List of ship launches in 1893

The list of ship launches in 1893 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1893.

Date Ship Class / type Location Builder Country Notes
2 February Lucania Ocean liner Govan Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company  United Kingdom For Cunard Line
4 February Mystic Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co.[1]
16 February Gaul Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[2]
28 February Indiana Indiana-class battleship Philadelphia William Cramp & Sons United States
7 March Orcana Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[3]
16 March Goth Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[4]
20 April Magic Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co.[5]
15 May Westmeath Cargo ship Wallsend Swan & Hunter  United Kingdom For Shaw, Savill and Albion Line
18 May Greek Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[6]
May L.R. Doty Wooden-hulled bulk carrier steamship Cleveland F.W. Wheeler & Co. United States Sunk in storm October 25, 1898 on Lake Michigan
10 June Massachusetts Indiana-class battleship Philadelphia William Cramp & Sons United States
17 June Sarmiento Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[7]
28 June Gothic Ocean Liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
29 June Sachem Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For George Warren & Co.
3 July Gangut Coastal defense ship Saint Petersburg New Admiralty Shipyard Russia
3 August Magellan Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[8]
11 August Lemgo Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For W. C. A. Holzapfel.[9]
29 August Charles Martel Pre-dreadnought battleship Brest Arsenal de Brest France
8 September Tearaght Lighthouse tender W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[10]
23 September Cevic Livestock carrier Belfast Harland & Wolff  United Kingdom For White Star Line.
12 October Inca Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[11]
26 October Oregon Indiana-class battleship San Francisco, California Union Iron Works United States
27 October Jauréguiberry Pre-dreadnought battleship La Seyne-sur-Mer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée France
27 October Shearwater Lightship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[12]
1 November Admiral Ushakov Admiral Ushakov-class coastal defense ship Saint Petersburg New Admiralty Shipyard Russia
9 November Templemore Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For William Johnstone.[13]
12 November Tri Sviatitelia Pre-dreadnought battleship Nikolayev Nikolayev Admiralty Shipyard Russia
16 November Lepanto Reina Regente-class protected cruiser Cartagena Arsenal de Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy
24 November Guillemot Lightship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Commissioners of Irish Lights.[14]
7 December Staffordshire Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Bibby Steamship Co.[15]
Unknown date Alfred Corry Carvel-class lifeboat Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[16]
Unknown date Message Steamship J. Branford Knottingley  United Kingdom For J. Branford.[17]
Unknown date Mystery Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For James Barraclough & Henry Oldridge.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Mystic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Gaul". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Orcana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Goth". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Magic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Greek". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Sarmiento". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Magellan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Lemgo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Tearaght". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Inca". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Shearwater". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Templemore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Guillemot". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Staffordshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Alfred Corry". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Message". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Mystery". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.