List of ship launches in 1888

The list of ship launches in 1888 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1888.


Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
2 January Anshin Maru Steamship Pearce Bros. Dundee  United Kingdom For J. J. Pearson.[1]
2 January City of Dublin Steamship Workman, Clarke & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For George Smith & Son.[2]
2 January Scottish Prince Steamship Short Bros. Pallion  United Kingdom For James Knott.[1][3]
3 January Undine Sternwheeler J. H. Steffen Portland, Oregon United States For Jacob Kamm.
4 January Lady Ailsa Steamship Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Troon  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. & A. Wyllie.[4]
7 January Retriever Tug Messrs. W. B. Thompson & Co Dundee  United Kingdom For Retriever Steamship Co.[1][5]
11 January Lizzie Steamship John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Lewis & Co.[1]
12 January Alberta Steamship R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[1]
12 January Clandeboye Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. Carlisle & Co.[6]
12 January Gabalva Steamship Wood, Skinner & Co. Bill Quay-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For J. H. Wilson.[1]
12 January Not named Steamship Joseph Eltringham & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For Wexford Harbour Commissioners.[1]
13 January Godmunding Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For T. B. Williams,[7] or W. Lamplough.[1]
14 January Endeavour Steamship Messrs. Robert Stephenson & Co. Hebburn  United Kingdom For Messrs. M'Intyre, Bros. & Co.[8]
14 January Forbin Forbin-class cruiser Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort France For French Navy.
14 January Kittle Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepoool  United Kingdom For J. Coverdale.[1]
14 January Not named Merchantman T. Royden & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[1]
17 January Sutlej Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Foley, Aikman & Co.[9]
17 January Zizania Lighthouse tender H. A. Ramsey & Son Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Lighthouse Service.
18 January Ocean Tanker Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Hermann, Stursberg & Co.[10]
19 January Amber Cable ship Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan  United Kingdom For Eastern Telegraph Company.[11]
28 January C. A. Bade Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun.[3][12][13]
28 January Diligent Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Westoll.[3][14]
28 January Flying Cormorant Tug Messrs. Robert Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Clyde Shipping Company.[15]
28 January Lippe Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Adolf Deppe.[16]
28 January Macgregor Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clark, & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For Messrs. Colvils, Lowden & Co.[17]
28 January Port Caroline Steamship R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For W. Milburn & Co.[1]
29 January Pingyuan Ironclad Foochow Arsenal Mawei China For Imperial Chinese Navy.
29 January Unnamed Steamship Messrs. R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn  United Kingdom For Imperial Chinese Government.[14]
30 January Trelawny Steamship John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Edward Hain and Son.[18]
31 January Chia Shih Steamship R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[1]
31 January Rufford Hall Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. R. Alexander & Co.[1][19]
31 January Taroba Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse  United Kingdom For British and India Associated Steamers.[1][13]
31 January Urania Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gladstone & Cornforth.[20]
31 January Vanguard Steam yawl Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull  United Kingdom For Charles Hellyer.[1]
January Ladyweld Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Nederlandsche Indische Stoomboot Maatschappij.[21]
January Chaloupe XXXVI Steam barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Panama Canal Company.[21]
January Chaloupe XXXVII Steam barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Panama Canal Company.[21]
January Chaloupe XXXVIII Steam barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Panama Canal Company.[21]
January Netiche Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[21]
January Paragua Arayat-class gunboat Manila Ship Company Cavite Spanish East Indies For Spanish Navy.
