List of ship launches in 1891
The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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10 February | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Apollo | Apollo-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
11 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nomadic | Livestock carrier | For White Star Line |
26 February | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Royal Sovereign | Royal Sovereign-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
12 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tauric | Livestock carrier | For White Star Line |
28 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Magnetic | Tender | For White Star Line |
4 April | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Kiel | Falke | Bussard-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy |
11 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Labrador | Passenger ship | For Dominion Steamship Co.[1] |
7 May | United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembrokeshire | Empress of India | Royal Sovereign-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
9 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Assaye | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[2] |
6 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cheshire | Passenger ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[3] |
27 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Shropshire | Passenger ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[4] |
30 June | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Wilhemshaven | Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm | Brandenburg-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
25 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lancastrian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland & Co.[5] |
30 July | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham | Hood | Royal Sovereign-class battleship | For Royal Navy |
July | France | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée | Le Havre | Zaragoza | Corvette | Flagship of the Mexican Navy |
20 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Philadelphian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland & Co.[6] |
21 September | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | Brandenburg | Brandenburg-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
17 October | France | Arsenal de Lorient | Lorient | Brennus | Pre-dreadnought battleship | For French Navy |
17 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pindari | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[7] |
31 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ionia | Cargo ship | For D. & C. McIver.[8] |
19 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mahratta | Cargo ship | For Brocklebank Line |
14 December | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | Weissenburg | Brandenburg-class battleship | For Imperial German Navy |
17 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Massachusetts | Passenger ship | For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[9] |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Williamson & Son | Whitehaven | Black Rock | Cargo ship | For private owner.[10] |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Lawhill | Barque | For private owner.[11] |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Troon | Ravenswood | Paddle steamer | For P. & A. Campbell.[12] |
References
- ^ "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
- 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.
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