List of ship launches in 1871

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The list of ship launches in 1871 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1871.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
7 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons	Govan	Bustard	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [1] [2]
7 January	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Cleadon	Steamship	For H. T. Morton & Co. [3] [4]
9 January	United Kingdom		Kirkcaldy	Alps	Steamship	For Glasgow and South American Steam Navigation Company. [5]
19 January	United Kingdom	Thomas Charlton	Grimsby	City of Ghent	Steamship	For private owner. [6]
21 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Tagus	Steamship	For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [7]
23 January	United Kingdom	J. G. Lawrie	Whiteinch	Marmion	Steamship	For private owner. [8]
24 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humprhys & Pearson	Hull	Calliope	Steamship	For Messrs. Hornstedt & Garthorne. [9]
24 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Glensannox	Steamship	For Messrs. William Ross & Co. [10]
24 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Strathclyde	Steamship	For Messrs. Burrell & M'Laren. [10]
25 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. & W. Earle	Hull	Virago	Steamship	For Messrs. Wilson, Sons, & Co. [9]
January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	Assyria	Steamship	For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. [11]
January	United Kingdom	J. & G. Thomson	Govan	Gothland	Steamship	For Messrs. James Currie & Co. [11]
January	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Juan Ferrin	Barque	For Messrs. John Clapperton & Co. [12]
January	United Kingdom	W. Fyfe	Fairlie	Lady Evelyn	Schooner	For Marquess of Ailsa. [11]
January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Princess Louise	Steam yacht	For John Laurence Stewart. [10] [11]
January	United Kingdom	John Banks	Kilpin Pike	Unity	Schooner	For John Banks. [13]
4 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Simons & Co.	Renfrew	Canopus	East Indiaman	For private owner. [14]
7 February	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Aquila	Steamship	For J. Laing, H. Mackenzie and G. Porteous. [3]
7 February	United Kingdom	Thomas Roberts	Penhelig	Cecil Brindley	Schooner	For J. Lewis. [15]
7 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Khedive	Steamshhip	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [16]
8 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons	Govan	Kite	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [17]
10 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Taboguilla	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [18]
11 February	United Kingdom	Liverpool Shipbuilding Company	Liverpool	Egypt	Steamship	For National Steamship Company. [19] Collided with HMS Clarence on being launched. [20]
16 February	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	No. 32	Mooring lighter	For Royal Navy. [21]
17 February	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Vigilant	Helicon-class despatch vessel	For Royal Navy. [21]
20 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Indus	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [22]
21 February	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Steamship Building Company	Glasgow	Argo	Steamship	For Bristol Steam Navigation Company. [23]
21 February	United Kingdom	John Barter	Brixham	George Avery	Fishing trawler	For John Dugdall and others. [24]
22 February	United Kingdom	John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros.	Cardiff	Hercules	Paddle tug	For Philip Morel and others. [25]
22 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Govan	Iceland	Steamship	For Messrs. James Currie & Co. [26]
February	United Kingdom	British Timber Company (Limited)	Galway	Emerald	Steamship	For British Timber Company (Limited). [27]
4 March	United States	David Bell Company	Buffalo, New York	Gallatin	Gallatin-class cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
6 March	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Daring	Yacht	For John Harvey. [28]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees	Joseph Dodds	Steamship	For Messrs. R. Byrne & Co. [29]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Lady Carmichael	Paddle steamer	For Submarine Telegraph Company. [30]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Steele & Co.	Greenock	Sarmatian	Steamship	For Messrs. Allan. [30]
8 March	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Baltic	Ocean liner	For White Star Line.
8 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Glatton	Breastwork monitor	For Royal Navy.
8 March	United Kingdom	John Elder & Co.	Govan	Willem III	Willem III-class steamship	For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland.
9 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Woodlark	Plover-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [31]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Duna	Steamship	For private owners. [32]
18 March	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	Albatross	Albatross-class gunboat	For Kaiserliche Marine .