1 February Strathearn Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons.[22]
10 February Merida Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. H. Bucknall & Sons.[23]
11 February Choy Sang Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Indian and China Steam Navigation Company.[24]
11 February Holkar Sailing ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For T. & J. Brocklebank.[25]
13 February Miike Maru Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick  United Kingdom For Nippon Yusen KK.[3][26]
13 February Pallas Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Rathbone Bros. & Co.[27]
14 February Tropic Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven  United Kingdom For E. C. Thin.[27]
14 February Ville de Belfort Steamship James Laing Deptford  United Kingdom For Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire de Navigation à Vapeur.[3][26]
27 February Beethoven Steamship Joseph L. Thompsonn & Sons Monkwearmouth  United Kingdom For Jennison, Taylor & Co.[3][28]
28 February Ben Clune Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Morrison & Sons.[3][27]
28 February Dunboyne Full-rigged ship Whitehaven Shipping Company Whitehaven For Charles E. Martin & Co.[27]
29 February Charters Towers Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner. Collided with the Russian steamship Keetpoma on being launched.[29]
29 February Evelyn Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. T. Appleby & Co.[30]
29 February Hailoong Steamship Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[27]
29 February Knight Companion Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Jarrow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Greenfields, Cowie & Co.[31]
29 February Mei Shik Steamship Messrs. R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Formosa Trading Corporation.[31][27]
29 February Mimosa Steamship Messrs. H. S. Edwards & Sons Howdon-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stephens & Sons.[31]
29 February Pallas Barque S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For Martin G. Amsinck.[3][32]
29 February Tulford Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For J. M. Lennard & Sons.[27]
29 February Unnamed Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. M. Leathard & Co.[31]
29 February Unnamed Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. T. Appleby & Co.[31]
February Chaseley Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Murdoch & Murray.[33][27]
February Nil Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[33]
February Pampanga Arayat-class gunboat Manila Ship Company Cavite Spanish East Indies For Spanish Navy.
February Unnamed Tug R. Rodger Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[33]
1 March Fulford Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Sons Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. M. Lennard & Sons.[34]
1 March General Roberts Steam yawl Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull  United Kingdom For Pickering and Haldane.[35]
1 March Olymp Steamship C. Connell & Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For H. Wenche Sohne.[35]
2 March Crathorne Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For R. Ropner & Co.[35]
3 March Samson Tug Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Hull  United Kingdom For Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.[35]
3 March Titanic Steamship M'Ilwaine, Lewis & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For H. J. Scott & Co.[35]
8 March Virgo Steam ketch Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Hull  United Kingdom For Grimsby and North Sea Steam Trawling Company (Limited).[35]
9 March Hampton Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Commercial Steamship Co. Ltd.[3][36]
10 March Conscript Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Harvey & Co.[37]
10 March Nith Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Steel, Young & Co.[38]
10 March Remus Steam ketch / fishing vessel Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Francis W. Leybourne Popham.[35][39]
12 March Brunner Steamship J. M'Arthur Paisley  United Kingdom For Martin Kennedy.[35]
13 March Tynesider Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Tyne Steam Shipping Co.[35][40]
14 March Algonquin Steamship Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For Messrs. Thomas Marks & Co.[41]
14 March Bostonian Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.[42]
14 March Montebello Goito-class cruiser Arsenale di La Spezia La Spezia  Italy For Regia Marina.
14 March Monzambano Goito-class cruiser Arsenale di La Spezia La Spezia  Italy For Regia Marina.
14 March Princesse Henriette Paddle steamer Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Belgian Government.[41]
14 March Saikyō Maru Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company Govan  United Kingdom For Nippon Yusen KK.
14 March Seafarer Barque Messrs. W. H. Potter & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[35][43]
15 March City of New York Ocean liner J. & G. Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For Inman Line.[44]
15 March Loch Lomond Steamship Palmers & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Dundee Loch Line Steamship Co. Ltd.[35]
