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The list of ship launches in 1894 includes a chronological list of some
ships launched in 1894.
| Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class / type
|
Notes
|
| 20 January
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Torr Head
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ulster Steamship Co.
[1]
|
| 24 January
|
France
|
|
Bordeaux
|
Chanzy
|
Amiral Charner-class cruiser
|
For
Marine Nationale
|
| 3 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Pontic
|
Baggage tender
|
For
White Star Line.
|
| 3 February
|
Germany
|
Blohm & Voss
|
Hamburg
|
Wittekind
|
Cargo liner
|
For
Norddeutscher Lloyd
|
| 7 February
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Chiswick
|
Decoy
|
Daring-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 10 February
|
United States
|
Delaware River Shipbuilding and Engine Works
|
Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Yorktown
|
Passenger ship
|
For Old Dominion Steamship Company
|
| 14 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Pembroke Dockyard
|
Pembroke
|
Hazard
|
Dryad-class torpedo gunboat
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 20 February
|
United Kingdom
|
William Denny and Brothers
|
Dumbarton
|
Duke of York
|
Passenger ship
|
For
London and North Western Railway
|
| 20 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Devonport
|
Harrier
|
Dryad-class torpedo gunboat
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 22 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Ikbal
|
Cargo ship
|
For Edward Bates & Son.
[2]
|
| February
|
United Kingdom
|
John Readhead & Sons
|
South Shields
|
Peter Jebsen
|
Collier
|
For L F Chapman & Co Ltd.
|
| 13 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Skate
|
Sturgeon-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 6 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Devonport
|
Halcyon
|
Dryad-class torpedo gunboat
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 10 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Prussia
|
Passenger ship
|
For
Hamburg America Line.
[3]
|
| 8 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Persia
|
Ocean liner
|
For
Hamburg America Line.
|
| 12 May
|
United States
|
Iowa Iron Works
|
Dubuque, Iowa
|
Ericsson
|
Torpedo boat
|
For
United States Navy
|
| 17 May
|
Norway
|
Karljohansverns Verft
|
Horten
|
Æger
|
Rendel gunboat
|
For
Kongelig Norske Marine
|
| 18 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Connell and Company
|
Glasgow
|
Mersey
|
Sailing ship
|
For
Nourse Line
|
| 2 June
|
Russia
|
New Admiralty Shipyard
|
Saint Petersburg
|
Sissoi Veliky
|
Pre-dreadnought battleship
|
For
Imperial Russian Navy
|
| 16 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders
|
Poplar
|
Hasty
|
Charger-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 19 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Fleming & Ferguson
|
Aberdeen
|
Aberdeen
|
Lighthouse supply and buoy vessel
|
For Canadian Government
|
| 21 June
|
United Kingdom
|
D. and W. Henderson and Company,
|
Glasgow
|
Saint Ninian
|
Cargo ship
|
For Saint Ninian Steamship Co Ltd
|
| 26 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Guelph
|
Passenger ship
|
For
Union Steamship Co.
[4]
|
| 3 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Devonport
|
Hussar
|
Dryad-class torpedo gunboat
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 12 July
|
France
|
Arsenal de Toulon
|
Toulon
|
Carnot
|
Pre-dreadnought battleship
|
For
Marine Nationale
|
| 19 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Portsmouth Dockyard
|
Portsmouth
|
Eclipse
|
Eclipse-class cruiser
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 19 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Norman
|
Passenger ship
|
For
Union Steamship Co.
[5]
|
| 21 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Sturgeon
|
Sturgeon-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 25 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Russell & Co Ltd
|
Port Glasgow
|
Clyde
|
Sailing ship
|
For
Nourse Line
|
| 2 August
|
France
|
Rochefort shipyard
|
Rochefort
|
Bruix
|
Amiral Charner-class cruiser
|
For
Marine Nationale
|
| 2 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Brown and Hood
|
Wallsend on Tyne
|
Turbinia
|
Experimental
steamship
|
For
Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company
|
| 14 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Blairmore
|
Cargo ship
|
For William Johnstone.