21 March	United Kingdom	John Samuel White	East Cowes	Princess Louise	Steam launch	For private owner. [33]
22 March	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Shipbuilding Company (Limited)	Glasgow	Abydos	Steamship	For private owners. [34]
22 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Footdee	Ardee	Steamship	For Messrs. J. B. Adam & Co. [34] [35]
22 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & MacGill	Bowling	Bouncer	Lighter	For Messrs. James Rankine & Son. [36]
22 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Kelvinhaugh	City of Mecca	Steamship	For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. [34]
22 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Don Juan Prim	Steamship	For private owner. [34]
23 March	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	David Burn	Steamship	For Messrs. D. Burn, Robert Hindhaugh and partners. [3] [37] [38]
23 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Sun Foo	Steamship	For private owner. [39]
23 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bewley & Co.	Dublin	Washi	Steamship	For John Rossi Hooper. [40] [41]
24 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Yorkshire Lass	Steamship	For private owner. [36]
25 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Simons & Co.	Renfrew	Isphan	Steamship	For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. [42]
25 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Scourge	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [43]
25 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Snake	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [43]
27 March	United Kingdom	R. Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	King Orry	Steamship	For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
5 April	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Coquette	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [44]
6 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons	Liverpool	Honduras	Steamship	For Panama Railroad Co. [45]
6 April	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Livonia	Yacht	For James Lloyd Ashbury.
6 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Walter Hood & Co.	Aberdeen	Militades	Clipper	For Aberdeen Clipper Line. [46]
6 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Zelina	Steamship	For Messrs. J. Glynn & Son. [45] [47]
8 April	United Kingdom		Cowes	Ptarmigan	Schooner	For J. W. Pawson. [48]
10 April	United States	Brown & Lovell	East Boston, Massachusetts	Caprice	Schooner	For Eugene Sullivan & Peter McEnry.
12 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Fairholm	Steamship	For private owner. [49]
18 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Bivouac	Steamship	For William Laing. [50]
18 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Lorne	Paddle steamer	For Mr. Stewart. [50] [51]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co	Wallsend-on-Tyne	Brittany	Steamship	For Messrs. Hacquoil Bros. [52]
20 April	United Kingdom	Ratsey	Cowes	Daydream	Yawl	For Edward Loyd. [53]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Iberia	Steamship	For Messrs. Robert Henderson & Co. [54]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co.	Renfrew	Jaguarao	Steamship	For local government of the Rio Grande do Sul. [55]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Withy & Alexander	Hartlepool	Mavis	Steamship	For private owner. [52]
20 April	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	Wellington	Paddle steamer	For Mr. Bickerstaffe, or South Blackpool Jetty Co. [56] [57] [58]
21 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Patna	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [55]
22 April	United Kingdom	Liverpool Shipbuilding Company	Liverpool	Ararat	Steamship	For Messrs. Papayanni Bros. [59]
22 April	United Kingdom	W. Pile	Sunderland	Clifford	Steamship	For Dale & Crighton. [3] [52]
22 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan	Garonne	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [60]
22 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Mavourneen	Schooner	For private owner. [61]
22 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer, & Co.	Seacombe	Zembra	Steamship	For Messrs. John Glynn & Co. [62]
27 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Readhead & Softly	South Shields	Robert Ingram	Steamship	For private owner. [52]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Albay	Steamship	For Messrs. Russell & Sturgis. [51]
April	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Anthony Strong	Steamship	For private ownber. [3]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Govan	Bison	Steamship	For Messrs. G. & J. Burns. [51]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Port Glasgow	Emily	Schooner	For Alexander Miller, Brother, & Co. [51]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & Co	Greenock	Etna	Steamship	For private owner. [51]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Steele	Greenock	Garrion	Cutter yacht	For Thomas Houldsworth. [63]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Johbn Fullerton & Co.	Paisley	Guarany	Steamship	For private opwner. [51]
April	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Hugh Streatfield	Steamship	For J. S. Barwick & Co. [3]
April	United Kingdom	Lyon & Foster	Greenock	Lorne	Schooner	For John M'Lachlan. [51]
April	United Kingdom	Irvine Shipbuilding Co.	Irvine	Mary Grace	Schooner	For C. Wilson. [51]
April	United Kingdom		River Clyde	Oliveira	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [51]
April	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Pallion	Steamship	For Childe & Co. [3]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. Wigham Richardson & Co	Walker-on-Tyne	St. Olaf	Steamship	For private owner. [64]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Vandalia	Steamship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. [51]
4 May	United Kingdom	John Elder & Co.	Govan	Prins van Oranje	Willem III-class steamship	For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland.