15 March Princess Louise Steamship D. & W. Henderson Glasgow  United Kingdom For M. Langlands & Sons.[35]
15 March Rio Tinto Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Tully.[3][45]
17 March Birchfield Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Joseph Brown.[3]
17 March Phyllis Merchantman Charles Hill & Sons Bristol  United Kingdom For Charles Hill & Sons.[35][46]
20 March Melita Mariner-class gunvessel Malta Dockyard Malta Malta For Royal Navy.
21 March Candia Steamship W. Dobson & Co Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[35]
23 March Bio Bio Steamship R. Napier & Sons Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Compania Sud Americana de Vapores.[35]
23 March Domira Steamship A. Stephen & Sons Glasow  United Kingdom For Maclay & M'Intyre.[35]
23 March Orkla Steamship S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For C. Salvesen & Co.[3][35]
24 March Virginia Steamship Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Frederick Woods.[47]
26 March Chanzy Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For P. Allainguillaume.[3][48]
26 March Neptune Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.[49]
27 March Falshaw Steamship Messrs. T. Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs. H. Baxter & Co.[50]
27 March Julio Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Compania Bilbaina de Navegaçion.[3][35]
27 March Nile Trafalgar-class ironclad Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Pembrokeshire  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[51]
27 March Romulus Steam ketch / Fishing vessel Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Francis W. Leybourne Popham.[35][39]
28 March Demira Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephens & Sons Linthouse  United Kingdom For Messrs. Maclay & M'Intyre.[52]
28 March Resolution Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Rowland & Marwood.[3][35]
29 March Alfonso XII Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Ltd. Low Walker  United Kingdom For Compania Transatlantica.[53]
29 March Engineer Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Tatham, Bromage & Co.[3][35]
29 March Moss Rose Schooner Barr & Shearer Ardrossan  United Kingdom For Coppack, Carter & Co.[35]
29 March Silver Crag Full-rigged ship R. Williamson & Sons Workington  United Kingdom For private owner.[35]
31 March Red Eagle Steam yacht Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Sir G. S. Stucley.[35]
31 March Sapphire Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. Christie & Co.[54]
March Benefactor Smack Messrs. Page & Chambers Lowestoft  United Kingdom For G. Long.[55]
March Earl of Dunraven Paddle steamer J. T. Eltringham South Shields  United Kingdom For H. B. Marguand.[56]
2 April Lady Torfrida Steam yacht Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Fairfield  United Kingdom For Sir William Pearce.[57]
3 April Cupica Barque Charles J. Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For W. H. Ross & Co.[58]
3 April Guy Colin Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For G. E. Bowring.[58]
3 April No. 11 Sailing barge W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For R. Singlehurst.[58]
3 April No. 12 Sailing barge W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For R. Singlehurst.[58]
4 April Rosini Steamship W. H. Halford Gloucester  United Kingdom For R. G. Foster.[58]
7 April Gellivara Steamship C. S. Swan, Hunter & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Anglo-Scandinavian Steamship Co. (Ltd.).[58]
7 April Priscilla Sloop Elisha Saxton Patchogue River United States For George Rhinehart.
10 April Luath Steam yacht W. S. Cumming Glasgow  United Kingdom For John Henry.[59]
10 April Pheasant Pygmy-class gunboat Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[60][61]
11 April Shearwater Steamship H. S. Edwards & Sons Howdon  United Kingdom For Sharp & Co.[56]
12 April Adderley Barque Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. C. W. Kellock & Co.[62]
12 April Benmore Steamship Messrs. William Dobson & Co. Low Walker-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For Grampian Steamship Company Limited.[63]
12 April Camphill Steamship Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Macbeth & Gray.[64][58]
12 April Haperley Steamship J. Readhead & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For W. Wright.[58]
12 April Harrow Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Galbraith, Pembroke & Co.[65]
12 April Rouen Paddle steamer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Fairfield  United Kingdom For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
13 April Lowlands Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Hardy, Wilson & Co.[58]
14 April Cairnryan Steamship Palmers & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For R. & D. Cairns.[56]
14 April Fusilier Paddle steamer Messrs. J. M'Arthur & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For David MacBrayne.[66]
14 April Idar Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F Leyland & Co.,[67] or Messrs. Edward Bates & Sons.[68][58]
14 April Lorton Barque Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co. Belfast  United Kingdom For Messrs. P. Iredale & Son.[68]
14 April Macassa Steamship Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Hamilton Steamboat Co.[69]
14 April Volunteer Steamship Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Government of Newfoundland.[69]
16 April Edith and Annie Lifeboat Naval Construction & Armaments Co. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[70]
16 April Ruby Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Bowling  United Kingdom For William Robertson.[66]
17 April Marion Lightbody Full-rigged ship Messrs. David & William Henderson & Co. Meadowside  United Kingdom For Rogers & Co.[58]
23 April Grenville Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. Holman & Son.[71]
