List of ship launches in 1872

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The list of ship launches in 1872 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1872.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen	Chrystal	Barque	For private owner. [1]
10 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Harvey	Wivenhoe	Gazelle	Steam yacht	For Colonel Tomline. [2]
11 January	United Kingdom	W. Curtis	Ipswich	Lucretia	Sailing barge	For W. Curling. [3]
11 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Samuda Bros.	Cubitt Town	Miramare	Royal yacht	For Franz Joseph I. [4]
13 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Courrières	Steamship	For Messrs. Tilloy, Delaune & Co. [5] [6]
13 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Rawstorn & Allanston	Freckleton	Isabella	Schooner	For private owners. [7]
13 January	United Kingdom	Blackwood & Gordon	Glasgow	Talisman	Steamship	For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. [6]
15 January	Italy	Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia	Castellammare di Stabia	Principe Amedeo	Principe Amedeo-class ironclad	For Regia Marina .
24 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Selica	Steamship	For F. J. G. Servais. [8]
24 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Parthenon	Steamship	For Messrs. Lambert Brothers & Scott. [8]
25 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Dover Castle	Steamship	For Castle Line. [9]
25 January	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Segesta	Steamship	For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. [10] [11]
27 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	Campanil	Steamship	For Mr. Wilson and others. [12]
29 January	United Kingdom	Earle's Shipbuilding Company	Hull	Othello	Steamship	For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. [13]
30 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Chih-li	Steamship	For Shanghai Steam Navigation Company. [14]
January	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Cynthia	Steamship	For William Watkins. [6]
January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Woodburn	East Indiaman	For Robert Shankland & Co. [6]
7 February	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke	Swinger	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy.
8 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Dundee	Cyphrenes	Steamship	For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons. [15]
10 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Stephen & Sons	Whiteinch	Bahia	Paddle steamer	For W. R. Garrison. [16]
10 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. J. Evans & Co.	Liverpool	Birkenhead	Steamship	For Birkenhead Commissioners. [17]
10 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wingate	Whiteinch	Inchkeith	Steamship	For G. G. Mackay. [16]
10 February	New Zealand	Sparrow and Thomas	Queenstown	Jane Williams	Steamship	For private owner.
10 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Fullarton & Co.	Paisley	Onda	Steamship	For Charles Henderson. [18] [19]
10 February	United Kingdom	Adamson	Allos	The Alloa	Merchantman	For private owner. [16]
12 February	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Corinth	Steamship	For Corinthian Steamship Company. [10] [11]
12 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Osprey	Steamship	For Steel & M'Caskill. [20] [19]
12 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Steele & Co.	Greenock	Polynesian	Steamship	For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. [16]
12 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Truxillo	Paddle steamer	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [16] [19]
13 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen	Benachie	Steamship	For Messrs. J. B. Adam & Co. [21]
13 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co.	Renfrew	Surprise	Steamship	For E. de Bursche. [20] [19]
24 February	Netherlands	Fijenoord	Rotterdam	Batavier II	Paddle steamer	For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. [22]
24 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Rennie	Greenwich	Riachuelo	Dredger	For Argentine Government. [23]
26 February	United Kingdom	Robertson	Ipswich	Amity	Fishing smack	For Mr. Blake. [24]
27 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross	Ettrickdale	Merchantman	For Messrs. J. & A. Roxburgh. [25]
28 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch	America	Merchantman	For John H. Watt. [26]
29 February	United Kingdom		[[Chatham] Dockyard]	Frolic	Frolic-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [27]
29 February	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Kestrel	Frolic-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [27]
February	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Circassian	Steamship	For John Lacy. [10]
February	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Kaffir	Steamship	For Cape and Natal Steam Navigation Company. [19]
8 March	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	J. H. Lorentzen	Steamship	For John Storey Barwick. [10] [28]
9 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hansen & Sons	Cowes	Harrier	Yacht	For G. Pollock. [29]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Daphne	Schooner	For private owner. [30]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Ilo	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [31]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	Maitland	Steamship	For Messrs. Malcolms & Co. [31]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Sir Arthur Kennedy	Paddle steamer	For Messrs. Child, Mills & Co. [31]
11 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Star of Germany	Sailing ship	For J. P. Corry & Co. [32]
11 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Wilia	Yacht	For private owner. Collided with HMS Victory on being launched. [30]
12 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	California	steamship	For Anchor Line. [33]
12 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Fidget	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [27]
12 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Fullarton & Co.	Paisley	Kyles	Steamship	For private owner. [33]
12 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Rupert	Battleship	For Royal Navy.
