List of ship launches in 1881

The list of ship launches in 1881 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1881.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
1 January Acorn Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Messrs. P. H. Dixon & Co.[1]
1 January St. Dunstan Steamship Messrs. Andrew Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Rankin, Gilmour & Co.[1]
3 January Romea Steamship Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Hull  United Kingdom For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co.[2]
5 January Benabourd Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs J. & A. Davidson.[1]
6 January Barbados Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Quebec Steamship Company.[3]
6 January Naïade Cruiser Arsenal de Brest Brest France For French Navy.
12 January Alligator Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Messrs. Burns.[1][4]
12 January Ethelbert Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For Messrs. A. C. Colvill & Co.[5][6]
12 January Lylie Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co Merksworth  United Kingdom For George Bargate & Co.[1]
13 January Ida Sailing barge Messrs. Bailey & Sons Ipswich  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. & W. Paul[1]
13 January Ingoldsby Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Lee, Finch & Co.[1]
13 January Strathyre Steamship Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For William Kemp.[1][7]
13 January Thetis Whaler Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons.[1]
15 January Black Head Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Ulster Steamship Company Limited.[8][9]
15 January Nithsdale Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robert Mackill & Co.[1]
15 January Ravensdale Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Steele, Young ^ Co.[1]
15 January Saigon Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[1]
17 January Aristomene Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Henry Fernie & Sons.[1]
17 January Fylde Tug Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.[1]
17 January Germaine Steamship Messrs. Forrestt & Son Limehouse  United Kingdom For MM. Bouhan Fils et Tissiere.[1]
17 January Irby Clipper Messrs. R. J. Evans & Co Liverpool  United Kingdom For White Star Line.[1]
17 January Khokand Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. & J. Crawford.[1]
21 January Cushie-Doo Steam yacht Messrs. David & William Henderson & Co. Partick  United Kingdom For W. H. Osmond.[1]
22 January British King Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For British Shipowners Ltd.[10]
27 January Penang Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. John Warrack & Co.[2]
27 January Puno Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[2]
28 January Glenarm Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Eglinton Chemical Company (Limited).[2]
29 January Barden Tower Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stumore, Weston & Co.[2]
29 January Ely Dredger Messrs. W. Simons & Co Renfrew  United Kingdom For Taff Vale Railway.[2]
29 January Mauritius Paddle Tug Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Crown Agents for the Colonies.[2]
29 January Yangwei Tsukushi-class cruiser Charles Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Imperial Chinese Navy.
31 January Jane Kelsall Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. D. C. Balls and partners.[2]
31 January Maria Hartmann Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Messrs. Ward & Holzapfel.[2]
31 January Tynron Brigantine Messrs. Harvey and Company Hayle  United Kingdom For private owner.[11]
January C. B. K. F. Ketch C. Burt & Sons Falmouth  United Kingdom For Charles B. Kelway.[12]
January Ida Ketch William Bayley & Sons Ipswich  United Kingdom For R. & W. Paul.[13]
January Tertusola Steamship Robert Chambers Jr. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For private owner.[14]
January The Fruits of Industry Humber Keel William Hoggard Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For George Sweeting.[15]
January Walney Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Mr. Nelson.[2]
1 February Catherine Auld Brigantine Messrs. R. D. Ross Inverkeithing  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
1 February Lady Kate Steamship Messrs. W. Thomas & Co. Millom  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
2 February Compta Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co.[2]
3 February Bullfrog Banterer-class gunvessel Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[16]
3 February Ica Paddle steamer Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Amazon Steam Navigation Co.[2]
3 February Romeo Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Hull  United Kingdom For Wilson Line.[17]
10 February Imperial Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Thomas Dewsbury.[2]
10 February Valdivia Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Thomas Dewsbury.[2]
12 February City of Milwaukee Paddle steamer Detroit Dry Dock Co. Wyandotte, Michigan United States For Goodrich Transportation Company.
12 February Glen Gelder Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. Connon & Fleming.[2]
12 February Inchulva Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hamilton, Fraser & Co.[2]
12 February Strathallan Steamship Messrs. H. Murray & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Hay & Sons.[2]
14 February Maggie Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Coverdale, Todd & Co.[2]
14 February Regent Steamship Messrs. Robert Thompson & Sons Southwicki  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. Conaway & Co.[18][2]
14 February Sarah Lizzie Schooner Messrs. George Lindsay & Col Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For John Slater.[2]
14 February Topic Steamship Messrs. MacIlwaine & Lewis Belfast  United Kingdom For W. A. Grainger.[19]
15 February Brooklyn City Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons.[20]
15 February Florence Steamship Messrs. Craggs & Son Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Mr. Appleton and others.[2]
15 February James Watt Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs Leitch & Muir.[2]
15 February Missouri Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Son Scotstoun  United Kingdom For Messrs. George Warren & Co.[2]
15 February Ordonez Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Abbotsinch  United Kingdom For Marquis de Compo.[2]
15 February Orontes Merchantman Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Footdee  United Kingdom For Messrs. George Thompson & Co.[2][21]
15 February Not named Steamship Thomas Wills Cardiff  United Kingdom For E. S. Crabb.[22]
16 February Beryl Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee  United Kingdom For P. M. Duncan.[2]
16 February Cascapedia Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. (Limited) Sunderland  United Kingdom For Messrs. Crow, Bogard & Rudolph.[2]
16 February Glenavon Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Glen Line.[2]
16 February Mount Lebanon Steamship Messrs. Alexandr Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For John Smith.[2]
16 February Panama Steamship Messrs. Osbourne, Graham & Co. Hylton  United Kingdom For MM A. d'Orbigny & Fanstin Fil.[2]
17 February Drummond Castle Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Castle Line.[2]
17 February Mytilene Steamship Messrs. Short Bros. Pallion  United Kingdom For Messrs. Lumsdon, Byers & Co.[2]
17 February Ocean Rover Steamship Messrs. D. Allan & Co. Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Gunn & Co.[23]
19 February Carron Park Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown  United Kingdom For J. Addison, Page & Co.[24][25]
19 February Cockchafer Banterer-class gunvessel Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[26]
19 February Dredger No. 85 Dredger Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For private owner.[27]
19 February Lady Katherine Steamship Messrs. S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For Earl of Durham.[2]
21 February Carron Park Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co. Campbeltown  United Kingdom For Carron Steamship Co.[5]
26 February Gironde Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Cardiff Steamship Co.[5]
26 February Serantes Steamship Campbell & Co Paisley, Renfrewshire  United Kingdom For Marquis de Campo.[28]
28 February Fidele Primavesi Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. & R. Bovey.[5]
February Cervantes Steamship Messrs. Campbel & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Marquis de Campo.[25]
February Constance Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Messrs. Dansay & Robinson.[25]
February Dromedary Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For John Burns.[25]
1 March Bothwell Castle Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Castle Line.[5]
1 March Mariner Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[5]
1 March Quetta Steamship William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Gray, Dawes & Co.
1 March Roseville Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For R. Shadforth & Co.[5]
1 March Servia Ocean Liner J. & G. Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For Cunard Line. At launch, this was second largest ship to be built; the Great Eastern (launched in 1858) the largest.[29]
2 March Algoa Bay Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hatfield, Cameron & Co.[5][30]
2 March Brunswick Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Bacon.[18][5]
2 March Embleton Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. G. T. Pearson & Co.[5]
2 March Lockyer Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Thompson & Co.[18][5]
2 March Plessy Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth, Northumberland  United Kingdom For Messrs. Watts, Ward & Co.[5]