6 May	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Mecca	Steamship	For Ralph M. Hudson Jr. [3] [65]
7 May	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Sirex	Yawl	For Sir H. H. Bacon. [66]
8 May	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Rose	Steamship	For Messrs. G. Jinman & Co. [3] [67]
9 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Laird Bros.	Birkenhead	Spain	Steamship	For National Steamship Company. [68]
10 May	United States	J. B. & J. D. Van Deusen	Chester, Pennsylvania	Columbia	Yacht	For Franklin Osgood.
10 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. M'Cullock, Paterson & Co.	Port Glasgow	Gala	Steamship	For Berwick and London Steamship Co. [69] [70]
18 May	United Kingdom	Allsup	Preston	Clifton	Steamship	For Southport and Lytham Steam Packet Co. [71] [72]
18 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross	Penguin	Steamship	For Messrs. Seater, White & Co. [73] [74]
19 May	United Kingdom	M'Lea	Rothesay	Elizabeth Ellen Fisher	Schooner	For Thomas Fisher. [75]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Barter	Brixham	Rose of Devon	Fishing trawler	For Solomon Gravels Jr. and others. [76]
20 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Rennie	Greenwich	Bonetta	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [77]
20 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Tinto	Steamship	For Messrs. Strong, Reid & Page. [78]
22 May	United Kingdom	Hunt	Aldeburgh	Acacia	Fishing smack	For Messrs. Reed & Fletcher. [79]
22 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & W. Peters	Canons Marsh	Agnes Edgell	Barquentine	For R. F. Edgell. [80]
22 May	United Kingdom	Ratsey	Cowes	Pantaloon	Yacht	For Colonel Markham. [81]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Precursor	Dredger	For Messrs. Storry & Smith. [82]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Schlesinger, Davies & Co	Wallsend-on-Tyne	Wenvoe	Steamship	For J. H. Wilson and partners. [83]
24 May	United Kingdom		River Clyde	Zampa	Cutter	For Mr. Forrester. [84]
31 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. & W. Earle	Hull	Walamo	Steamshipa	For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. [85]
May	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Abana	Steamship	For James Westoll & Co. [3]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Aline	Yacht	For private owner. [86]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Amy	Steam yacht	For N. B. Stewart. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Azalea	Steamship	For Messrs. Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Dagupan	Steamship	For private owner. [70]
May	United Kingdom	M'Bryde	Greenock	Electric Spark	Steam yacht	For private owner. [70]
May	United States	Samuel H. Pine	Greenpoint, New York	Enchantress	Schooner	For Joseph Florimond Loubat.
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Heather Bell	Paddle steamer	For Duke of Hamilton. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Leander	Cutter	For James Reid. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Louise of Lorne	Steamship	For private owner. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Mirzapore	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [87] [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Moselle	Steamship	For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [70]
May	United Kingdom	John M'Quistin	Largs	Norma	Cutter	For J. T. Stewart. [70]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Saga	Steamship	For Messrs. J. T. Salvesen & Co. [70]
2 June	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Sunniside	Steamship	For Robert Todd Nicholson and others. [3] [4]
3 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Gustaf	Steamship	For Messrs. Gustaf, Lindberg & Co. [88] [89]
3 June	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	W. R. Rickett	Steamship	For J. Marychurch & Co. [3] [90]
6 June	United Kingdom	Nicholson	Gosport	Zuleika	Schooner	For private owner. [91]
8 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	City of London	Steamship	For Aberdeen and London Steam Navigation Co. [92]
13 May	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	Belle	Brigantine	For Walton & Co. [93]
15 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Mari V	Steamship	For private owner. [94]
17 June	United Kingdom	J. G. Lawrie	Whiteinch	St. Nicholas	Steamship	For Aberdeen, Leith and Clyde Steamship Co. [95] [89]
17 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Warkworth Castle	Steamship	For Messrs. Laws, Cleugh & Co. [3] [96]
19 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co.	Renfrew	Mesopotamia	Steamship	For Messrs. Lynch Bros. [97]
20 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Lord Athlumney	Paddle steamer	For Drogheda Steam Packet Company. [98]
21 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Chimborazo	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [97]