23 April Hereward Tug Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull  United Kingdom For T. Gray & Co (Ltd.).[58]
24 April Zeta Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Turner, Brightman & Co.[3][58]
25 April Florrie Ketch Robert Cock Bideford  United Kingdom For R. Cock.[58]
25 April Spindrift Steamship Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For J. Y. Barwick.[72]
26 April Ferrando Steamship Palmers Co. (Limited) Jarrow-on-Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[58]
26 April Madagascar Full-rigged ship Messrs. Russell & Co. Kingston  United Kingdom For J. Boyd.[73][58]
26 April Mary Nish Schooner William Geddie Banff  United Kingdom For David Shaw.[74]
26 April Trieste C. Steamship Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For M. Cesari.[58]
26 April Unnamed Steam yacht Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Mrs. Yorke.[73]
26 April Unnamed Hopper Dredger Messrs. William Simons & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For private owne.[73]
28 April Brenner Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Cay, Hall & Co. Ltd.[3][75][76]
28 April Britannia Steamship Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Grangemouth  United Kingdom For Morecambe Steamboat Company (Limited).[77]
28 April Harold Barque Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For W. A. Stephens.[64][58]
28 April Inverallen Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton  United Kingdom For John Mair.[78][56]
28 April Quito Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[79]
28 April Tavistock Tug Messrs. Newall & Co. Bristol  United Kingdom For Messrs. D. Radford & Co.[80]
28 April The Rose Tug Messrs. S. M'Knight & Co. Ayr  United Kingdom For Messrs. Barnes, Guthrie & Co.[77]
28 April Vesuvius Dynamite gun cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
28 April Vreda Cutter Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Troon  United Kingdom For Thomas Hodgens.[77]
28 April USS Yorktown Gunboat William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.[81]
30 April Rapel Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Compagnia Sud Americana de Vapores.[82]
30 April Sung Kiang Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For China Navigation Company.[83][58]
30 April Wild Rose Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co Paisley  United Kingdom For Messrs. Richard Hughes & Co.[84]
April Yauara Yacht David & William Henderson & Co. Partick  United Kingdom For Paul Ralli.[85]
1 May Nymphe Nymphe-class sloop Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[86]
1 May Rosedale Bulk carrier Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hagarty & Co.[3][12][87]
3 May Amiral Cécille Cruiser Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer France For French Navy.
7 May Unnamed Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan, Hunter & Co. Wallsend  United Kingdom For Anglo-Scandinavian Steamship Company, Limited.[88]
8 May Jessmore Steamship Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton  United Kingdom For Messrs. W. Johnston & Co.[89][56]
9 May Inanda Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Messrs. George & Alexander Rennie.[90][56]
9 May Unnamed Paddle steamer Messrs. Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For Messrs. Cousens.[91]
10 May Cayor Steamship Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Deves & Chaumet.[92]
10 May Endora Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee  United Kingdom For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons.[93][56]
10 May Frankfort Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Hull  United Kingdom For Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Co. Ltd.[56]
10 May Partridge Pygmy-class gunboat Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[60]
11 May Magda Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Otto Trechmann.[94]
12 May Duke of Cornwall Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Cornwall Steamship Co. Ltd.[56]
12 May Magicienne Marathon-class cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[95]
12 May Othon Stathatos Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stathatos Bros.[96]
12 May Shin-Sheng Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For China Merchants Steam Navigation Company.[3][56]
12 May Wileysike Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company Willington Quay  United Kingdom For private owner.[96]
14 May Benledi Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. (Limited). Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Thomson & Co.[97]
14 May Lundy Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Messrs. Farrar, Groves & Co.[98]
14 May Wylam Merchantman Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For Atkinson Bros.[3][56]
15 May Baltimore City Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Son Linthouse  United Kingdom For Christopher Furness.[97]
15 May Banklands Barque Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. William Just & Co.[97]
15 May Cato Steam yacht Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For Sir Edward Cecil Guinness.[97][99]
15 May Rangoon Steam yawl Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull  United Kingdom For G. Beeching.[56]
16 May Lucille Steam yacht W. S. Cumming Monkland Canal  United Kingdom For John S. M'Andrew.[100]
24 May Alberta Steamship R. W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn  United Kingdom For private owner.[56]
24 May Barbaris Steam ketch W. Jarvis Anstruther  United Kingdom For private owner.[101][56]
24 May Crest Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd., or Dent & Co.[3][102][56]
24 May Drumburlie Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Gillison & Chadwick.[3][103]
24 May Imperatrix Steamship Trieste  Austria-Hungary For Österreichischer Lloyd.[104]
24 May Lucy Ashton Paddle steamer T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen  United Kingdom For North British Railway.