3 March Notting Hill Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Mr. Nott and others,[5] or City Line.[31]
3 March Ranee Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Borneo Company Limited.[5]
3 March Saxon Prince Cargo ship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For James Knott.
5 March Fairfield Steamship Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Joseph Brown & Partners.[5]
7 March Albingia Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.[5]
15 March Agnes Otto Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For George Otto.[5]
15 March Bouncer Bouncer-class gunboat Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32][33]
15 March Insolent Bouncer-class gunboat Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32][33]
16 March Huntingdon Steamship Messrs. A. Leslie & Co. Hebburn  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Milburn & Co.[32][34][35]
17 March Embleton Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For P. Iredale & Son.[18][36][5]
17 March Lorna Doone Gunboat Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Rajah of Sarawak.[5]
17 March Donats Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For St. Donats Steamship Co.[5][37][38]
17 March Thorn Holme Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hine Bros.[18][5]
18 March Southbourne Steamship John Blumer & Co Sunderland  United Kingdom For D. P. Garbutt.[18][39][5]
19 March Abeona Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Graham,[18][5] or Messrs. Graham, Anderson & Co.[32]
19 March Bretton Hall Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun  United Kingdom For Messrs. Alexander & Radcliffe.[5]
19 March Copley Steamship Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For White Star Line.[5]
19 March Goval Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Leslie & Co.[5]
19 March Heron Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Bowling  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. Walker & Co.[5]
19 March Providence Schooner R. Cliffe Castleford  United Kingdom For R. Cliffe & William Heptinstall.[40]
21 March Refulgent Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Westoll.[18][5]
22 March Ban Whatt Soon Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[5]
22 March Iron Acton Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. King Bros.[5][32]
22 March Palma Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Compagnia La Islena.[5]
27 March Dawn Steamship Messrs. Edward & Symes Cubitt Town  United Kingdom For Tobago Steamship Co.[5][32]
29 March Poh Ann Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co Low Walker.  United Kingdom For Messrs. Guthrie & Co.[37]
29 March Terrible Terrible-class ironclad Brest, France France For French Navy.
30 March Brenda Steamship Messrs. E. Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For F. Erskind.[37]
30 March Napier Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Willington-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For James Tait.[37]
30 March Oaks Steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For Mr. Steel,[37] or T. B. Seath.[41]
30 March Royal Norman Tug J. T. Eltringham South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Sharp Bros.[37]
31 March Akaba Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
31 March Aristides Steamship Messrs. T. Royden & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Layborn & Legge.[37]
31 March Juliet Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Red Cross Line.[37]
31 March Kelat Full-rigged ship Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For E. Bates & Sons.
31 March Lido Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Raeburn & Verel.[37]
March Georgie Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[41]
March Governor Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch  United Kingdom For private owner.[41]
1 April Falcon Steam yacht Messrs. Dobson & Charles Grangemouth  United Kingdom For Messrs. John Inglis & Co.[37][42]
1 April Imerina Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co. Campbeltown  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
2 April Elbe Ocean liner Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Norddeutscher Lloyd.
2 April Eliza Pilot cutter Messrs. J. & J. Cooper Pill  United Kingdom For J. Barry.[43]
2 April Gorilla Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For John Burns.[44]
2 April Grangefell Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hume, Smith & Co.[37]
2 April Merannio Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gledhill & Deshart.[37][45]
2 April Perseverance Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For T. Freear,[18] or Messrs. Freear & Dix.[37]
2 April Strabo Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Nav. Co. Ltd.[37][46]
4 April Innishowen Paddle steamer Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For Messrs. M'Crea & M'Farlane.[37]
4 April May Cutter Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
6 April Horsa Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Jydse Engelske Dampskibs Selskab.[37]
11 April Serena Steamship Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Glasgow  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[37]
13 April Catania Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. M. Sloman & Co.[37]
13 April North Sea Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co.[37]
13 April Trevilley Steamship John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Edward Hain and Son.[47][48]
14 April Amitié Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
14 April Arica Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[37]
14 April Armenia Steamship Messrs. David & William Henderson Meadowside  United Kingdom For South American Company of Steamers.[37]
14 April Baron Ardrossan Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Son. Whitby  United Kingdom For Hugh Hogarth.[37]
14 April Mary Miller Schooner Mr. Rodger Carrickfergus  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Fisher & Sons.[37]
14 April Routenburn East Indiaman Messrs. R. Steele & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. D. & R. Shankland.[37][49]
16 April Kingsley Steamship Messrs. Thomas & William Smith North Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Edward Eccles & Co.[37]
16 April Laja Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Compagnia Sud Americana de Vapores.[50][51]
16 April Minniehaha Steamship Belfast  United Kingdom For private owner.[52]
16 April Sportsman Steamship Messrs. Palmer's & Co. Jarrow  United Kingdom For William J. Jobling.[37]
16 April Surrey Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Atlantic Transport Co. (Limited).[37]
16 April Winnebah Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For African Steamship Co.[53]
21 April Marquette Lake freighter George Presley & Co. Cleveland, Ohio United States For Gilchrist Transportation Co.
25 April Crawshaw Bailey Steamship Messrs. Edward Finch & Co. (Limited) Chepstow  United Kingdom For E. J. Harley.[37]
26 April Blaenavon Steamship Messrs. Palmer & Co Howdon  United Kingdom For Morrell Bros.[32]
26 April Galileo Steamship Messrs. Earle's Hull  United Kingdom For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co.[32]
26 April Oliveto Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For D. G. Pinkney & Sons.[18][32]
27 April Barnsley Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For H. Briggs, Sons & Co.[18][37]
27 April Nederland Steamship Fijenoord Schiedam Netherlands For Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij.[54][55][56]
28 April Balaklava Barque Osbourne, Graham & Co Hylton  United Kingdom For Davison, Bisset & Co.[18]
28 April Carmona Steamship Messrs. Gourlay, Bros. & Co. Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Thompson and others.[32]
28 April Hermann Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For Steinmann & Ludwig.[18][32]
28 April Krete Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Cavalero D. P. Gudi.[32]
28 April Mary Agnew Clipper Messrs. Masters Pembroke Dock  United Kingdom For private owner.[57]
30 April Arabic Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
30 April Aranmore Steamship Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Clyde Shipping Co.[32]
30 April Carnarvonshire Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Govan  United Kingdom For Messrs. Jenkin & Co.[32]
30 April Château Lafite Steamship Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Compagnie Bordelaise de Navigation à Vapeur.[32]
30 April Dryburgh Abbey Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Wood Bros. & Co.[32]
30 April Hebridean Steamship Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For Messrs. John M'Callum & Co.[32]
30 April Iolanthe Steam yacht Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For T. J. Waller.[32]
30 April Moss Rose Tug Messrs. Edward Finch & Co. (Limited) Chepstow  United Kingdom For Messrs. D. Guy & Sons.[32]
30 April Ross-shire Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Turnbull, Martin & Co.[32]
30 April Sleugh Hound Yacht Messrs. Fife Largs  United Kingdom For Marquess of Ailsa.[58]
30 April Vesta Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For Star Navigation Co.[32]
30 April Unnamed Steam yacht Thomas Norris Belfast  United Kingdom For H. S. Beresford Bruce.[32]
April Catterthun Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Eastern & Australian Steamship Co.