22 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. & W. Earle	Hull	Agra	Steamship	For private owner. [99]
24 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co	Scotstoun	Gouvernor-Generaal Mijier	Steamship	For "Netherlands India Steam Navigation Company (Limited)". [100]
24 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Tenasserim	Steamship	For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co. [100]
27 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Maryhill	Sterlina	Steamship	For James Sinclair. [101]
June	United Kingdom	Irvine Shipbuilding Co.	Irvine	Alpha	Schooner	For private owner. [89]
June	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Alpha	Schooner	For private owner. [89]
June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees	Bladworth	Steamship	For Messrs. Brownlow, Lumsden & Co. [102]
June	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	British Seaman	Barquentine	For Allsup & Co. [103]
June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Colmonell	Merchantman	For Messrs. John Kerr & Co. [89]
June	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Killarney	Steamship	For Messrs. Francis Carvill & Son. [104] [89]
June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Laird Bros.	Birkenhead	Lusitania	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [105]
June	United Kingdom	Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company	Whitehaven	Patterdale	Steamship	For private owner. [106] [107]
1 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Amelia	Steamship	For Messrs. Strong, Reid & Page. [108]
3 July	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	North Sands	Black Sea	Steamship	For Blyth Steam Shipping Co. [3] [109]
3 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Wray & Sons	Burton Stather	Hare	Trawling smack	For J. Harding. [110]
3 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Wray & Sons	Burton Stather	Harrier	Trawling smack	For J. Harding. [110]
3 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humphrey & Son.	Hull	Perica	Barque	For Messrs. A. Pearson & Co. [111]
4 July	United Kingdom	Mr. Martin	Porthcawl	Constance Ellen	Schooner	For private owner. [112]
4 July	United Kingdom	Robertson	Ipswich	Fawn	Smack	For Mr. Neal. [113]
4 July	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Republic	Ocean liner	For White Star Line.
6 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. P. Barclay & Son	Ardrossan	Marquis of Lorne	Schooner	For private owner. [114]
12 July	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Devastation	Devastation-class battleship	For Royal Navy.
17 July	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Fop Smit	Steamship	For Willem Ruys en Zonen. [3] [4]
18 July	United Kingdom	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	Leamouth	Cyclops	Cyclops-class monitor	For Royal Navy.
19 July	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Syringa	Brigantine	For Holden, Gann & Co. [115]
20 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Pekin	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [116]
20 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Green	Blackwall	Viceroy	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [117]
21 July	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	Ariadne	Ariadne-class corvette	For Kaiserliche Marine .
22 July	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Aurora	Steamship	For Woldd & Haigh. [3] [118]
22 July	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	West	Steamship	For Mersey Steam Ship Co. Ltd. [119]
29 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Stephen & Son	Govan	Para	Paddle steamer	For Brazilian Navigation Company. [120] [121]
29 July	Grand Duchy of Finland		Oulu	Toivo	Frigate	For Tradehouse J. W. Snellman.
31 July	Russia	New Admiralty Shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Derzhava	Royal yacht	For Alexander II.
July	United Kingdom	Joseph & Nicholas Butson	Bodinnick	Gem	Schooner	For private owner. [122]
July	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Royal Standard	Steamship	For E. Shotton & Co. [3] [123]
2 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Faithful	Steamship	For Messrs. F. H. Powell & Co. [124]
5 August	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Bacchante	Schooner	For F. W. Woodhouse. [125]
5 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Coajutor	Hopper barge	For Messrs. Storry & Smith. [126]
5 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Portador	Hopper barge	For Messrs. Storry & Smith. [126]
5 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co.	Wallsend	Sedgemoor	Steamship	For James Ware. [127]
7 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. James & George Thomson	Govan	Gordon Castle	Steamship	For Castle Line. [126]
8 August	Dominion of Canada	Melancthan & Simpson	Port Robinson	Cumberland	Paddle steamer	For Toronto and Lake Superior Navigation Company.