13 March	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Badger	Ant-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [27]
13 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Calder	Steamship	For Messrs. Burrell & M'Laren. [34]
13 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Puerto de Buenos Ayres	Paddle tug	For Government of Argentina. [34]
23 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Alpha	Steamship	For private owner. [35]
25 March	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke	Thunderer	Devastation-class battleship	For Royal Navy. [36]
26 March	New South Wales	Messrs. R. E. Smellie & Co.	Pyrmont	Louisa	Steamship	For E. Mellor. First iron steamship built in New South Wales. [37]
26 March	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Susan	Steamship	For Henry Collings & others. [10] [11]
28 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Gareloch	Paddle steamer	For North British Steam Packet Company. [38] [39]
28 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Milland & Son	Dumbarton	Vicksburg	Steamship	For Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company. [38]
30 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Frisia	Steamship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. [40]
March	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Ben Nevis	Steamship	For J. Morrison. [10] [41]
March	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan	Edinburgh Castle	Steamship	For Castle Line. [39]
March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & Co.	Greenock	Gogo	Steamship	For Messrs. Scott & Co. [39]
March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Horseguards	Steamship	For private owners. [39]
March	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co.	Glasgow	Lady Lycett	Steamship	For J. A. Dunkerley & Co. [39]
March	United Kingdom	Messrs. C. W. Dodger & Co.	North Shields	Scrabster	Steamship	For Messrs. James Gerry & Partners. [42]
4 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwodd & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Benmore	Steamship	For Messrs. Weatherly, Mead & Husay. [43] [44]
9 April	United Kingdom	D. Robinson	Gosport	Esperance	Yacht	For private owner. [45]
9 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Helen	steam yacht	For Marquess of Conyngham. [46]
9 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephens & Sons	Linthouse	Josefa	Barque	For Messrs. D. H. Wätjen & Co. [47]
9 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Maryhill	Ospray	Smack	For Daniel Sutherland. [48]
9 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. James & George Thomson	Govan	Trinidad	Steamship	For Messrs. Burns. [49]
10 April	United Kingdom	John Watts	Dysart	Japan	Barque	For J. W. Robertson. [50]
10 April	{{Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow	Senegal	Steamship	For British and African Steam Navigation Co. [48]
11 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Serf	Schooner	For J. Tempest. [51]
13 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co	Footdee	Jarl	Steamship	For Messrs. Mudie. [52] [53]
23 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Ida	Steamship	For H. L. Seligmann. [54]
23 April	China	Foochow Arsenal	Foochow	Yangwu	corvette	For Imperial Chinese Navy.
24 April	Trieste	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste	Erzherzog Albrecht	Ironclad	For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
24 April	France		Le Havre	Belgrano	Ocean liner	For Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis. [55]
24 April	United Kingdom	John White	Cowes	Dracæna	Schooner	For J. D. Lee. [56]
25 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Cathay	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [57]
25 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Gwendoline	Schooner	For Major Ewing. [58]
25 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co'	Whiteinch	Walmer Castle	steamship	For Castle Line. [57]
25 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan	Windsor Castle	Steamship	For Castle Line. [57]
27 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. P. Barclay & Sons	Ardrossan	Emma Grace	Schooner	For private owner. [59]
27 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Puerto Rico	Steamship	For Messrs. William White & Co. [60]
27 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Roydon & Sons	Liverpool	Vale of Lorton	Steamship	For Vale Line. [61]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Ant	Steamship	For Messrs. Horsfall & Sons. [62]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & Co.	Greenock	Bastia	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Beaver	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Bessie	Steamship	For George Robertson. [62]
April	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co.	Govan	Heron	Steamship	For Messrs. Steel & M'Gaskill. [62]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hansen	Cowes	Juliet	Yacht	For Mr. Sterling. [63]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co.	Renfrew	Manuela	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