April Khalif Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For private owner.[59]
April Verve Steam yacht Mr. Macadam River Clyde  United Kingdom For Robert Wyllie.[49]
2 May Lydian Monarch Steamship Messrs. M'Millan Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Royal Exchange Shipping Co.[32]
2 May Vixen Steamship Messrs. Cunliff & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[32]
3 May Industry Humber keel Joseph Burton Selby  United Kingdom For John Thomas.[60]
4 May Taldora Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co. Campbeltown  United Kingdom For Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn & Co.[32]
5 May Modena Steamship Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co.[32]
7 May Craigallion Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Gordon Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. Walker, Donald & Co.[32]
7 May Strathdee Steamship Messrs. Dobson & Charles Grangemouth  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Hay & Son.[32]
11 May Unnamed Steamship George K. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Dobeson & Wost.[32]
12 May Clan Macfarlane East Indiaman Messrs. Russell & Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Thomas Dunlop.[32]
12 May Fidra Steamship Messrs. Alexandra Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Francis F. Reid.[32]
12 May Muriel Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulby Blyth  United Kingdom For Messrs. Sanders & Son.[32]
12 May São Felix Paddle steamer Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For the Viscount Marinho.[32]
12 May Unnamed Steamship George R. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Dobeson & Sons.[32]
13 May John Smith Schooner Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan  United Kingdom For Charles Hendry.[32]
14 May Akaba Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[32]
14 May Anjer Head Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For private owner.[32]
14 May Catalonia Steamship J. & G. Thompson & Co. Clydebank  United Kingdom For Cunard Steamship Company Ltd.
14 May Clara Parker Sternwheeler Astoria, Oregon  United Kingdom For Hiram Bliss Parker.
14 May Columba Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Sandbach, Tinne & Co.[32][61]
14 May Combermere Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co South Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. C. W. Kellock & Co.[32]
14 May Harvest Steamship Messrs. Irvine & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. English, Smurthwaite & Co.[32]
14 May Kilmodan Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Kerr, Newton & Co.[32]
14 May Leader Schooner Messrs. Duncan & Anderson Kingston on Spey  United Kingdom For Mr. Anderson and others.[62]
14 May Macedonia Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For William Gray.[32]
14 May Rome Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[32]
14 May Talabot Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For La Société Française des Steamers de l'Ouest.[32]
16 May Ethel Horatia Steamship Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. F. Marshall.[18][32]
16 May Kent Steamship Messrs. S. P. Austin & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Lambert Bros.[18][32]
16 May Lizard Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For John Burns.[32]
17 May Acacia Steamship Short Bros. Pallion  United Kingdom For T. Stockdale,[18][32] or Coatsworth, Stockdale & Co.[63][64]
17 May Corsican Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. & J. Macfarlane.[32]
17 May Craigallion Steamship Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.
17 May Darien Steamship Messrs. Palmer & Co. Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Nelson, Donkin & Co.[32]
17 May Darlington Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Milburn & Co.[65]
18 May Mauritius Réunion Steamship Messrs. W. Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Compagnie Mauritius-Réunion.[32]
18 May Pelham Steamship Messrs. Hodgso & Soulby Blyth  United Kingdom For Grimsby & London Trading Company (Limited).[32][31]
19 May Murel Yacht William Sinnott Kingstown  United Kingdom For private owner.[66]
19 May Skjold Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For L. H. Carl.[32]
21 May Christine Steam yacht Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Thomas Steven.[67]
26 May Allemannia Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.[31]
26 May Cormorant Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Bird Line.[31]
26 May Emma Edgeworth Humber Keel Thomas Day Goole  United Kingdom For William Ford.[68]
27 May Thomas Coats Steamship Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Messrs. T. Beynon & Co.[18]

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28 May Armathwaite Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
28 May Bessie Steam yacht Messrs. Thomas B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For John Clark.[31]
28 May Cruiser Tug Messrs. Finch & Co. Chepstow  United Kingdom For W. P. Ching.[69]
28 May De Bay Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Capper, Alexander & Co.[31]
28 May Dorset Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Great Western Steam Shipping Co.[18][31]
28 May Elizabeth Allen Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Allen & Co.[18][31]
28 May Ella Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch  United Kingdom For London and South Western Railway.[31]
28 May Fieramosca Steamship Abercorn Shipbuilding Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Coy. Antonia Cocurillo.[31][70]
28 May Florence Steamship Messrs. T. Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs. George Pyman & Co.[31]
28 May Godolphin Merchantman William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Godolphin Steamship Co.[18][31]
28 May Lemuria Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middletonb  United Kingdom For T. G. Greenwello and partners.[31]
28 May Peking Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Siemssen.[31]
28 May Puerto Riqueno Steamship Messrs. W. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. White, Forman & Co.[31]
28 May Shelley Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Glover Bros.[31]
28 May White Sea Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co.[31]
30 May Abana Steamship Messrs. Charles Connel & Co. Scotstoun  United Kingdom For James M. Wood.[31]
30 May Locust Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For John Burns.[31]
30 May Moina Cutter Messrs. Fyfe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For Mr. Stewart.[71][72]
31 May Largo Law Merchantman Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For David Law.[31]
May Amasona Yacht Messrs. Fire Fairlie  United Kingdom For Mr Hedderwick.[70]
May Hannah Beckett Steam flat Charles Bracegirdle Northwich  United Kingdom For John Apsey, John Beckett, William Bennett and William Rowland.[73]
May Murdial Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulby Blyth  United Kingdom For private owner.[74]
May Taiwo Steamship  China For Yangtze Steamer Company.[75]
May Ville de Rome Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.[70]
May Vizen Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Mello & Co.[70]
1 June Cavour Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Lamport & Holt.[31][76]
2 June Berwick Law Barque Robert Chambers Jr. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For David Law.[31]
2 June Ellangowan Schooner Messrs. R. & H. Green Blackwall  United Kingdom Presented to London Missionary Society.[31]
2 June Sproston Green Paddle steamer Messrs. R. & H. Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For Sproston Dock & Foundry Co.[31][77]
4 June Success Ferry Messrs. Gibson Fleetwood  United Kingdom For private owner.[78]
7 June Pallas Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Jex & Co.[31]
9 June Fenella Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
9 June Galatz Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Sons Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet.[31]
11 June Pieter de Coninck Ocean liner Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Theodore C. Engels & Co.
13 June Abeille IX Tug Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For MM A. Wolter & Co.[31]
13 June M. Menatchy Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Katz Bros.[31][79]
14 June Château Leoville Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Compagnie Bordelaise de Navigation à Vapeur.[18][31]
14 June City of Rome Steamship Barrow Shipbuilding Company Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Inman Line.[80][81] A donkey boiler exploded on deck killing four men and injuring nine others.[82]
14 June Cubano Steamship Messrs. Robert Thompson & Sons. Southwick  United Kingdom For Sr. M. M. de Arrotegui.[18][31]
14 June Gelert Steam yacht Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Albert Wood.[31][83]
14 June Largo Bay Steamship Messrs. Andrew Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
14 June Miranda Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
15 June Akassa Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For African Steamship Co.[84]
15 June Clyde Steamship Messrs. Denny Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[85][86]
15 June Muriel Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay  United Kingdom For William Buchan Ritchie.[31]
15 June Polyphemus torpedo ship Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[87]
16 June Edith Ketch Newport Dry Dock Company Newport  United Kingdom For Mr. Williams.[88]
17 June Unnamed Dredger Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Otago Harbour Commissioners.[31]
18 June Toledo Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Company Hull  United Kingdom For Messrs. T. Wilson, Sons, & Co.[31]
25 June Belle of Devon Schooner W. H. Shilston Coxside  United Kingdom For W. H. Shilston.[89]
25 June Equity Steamship D. Baxter & Co., or Messrs. Pile & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. H. Jenkins & Co.[18][90][91]