24 May Maple Branch Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For L. Hinrichsen.[3][56]
24 May Mavis Paddle steamer Messrs. John Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For General Steam Navigation Company.[101][56]
24 May Princess of Wales Paddle steamer Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow  United Kingdom For Southampton and Isle of Wight Royal Mail Packet Co.[105][99][56]
24 May Unnamed Steam launch Messrs. William White & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Mr. Hale.[101]
26 May Ibis Steamship Messrs. W. B. Thompson Dundee  United Kingdom For Cork Steam Shipping Company (Limited).[106]
26 May Kathleen Steamship Osbourne, Graham & Co. North Hylton  United Kingdom For Pyman, Bell & Co.[3][102]
26 May Northgate Steamship Messrs. Thomas Turnbull & Son Whitby  United Kingdom For Messrs. Turnbull, Scott & Son.[107]
26 May Oswestry Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Sivewright, Bacon & Co.[108]
26 May Sea Mew Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow  United Kingdom For General Steam Navigation Company.[102][56]
26 May Sultana Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Bailey & Leetham.[109]
28 May Legislator Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough  United Kingdom For Messrs. T. & J. Harrison.[110]
28 May Goole No. 7 Tug J. T. Eltringham South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[102][56]
29 May Asiatic Prince Steamship Short Bros. Pallion  United Kingdom For James Knott & partners.[3][45][102]
29 May Daphne Nymphe-class sloop Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[111]
29 May T. J. Potter Paddle steamer Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Portland, Oregon United States For Oregon Railway and Navigation Company.
30 May Freda Steamship The Naval Construction & Armament Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom For Argentine Steam Lighter Co. Ltd.[112][56]
30 May Gotha Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Hull  United Kingdom For Yorkshire Coal and Steam Shipping Company.[113]
May Clacton Paddle steamer Messrs. John Scott & Co. Kirkcaldy  United Kingdom For J. Scott & Co.[114][56]
May Dorothy Yacht W. Fyffe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For John Tennant.[99]
May Nellietoo Yacht W. Fyffe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For K. M. Clark.[99]
May Puffin Yacht W. Fyffe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For S. A. Hermon.[99]
May Sakkarah Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[99]
May Sane Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[99]
May Unnamed Steam launch W. Fyffe & Son Fairlie  United Kingdom For James Stevenson.[99]
1 June Aldborough Steamship Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Frederick Woods.[115]
1 June Pamiat Azova Cruiser Baltic Works Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[116]
7 June Discovery Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Rowland & Marwood.[3][117]
9 June Callisto Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hudig & Veder.[3][118]
9 June Glenavon Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. J. R. de Wolf & Co.[119]
9 June Medea Marathon-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[120]
11 June Lindula Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton  United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[121]
12 June Derwent Cargo liner William Dobson and Company Walker  United Kingdom For Goole Steam Shipping Company.
12 June Firth of Cromarty Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Port-Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Spencer & Co.[122]
12 June Kaiphong Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke  United Kingdom For China Navigation Company.[122]
12 June Kobe Maru Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company Govan  United Kingdom For Nippon Yusen KK.[123]
13 June Courer Torpedo boat Messrs. Thorneycroft & Co. Chiswick  United Kingdom For French Navy.[124]
14 June Kistna Steamship Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Troon  United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company (Limited).[125]
15 June Leon-y-Castillo Steamship Messrs. David J. Dunlop & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co.[126][127]
19 June Ivy Steamship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Glasgow, Dublin & Londonderry Steam Packet Co.[128]
22 June Peacock Pygmy-class gunboat Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[129]
23 June Alexandra Paddle steamer W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Devon & Cornwall Tamar Steam Packet Co. Ltd.[130]
23 June Alexandra Tug Messrs. M'Knight Ayr  United Kingdom For Alexandra Towing Company (Limited).[131]
23 June Oriole Paddle steamer Messrs. John Scott & Co. Kirkcaldy  United Kingdom For General Steam Navigation Company.[131]