7 May	France		Brest	La Galissonnière	La Galissonnière-class ironclad	For French Navy.
7 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Glasgow	Princess Louise	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [64]
8 May	United Kingdom	Robert Westaway	Lowestoft	Dream	Smack	For private owner. [65]
8 May	United Kingdom		Portsmouth	Eva Mary	Steam launch	For Floating Bridge Company. [66]
9 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Cartvale	East Indiaman	For Messrs. Carswell & Davie. [67]
9 May	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Thorwaldsen	Steamship	For Baltischer Lloyd  [ de ]. [10] [68] [69]
9 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	Victoria	Steamship	For Anchor Line. [67]
11 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen	Alert	Steamship	For private owners. [70]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Calcutta	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [71]
23 May	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Corisande	Yacht	For John Richardson. [72]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons	Govan	SS Elizabeth Martin (2)	Steamship	For Alexander Currie. [73]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Mermerus	Steamship	For Messrs. A. & J. H. Carmichael & Co. [62] [73]
23 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Fairfield	Tacora	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [73]
24 May	China	Kiangnan Arsenal	Shanghai	Hai'an	Frigate	For Imperial Chinese Navy.
24 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Strassburg	Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd. [74]
25 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Simons & Co.	Renfrew	Assyria	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [71]
May	United Kingdom		River Clyde	Ark of Safety	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Asia	Steamship	For Messrs. Mories, Munro & Co. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Bedah	Steam launch	For Alexander Miller, Brother, & Co. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Belle of the Niger	Barque	For George Eastee. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Govan	Ben-tan	Steamship	For Messrs. Guthrie & Co. [62]
May	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Björn	Steamship	For Angfartygs Aktie-Bolaget Thule. [10] [11]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Eureka	Steamship	For private owner. [75]
May	United Kingdom	C. M'Bride	Port Glasgow	Firefly	Steam yacht	For A. H. Heywood. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co.	West Hartlepool	Gladys	Steamship	For private owner. [76]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	James Mason	Steamship	For private owner. [75]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Malaren	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
May	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co.	Govan	Potomac	Steamship	For private owner. [62]
May	United Kingdom			Southampton	Steamboat	For Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company. [77]
May	United Kingdom	Ayr Shipbuilding Co.	Ayr	Stella	Schooner	For J. & W. Stewart. [62]
May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Seath & Co.	Glasgow / Windermere	Wyffern	Steam yacht	For William Inman. Built at Glasgow, transported in sections to Windermere, reassembled and launched there. [78]
6 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Aconcagua	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigaion Company. [79]
6 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Steele & Co.	Greenock	Circassian	Steamship	For Messrs. Allan. [80]
6 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co.	Renfrew	Rotterdam	Passenger ship	For Nederlandsch-Amerikaanische Stoomvaart Maatschappij.
8 June	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Celtic	Oceanic-class ocean liner	For White Star Line. [81]
8 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Turnbull & Son	Whitby	R. M. Hunton	Steamship	For private owner. [82]
9 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Duthie & Sons	Footdee	Lochnagar	Steamship	For private owner. [83] [84]
11 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow	Lady Gertrude	Paddle steamer	For Wemyss Bay Line. [85]
12 June	United Kingdom	Wigham Richardson	Newcastle upon Tyne	Sud America	Ocean liner	For Lavarello Fratelli Fu G.B.
13 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse	Coconada	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [86]