25 June Queensferry Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Beta Steamship Co. Ltd.[18][89]
26 June Flavio Gioia Corvette Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia  Italy For Regia Marina.
27 June Broomhaugh Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Messrs. Elliott, Lowrey & Dunford.[89]
27 June Uppingham Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gallant, Pembroke & Co.[89]
28 June Brocadalie Steamship Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Temperley & Co.[89]
28 June Ross Merchantman Howdon  United Kingdom For Messrs. John Cory & Son.[89]
28 June Rotomahana Barque Russell & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For James R. DeWolf.
28 June Savona Steamship Messrs. Steele & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Co.[89]
28 June Thistle Steam yacht Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Duke of Hamilton.[89]
28 June Tower Hill Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For W. H. Nott & W. Beckett Hill.[89]
29 June Austerlitz Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co.[89]
29 June Boyne Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Mercantile Steam Shipping Co.[89]
29 June Galatia Steamship Messrs. David & William Henderson Meadowside  United Kingdom For Barrow Steamship Co.[89]
29 June Liimfjorden Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For United Steamship Co.[89]
June Abbotsford Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[72]
June Euralie Schooner Messrs. Fyfe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For George Elder.[72]
June Glenmavis Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Lindsay, Gracie & Co.[31]
June Mireille Steam yacht Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[72]
June Perseverance Steamship Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Crown Agent for the Colonies.[72]
June Poseidon East Indiaman Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Colin S. Caird.[72]
June Reginald Coaster Brundrit & Co. Runcorn  United Kingdom For Brundrit & Co.[92]
1 July Rosa Bella Steam yacht Messrs. D. Allan Granton-on-Spey  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Gunn & Co.[89]
9 July Linnet Steam yacht Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For G. M'Kay.[93]
11 July Aldona Castle Ketch Messrs. Mathew & Carnegie Peterhead  United Kingdom For John Hewison.[94]
11 July Concordia Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Messrs. Donaldson Bros.[95]
11 July Manna Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Henry Martini.[89]
12 July Andora Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton  United Kingdom For Messrs. E. F. & W. Roberts.[89]
12 July Hespor Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For private owner.[96]
12 July Princess Fishing boat S. F. Dowsing Lowestoft  United Kingdom For private owner.[97]
12 July Spartan Steamship Messrs. James & George Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company.[89]
12 July Ville de Naples Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.[89]
13 July Lesseps Steamship Messrs. Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Herr. Jacob Christensen.[89][85]
13 July Llangollen Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Charles E. Stallybrass.[89]
13 July Thalatta Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. M'Diarmid & Greenshields.[89]
13 July Welcome Home Schooner Ænas M'Kenzie Stornoway  United Kingdom For John M'Williams.[98]
14 July Claymore Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For David M'Brayne.[89]
14 July Tempo Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Fenwick & Reay.[89]
15 July Alaska Passenger ship John Elder & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Guion Line.
16 July Ashdene Steamship Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bulman & Dixon.[18][89]
16 July Palm Branch Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[18][89]
16 July Navarre Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow in Furness  United Kingdom For Société Générale de Transport Maritimes à Vapeur.[89][99]
16 July Portugal Steamship Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Limited) Hull  United Kingdom For Empreza Nacional.[89][85]
23 July Ethelwolff Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clarki & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For Messrs. Colville, Louden & Co.[100]
23 July Thetford Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick  United Kingdom For Standard Steamship Co. Ltd.[18][79]
26 July Diamond Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee  United Kingdom For P. M. Duncan.[79]
26 July Iniziativa Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Son Linthouse  United Kingdom For Sr. Carlo Raggio.[79]
26 July Lorna Yacht Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport  United Kingdom For S. H. Morley.[101]
27 July Bertie Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[79]
27 July Blencowe Steamship Messrs. G. T. Eltringham South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Fisher, Renwick & Co.[79]
27 July Gravina Velasco-class cruiser Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Leamouth  United Kingdom For Spanish Navy.[79]
27 July Inchrona Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hamilton, Fraser & Co.[79]
27 July Sharon Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robinson & Rowland.[79]
27 July Saint George Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Murray Bros. & Co.[79][102]
28 July Blagdon Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Southampton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robert Bell & Co.[79]
28 July Talley Abbey Steamship Messrs. Irvine & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Pyman, Watson & Co.[79]
28 July Waverley Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. & Co. Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. Williamson, Milligan & Co.[79]
30 July Handel Steamship Messrs. A. Leslie & Co. Hebburn  United Kingdom For private owner.[79]
30 July Lancaster Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Lancaster Steamship Company (Limited).[79]
30 July Operculum Steamship Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Luke Thomas & Co.[79]
30 July Pawnee Steamship Messrs. T. Royden & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For Mediterranean & New York Shipping Co.[79]
30 July Regina Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Taylor & Sanderson.[18][79]
30 July St. David Steamship Messrs. Walker & Co. Deptford Green  United Kingdom For Count Raffo.[79]
July Alpin Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Atlas Steamship Co.[103]
July Caravellas Paddle steamer Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Knowles & Foster.[103]
July Christianssund Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz Renfrew  United Kingdom For private owner.[104]
July Dalriada Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Hugh H. Smiley.[79][103]
July Drumburton Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gillison & Chadwick.[103]
July Lümfjorden Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For "Union Steamship Company".[103]
July Marco Aurelio Paddle steamer Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Guild & Co.[103]
July Passe Partout Steam launch Messrs. Lobnitz & Co Renfrew  United Kingdom For Arthur de Rothschild.[103]
3 August Diogenes Steamship Kiel  Germany For unknown owner, rumoured to be a Peruvian warship.[105]
3 August Socrates Steamship Kiel  Germany For unknown owner, rumoured to be a Peruvian warship.[105]
6 August Christiansund Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For private owner.[79]
6 August Joh Burbery Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown  United Kingdom For Mr. Harley.[79]
8 August Edda Steamship S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. T. Salveson & Co.[18][79]
8 August Mid-Lothian Paddle steamer Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For North British Railway.[79][106]
9 August Cachapoal Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Compania Sud Americana de Vapores.[79] Collided with the barque Gladstone on being launched, sinking the barque.[107]
9 August Viera Y Clarijo Steamship Messrs. D. Allen & Co. Granton  United Kingdom For Socieda de Pesquerias.[108][109]
10 August Carlton Tower Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Tower Line.[79]
10 August Coptic Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
10 August Regent Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[79]
10 August Scottish Wizard Merchantman Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For M'Ilwraith, M'Eachra & Co.[110]
11 August Edam Steamship Messrs. Macmillan Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaartmaatschappij.[111][112]
11 August Gwalia Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hurley, Matthews & Co.[18][79]
11 August James Postlethwaite Schooner William Ashburner & Son Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Thomas Ashburner & Co.