14 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humphry & Pearson	Hull	Derby	Steamship	For Messrs. Bailey & Leetham. [128]
16 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Hematite	Steamship	For Mr. W. Mason. [129]
17 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Prot Glasgow	SS Benledi1871 (2)	Steamship	For Messrs. William Thompson & Co. [130]
17 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen	Hai Loong	Steamship	For Messrs. James Morrison & Co. [131]
17 August	United Kingdom	John Elder & Co.	Govan	Prins Hendrik	Willem III-class steamship	For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland.
17 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. R. Oswald & Co	Pallion	Scindia	Steamship	For Messrs. C. M. Norwood & Co. [3] [132] [133]
17 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co.	Wallsend	Urbino	Steamship	For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. [133]
18 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Boyne	Steamship	For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [130]
18 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Doxford	Pallion	Elf	Steamship	For private owner. [133]
18 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow	Kwara	Steamship	For British and African Steamship Co. [130]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co	Port Glasgow	Kilkerran	East Indiaman	For Messrs. John Kerr & Co. [130]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Precursor	Steamship	For private owner. [130]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Redgauntlet	Steamship	For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. [130]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	St. Helen's	Steamship	For private owner. [130]
29 August	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Foam	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [134] [135]
August	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware	A. D. Bache	Steamship	For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
August	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Maria Ysasi	Barque	For A. de Ysasi. [3] [4]
August	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	Michael Kelly	Paddle tug	For Dundalk Harbour Commissioners. [136]
August	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company	Glasgow	Rydal Hall	Steamship	For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. [137]
August	United Kingdom	Short Bros.	Sunderland	Thomas Parker	Steamship	For J. Westoll. [3] [138]
2 September	United Kingdom	William Ashburner	Barrow-in-Furness	Margaret Banister	Schooner	For Thomas Ashburner & Co. [139]
2 September	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Nymphoea	Steamship	For Joseph Robinson & Co. [3] [65]
14 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co.	South Stockton-on-Tees	Paslope	Steamship	For Messrs. Hornstedt & Garthorne. [140]
16 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humphrys & Pearson.	Hull	Beta	Steamship	For Messrs. Smith, Hill & Co. [140]
16 September	United Kingdom	John Barter	Brixham	Cephas	Fishing trawler	For Nicholas J. Apter. [141]
16 September	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Hutton	Steamship	For Heald & Co. [3] [37]
18 September	United Kingdom	Rosser	Cardiff	Noah's Ark	Merchantman	For private owner. Took 20 years to build. [142]
19 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Duthie & Co.	Footdee	Mercury	Schooner	For Messrs George Elsmie & Co. [143]
20 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Partick	City of Montreal	Steamship	For Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Company. [144] [145]
30 September	United Kingdom	A. Simey	Sunderland	Anglesea Lass	Brig	For William Thomas. [3]
30 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer	Seacombe	Colon	Steamship	For Messrs. M'Andrews & Co., [146] or Serapio Acebel y Compagnia. [147]
30 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. and W. Earle and Company (Limited)	Hull	Como	Steamship	For Messrs. Wilson & Co. [148]
30 September	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Firenze	Steamship	For Lloyd Italiano. [3] [4]
30 September	United Kingdom	J. & W. Dudgeon	Cubitt Town	Hecate	Cyclops-class monitor	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Burham & Co.	Aylesford	William Varney	Ketch	For John Ward. [149]
12 October	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Decoy	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy.
12 October	United Kingdom	Joint Stock Shipbuilding Company	Hull	Yorkshireman	Steamship	For Messrs. Tindall & Marshall. [150]
14 October	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company	Glasgow	Glenroy	Steamship	For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. [137]
14 October	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding	Jarrow	Gorgon	Cyclops-class monitor	For Royal Navy.
14 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co	Aberdeen	Lotus	Steamship	For private owner. [151]
