List of ship launches in 1895

The list of ship launches in 1895 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1895.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
25 January Carperby Steamship R. Ropner & Co Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For R. Ropner & Co.
31 January Majestic Majestic-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom
27 February Swordfish Swordfish-class destroyer Armstrong Mitchell and Co Elswick  United Kingdom
27 February Bruizer Ardent-class destroyer Thornycroft Chiswick  United Kingdom
12 March Janus Janus-class destroyer Palmers Jarrow  United Kingdom
27 March Hart Handy-class destroyer Fairfields Govan  United Kingdom
28 March Fervent Fervent-class destroyer Hanna, Donald & Wilson Paisley  United Kingdom
3 April Ägir Odin-class coastal defense ship Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Kiel  Germany
25 April Talbot Eclipse-class cruiser Devonport Dockyard Devonport  United Kingdom
25 April Phoenix Phoenix-class sloop Devonport Dockyard Devonport  United Kingdom
8 May Renown Pre-dreadnought battleship Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire  United Kingdom
9 May Duke of Lancaster Mail steamer Naval Construction & Armaments Co Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom
10 May Buenos Aires Cruiser Armstrong Mitchell and Co Newcastle upon Tyne  Argentina
25 May Emily Sloop Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber  United Kingdom For Benjamin Barraclough & William Barraclough.[1]
27 May Terrible Powerful-class cruiser J & G Thompson Clydebank  United Kingdom
5 June Skinningrove Steamship J. L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland  United Kingdom For Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd.
6 June Avery Hill Cargo ship Short Brothers Sunderland  United Kingdom For Nitrate Producers' Steamship Company Ltd. - Lawther, Latta & Company
7 June Spitfire Swordfish-class destroyer Armstrong Mitchell and Co Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom
22 June Georgic Livestock carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For White Star Line
6 July Victorian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F. Leyland & Co.[2]
7 July Victorian Victorian-class cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Leyland Line
24 July Powerful Powerful-class cruiser Vickers Limited Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom
24 July Masséna Pre-dreadnought battleship Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Saint-Nazaire France
25 July Armenian Victorian-class cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Leyland Line
8 August American Passenger/cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For Leyland Line
22 August Prince George Majestic-class battleship Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth  United Kingdom
21 September Cestrian Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For F. Leyland & Co..[3]
23 September Minerva Eclipse-class cruiser Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent  United Kingdom
4 October Barlby Cargo ship Ropner & Son Ltd Stockton on Tees  United Kingdom For R Ropner & Co Ltd
8 October Sparrowhawk B-class destroyer Laird, Son & Company Birkenhead  United Kingdom Originally designated Quail-class destroyers
17 October Charlemagne Charlemagne-class battleship Arsenal de Brest Brest  France
19 October Vedamore Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast  United Kingdom For William Johnstone.[4]
19 October Victorious Majestic-class battleship Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent  United Kingdom
20 October La Seine Torpedo boat tender Chantiers de la Gironde Gironde  France
16 November Juno Eclipse-class cruiser Naval Construction & Armaments Co Barrow-in-Furness  United Kingdom
18 November Jupiter Majestic-class battleship J & G Thomson Clydebank  United Kingdom
29 November Hanbury Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth  United Kingdom For E. Stock & Son.[5]
Date unknown Countess of Morley Ferry Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For Orston & Turnchapel Steam Boat Co. Ltd.[6]
Date unknown Dandie Dinmont Paddle Steamer A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow  United Kingdom For North British Railway.[7]
Date unknown Hiawatha Ferry Bertram Engine Works Toronto, Ontario Canada
Date unknown La Gloria Ferry Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston  United Kingdom For John Monk.[8]
Date unknown Malta Cargo ship American Ship Building Company Cleveland, Ohio United States For private owner.[9]
Unknown date Queenborough Steam drifter Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Horatio Fenner Ltd.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Emily". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Victorian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cestrian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Vedamore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Hanbury". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Countess of Morley". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
  8. ^ "La Gloria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
  10. ^ "Queenborough". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

Sources

  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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