11 August Kenmore Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Johnson & Co.[79]
11 August Lady Dalhousie Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Adam Hamiltonn & Co.[79]
11 August Navarra Aragon-class cruiser Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[113]
11 August St. Jean Steamship Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre France For Figueroa Le Roy & Co.[79]
12 August City of Liverpool Cargo liner William Doxford & Sons Pallion  United Kingdom For S.S. City of Liverpool Co. Ltd.[18][79][114]
12 August Supply Tanker and Fireboat Messrs. Laird Bros Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[79]
13 August Ardgour Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Gardiner & Co.[79]
13 August Cilurnum Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter location  United Kingdom For Messrs. Elliott, Lowrey & Dunford.[79][115]
13 August C. T. B. Schooner William Pickard Appledore  United Kingdom For William Pickard.[79]
13 August Isle of Arran Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Dixon, Robson & Co.[79]
13 August Orchomene Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Henry Fernie & Sons.[79]
13 August Satellite Satellite-class sloop Sheerness Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[79]
15 August Dartmore Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Johnson & Co.[79]
15 August Java Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For Messrs. Peter Denniston & Co.[79][112]
15 August Unnamed Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Steamship Herbert Company (Limited).[79]
18 August La Ville de San-Nicolas Steamship Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer France For Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis du Hâvre.[85]
20 August Marie Carola-class corvette Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik Hamburg  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine.
20 August Michigan Steamship Detroit Dry Dock Company Wyandotte, Michigan United States For Detroit Dry Dock Company.
22 August Morro Tender Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[79][112]
23 August Lamington Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Renton & Co.[85]
23 August Princess Tug Messrs. Day, Summers & Co Northam  United Kingdom For Bombay Harbour Commissioners.[85]
24 August Billow Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Middleton & Co.[79]
24 August Carthage Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[79]
24 August Lamington Steamship Robert Duncan & Co Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Renton & Co.
24 August Prins Alexander Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield  United Kingdom For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland.[116]
25 August Bengore Head Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For Ulster Steamship Company Limited.[117]
25 August Lismore Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Lismore Steamship Co. Ltd.[85][118]
26 August Ben Douran Barque Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Kingston  United Kingdom For Ben Line.[119][112]
26 August Canada Comus-class corvette Portsmouth dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[120]
26 August Mindanao Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Mr. Watt.[119]
27 August Condor Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Cork Steamship Company (Limited).[121]
27 August Harbinger Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For Harbinger Steamship Co. Ltd.[18][85]
27 August Hasland Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Groves & M'Lean.[85]
27 August Raleigh Steamship Messrs. Caird & Purdie Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Messrs. Holman & Sons.[85]
27 August Velasco Velasco-class cruiser Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Leamouth  United Kingdom For Spanish Navy.[85]
27 August Unnamed Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay  United Kingdom For Messrs. Joseph Robinson & Co.[85]
August Bolivia Barque Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Nicholson & M'Gill.[112]
August Cameo Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Tellefsen, Wills & Co.[85][112]
August Castilla Aragon-class cruiser La Carraca shipyard Cádiz Spain For Spanish Navy.
August India Steamship Messrs. Wm. Denny & Bros Dumbarton  United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[112]
August Joseph Kellogg Sternwheeler Portland, Oregon United States For Kellogg Transportation Co.
August Liban Coaster W. Allsup & Sons Preston  United Kingdom For A. R. Dahdah.[122]
August No. 164 Steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robinow & Marjoribanks.[112]
3 September Abeja Schooner Messrs. John & William B. Harvey Littlehampton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Olano, Larrinaga & Co.[85]
6 September Brunette Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Thomas Rodenacker.[85]
6 September Maha Vajirunhis Steamship Messrs. C. Mithell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For H. Katz.[85]
8 September Anerley Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Watts, Ward & Co.[18][85]
8 September Conqueror Conqueror-class battleship Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
8 September City of Calcutta Passenger ship Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun  United Kingdom For City Line.
8 September Gulf of Carpentaria Steamship William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Greenock Steamship Company.[85]
8 September Heather Bell Steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For H. Robertson Washley.[85]
8 September Iphigénie Cruiser France For French Navy.
8 September Loch Moidart Clipper Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For General Shipping Company.[85]
9 September Baines Hawkins Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth  United Kingdom For Messrs. Fisher & Renwick.[85]
9 September Banner Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For James R. Currie.[85]
9 September Victoria Paddle steamer Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch  United Kingdom For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway.
10 September Closeburn Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Macdonald, Hood & Co.[85]
10 September Chrysolite Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Tully & Co.[85][123]
10 September Lake Huron Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company Glasgow  United Kingdom For Beaver Line.[85]
10 September Mount's Bay Steamship Schlesinger, Davis and Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Mount's Bay Steamship Company.[124]
10 September Rocklands Collier Messrs. R. Irvine & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Hardy, Wilson & Co.[125]
10 September Westwood Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Moran & Sanderson,[18] or David Wilson.[85]
10 September Wyedale Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Pantland, Hick & Co.[85]
12 September Westergate Steamship Short Bros Pallion  United Kingdom For Weatherley, Mead & Hussey.[18][126][85]
18 September La Ville de Montévidéo Steamship Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer France For Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis du Hâvre.[127]
20 September Solway Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Sloan & Co.[85]
21 September Marima Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Steel, Young & Co.[85]
21 September Ossian Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For London and Edinburgh Shipping Co.[85]
21 September St. Ronan Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Co. Hull  United Kingdom For Messrs. Rankin, Gilmour & Co.[85]
22 September Benlarig Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Son Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Thompson & Co.[85]
22 September Lamprey Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Greenock  United Kingdom For John Burns.[85]
22 September Skelligs Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clarke & Co Belfast  United Kingdom For Clyde Shipping Company.[127]
22 September Valdivia Barque Messrs. John Reid & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Nicholson & M'Gill.[85][128]
23 September Candace Steam yacht Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Mr. Lysaght.[129][130]
24 September Androsa Merchantman Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Messrs. E. F. & W. Roberts.[127]
24 September Bretwalda Steamship Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hall Bros.[127]
24 September Ebbw Vale Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Morrell Bros. & Co.[127]
24 September Empire Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Thomas & Co.[127]
24 September Olive Branch Steamship William Doxford & Sons Pallion  United Kingdom For Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd,[18][131] or Messrs. F. & W. Ritson.[127]
24 September Reginald Hansen Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Messrs. G. E. Wood & Sons.[18][127]
24 September Zenobia Steamship Messrs. Thomas Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs Turner, Brightman & Co.[127]
24 September Unnamed Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For private owner.[132]
24 September Unnamed Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Morel Bros. & Co.[132]
26 September Ada Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Turner, Edwards & Co.[18][85]
26 September Antilles Steamship Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Scrutton, Sons & Co.[127]
26 September Dorothy Watson Schooner Union Co-operative Shipbuilding Sunderland  United Kingdom For Walter Herron.[127]
26 September Thames Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Glasgow  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[133]
28 September Wandrahm Steamship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa.[127]
29 September James Garfield Thames barge William Curtis Ipswich  United Kingdom For William Curtis and W. Wheeler.[134]
30 September Cape Clear Steamship Messrs. Steele & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. A. Lyle & Sons.[127]