23 June 101 Barge American Steel Barge Company Duluth, Minnesota United States For Alexander McDougall.
25 June Ancona Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith  United Kingdom For Messrs. James Currie & Co.[132]
25 June Gulf of Corcovado Cargo liner Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn  United Kingdom For Greenock Steamship Co.[133]
25 June Moray Chief Barquentine or schooner Mr. Kinloch Kingston  United Kingdom For Mr. Kinloch.[134][135]
25 June North Sea Fishing trawler Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For William Pyper and others.[136][137]
25 June Unnamed Paddle steamer Messrs. Edward Finch & Co. Chepstow  United Kingdom For Sir William Thomas Lewis.[138]
28 June Lady Gordon Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Kelvinhaugh  United Kingdom For Ceylon Steamship Company (Limited).[139]
28 June Skeandhu Steam yacht Messrs. Fleming & Ferguson Merksworth  United Kingdom For Sholto D. C. Douglas.[139]
June Kaifong Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For China Navigation Company.[127]
June Mermaid Steamship Mr. Watspon Peel Isle of Man For The Peel and North of Ireland Steam Packet Company.[140]
June Paris Paddle steamer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Fairfield, Glasgow  United Kingdom For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest.[141][127]
June Sinai Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[127]
June Traveller Steamship Messrs. John & James Thomson Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Thomas & James Harrison.[127]
June Zagazic Steam hopper barge Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew  United Kingdom For Suez Canal Company.[127]
June Three unnamed vessels Paddle steamers Messrs. M'Arthur & Co. Paisley  United Kingdom For Thomas Cook & Sons.[127]
3 July Ambrose Snow Schooner C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York United States For New York Pilots.
7 July Equity Cargo ship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull  United Kingdom For Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited.
11 July Islander Steamship Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker  United Kingdom For Canadian-Pacific Navigation Company.
14 July Gerent Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Westoll Line.[3][45]
18 July William H. Bateman Schooner C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York United States For John Handran.
19 July Charleston Protected Cruiser Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For United States Navy.[142]
23 July Trewarvas Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For Edward Hain and Son, St Ives, Cornwall[143]
24 July Palmas Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Sir A. L. Jones.[144]
27 July Pigmy Pygmy-class gunboat Sheerness Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[145]
4 August Active Tug Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For private owner.[146][147]
7 August Akagi Gunboat Onohama Shipyards Kobe  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.[148]
9 August Pass of Balmaha Full-rigged ship Robert Duncan and Company Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gibson & Clark.
9 August William Morphy Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Mediterranean Steamship Co. Ltd.[149]
11 Augusgt Medusa Marathon-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[150]
15 August Conde del Venadito Velasco-class cruiser Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.
16 August John V. Moran Steamship F. W. Wheeler & Co. West Bay City, Michigan United States For Crescent Transportation Company.
18 August Marathon Marathon-class cruiser Fairfields Govan  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[151]
23 August Piemonte Cruiser Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Regia Marina.
23 August Sperber Cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig  Germany For Kaiserliche Marine.
24 August Elbridge T. Gerry Schooner Robinson & Waterhouse City Island, New York United States For Edward Earl, Charles Foster, B. J. Guiness, William Hurrell, John Reardon and Hiram Treat.
25 August Gut Heil Tanker William Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.
30 August Ettore Fieramosca Etna-class protected cruiser Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando Livorno  Italy For Regia Marina.
8 September Ceylon Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Harloff & Bloe.[3][152]
8 September Peral Submarine Arsenal de la Carraca San Fernando Spain For Spanish Navy.
8 September Valkyrien Cruiser Orlogsværftet Copenhagen Denmark For Royal Danish Navy.
20 September Melpomene Marathon-class cruiser Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[153]
22 September Atrato Ocean liner Robert Napier and Sons Govan  United Kingdom For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
24 September Gymnote Submarine Dupuy de Lôme, Gustave Zédé and Gaston Romazzotti Toulon France For French Navy.
5 October Akarana Yacht Robert Logan Sr. Auckland New Zealand For Robert Logan Sr.
6 October Baltimore Protected cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.[142]
6 October Peninsular Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[154][155]
7 October Alligator Paddle steamer Norwalk, Florida United States For C. W. Howard.
9 October Surcouf Forbin-class cruiser Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg France For French Navy.
10 October Cufic Livestock carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
13 October Petrel Gunboat Columbia Iron Works and Dry Dock Company Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Navy.