14 October	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Rivera	Steamship	For MacAndrew & Co. [152]
14 October	United Kingdom	Thomas Royden & Co.	Liverpool	Tropic	Steamship	For White Star Line.
17 October	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Adriatic	Ocean liner	For White Star Line.
26 October	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Thetis	Briton-class corvette	For Royal Navy.
28 October	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Crighton	Steamship	For Dale & Crighton. [3] [153]
28 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. & J. Evans	Liverpool	Lord Clive	Steamship	For George Michael Papayanni and others. [154] [155]
30 October	United Kingdom		Irvine	'Dona Luisa	Barque	For Messrs. G. Brown & Co. [156]
30 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Peshawar	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [157] [158]
31 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Ouseburn, Graham & Co.	North Hylton	Flor de Maria	Steamship	For Mesrs. Bastarra Hermanes. [3] [153]
31 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Simons & Co.	Renfrew	Skerryvore	Steamship	For Clyde Shipping Co. [159]
31 October	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Student	Steamship	For T. & J. Harrison. [160]
October	United Kingdom	William Bayley & Sons	Ipswich	Elizabeth Stephens	Brigantine	For Samuel Harris. [161]
October	United States	Bedel Shipyard	Glenwood Landing, New York	Stephen Taber	Schooner	For Cox Brothers.
1 November	United Kingdom	Hunt	Aldeburgh	Industry	Fishing smack	For G. R. Basham. [162]
4 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Ananda	Steamship	For private owner. [163]
16 November	United Kingdom	John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros.	Cardiff	Saint Davids	Steamship	For James Ware. [164]
24 November	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Merlin	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [165]
27 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Kelvinhaugh	Wolf	Whaler	For Messrs. Walter Grieve & Co. [166]
28 November	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Jurist	Steamship	For T. & J. Harrison. [167]
November	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Bengalese	Steamship	For Thomas Harper. [3] [153]
November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Oswald & Co.	Sunderland	Bertha	Steamship	For Messrs. C. M. Norwood & Co. [3] [153]
November	United Kingdom	W. Pile & co	Sunderland	Crighton	Steamship	For Messrs. Dale & Crighton. [153]
1 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & Co.	Greenock	Mirefield	Steamship	For private owner. [168]
12 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Itajahy	Steamship	For private owner. [169]
13 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Stephen & Forbes	Peterhead	Jessie M'Donald	Schooner	For private owner. [170]
14 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Fairfield	Santiago	Paddle steamer	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [171]
16 December	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Zancla	Steamship	For Edward D. Glynn. [172]
28 December	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Hydra	Cyclops-class monitor	For Royal Navy. [173]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Amarapoora	Steamship	For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Anna	Barque	For D. H. Wätjen & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Consort	Steamship	For W. Swainston and others. [3]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Constance	Steamship	For Malcolms & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Demetrius	Steamship	For private owner. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Govan	Drummon Castle	Steamship	For Messrs. Thomas Skinner & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	M'Lea	Rothesay	Eastward	Schooner	For Donald M'Arthur. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Partick	Elvira	Steamship	For Messrs. Bahr, Behrend & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	M'Lea	Rothesay	Eringo	Schooner	For Miller & M'Dougall. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. H. Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Hajaby	Steamship	For private owner.[ citation needed ]
December	United Kingdom	W. Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	India	Steamship	For Portuguese Government. [174]
December	United Kingdom	John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros.	Cardiff	James Marychurch	Steamship	For J. Marychurch & Co. [175]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Lanarkshire	Steamship	For Messrs. Turnbull & Salvesen. [174]
December	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Mosquito	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [176]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Norden	Steamship	For Norden Steamship Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross	North British	Steamship	For R. Henderson & Co. [174]
December	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co.	Govan	Parnassus	Steamship	For Charles Williamson. [174]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	Steamship	For Messrs. Adam & Co. [177]
Unknown date	Jersey	Philip Bellot	Gorey	Agricola	Ketch	For Charlotte Cantell. [178]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Palmer & Co.	River Tyne	Akola	Steamship	For private owner. [179]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & J. Gibbon	Sunderland	Albany	Brig	For Foulds & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States		Canemah, Oregon	Alice	Sternwheeler	For People's Transportation Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Briggs	Sunderland	Ann Armytage	Barque	For Tweddle & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States	Maury & Steinburg	New York	Arago	Survey ship	For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Arch Druid	Merchantman	For Edward Shotton & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Armenian	Steamship	For John Lacy. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Arno	Steamship	For James Westoll. