List of ship launches in 1885

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The list of ship launches in 1885 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1885.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Callao Barque For White Star Line.[1]
3 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Belgic Cargo liner For White Star Line.
17 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Santiago Sailing ship For White Star Line.[2]
19 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Teneriffe Cargo ship For British & Africa Steamship Co.[3]
26 February  Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg Sirius Cargo liner For Bergen Steamship Company.
28 February  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Alacrity Surprise-class cruiser For Royal Navy.[4]
28 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gaelic Cargo liner For White Star Line.[5]
18 March  United Kingdom W G Armstrong Newcastle upon Tyne Naniwa Naniwa-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
31 March  Japan Yokohama Naval Arsenal Yokohama Katsuragi Corvette For Imperial Japanese Navy.
31 March  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Mersey Protected cruiser For Royal Navy.[6]
16 April  France Lorient Formidable
Amiral Baudin-class battleship
 For French Navy
18 April  United Kingdom Barrow Shipbuilding Co. Barrow-in-Furness Mona's Queen Paddle steamer For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.[7]
23 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elmina Cargo ship For African Steamship Co.[8]
28 April  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard. Pembroke Howe Battleship For Royal Navy.[9]
1 May  Japan Onohama Naval Arsenal Onohama Yamato Corvette For Imperial Japanese Navy.
16 May  United Kingdom W G Armstrong Newcastle upon Tyne Takachiho Naniwa-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
26 May  United States George Lawley & Son
Boston, Massachusetts
 Puritan Yacht For private owner.
May  United Kingdom John Beavor-Webb Galatea Yacht For private owner.
May  United Kingdom Russel & Co Port Glasgow Moy Sailing ship For private owner
13 June  United Kingdom W G Armstrong Newcastle upon Tyne Panther Cruiser For Austro-Hungarian Navy.[10]
15 June  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Leamouth Benbow
Admiral-class battleship
 For Royal Navy.[11]
16 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Costa Rican Cargo ship For West India Steam Navigation Co.[12]
26 June  Spain Cádiz Infanta Isabel Cruiser For Spanish Navy.
30 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Zemindar Sailing ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.[13]
10 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Irene Ferry For London and North Western Railway.
22 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Talookdar Sailing ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.[14]
10 September  United Kingdom W G Armstrong Newcastle upon Tyne Leopard Torpedo cruiser For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
22 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Queen's Island Barque For S Lawler.[15]
10 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Caloric Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[16]
21 October  Russia
Baltic Works
 Saint Petersburg Admiral Nakhimov
Armoured cruiser
 For Imperial Russian Navy
24 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Eblana Hopper barge For Dublin Harbour Board.[17]
27 October  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Hero Battleship For Royal Navy.
7 November  United Kingdom Workman, Clark & Co Belfast Polly Woodside Barque For private owner.
12 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Optic Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[18]
24 November  United Kingdom
Portsmouth Dockyard
 Portsmouth Camperdown Battleship For Royal Navy.[19]
3 December  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Thames Mersey-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
5 December  United States Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works Chester, Pennsylvania Chicago Protected cruiser For United States Navy.
10 December  United Kingdom Russel & Co Port Glasgow Rhine Sailing ship For private owner.
23 December  United Kingdom
J & G Thomson
 Clydebank Archer
Archer-class torpedo cruiser
 For Royal Navy.[20]
Date Unknown  United States William Scott & Sons/ Converted and relaunched 1885 by Sam Paegnall Charleston, South Carolina Bellfield (1823) Tug For Swansea to Bristol Service /private owner
Date unknown  United States East Portland, Oregon Multnomah
Sternwheeler
 For private owner.
Date unknown  United States Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Pioneer Sloop For private owner.
Date unknown  United Kingdom
Andrew Leslie & Co.
 Newcastle upon Tyne Port Victor Cargo liner For William Milburn & Co.
Date unknown  Germany H Hespe Brake Rheinland Cargo ship For Rabien & Statlander.
Date unknown  United States
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
 Bristol, Rhode Island Stiletto Torpedo boat For United States Navy

References

  1. ^ "Callao". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Santiago". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Teneriffe". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—English: Alacrity". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Irish: Gaelic". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Launch of the Mersey". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. pp. 37–38.
  7. ^ "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Mona's Queen". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. p. 50.
  8. ^ "Elmina". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Howe". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. June 1885. p. 77.
  10. ^ "Launch of a Torpedo Cruiser "The Panther"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 97–98.
  11. ^ "Launch of H.M.S. "Benbow"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 90–91.
  12. ^ "Costa Rican". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Zemindar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Talookdar". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Queen's Island". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Caloric". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Eblana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Optic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  19. ^ "An Addition To Our Navy". The Cornishman. No. 385. 3 December 1885. p. 3.
  20. ^ "The Archer". The Cornishman. No. 389. 31 December 1885. p. 5.

See also

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