15 June	United States	Ira Lafrinnier	Cleveland, Ohio	Peerless	Steamship	For Lake Superior Line.
21 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hood & Co.	Aberdeen	Collingwood	Merchantman	For Messrs. Devitt & Moore. [87]
22 June	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Dhoolia	Steamship	For C. M. Norwood & Co. [10] [68]
22 June	United Kingdom	M'Lea	Rothesay	Lady Bute	Schooner	For Daniel Duncan. [88]
22 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen	Monaltrie	Clipper	For Messrs. Richard Common & Co. [89]
22 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Walker & Co.	Deptford Green	Shamrock	Schooner	For Sir Edward Sullivan. [90]
24 June	United Kingdom	Ratsey	Cowes	Nina	Yacht	For Mr. Jessop. [91]
25 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan	Courland	Steamship	For Messrs. James Currie & Co. [92]
25 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glagsow	Otway	Steamship	For Warrambool Steam Navigation Company. [93]
26 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Devon	Steamship	For Commercial Steamship Co. [93]
27 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ferry No. 1	Ferry	For Belfast Harbour Commissioners. [94]
June	United Kingdom	William Cook	Stornoway	Thornton	Schooner	For James Matheson. [95]
2 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Muriel	Steamship	For Messrs. Blythe Brothers. [96]
6 July	United Kingdom	E. Robertson	Ipswich	Ada	Fishing boat	For Mr. Freshwater. [97]
8 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch	Chaldea	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Co. (Limited). [98]
9 July	United Kingdom	Messra Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Activ	Steamship	For Dampskibsskelskabet Activ. [99]
9 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Neapel	Steamship	For Robert Miles Sloman. [99]
10 July	United Kingdom	Messrs, Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Marquis of Lorne	Steam launch	For private owner. [100]
16 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glagsow	Loch Doon	Merchantman	For Messrs. D. & J. Sproat. [101]
22 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. Duthie & Sons	Footdee	William Manson	Brig	For Messrs. John Fraser & Co. [102]
23 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Bloomhill	Steamship	For Messrs. H. Andrew & Co. [103]
24 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	Italia	Ocean liner	For Anchor Line. [104]
24 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Fullarton & Co	Merksworth	Vaïco	Steamship	For George Clark. [105]
25 July	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Fidela	Steamship	For Francis C. Fulton. [10] [11]
31 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Jeddah	Steamship	For Messrs. Guthrie & Co. [106]
1 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Lapland	Steamship	For Leith, Hull and Hamburg Shipping Co. [107]
2 August	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen & Sons	Dundee	Bloodhound	Sealer	For Walter B. Grieve.
5 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. Harvey & Co.	Wivenhoe	Softwing	Schooner	For J. M. Courtald. [108]
7 August	United Kingdom	Bartram & Haswell	Sunderland	Olaveaga	Steamship	For Burgess & Co. [10] [109]
10 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Abbey Tower	Steamship	For M. J. Wilson. [110]
15 August	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Passenger ship	For American Line.
17 August	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Celerity	Steamship	For Banks & Mitchell. [10]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	Louisiana	Steamship	For Messrs. Lewis T. Merrow & Co Ltd. [111]
19 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co	Renfrew	Maas	Steamship	For Messsrs. Plate, Reuchline & Co. [112]
20 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Cid	Steamship	For Messrs. MacAndrew & Co. [113]
20 August	Trieste	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste	Custoza	Ironclad	For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
20 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Gourlay, Bros., & Co	Renfrew	Kenilworth	Steamship	For Messrs. Williamson, Milligan & Co. [112]
20 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	Moselle	Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd. [114]
20 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Greenock	Prague	Steamship	For Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company. [112]
20 August	United Kingdom	King Iron Works	Buffalo, New York	Russia	Lake freighter	For Charles Ensign.
20 August	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Solunto	Steamship	For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. [10] [11]
21 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co.	Wallsend	John Dixon	Steamship	For Messrs. Kirby & Gillies. [115]
21 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Texas	Steamship	For Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Co. [112]
23 Augusgt	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Prince Edward	Steamship	For Messrs. John Pitcairn & Co. [116]
27 August	Russia	Admiralty Yard	Saint Petersburg	Petr Veliky	Ironclad	For Imperial Russian Navy.
28 August	United States		New York City	Capron	Steamship	For Imperial Japanese Government. [117]
August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	F. T. Barry	Steamship	For private owner. [118]
August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Hilda	Steamship	For private owner. [118]
August	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Santorin	Steamship	For Robert Todd Nicholson. [10] [119]
3 September	United Kingdom	Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Hull	Cecile	Steam yacht	For Lord Paget. [120]
4 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Simon & Co.	Renfrew	Glamorgan	Steamship	For private owner. [121]
5 September	United Kingdom	John Elder & Company	Glasgow	Koning der Nederlanden	Passenger ship	For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland.