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Rennie	Greenwich	Arrow	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [77]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Auguste Elsa	Barque	For U. de Ondarza. [3] [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Simons & Co.	Renfrew	Baghdad	Steamship	For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. [180]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Bahia	Steamship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. [3] [181]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	Banshee	Steam yacht	For Colonel Roden. [182]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Ben Lomond	Steamship	For J. Morrison. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Benwell	Merchantman	For A. Pring. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co	Aberdeen	Bon Accord	Steamship	For private owner. [183]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Buena Ventura	Steamship	For Olano & Co. [3]
Unknown date	Norway		Drammen	Cap Nor	Sealer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Celsus	Merchantman	For Culliford & Clark. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Charles Connell and Company	Scotstoun	City of Poona	Steamship	For Smith George & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Clarinda	Merchantman	For G. J. Hay. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	D. A. Douglas	Sunderland	Claudia	Merchantman	For Morris & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Cleanthes	Steamship	For J. H. W. Culliford. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Allsup	Preston	Clifton	Paddle steamer	For Preston S. S. Co Ltd. [184]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Colombo	Steamship	For Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co. [185]
Unknown date	Russia			Colubeik	Steamship	For private owner. [186]
Unknown date	United States	Simon F. Randolph	Seattle, Washington	Comet	Sternwheeler	For Simon F. Randolph.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Commander	Steamship	For William Shevill Lishman. [3] [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Compeer	Steamship	For J. Hall & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Pallion	Counsellor	Steamship	For James Turpie. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile	Sunderland	Dale	Merchantman	For G. D. Dale & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Barter	Brixham	Dart	Fishing trawler	For John Dennis. [187]
Unknown date	Dominion of Canada		Bear River	Dei Gratia	Brigantine	For George F. Miller.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile	Sunderland	Despatch	Merchantman	For Banks & Mitchell. [3]
Unknown date	Russia			Docka	Steamship	For private owner. [186]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co	Sunderland	Eastella	Steamship	For Jackson & Co. [3] [188]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	E. J. Spence	Barque	For J. Spence. [3] [188]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Elf	Merchantman	For C. M. Lofthouse & R. Glover. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & William Brocklebank	Ulverston	Ella Mary	Schooner	For William Brocklebank. [189]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Emiliano	Merchantman	For Olano & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States	John J. Holland	Portland, Oregon	Emma Hayward	Sternwheeler	For Oregon Steam Navigation Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Escalada	Merchantman	For J. A. de Uribe. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Ethel	Steamship	For Hammond & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Excalibur	Merchantman	For John R. Christie. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Faith	Barque	For J. & W. Ellis. [3]
Unknown date	United States	C. Sharp	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Fathomer	Survey ship	For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Unknown date	United States	Delamater & Stack	New York	Fern	Lighthouse tender	For United States Treasury Department.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Blyth	Firebrick	Steamship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Franklin	Steamship	For Baltischer Lloyd  [ de ]. [3] [190]
Unknown date	United States		Bath, Maine	George H. Bradley	Steamship	For Orcan Humphries.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	George Wascoe	Merchantman	For James Turpie. [3]
Unknown date	United States	Pusey and Jones Corporation	Wilmington, Delaware	Grant	Steamship	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	United States	Dialogue & Company	Camden, New Jersey	Hassler	Steamship	For United States Coast Survey.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Hesperus	Steamship	For Good, Flodman & Co. [3] [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Hope	Barque	For J. & W. Eills. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Humboldt	Steamship	For Baltischer Lloyd  [ de ]. [3] [190]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Hylton Castle	Steamship	For Laws, Cleugh & Co. [3] [190]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Banks	Selby	Industry	Fishing trawler	For The North Sea Fishing Co Ltd. [191]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Banks Jr.	Kilpin Pike	Jedda	Fishing trawler	For William Beacock. [192]
Unknown date	United States	Quayle & Martin	Cleveland, Ohio	Joseph S. Fay	Steamship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Horton	Kestrel	Barque	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Kingston	Steamship	For Mutual Steamship co. Ltd. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Knox	Merchantman	For T. Knox. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Lady Anne	Merchantman	For Earl of Durham. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Short Bros.	Sunderland	Launceston	Steamship	For Henry Thomas Morton. [3]
Unknown date	Dominion of Canada		Belliveau's Cove	Lennie	Barque	For William W. Lovitt.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Leonora	Schooner	For T. Seed & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States	French Brothers	South Bristol, Maine	Lewis R. French	Schooner	For French Brothers.