[6]
|
| 14 August
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thompson
|
Clydebank
|
Rocket
|
Rocket-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 14 August
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thompson
|
Clydebank
|
Shark
|
Rocket-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 22 August
|
Russia
|
Baltic Words
|
Saint Petersburg
|
Admiral Seniavin
|
Admiral Ushakov-class coastal defense ship
|
For
Imperial Russian Navy
|
| 15 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders
|
Poplar
|
Charger
|
Charger-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 29 September
|
United States
|
William Cramp & Sons
|
Philadelphia
|
Lebanon
|
Collier
|
For
Reading Company
|
| 8 October
|
France
|
Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
|
Le Havre
|
Latouche-Tréville
|
Amiral Charner-class cruiser
|
For
Marine Nationale
|
| 16 October
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Chiswick
|
Ardent
|
Ardent-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 16 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Ulstermore
|
Cargo ship
|
For William Johnstone.
[7]
|
| 18 October
|
Germany
|
Wilhelmshaven Imperial Shipyard
|
Wilhelmshaven
|
Geier
|
Bussard-class cruiser
|
For
Imperial German Navy
|
| 1 November
|
Russia
|
Galerniy Yard
|
Saint Petersburg
|
Petropavlovsk
|
Petropavlovsk-class battleship
|
For
Imperial Russian Navy
|
| 3 November
|
Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft
|
Danzig
|
Odin
|
Odin-class coastal defense ship
|
For
Kaiserliche Marine
|
| 6 November
|
Russia
|
New Admiralty Shipyard
|
Saint Petersburg
|
Poltava
|
Pre-dreadnought battleship
|
For
Imperial Russian Navy
|
| 10 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Marino
|
Cargo ship
|
For Thomas Dixon & Sons.
[8]
|
| 10 November
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thompson
|
Clydebank
|
Surly
|
Rocket-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 12 November
|
United States
|
William Cramp & Sons
|
Philadelphia
|
St. Louis
|
Ocean liner
|
For
International Navigation Company
|
| 17 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Laird, Son and Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Banshee
|
Banshee-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 28 November
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Chiswick
|
Boxer
|
Ardent-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 29 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Oropesa
|
Passenger ship
|
For
Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
[9]
|
| 1 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Laird, Son and Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Contest
|
Banshee-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 9 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Laird, Son and Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Lynx
|
Ferret-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 13 December
|
United Kingdom
|
J. Samuel White
|
Cowes
|
Conflict
|
Conflict-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 13 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Scotsman
|
Passenger ship
|
For Richard Mills & Co.
[10]
|
| 15 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Laird, Son and Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Dragon
|
Banshee-class destroyer
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 15 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Orissa
|
Passenger ship
|
For
Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
[11]
|
| 19 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Chatham Dockyard
|
Chatham
|
Magnificent
|
Majestic-class battleship
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| 28 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Sheerness Dockyard
|
Sheerness
|
Torch
|
Alert-class sloop
|
For
Royal Navy
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
Everett Shipyards
|
Everett, Washington
|
City of Everett
|
Whaleback
|
For Alexander McDougall
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
|
South Rondout, New York
|
Derry
|
Barge
|
For Susquehanna Coal Company
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Connell & Co Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Dunhope
|
Sailing ship
|
For private owner.
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Connell & Co Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Forth
|
Sailing ship
|
For private owner.
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
Bowns
|
Nanticoke, Maryland
|
Helen Baughman
|
Schooner
|
For Maryland State Conservation Commission
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
M D Battomer
|
Baltimore
|
Katherine K.
|
Tugboat
|
For S H Freas, Miami
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
Craig Shipbuilding Company
|
Long Beach, California
|
LV-58
|
Lightship
|
For
United States Lighthouse Board
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Connell & Co Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Mersey
|
Sailing ship
|
For private owner.
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
A. & J. Inglis
|
Glasgow
|
Safra El-Bahr
|
Royal yacht
|
For the
Khedive of Egypt
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Swan & Hunter
|
Wallsend
|
Solveig
|
Cargo ship
|
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.
|
Troon
|
Westward Ho
|
Paddle steamer
|
For P. & A. Campbell.
|
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"Torr Head". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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"Ikbal". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Prussia". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Guelph". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Norman". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Blairmore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Ulstermore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Marino". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Oropesa". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Scotsman". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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"Orissa". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- 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.