30 September Rossall Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.[135]
September Braila Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Sons Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Compagnie Fraissenet.[128]
September Kalmuck Paddle steamer Motala Norrköping Sweden For private owner.[127]
September Saint Andrew Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Shipbuilding Company Govan  United Kingdom For Channel Line.[128]
September Wallasey Ferry W. Allsup & Sons Preston  United Kingdom For Wallasey Local Board.[136]
1 October Ossoro Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[127]
5 October Hughenden Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For T. Hudson.[127]
6 October Shannon Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[137]
6 October Suez Steamship Messrs. Palmer & Co. Jarrow  United Kingdom For MM. d'Orbigny & Faustin Fils.[127]
7 October President Garfield Merchantman Cadben William Thomas Porth Amlwch  United Kingdom For private owner.[138]
8 October Clydesdale Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Dale Line.[127]
8 October Fooksang Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. Mathieson & Co.[127]
8 October Hong Kong Merchantman Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For William Milburn & Co.[127]
8 October Ixia Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay  United Kingdom For J. Robinson & Co.[127]
8 October Jessomene Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Henry Fernie & Sons.[127]
8 October Professor Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For Messrs. F. & J. Harrison.[127]
8 October Virginian Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Frederick Leyland & Co.[127][139][140]
10 October Nerbudda Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Foley, Aikman & Co.[127][128]
10 October York City Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Thomas Furness & Co.[127]
10 October Zuid Holland Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd.[127]
11 October Schaldis Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend  United Kingdom For Société Anonyme Anversoise d'Armement et de Transports Maritimes.[127]
12 October Angola Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. (Limited) Hull  United Kingdom For Empresa Nacional.[127][141]
12 October John Ray Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. M. A. Ray & Sons.[127]
13 October Ardangorm Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. M'Laren, Crum & Co.[127]
13 October Tredegar Steamship Messrs. Palmer & Co. Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Mosel Bros. & Co.[127]
14 October Harlaw Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company.[127]
15 October Phuoc-kien Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For private owner.[142][143]
15 October Serapis Yawl James Clark Stonehaven  United Kingdom For James Mackie.[144]
17 October Chi Yuen Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co Renfrew  United Kingdom For China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company.[127]
21 October Bordeaux Steamship Motala Verkstad Lindholmen Sweden For Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd.[127]
21 October Peconic Steamship Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For Mediterranean & New York Steamship Company.[129]
22 October City of Hamburg Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Palgrave, Murphy & Co.[18][145][127]
22 October Cordelia Comus-class corvette Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[146]
22 October County of Pembroke Barque William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Thomas & Co.[18][131][127]
22 October Hermes East Indiaman Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For R. R. Paterson.[127][143]
22 October Illawarra Merchantman Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Messrs. Devitt & Moore.[127]
22 October Tancarville Steamship Messrs. Campbell, MacIntosh & Bowstead Scotswood  United Kingdom For Cicero Brown.[127][147]
24 October Bearn Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Société Générale de Transport Maritimes à Vapeur.[148]
24 October Chittagong Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co.[127]
24 October Dredger No. 5 Dredger Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Dublin Port and Docks Board.[129]
24 October Glenfarg Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. O. Taylor & Co.[127][149]
24 October Gloucester City Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons.[150][151]
24 October Lindus Steamship Edward Withy & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For T. J. Parker.
25 October Akaroa Barque Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland, County Durham  United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill & Co.[18][152]
25 October Britannia Steamship Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For MM. Cyprien, Fabre et Cie.[129]
25 October Cantonnais Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
25 October Cordelia Comus-class corvette Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 October Stefanie Steamship Messrs. Caird & Purdie Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Adria Steamship Co.[129]
26 October Ganges Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[129][153]
26 October Señora Cue Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Sons Blythy  United Kingdom For Hispano Francisco.[129]
26 October Stamboul Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet.[129]
27 October Saigon Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes.[129]
October Vigilant Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[143]
October Polyxene Steamship Motala Sweden For Grefere Knuth.[129]
October Wasdale Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven  United Kingdom For J. D. Newton.[127]
October No. 213 Steam launch Messrs. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For Irrawaddy Flotilla Co.[143]
3 November Duncrag Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Dunn & Co.[129]
3 November Nant Francon Steamship Messrs. J. Readhead & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. & D. Jones.[154]
3 November Santa Cecilia Steam yacht John Elder & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Lord Alfred Paget.
5 November Carisbrooke Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Pearson & Foster.[129]
5 November Coningsby Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gladstone & Cornforth.[129]
5 November Darjiling Merchantman Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Messrs. E. Bates & Sons.[129]
5 November Grafton Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Grafton Steam Shipping Co.[18][129]
5 November Highland Chief Barque Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. Crane, Colvil & Co.[129]
5 November The Mosquito Pilot boat F. Phillipps Cardiff  United Kingdom For Thomas Richards.[155]
5 November Teutonia Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Messrs Ward & Holsapfel.[129]
5 November Unnamed Paddle steamer Messrs. J. T. Eltringham & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. Hepple & Co.[129]
8 November Antonio Lopez Steamship Messrs. Denny Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Lopez & Co.[129][156]
8 November Elemore Steamship S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For Sharp & Co.[18][129]
8 November Mary Armstead Schooner Paul Rodgers Carrickfergus  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Fisher & Sons.[129]
8 November Odin Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
8 November Popenjoy Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
8 November Principia Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Newton Bros.[129]
9 November Iolani Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Raeburn & Verci,[129] or Messrs. Rayburn & Vereil.[157][147]
9 November Loch Torridon Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For General Shipping Company.[129]
9 November Ludgate Hill Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Twin Screw Line.[129]
9 November Silver Lining Barquentine Messrs. Upham Bros. Brixham  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
10 November Risveglio Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth  United Kingdom For Sr. Carlo Raggio.[129]
10 November Sevilla Steamship Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Henry Lamont & Co.[129][157]
10 November Sophie Carola-class corvette Kaiserliche Werft Danzig  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine.
11 November Nanna Steamship Motala Lindholmen Sweden For John Giertsen and others.[129]
12 November Bothnia Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown  United Kingdom For Baltic Steamship Company (Limited).[129]
12 November Clynder Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
12 November Jean Dupuis Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
12 November Success Smack Messrs. John Wray & Sons Burton Stather  United Kingdom For R. Hellyer.[158]
12 November Valeria Steamship Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons Bristol  United Kingdom For private owner.[159]
19 November Catherine Fishing boat Messrs. Scott's Dundee  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
19 November Sury Wongse Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. A. Markwald & Co.[129][147]
21 November Claremont Steamship T. & T. W. Smith North Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Fisher, Renwick & Co.[129][160]
21 November Magician Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Nevins, Welch & Co.[129]
22 November Archimede Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Co. Pointhouse  United Kingdom For I. & V. Florio & Co.[129]
22 November Athabasca Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Tapscott & Co.[129]
22 November Nuphar Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay  United Kingdom For Messrs. Joseph Robinson & Co.[129][160]
23 November Catanian Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Ltd. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hugh Blaik & Co.[129]