Unknown date	Sweden		Sjötorp	Linköping	Steamship	For P. Eggertz.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Lothair	Merchantman	For Showther & Sons. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Mabel	Merchantman	For private owner. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Marc Anthony	Steamship	For Joseph Fawcett. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blume & Co.	Sunderland	Marcus	Steamship	For Hough & Baldwin. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Reay & Naizby	Sunderland	Marion Neil	Barque	For Dunlop & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Marquis of Lorne	Merchantman	For George D. Dale and C. Palgrave. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Lawrence & Foulks	Williamsburg, New York	Martha's Vineyard	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	Russia			Meteor	Steamship	For private owner. [186]
Unknown date	United Kingdom and Dominion of Canada		Glasgow and Kingston	Maud	Paddle steamer	For C. F. Gildersleve.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Mercator	Merchantman	For James Westoll. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Meredith	Merchantman	For J. W. Mounsey and others. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Monica	Merchantman	For Alexander Smith. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co	Sunderland	Mora	Merchantman	For Sandbach, Tinne & Co. [3]
Unknown date	Norway	Svend Foyn	Tønsberg	Morgenen	Whaler	For private owner.
31 August	Germany		Danzig	Nautilus	Albatross-class gunboat	For Kaiserliche Marine . [193]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	North Eastern	Merchantman	For Day & Farlan. [3]
Unknown date	United States		San Francisco, California	North Pacific	Paddle steamer	For E. A. & L. M. Starr.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Oceano	Steamship	For private owner. [194]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Gibbon & Nichol	South Hylton	Olive	Barque	For Olive & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Olympias	Merchantman	For A. Smith and others. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Oriental	Steamship	For River Parana Steamship Co. Ltd. [3]
Unknown date	Italy	Arsenale di La Spezia	La Spezia	Palestro	Principe Amedeo-class ironclad	For Regia Marina .
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Richardson	Sunderland	Paragon	Merchantman	For S. Tandevin. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Per Ardua	Full-rigged ship	For Louis H. MacIntyre. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Pickwick	Steamship	For g. Bell & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Princess Louise	Barque	For Eggleston & Sons. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Raven	Steam barge	For Furness Railway.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Redesdale	Steamship	For Milburn Bros. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Richard M'Nab	Steamship	For Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co. [195]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & W. Dudgeon	Cubitt Town	Richard Young	Paddle steamer	For Great Eastern Railway.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Ringdove	Steamship	For L. Breslauer. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Santo Antonio	Tug	For Stevenson & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States	Campbell, Owen & Co.	Detroit, Michigan	S. C. Baldwin	Steam barge	For Adolph Green.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph Brinkworth	Bristol	Sea Gull	Tug	For Edward Sparshott. [196]
Unknown date	United States	Fardy & Woodall	Baltimore, Maryland	Silliman	Schooner	For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Sixty-six	Steamship	For private owner. [194]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Stephanotis	Steamship	For Joseph Robinson & Co. [3] [65]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Strathclyde	Steamship	For private owner. [197]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Strathearn	Schooner	For J. C. Cairns. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Sunfoo	Steamship	For private owner. [198]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Terlings	Merchantman	For Young & co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Teviot	Steamship	For C. M. Norwood & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Thistle	Steamship	For E. Jinman. [3]
Unknown date	Dominion of Canada	Harvey & Co.	Quebec	Tigress	Whaler	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Tunstall	Merchantman	For Charles Taylor. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Umzinto	Merchantman	For Bullard, King & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. & W. Earle	Hull	Walamo	Steamship	For private owner. [199]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Gill	Sunderland	Warden Law	Barque	For Gayner & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	White Sea	Steamship	For Dent, Hodgson & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. & W. Earle	Hull	Xantho	Steamship	For private owner. [200]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Yrurac Bat	Merchantman	For Olano & Co. [3]
Unknown date	United States			Zephyr	Sternwheeler	For Tom Wright.

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