5 Septemmber	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Lady Belhaven	Merchantman	For Messrs. Hamilton, Adam & Co. [122]
7 September	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Bylgia	Steamship	For Lastangare A/B Aegir. [10] [11]
7 September	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Mitidjah	Steamship	For Compagnie de Navigation Mixte. [10]
17 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Queen Elizabeth	Steamship	For Queen Steamship Company (Limited). [123]
18 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Loch Fleet	Merchantman	For Messrs. D. & J. Sproat. [124]
18 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Saxon	Steamship	For Messrs. John Macfarlane & Co. [124]
21 September	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Gaelic	Passenger and cargo ship	For White Star Line.
21 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow	Marguerite	Steamship	For Messrs. Marquer Frères. [125]
22 September	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Traffic	Tender	For White Star Line.
23 September	United Kingdom	John Elder & Co.	Govan	Huddersfield	steamship	For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
24 September	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Ready	Frolic-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [126]
September	United Kingdom	Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co.	Whitehaven	Asiatic	Steamship	For Union Royal Mail Co. [127]
September	United Kingdom	J. Gardner	Hylton	Kishon	Barque	For Richardson & Co. [10]
2 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. M'Fayden & Co.	Port Glagsow	Furness Abbey	Steamship	For North Lonsdale Steamship Company, [128] or Messrs. Mories, Munro & Co. [129]
2 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Sorata	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [128]
3 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co.	Dumbarton	Georgette	Collier	For M. Lowden Jr. [130]
3 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Glasgow	Java	Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [131]
5 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Norden	Steamship	For private owner. [132]
7 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	San Jacinto	Steamship	For Liverpool and Texas Steamship Co. [133]
8 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henderson, Coulbourn & Co.	Renfrew	Svend	Steamship	For Mr. Carl. [134]
13 October	Austria-Hungary	Újpesti Shipyard	Budapest	Leitha	Leitha-class river monitor	For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
19 October	United Kingdom	London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited)	Govan	Glenlyon	Steamship	For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. [135]
19 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barr & Shearer	Ardrossan	Maggie Douglas	Barque4	For William M'Jannet. [136]
21 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas B. Seath & Co.	Rutherglen	Red Rose	Steam yacht	For John Lancaster. [137]
23 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	Dunluce Castle	Steamship	For Messrs. William and Montgomery Patterson. [137]
26 October	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	Hansa	Ironclad	For Kaiserliche Marine .
28 October	Ottoman Empire	Imperial Arsenal	Golden Horn	Mukaddeme-i Hayir	Feth-i Bülend-class Ironclad	For Ottoman Navy.
30 October	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ohio	Passenger ship	For American Line.
31 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Colina	Steamship	For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. [138]
October	United Kingdom	Davison & Stokoe	Southwick	Annan	Steamship	For S. J. Glover & Co. [10] [139]
October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Jackson & Blake	Northfleet	Teluk Mayer	Steamship	For private owner. [140]
October	United Kingdom	M. Scallan	Ringsend	The Crusader	Steamship	For private owner. [141]
2 November	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Cortes	Steamship	For private owner. [10]
2 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen	Portsoy	Schooner	For Mr. Baxter and Mr. Robbie. [142]
2 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co.	Aberdeen	Ruthven	Steamship	For private owner. [143]
5 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow	Esbjerg	Steamship	For Esbjerg Dampskibsskelskabet. [144]
5 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow	Harrington	Steamship	For Commercial Steamship Co. [144]
5 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wingate	Whiteinch	Minnesota	Steamship	For State Line Steamship Co. (Limited). [144]
6 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. Simons & Co	Renfrew	Ibrahimieh	Dredger	For Khedive of Egypt. [145]
6 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Kelvinhaugh	Mallard	Steamship	For John C. Aitken. [145]
13 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Mandalay	Steamship	For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co. [146]
13 November	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Pachino	Steamship	For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. [10] [11]
13 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons	Linthouse	Pow An	Steamship	For private owner. [146]
16 November	United States	builder	Chester, Pennsylvania	Calima	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [147]
16 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch	Don'a Juana	Barque	For private owner. [148]
16 November	United Kingdom	Withy, Alexander & Co	Middlesbrough	Memphis	Cargo ship	For Cosmos Steam Shipping Co. [149]
18 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Fullarton & Co.	Merksworth	Namaqua	Steamship	For private owner. [150]
20 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Dobie & Co	Govan	Isle of Anglesea	Clipper	For S. Martin. [151] [152]
20 November	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Rifleman	Frolic-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [153]
21 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow	Mersey	Steamship	For Messrs. James & Alexander Allan. [154]
23 November	United States	Morley & Hill	Marine City, Michigan	Jarvis Lord	Lake freighter	For John W. Moore & H. H. Brown.
