List of ship launches in 1892

The list of ship launches in 1892 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1892. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
7 January Manitoba Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[1]
15 January Kaiserin Augusta Protected cruiser SMAG Germania Kiel  Germany For #imperial German Navy.
23 January Esmeralda Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For F. C. Wehrhahn.[2]
29 January Auriga Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Oriental Steamship Co. Ltd.[3]
30 January Grafton Edgar-class cruiser Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Leamouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 February Seeadler Cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
11 February Narkeeta Tug City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
22 February Placilla Barque Joh. C. Tecklenborg Bremerhaven  Germany For F. Laeisz.
23 February Condor Bussard-class cruiser Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
25 February Mohawk Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Elder Dempster.[4]
27 February Lord Templemore Barque Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Irish Shipowners Co.[5]
27 February Repulse Royal Sovereign-class battleship Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
1 March Ramillies Royal Sovereign-class battleship J. & G. Thomson Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard Greenock  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
3 March Wahneta Tug City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
9 March Georgii Pobedonosets Ekaterina II-class battleship Sevastopol Shipyard Sevastopol  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.
29 March Lord Erne Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[6]
30 March Crescent Edgar-class cruiser Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
31 March Raleigh Protected cruiser Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
12 April Alston Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Alston Steamship Co. Ltd.[7]
12 April Birkdale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Dale Line.[8]
27 April Gibraltar Edgar-class cruiser Napier Glasgow  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 April Bancroft Gunboat Samuel L. Moore & Sons Elizabethport, New Jersey United States For United States Navy.
30 April William Tillie Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Foyle Line.[9]
4 May City of Ainsworth Paddle steamer Canada For private owner.
11 May Castine Gunboat Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy.
17 May Cormoran Bussard-class cruiser Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Danzig  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
26 May Naronic Steamship Harland and Wolff Govan  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
28 May Resolution Royal Sovereign-class battleship Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
31 May El Cid Steamship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
22 June William Mitchell Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Foyle Line.[10]
23 June St George Edgar-class cruiser Earle's Shipbuilding Hull  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
28 June Bovic Steamship Harland and Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
28 June Texas Battleship Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
6 July Akitsushima Protected cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy.
9 July Nurani Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Asiatic Steamship Co.[11]
23 July Sagamore Steamship American Steel Barge Company Superior, Wisconsin United States For Huron Barge Company.
26 July Columbia Columbia-class cruiser William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
26 July Unnamed Chain ferry W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom Gosport-Portsmouth chain ferry.[12]
27 July Heimdall Siegfried-class coastal defense ship Königliche Werft Wilhelmshaven  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
3 August Centurion Centurion-class battleship Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
6 August Hildebrand Siegfried-class coastal defense ship Kaiserliche Werft Kiel  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
6 August Wörth Brandenburg-class battleship SMAG Germania Kiel  Germany For Imperial German Navy.
10 August Barfleur Centurion-class battleship Chatham Dockyard Chatham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
10 August Gondola Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Gondola Steamship Co. Ltd.[13]
11 August Marblehead Cruiser City Point Iron Works Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
24 August Lawhill Barque Caledon Shipbuilding Dundee  United Kingdom For Charles Barrie.
8 September Campania Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan  United Kingdom For Cunard Line.
8 September Sagamore Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For George Warren & Co.[14]
8 September Theseus Edgar-class cruiser Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Leamouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
23 September Pisagua Barque Joh. C. Tecklenborg Bremerhaven  Germany For F. Laeisz.
6 October Nairung Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Asiatic Steamship Co.[15]
20 October Dingwall Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[16]
22 October Islam Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Edward Bates & Co.[17]
22 October Rurik Cruiser Baltic Shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.
22 October Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden Protected cruiser Rijkswerf Amsterdam Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy.
3 November Revenge Royal Sovereign-class battleship Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
5 November Olympia Protected cruiser Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For United States Navy.
5 November Royal Oak Royal Sovereign-class battleship Cammell Laird Birkenhead  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
9 November George N. Wilcox Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For H. Hackfield & Co.[18]
10 November Cincinnati Protected cruiser New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Navy.
17 November Mobile Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For African Steamship Co.[11]
24 November Damson Hill Barque Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For W. J. Myers & Co.[19]
3 December Christopher Columbus Passenger ship American Steel Barge Company Superior, Wisconsin United States For Columbian Whaleback Steamship Company.
7 December Orellana Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[20]
19 December John Cooke Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry  United Kingdom For Foyle Line.[21]
20 December Yoshino Cruiser Armstrong Mitchell Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 December Antisana Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[22]
Unknown date Annerly Sternwheeler Jennings, Montana United States For Dupuy & Jones.
Unknown date City of Taunton Paddle steamer Chelsea, Massachusetts United States For Fall River Line.
Unknown date Abarenda Collier Edwards Shipbuilding Company Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
Unknown date Comanche Yacht Globe Iron Works Cleveland, Ohio United States For H. M. Hanna.
Unknown date Duke of Clarence Passenger ship Cammell Laird Birkenhead  United Kingdom Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
Unknown date El Sud Steamship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Unknown date Fearless Tug Union Iron Works San Francisco, California United States For J. D. Spreckles Brothers & Co.
Unknown date Fram Steam schooner Colin Archer Larvik Norway For Fridtjof Nansen.
Unknown date Heimdal Royal yacht Akers mekaniske Verksted Kristiania Norway For Oscar II.
Unknown date Hyak Sternwheeler Golden Canada For Upper Colombia Navigation & Tramway Co.
Unknown date Ilma Steam yacht W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For George W. Anderson.[24]
Unknown date P H Wise Tug Neafie & LevyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania United States For private owner.
Unknown date Penwood Tug Maryland Steel Company Baltimore, Maryland United States For private owner.
Unknown date Primrose Oyster dredger Aldous & Son Brightlingsea  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Ramona Sternwheeler Portland, Oregon United States For Graham Steamboat Line.
Unknown date Regina Fishing trawler John Bell Grimsby  United Kingdom For John Bell and others.[26]
Unknown date Richard Peck Harlan and Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware United States For private owner.
Unknown date Yarrowdale Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Robert Mackill & Co.

References

  1. ^ "Manitoba". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Esmeralda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Auriga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Mohawk". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Lord Templemore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Lord Erne". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Alston". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Birkdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "William Tillie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ^ "William Mitchell". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Nurani". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Gondola". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Sagamore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Nairung". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Dingwall". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Islam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  18. ^ "George N. Wilcox". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Damson Hill". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Orellana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  21. ^ "John Cooke". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Antisana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  23. ^ Cressman, Robert J. (8 February 2016). "Abarenda I (Collier No. 13)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 23 July 2019. The first Abarenda (Collier No. 13), a merchant ship built in 1892 at Newcastle, England, by the Edwards Shipbuilding Co.
  24. ^ "Ilma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Primrose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Regina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.