15 October Takao Cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.[156]
16 October Stanley Icebreaker Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Fairfield  United Kingdom For Canadian Government.
17 October Re Umberto Re Umberto-class ironclad Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia Castellamare di Stabia  United Kingdom For Regia Marina.
19 October Paul Isenburg Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For J. C. Pfluger & Co.[157]
20 October City of Paris Ocean liner J & G Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom For Inman Line.
22 October Troude Troude-class cruiser Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Lormont France For French Navy.
1 November Oldham Cargo liner Earle's Shipbuilding Hull  United Kingdom For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
3 November Croatia Steamship Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany For Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft.[158]
3 November James Stafford Schooner Noank, Connecticut United States For Charles Anderson, James Mitchell, Joseph Nelson, Frederick Ryerson and Oscar Stoffrelden.
3 November Unnamed Barque Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany For private owner.[158]
17 November Lord Londonderry Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[159]
23 November Cupica Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For W. H. Ross & Co.[160]
30 November Sharpshooter Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[161]
November Britannic Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Britannic Steamship Co. Ltd.[3][162]
1 December Augusta Victoria Ocean liner Stettiner Maschinenbau AG Vulcan Stettin  Germany For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft .
1 December Governor Ames Schooner Leavitt-Storer Waldoboro, Maine United States For Atlantic Shipping Company.
3 December Coëtlogon Forbin-class cruiser Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët Saint-Nazaire France For French Navy.
4 December Missouri Steamship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For private owner.[163][164]
4 December Research Paddle survey ship Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[165]
8 December Grimsby Paddle steamer Earle's Shipbuilding Hull  United Kingdom For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
31 December Alhea Steamship Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough-on-Tees  United Kingdom For Christopher Furness.[166]
31 December Karoon Steamship William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For Thomas Appleby & Co.[166]
31 December Leven Steamship William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool  United Kingdom For R. Ropner & Co.[166]
Unknown date Alert Humber Keel William Bayley & Sons Ipswich  United Kingdom For William Bayley Jr.[167]
Unknown date Amy Gordon Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For R. Gordon & Co.[3]
Unknown date Athabasca Sternwheeler Athabasca River Canada For Hudson's Bay Company.
Unknown date Banan Steamship William Doxford Sunderland  United Kingdom For Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskibsselskab.[3]
Unknown date Bard Tug A. J. Bridgman Brentford  United Kingdom For Hugh Hughes.[168]
Unknown date Beatrice Merchantman Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For C. Howard & Son.[3]
Unknown date Bishopsgate Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bishopsgate Steam Ship Co. Ltd.[3]
Unknown date British Prince Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Knott.[3]
Unknown date Callao Samar-class gunboat Manila Ship Company Cavite Spanish East Indies For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date Carl Hirschberg Merchantman S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland  United Kingdom For C. Hirschberg.[3]
Unknown date Cass Steamship Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Formosa Trading Company.
Unknown date Chamois Merchantman William Doxfore & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Jackson Bros. & Cory.[3]
Unknown date Charlton Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. & E. S. Lamplough.[3]
Unknown date City of Seattle Paddle steamer John Steffan Portland, Oregon United States For West Seattle Land and Improvement Company.
Unknown date Cyrene Merchantman Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Lumsdon, Byers & Co.[3]
Unknown date Daniel Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For O. Joffre.[3]
Unknown date Drumfell Merchantman Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Gillison & Chadwick.[3]
Unknown date Eber Ward Steamship F. W. Wheeler & Co. West Bay City, Michigan United States For Detroit & Lake Superior Line.