26 November	United States		Delaware River	Acapulco	Steamship	For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. [155]
3 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Pointhouse	Nelusko	Steamship	For private owner. [156]
3 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hanna, Donald & Wilson	Paisley	Peloro	Steamship	For private owner. [157]
4 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Erna	Steamship	For Messrs. Charles Henderson & Co. [158]
5 December	New South Wales	John Cuthbert	Millers Point	Sandfly	Schooner	For Royal Navy.
12 December	United Kingdom	William Watson	Sunderland	Baron Selbourne	Steamship	For James MacCunn & Co. [10] [11]
12 December	Denmark	Naval Dockyard	Copenhagen	Odin	Ironclad	For Royal Danish Navy.
14 December	United Kingdom	C Mitchell & Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Dunraven	Steamship	For W Milburn.
16 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan	Illimani	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [159]
16 December	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Danzig	Luise	Ariadne-class corvette	For Kaiserliche Marine .
17 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton	America	Steamship	For Black Diamond Line. [160]
17 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch	Castalia	Steamship	For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. [161]
17 December	United Kingdom	John Elder & Co.	Govan	Halifax	Steamship	For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
17 December	United Kingdom	J. G. Lawrie	Whiteinch	Marienburg	Steamship	For Danzig Shipping Co. [161]
17 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Simeto	Steamship	For Trinacria Steamship Company. [161]
18 December	United Kingdom	Caird & Company	Greenock	Bokhara	Passenger ship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
18 December	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Zephyt	Ariel-class gunboat	For Royal Navy. [153]
20 December	United Kingdom	Alfred Simey & Co	Sunderland	Broomside	Steamship	For H. T. Morton. [10] [162]
26 December	France	Arsenal de Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Suffren	Océan-class ironclad	For French Navy.
30 December	United Kingdom	Ayr Shipbuilding Co.	Ayr	Leopard	Steamship	For Walter Grieve, Son, & Co. [163]
30 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons	Dundee	Neptune	Whaler	For Messrs. Job Bros. [163]
30 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Partick	Santiago	Steamship	For Ryde Line. [163]
30 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton	Venetia	Steamship	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [163]
December	New South Wales	John Cuthbert	Millers Point	Beagle	Beagle-class schooner	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Dennistob	Sunderland	Acadian	Merchantman	For Allan Bros. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Edward Lindsay	Newcastle upon Tyne	Alpha	Steamship	For Messrs. R. Fell, Jr., & Co. [164]
Unknown date	New South Wales	Thomas Davis	Terrigal	Advance	Schooner	For Cairncross & Rooke.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Alice Otto	Merchantman	For George Otto. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Ambassador	Merchantman	For T. & J. Harrison. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Amboto	Merchantman	For Yturriaga & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company	Hebburn-on-Tyne	Antenor	Cargo ship	For Ocean Steam Ship Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Davison & Stokoe	Southwick	Arbitrator	Merchantman	For T. & J. Harrison. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Haswell	Sunderland	Ardmore	Merchantman	For Ross & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Almeria	Steamship	Built on speculation. Subsequently sold to J. Hunter. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Argentino	Merchantman	For River Parana Steam Ship Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Aristocrat	Merchantman	For Thomas Day & Co., or Day & Farlan. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Benton	Merchantman	For Hindhaugh & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Beulah	Merchantman	For J. F. Middleton & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Bewick	Merchantman	For Joseph Heald. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Borthwick	Merchantman	For Michael Murphy. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Brighton	Merchantman	For Commercial Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Buenos Aires	Merchantman	For Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Buitron	Merchantman	For John Tully & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Burlington	Merchantman	For Glove & Steel. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. H. Pearson	Sunderland	Catarina Sevastopulo	Barque	For Mr. Sevastopulo. [10] [68]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Gardner	Sunderland	Charity	Merchantman	For J. Smith. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Charlaw	Steamship	For private owner. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Charles Albert	Merchantma n	For Huart & Cie. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Osborne, Graham & Co. Ltd	Sunderland	Chillingham Castle	Steamship	For J. Hall. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	City of Waterford	Merchantman	For D. Carigan. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Coanwood	Merchantman	For Alex Dick. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Colomba	Steamship	For Porteous & Senier. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Consett	Merchantman	For H. T. Morton. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Coromandel	Merchantman	For J. & J. Wait. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Democrat	Merchantman	For Day & Farlan. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Dorcas	Merchantman	For A. Smith and partners. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Eagle	Barque	For C. Hodgson. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Edward Eccles	Merchantman	For E. Eccles & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Elizabeth Taylor	Merchantman	For T. Seed. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Eliza Hunting	Merchantman	For A. Strong. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Emerald	Merchantman	For R. Weatherley & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	builder	Sunderland	Emma	Steamship	For C. Wachter. [10] [165]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Ennerdale	Merchantman	For Milburn Bros. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Ernst Moritz Arndt	Steamship	For Baltischer Lloyd  [ de ]. [10] [68]
