List of ship launches in 1889
The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1889.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Runic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line |
19 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Teutonic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
31 January | United Kingdom | Messrs Readhead and Sons | South Shields | Trewellard | Cargo ship | For Edward Hain and Son[1] |
2 February | United Kingdom | Harvey's of Hayle | Hayle | Lyonesse | Ferry | For the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company as a second ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.[2] |
28 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Empire | Cargo ship | For British Shipowners Ltd.[3] |
27 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lancashire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[4] |
26 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Queensmore | Cargo ship | For William Johnstone.[5] |
29 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Majestic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
27 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Yorkshire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[6] |
24 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ameer | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[7] |
26 September | United Kingdom | Whitehaven | Engelhorn | For private owner. Ran aground on launch.[8] | ||
28 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nawab | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[9] |
26 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nadir | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[10] |
United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nizam | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[11] | |
28 October | United Kingdom | Charles Connell and Company | Glasgow | Capella | Cargo liner | For Charente Steamship Co. |
18 November | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn | Maine | Armoured cruiser | For United States Navy |
28 November | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S51 | Torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy[12] |
24 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gaekwar | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Grace Harwar | Sailing ship | For private owner.[13] |
References
- ^ "Ship Launch". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 3.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
- ^ "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Queensmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Yorkshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ameer". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32823. London. 7 October 1889. col E, p. 11.
- ^ "Nawab". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Nadir". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Nizam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Gröner 1983, p. 33.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
- Sources
- Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
- 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.