Unknown date Edendale Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For P. H. Laing.[3]
Unknown date Elena Oms Merchantman Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland  United Kingdom For Demetrio Cuetara & Co.[3]
Unknown date Elf Yacht George Lawley & Son South Boston, Massachusetts United States For William H. Wilkinson.
Unknown date Enterprize Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Rowland & Marwood.[3]
Unknown date Equator Schooner Mathew Turner Benica, California United States For private owner.
Unknown date Eugéne Pereire Steamship Saint-Nazaire France For private owner.[169]
Unknown date Gemini Merchantman John Priestman & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. G. Hill.[3]
Unknown date George H. Dyer Bulk carrier Wolf & Davidson Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States For private owner.
Unknown date George W. Pride tug William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For John D. Spreckels Brothers' Company.
Unknown date Hamburg Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Svenska Lloyd Fornyäde A/B.[3]
Unknown date Henry Bailey Sternwheeler Tacoma Washington Territory For Pacific Navigation Company.
Unknown date Horizon Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Estier Frères.[170]
Unknown date Junio Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Compania Bilbaina de Navegaçion.[3]
Unknown date Kirkland Paddle steamer T. W. Lake Lake Washington Washington Territory For Jackson Street Cable Railway Company.
Unknown date Kong Frode Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskibsselskab.[3][75]
Unknown date Lyndhurst Merchantman William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Morel Ltd.[3]
Unknown date Macassa Steamship William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Hamilton Steamboat Company.
Unknown date Marion Sternwheeler Alexander Watson Golden Canada For Frank P. Armstrong.
Unknown date Mark Hopkins Lumber hooker Mechanics Dry Dock Company Grand Haven, Michigan  United Kingdom For Harris Baker.
Unknown date May Durr Lumber hooker Milwaukee Shipyard Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States For John Spry Lumber Co.
Unknown date Nether Holme Merchantman Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hine Bros.[3]
Unknown date Northumbria Collier Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For International Line Steam Ship Co. Ltd.[3][117]
Unknown date Ohio Steamship James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[3]
Unknown date Onset Motorboat Hacketts Bayonne, New Jersey United States For private owner.
Unknown date Oporto Steamship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For S.S. Oporto Co. Ltd.[171]
Unknown date Patapsco Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Harrison & Dixon.[3]
Unknown date Plover Pygmy-class gunboat Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[172]
Unknown date Portslade Merchantman Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Stephenson, Clarke & Co.[3]
Unknown date Relandersgrund Lightship William Crichton & Co. Turku Grand Duchy of Finland For Finnish Maritime Administration.
Unknown date Ruysdael Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bolton & Kenneth.[3][117]
Unknown date Sea Wing Sternwheeler Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin United States For Diamond Jo Line.
Unknown date Seneca Steam yacht Boston, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Serica Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland  United Kingdom For R. Gordon & Co.[3][12]
Unknown date Sidor Shibaev Tanker Kolomna Locomotive Works Kolomna  Russia For private owner.
Unknown date Smeul Torpedo boat Casa de Forges et Chantiers de la Méditeranée Havre de Grâce France For Romanian Navy.
Unknown date Sneaton Steamship John Blumer & Co Sunderland  United Kingdom For Robinson Brothers Steamship Co. Ltd.[3][36]
Unknown date Tangier Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Angier Line (1887) Ltd.[3]
Unknown date T. M. Richardson Steamboat James T. Chatterton Oneatta, Oregon United States For James T. Chatterton.
Unknown date Trifels Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa.[3]
Unknown date Triton Tug John H. Dialogue Camden, New Jersey United States For P. Dougherty & Co.
Unknown date Umlazi Merchantman James Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bullard, King & Co. Ltd.[3]
Unknown date Unionist Steamship Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Angier Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[3]
Unknown date Vedra Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. S. Barwick & Co.[3][45]
Unknown date Wangpoo Steamship Shanghai  China For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes.[169]
Unknown date William Branfoot Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Company.[3][117]
Unknown date Wyer G. Sargent Schooner Sedgwick, Maine United States For private owner.[45]
Unknown date Not named Tug John H. Dialogue Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy. Subsequently sold to P. Dougherty Sons, & Co and named Douglas H. Thomas.

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