Unknown date	New South Wales	John Cuthbert	Millers Point	Ethel	Yacht	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Eunice	Merchantman	For Thomas G. Greenwell and partners. [10]
Unknown date	Sweden	Motala Verkstad	Norrköping	Fenris	John Ericsson-class monitor	For Royal Swedish Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill	Sunderland	George Booth	Merchantman	For T. Seed. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	George Elliot	Steamship	For William S. Hunter and Henry S. Pringle. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Georgian	Merchantman	For John Lacy. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	German Emperor	Merchantman	For J. S. Barwick & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Gilston	Merchantman	For J. D. Hill & Co. [10]
Unknown date	Norway	Knut Johannesson Skaale	Rosendal	Gjøa	Sloop	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co.	Aberdeen	Graphic	Steamship	For private owner. [166]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Great Western	Steamship	For Great Western Steamship Line. [10] [167]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Hadji	Steamship	For Quebec and Gulf Ports Steamship Co. Ltd. [10] [168]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Cowes	Harrier	Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Harold Haarfanger	Steamship	For private owner. [169]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Harry S. Edwards	Merchantman	For H. S. Edwards. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Harton	Merchantman	For H. Philipson. [10]
Unknown date	Norway	Jørgensen & Knudsen	Drammen	Hekla	Barque	For S. S. Svendsen.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Gardner	Sunderland	Helens	Barque	For J. Smith. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Henry Scholefield	Merchantman	For John Tully & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Hercules	Clipper	For Messrs. Houlder, Bros. & Co. [170]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Herman Edgar	Merchantman	For Henry E. Fry & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United States		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Iron Mountain	Stern-wheeler	For Mound City Ice Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Jeddah	Steamship	For Singapore Steamship Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Short Bros.	Sunderland	John Adamson	Steamship	For John Westoll Line. [10] [28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Goill	Sunderland	Joinville	Barque	For Briandau & Cie. [10] [171]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	José Baro	Merchantman	For L. Soler y Cia. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Denniston	Sunderland	Kung Ring	Merchantman	For Angfartygs A/B Thule. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Lequeirio	Steamship	For Roman de Anduiza. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Lestris	Merchantman	For Cork Steamship Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Libeo	Merchantman	For Societa de Navigazione à Vapeur La Trinacria. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Lise	Merchantman	For Edward T. Gourley. [10]
Unknown date	Russia	Leopold Schwede	Nikolaev	Livadia	Royal yacht	For Alexander II.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & J. Gibbon	Sunderland	Live Oak	Barque	For H. Egglestone. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Richardson	Sunderland	Ljubidrag	Merchantman	For Mr. Bielovucich. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co,	Sunderland	Lumley	Steamship	For H. T. Morton & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Luneburg	Merchantman	For H. T. Morton & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Nicholas Scoble	Truro	Malpas Belle	Brigantine	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co	Sunderland	Marcasite	Steamship	For J. H. W. Culliford & Co. [10] [165]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Maria Louisa	Merchantman	For private owner. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bluer & Co.	Sunderland	Marion	Merchantman	For H. Ellis & Son. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Marqués de Núñez	Merchantman	For Olavarria & Lozano. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Osbourne, Graham & Co	Sunderland	Mecca	Merchantman	For R. M. Hudson & Partners. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Iliff	Sunderland	Minnie Breslauer	Merchantman	For R. Breslauer & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United States	Robinson Hoffmand & Co	Chester, Pennsylvania	Mistletoe	Lighthouse tender	For United States Lighthouse Service.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Moorsley	Merchantman	For R. Sharp. [10]
Unknown date	Germany	Caird & Company	Greenock	Mosel	Mail steamer	[172]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aitken & Mansel	Glasgow	Nahunta	Barge	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co.	Sunderland	Newbiggin	Steamship	For Geoffrey Robison Dawson. [10] [167]
Unknown date	Dominion of Canada	Peter Baldwin	Quebec	Newfoundland	Steamship	For Allan Line.