23 November Deerhound Steamship Messrs. W. Allsup & Sons Preston  United Kingdom For private owner.[161]
23 November Eleanor Paddle steamer Cammell Laird Birkenhead  United Kingdom For London and North Western Railway.
23 November Jacob Christensen Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Jacob Christensen,[162] or Hans Konow & Co.[163]
23 November Leonora Steamship London and Glasgow Iron and Shipbuilding Company Govan  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. T. Nickels & Co,[129] or Linea de Vapore Serra Bilbao.[157]
23 November Neptune Dredger Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.[129]
23 November Saxon Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs. Rowland & Robinson.[129]
24 November Omniopolis Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Bowling  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
25 November Aries Steam yacht Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Sir James Ramsden.[164]
25 November Dacca Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For British India Association Line.[165]
25 November Francis Grenier Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For private owner.[157][147]
26 November Deuteros Steamship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany For "Flensburg Steam Navigation Company of 1869".[147]
26 November Walden Abbey Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Poole & Co.[166]
November Carleton Merchantman Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glashow  United Kingdom For Messrs. John Kerr & Co.[157]
November Marshall Coal boat Leeds  United Kingdom For Leeds Co-operative Society.[167]
November Sapphire Steamship Messrs. J. Fullarton & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For William Robertson.[157]
3 December Elsie Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Gray & partners.[18][168]
3 December Heroine Comus-class corvette Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[169]
5 December City of Antwerp Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Palgrave, Murphy & Co.[18][168][147]
5 December Lavion Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For La Société Française des Steamers de l'Ouest.[147]
6 December Antverpia Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan, Hunter & Co. Wallsend-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For Société Anonyme Anversoise D'Armement et de Transports Maritimes.[168]
6 December Dauntless Paddle tug J. T. Eltringham South Shields  United Kingdom For Waterford Steamship Company.[147]
6 December Everest Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Murrell & Yeoman.[170][147]
6 December James Wishaw Steamship Messrs. W. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. Tully & Co.[168][147]
6 December North Cambria Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Howden  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hugh Roberts & Son.[147]
6 December Remus Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For William Watt.[147]
7 December Athenian Steamship Atken and Mansell Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company.[171]
7 December Clutha Barquentine Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan  United Kingdom For Messrs. Munn.[147]
8 December Lynx Fishing smack Messrs. John & Daniel Dewdry Brothers Brixham  United Kingdom For W. Furneaux.[147]
8 December Progreso Dredger Messrs. J. & G. Rennie Greenwich  United Kingdom For Argentine Government.[172]
8 December Scotia Steamship Messrs. S. & H. Morton & Co. Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[129][173]
8 December Siren Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch  United Kingdom For Messrs. A. & J. H. Carmichael.[174]
9 December Mouhout Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[147]
10 December Garrawalt Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Aberdeen and Glasgow Steam Company (Limited).[175]
10 December Victoria Regina Steamship Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For John Coupland.[147][176]
10 December Zodiac Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Co Hull  United Kingdom For Grimsby and North Sea Steam Fishing Company (Limited).[177][147]
17 December Rydal Fell Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hume, Smith & Co.[147]
19 December Chiloe Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[178]
19 December Sultana Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick  United Kingdom For John Redfern.[18][147][179]
19 December Torch Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Clyde Lighthouse Trustees.[180][147]
20 December Belgravia Ocean liner D. &. W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. Meadowside  United Kingdom For Anchor Line.
20 December Bucarest Steamship Messrs. A. McMillan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Compagnie Fraissinet.[181]
20 December Farmer's Boy Fishing vessel James Duncan Kingston-on-Spey  United Kingdom For William Murray.[182]
20 December Hoen Steamship Motala Verkstad Lindholmen Sweden For Det Forenede Dampskib Skelskab.[147]
20 December Hyacinth Satellite-class sloop Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
20 December Manapouri Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited).[183]
20 December Orion Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Österreichischer Lloyd.[147]
21 December Aberdeen Cargo liner Robert Napier and Sons Govan  United Kingdom For Aberdeen Line.
21 December Austral Passenger ship John Elder & Co. Govan  United Kingdom For Orient Steam Navigation Company.
21 December Elk Steamship Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Jackson Bros. & Cory.[18] or Messrs. Corry, Lohden & Jackson.[147]
21 December Foscolino Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Wear Steam Ship Co. Ltd.[18][184][147]
21 December Gulf of Saint Vincent Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Greenock Steamship Company.[147]
21 December Minard Castle Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Castle Line.[185]
21 December Roxburgh Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Caledonian Steamship Company (Limited).[147]
21 December Sorrento Refrigerated cargo ship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robert M. Sloman & Co.[147]
22 December Ahdeck Steamship Messrs. Short Bros. Pallion  United Kingdom For Messrs. Walker & Butchart.[147]
22 December Bergamo Steamship Messrs. R. H. Green & Co. Blackwall  United Kingdom For Messrs. Tonomé.[186]
22 December D. J. Lawlor Schooner Dennison J. Lawlor North Weymouth, Massachusetts United States For William V. Abbott, Abel F. Hayden and James H. Reid.
22 December Elginshire Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Turnbull, Martin & Co.[147]
22 December Hansa Steamship Messrs. James & George Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.[147]
22 December Merton Hall Steamship Gourlay Bros. Dundee  United Kingdom For Caledonian Steamship Company Limited.[187][147]
22 December Moor Steamship River Clyde  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company.[188]
22 December Quiraing Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Australasian Steam Navigation Company.[147]
22 December Sutlej Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[189][190]
23 December Borneo Steamship Messrs. Campbell, Mackintosh & Bowstead Scotswood  United Kingdom For Messrs. E. Boustead & Co.[147]
23 December Huntingtower Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stumore, Weston & Co.[191]
23 December Moor Steamship Clydebank  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company.[186]
24 December B. Kemeny Steamship Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Adria Steamship Company.[147]
24 December Melbourne Steamship Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes La Ciotat France For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes.[192]
26 December Douglas Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co.[193]
27 December Ashford Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thompson, Wrightson & Co.[18][194]
28 December Afrikaan Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Nieuwe Afrikaan Maatschappij.[195]
28 December Dingyuan Dingyuan-class ironclad AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Imperial Chinese Navy.
28 December General Roberts Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Barnes, Guthrie & Co.[191][163]
28 December Goldcliffe Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Howden  United Kingdom For Messrs. D. H. Morgan & Co.[191][163]
31 December Cumbria Steam yacht Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Earl of Lonsdale.[163]
31 December Inchboroa Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Harrison, Fraser & Co.[163]
31 December Mahinapua Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.[163]
December En Avant Paddle steamer John Cockerill Seraing / Stanley Pool Belgium /
For Association International del Congo.
December Ting-Yuen Ironclad AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Imperial Chinese Navy.[196]
Unknown date Accretive Steamship S. P. Austin Sunderland  United Kingdom For T. Stockdale.[18]
Unknown date Adelita Steam yacht East Boston, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Ahdeek Merchantman Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Walker & Butchart.[18]
Unknown date Alaska Fishing trawler Boothbay, Maine United States For private owner.
Unknown date Albert Paddle steamer Messrs. MacIlwain & Lewis Belfast  United Kingdom For Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway.[197]
Unknown date Andalusia Steamship The Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For H. Scholefield & Son.[18]
Unknown date Annie Larsen Schooner Hall Brothers Port Blakeley, Bainbridge Island, Washington Washington Territory For James Tuft.
Unknown date Arctic Tug Rand & Burger Manitowoc, Wisconsin  United Kingdom For Goodrich Transportation Company.
Unknown date Beneficent Merchantman Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Westoll.[18]
Unknown date Bonnie Doon Steamship  United Kingdom For Liverpool, Llandudno, and Welsh Coast Steamship Co.[37]
Unknown date Boscabel Tug Chicago, Illinois United States For private owner.
Unknown date Brahma Steamship Lindholmen Sweden For private owner.[127]
Unknown date Bushire Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Persian Gulf Steam Navigation Co.[160]
Unknown date Byzantia Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For private owner.[59]
Unknown date Cameta Paddle steamer Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Amazon Steam Navigation Co.[31]
Unknown date Capri Merchantman John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For R. M. Sloman & Co.[18]
Unknown date Caracas Steamship William Cramp & Sons location United States For Red D Line.
