^ "Princess Beatrice Launches a Man-of-War". The Cornishman. No. 530. 30 August 1888. p. 6.
  18. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 233.
  19. ^ "Lord Londonderry". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches — English, Missouri". The Marine Engineer. 1 January 1889. pp. 356–357. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  21. ^ Burden, Tom (1 March 2017). "An Overview of US Navy Hospital Ships". Naval Order of the United States. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
Sources
  • Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN  0-85177-133-5.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_ship_launches_in_1888&oldid=1224517213"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of ship launches in 1888 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1888.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
30 January   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Trelawny Steel steamship For Messrs Edward Hain and Son. [1]
11 February   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Holkar Sailing ship For T. & J. Brocklebank. [2]
February 29   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Charters Towers Cargo ship For private owner.
February United Kingdom Whitehaven Shipping Company Whitehaven Dunboyne Full-rigged ship For Charles E. Martin & Co.
14 March   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bostonian Cargo ship For White Star Line. [3]
15 March   United Kingdom J. & G. Thompson Clydebank City of New York Ocean liner For Inman Line. [4]
20 March   Malta Malta Dockyard Malta Melita Mariner-class gunvessel For Royal Navy.
27 March   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Pembrokeshire Nile Trafalgar-class ironclad For Royal Navy. [5]
14 April   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Idar Cargo ship For F Leyland & Co. [6]
28 April   United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USS Yorktown Gunboat For United States Navy. [7]
1 May   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Nymphe Nymphe-class sloop For Royal Navy. [8]
29 May   United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness Daphne Nymphe-class sloop For Royal Navy. [9]
12 June   United Kingdom William Dobson and Company Walker Derwent Cargo liner For Goole Steam Shipping Company.
25 June   United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Gulf of Corcovado Cargo liner For Greenock Steamship Co. [10]
7 July   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Equity Cargo ship For Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited.
19 July   United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Charleston Protected Cruiser For United States Navy. [11]
23 July   United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Trewarvas Cargo ship For Edward Hain and Son, St Ives, Cornwall [12]
24 July   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Palmas Cargo ship For Sir A. L. Jones. [13]
4 August   United States Union Iron Works San Francisco, California Active Tug For private owner. [14] [15]
7 August   Japan Onohama Shipyards Kobe Akagi Gunboat For Imperial Japanese Navy. [16]
18 August   United Kingdom Fairfields Govan Marathon Marathon-class cruiser For Royal Navy [17]
22 September   United Kingdom Robert Napier and Sons Govan Atrato Ocean liner For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
6 October   United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USS Baltimore Protected cruiser For United States Navy. [11]
10 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cufic Livestock carrier For White Star Line.
15 October   Japan Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka Takao Cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy. [18]
20 October   United Kingdom J & G Thompson Clydebank City of Paris Ocean liner For Inman Line.
1 November   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Oldham Cargo liner For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
17 November   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Londonderry Cargo ship For Irish Shipowners Ltd. [19]
4 December   United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Missouri Steamship For private owner. [20] [21]
8 December   United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Grimsby Cargo liner For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

References

  1. ^ "Launch Of A New Steamer For St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 500. 2 February 1888. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Holkar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Bostonian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Launch of the "City of New York"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. April 1888. pp. 27–28.
  5. ^ "Launch of H.M.S. "Nile"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. May 1888. p. 67.
  6. ^ "Idar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 163.
  8. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 58.
  9. ^ "The Twin-Screw Composite Sloop "Daphne"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 3. July 1888. pp. 135–36.
  10. ^ "Gulf of Corcovado". Tyne Built Ships. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 151.
  12. ^ "Launch of a New Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 525. 26 July 1888. p. 5.
  13. ^ "Palmas". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ^ Naval History And Heritage Command (19 January 2017). "Active III (Tug)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Foundry Notes". Mining and Scientific Press. 11 August 1888. p. 92. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  16. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 236.
  17. ^ "Princess Beatrice Launches a Man-of-War". The Cornishman. No. 530. 30 August 1888. p. 6.
  18. ^ Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 233.
  19. ^ "Lord Londonderry". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches — English, Missouri". The Marine Engineer. 1 January 1889. pp. 356–357. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  21. ^ Burden, Tom (1 March 2017). "An Overview of US Navy Hospital Ships". Naval Order of the United States. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
Sources
  • Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN  0-85177-133-5.

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_ship_launches_in_1888&oldid=1224517213"

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