Unknown date	United States	Detroit Dry Dock Company	Detroit, Michigan	Niagara	Tug	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Nio	Steamship	For D. G. Pinkney. [10]
Unknown date	United States		Trenton, Michigan	Noquebay	Schooner	For T H Madden.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Normanby	Merchantman	For E. Pope. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Nuphar	Merchantman	For Robinson & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Olivet	Merchantman	For Davison & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Pedro J. Pidal	Steamship	For Oscar de Olivarria & Cia., or Olavarria y Lozand. [10] [167]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. Tate	Sunderland	Perseverance	Merchantman	For private owner. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Queen Victoria	Merchantman	For Queen Steamship Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Pile & Co	Sunderland	Ravensworth Castle	Merchantman	For Northumberland Steam Shipping Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Red Sea	Merchantman	For Dent & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Short	Sunderland	Regalia	Merchantman	For J. Hall & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Iliff	Sunderland	Reindeer	Steamship	For Cory, Lohden & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R & J Evans & Co	Liverpool	Rímac	Cargo ship	For Compagñía Sudamericana de Vapores.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pile	Sunderland	Roma	Merchantman	For Lloyd Italiano. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pile	Sunderland	Royal Minstrel	Merchantman	For E. Shotton & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Rubens	Steamship	For Lamport & Holt. [10] [168]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland	Saint Andrew	Merchantman	For George Jinman & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pile	Sunderland	Sam Weller	Merchantman	For G. Bell & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough	Sandringham	Steamship	For private owner. [169]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Savernake	Merchantman	For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Serantes	Merchantman	For Johnson & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Shamrock	Steamship	For George Jinman & Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Silbury	Merchantman	For Charles J. Fox. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Silistria	Merchantman	For R. T. Nicholson. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blumer & Co	Sunderland	South	Merchantman	For Mersey Steamship Co. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	g. short	Sunderland	Tabor	Merchantman	For J. Westoll. [10]
Unknown date	Norway	Horten Navy Yard	Horten	Thor	Thor-class monitor	For Royal Norwegian Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Torino	Merchantman	For Lloyd Italiano. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Toronto	Steamship	For James Henry Wood Culliford. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Ulleswater	Steamship	For Strachan & Co. [10]
Unknown date	Germany		Bremerhaven	Vega	Steamship	For private owner
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Palmer & Co.	Jarrow	Vanessa	Steamship	For private owner. [173]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	Ventnor	Merchantman	For J. Hill. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland	Vesta	Merchantman	For R. H. Penney. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Vick and Mebane	Merchantman	For T. Seed. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Wensleydale	Steamship	For E. & S. Milburn. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland	Westella	Steamship	For Jackson & Beaumont. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Westminster	Merchantman	For George G. Dale. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Doxford	Sunderland	West Riding	Merchantman	For Pope & Pearson. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. Simer & Co	Sunderland	William Dawson	Merchantman	For W. Dawson. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	Leamouth	Yapura	Yavari-class gunboat	For Peruvian Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Haswell	Sunderland	Zeus	Merchantman	For C. J. Brightwell & Clo. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Zanzibar	Steamship	For Union Steamship Co. Ltd. [10] [68]

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