Unknown date Carrie Harvey Schooner David Banks & Co. Plymouth  United Kingdom For Thomas B. Harvey.[198]
Unknown date Chancellor Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. Edward Harris & Co.[127]
Unknown date Charrington Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. H. Culliford & Mr. Clark.[18][145]
Unknown date Clan Monroe Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Clan Line.[18]
Unknown date Clytha Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stephens, Mawson & Co.[31]
Unknown date Congella Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bullard, King & Co.[18]
Unknown date Congo Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For G. H. Wills & Co.[18]
Unknown date Corean Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. & A. Allan.[18][131]
Unknown date Corrwg Merchantman William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. Perch.[18]
Unknown date Creole Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Dent & Co.[18]
Unknown date Critic Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Dent & Co.[18]
Unknown date Crystal Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Dent & Co.[18]
Unknown date Diogenes Lima-class cruiser Howaldtswerke Kiel  Germany For Peruvian Navy.
Unknown date Ecuador Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[79]
Unknown date El Rayo Torpedo boat William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion  United Kingdom For William Doxford & Sons Ltd.[199]
Unknown date Fenian Ram Submarine De Lamater Iron Works New York United States For Fenian Brotherhood.
Unknown date Finchley Merchantman John Blumer & Co, Sunderland  United Kingdom For Watt, Ward & Co.[18]
Unknown date Fleetwood Steamboat Portland, Oregon United States For U. B. Scott and associates.
Unknown date Geiser Steamship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen Denmark For Thingvalla Line.[200]
Unknown date Glenelder Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For John Fleming.[193]
Unknown date Gloucester Fishing smack  United Kingdom For W. Butt.[201]
Unknown date Godalming Steamship Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For C. E. Lamplough.[18][202]
Unknown date Gordonia Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Gordon & Stamp.[18]
Unknown date Grezia Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker  United Kingdom For private owner.[59]
Unknown date Gudrun Yawl Gosport  United Kingdom For private owner.[203]
Unknown date Heibetnuma Cruiser Constantinople Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.
Unknown date Holly Lighthouse tender Malster & Reaney Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Lighthouse Service.
Unknown date Hong Kong Steamship Messrs. Wigham Richardson & Co. Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For William Milburn & Co.[160]
Unknown date Iberia Steamship Messrs. S. H. Morton & Co. Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. Cyprien, Fabre et Cie.[204]
Unknown date Iota Gunboat Messrs. C. Mitchell & Son Low Walker  United Kingdom For Imperial Chinese Navy.[32]
Unknown date Ivanhoe Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. George Hood & Co.[129]
Unknown date Jason Barque Rødsverven Sandefjord Norway For Christen Christensen.
Unknown date Jessamine Lighthouse tender Malster & Reaney Baltimore, Maryland  United Kingdom For United States Lighthouse Service.
Unknown date John B. Lyon Steamship Thomas Quale & Sons Cleveland, Ohio United States For private owner.
Unknown date Kant Steamship D. Baxter & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Lübeck Königsberger Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft.[18]
Unknown date Kappa Gunboat Messrs. C. Mitchell & Son Low Walker  United Kingdom For Imperial Chinese Navy.[32]
Unknown date Kingsley Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Smith. North Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Edward Eccles & Partners.[32]
Unknown date Kirkheaton Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth  United Kingdom For private owner.[168]
Unknown date La Gitana Steam yacht Loch Rannock  United Kingdom For private owner.[205]
Unknown date Laju Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Wright Bros. & Co.[18]
Unknown date Lambda Gunboat Messrs. C. Mitchell & Son Low Walker  United Kingdom For Imperial Chinese Navy.[32]
Unknown date Laurel Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hopper & Crosby.[18]
Unknown date La Ville de Rosario Steamship Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer France For private owner.[127]
Unknown date Lisette Schooner  Germany For Johan Georg Oestman.
Unknowndate Lizzie Steam yacht Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For John G. Mackie.[193]
Unknown date Magician Corvette William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[199]
Unknown date Manzanillo Sternwheeler Charles Bureau Portland, Oregon United States For People's Freighting Co.
Unknown date Maud Hartmann Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Messrs. Ward & Holzapfel.[5]
Unknown date Molly Bawn Steam yacht W. Allsup & Sons Preston  United Kingdom For J. Paley.[206]
Unknown date Montserrat Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth  United Kingdom For private owner.[168]
Unknown date Mytilene Steamship Short Bros Sunderland  United Kingdom For Lumsdon, Byers & Co.[18][207]
Unknown date Nantland Castle Ketch Messrs. Carnegie & Mathew Peterhead  United Kingdom For private owner.[193]
Unknown date Natal Steamship La Ciotat France For private owner.[208]
Unknown date Pallas Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Clark George Ltd.
Unknown date Panama Merchantman Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For D'Orbigny & Faustin Fils.[18]
Unknown date Paul Tug Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
Unknown date Phosphor Bronze Steam launch River Thames  United Kingdom For Phosphor Bronze Co. Ltd.[129]
Unknown date Phuoc Kien Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For private owner.[129]
Unknown date Princess Paddle steamer Jarvis & Burridge Winnipeg Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Puerto Huergo Tug Messrs. R. H. Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For private owner.[37]
Unknown date Raisby Merchantman Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. S. Barwick.[18]
Unknown date Ravenshaugh Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co. (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Bowser & Ormston.[32]
Unknown date Rhodora Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For F. Edwards.[18]
Unknown date Rosella Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For John H. Barry.[18]
Unknown date Seizer Sternwheeler Stockton, California United States For United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Unknown date Serpho Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. & T. W. Pinkney.[18]
Unknown date Silverdale Merchantman Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Milburn Bros.[18]
Unknown date Skerne Merchantman Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[18]
Unknown date Stormcock Tug Messrs. R. & H. Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For Messrs. Holland, Doust & Co.[31]
Unknown date Sunrise Steamship  United Kingdom For Messrs. Cammell, Woolf, and Haigh.[209]
Unknown date Tannadice Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Eastern & Australian Steamship Co Ltd.[18]
Unknown date Terge Viken Steamship Motala Norrköping Sweden For Consul Peterson.[127]
Unknown date Thetis Steamship Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Thyra Steamship Flensburg Iron Shipbuilding Company Flensburg  Germany For Bruhn & Co.[85]
Unknown date Underwriter Tug John H. Dialogue Camden, New Jersey  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Vercingetorix Merchantman John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Delmas Frères.[18]
Unknown date Victoria Coaster W. Allsup & Sons Preston  United Kingdom For W. Allsup & Sons.[210]
Unknown date Ville de Brugie Steamship Mr. Forrestt London  United Kingdom For A. Rickard.[127]
Unknown date Ville de Lisbonne Merchantman James LAing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Eugene Grosos.[18]
Unknown date Waxholm Steamship Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad Södermalm Sweden For Waxholmsbolaget.
Unknown date Westport Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Mr. Williams.[85]
Unknown date Wisconsin Steamship Dry Dock Complex Detroit, Michigan United States For Goodrich Line.
Unknown date No. 70 Torpedo boat Messrs. Thorneycroft Chiswick  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[85]
Unknown date Two unnamed vessels Dredgers Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owners.[18]

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