List of ship launches in 1882

The list of ship launches in 1882 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1882.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
7 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Garfield	Sailing ship	For North Western Shipping Co. [1]
4 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Prince	Passenger ship	For British Shipowners Ltd. [2]
4 February	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons	South Shields	Treneglos	Steamship	For Edward Hain and Son. [3]
21 February	United Kingdom	Schlesinger Davis & Co.	Wallsend	Boskenna Bay	Steamship	For Mount's Bay Steam Ship Company.
11 March	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Valencia	Steamship	For Red D Line.
18 March	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke	Edinburgh	Colossus-class battleship	For Royal Navy.
18 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lord Downshire	Sailing ship	For Thomas Dixon & Sons. [4]
21 March	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Colossus	Colossus-class battleship	For Royal Navy
25 March	United Kingdom	Osbourne, Graham & Co Ltd	Sunderland	Ganges	Barque	For Nourse Line.
20 April	Dominion of Canada	Alexander Watson	Victoria	R P Rithet	Sternwheeler	For John Irving.
27 April	France			Courbet	Ironclad	For French Navy.
3 May	Netherlands	Fijenoord	Schiedam	Zaandam	Passenger ship	For Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaartmaatschappij. [5]
4 May	Dominion of Canada	Andrew Onderdonk	Spuzzum	Skuzzy	Sternwheeler	For Andrew Onderdonk.
19 May	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Wairarapa	Steamship	For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.
15 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Yucatan	Cargo ship	For West India Shipping Co. [6]
June	United Kingdom	Thomas Royden and Sons	Liverpool	Alesia	Ocean liner	For Fabre Line.
June	United States	Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works	Chester, Pennsylvania	San Juan	Ocean liner	For Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
6 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Walter H. Wilson	Barque	For S Lawther & Co. [7]
July	United Kingdom	Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch	Hilda	Steamship	For London and South Western Railway.
9 August	United States	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington, Delaware	Albatross	Research vessel	For United States Navy.
29 August	United Kingdom	Strand Ship-building Yard	Sunderland	Eureka		For Messrs. Osborne and Wallis. [8]
August	United Kingdom	Sunderland Shipbuilding Company	Sunderland	Glenorchy	Sailing ship	For private owner. [9]
10 October	United Kingdom	Short Brothers	Sunderland	Britannia	Steamship	For United Kingdom Steamship Company. [10]
22 October	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Vladimir Monomakh	Armoured cruiser	For Imperial Russian Navy.
26 October	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons	South Shields	Trevose	Steamship	For Edward Hain and Son. [11]
28 October	United Kingdom	Napier	Glasgow	Leander	Cruiser	For Royal Navy.
11 November	United Kingdom	Schlesinger, Davis and Co.	Wallsend	Carbis Bay	Steamship	For Carbis Bay Steamship Company. [12]
22 November	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke	Collingwood	Admiral-class battleship	For Royal Navy. [13]
28 November	Germany	AG Vulcan Stettin	Stettin	Zhenyuan	Turret ship	For Beiyang Fleet.
November	United Kingdom	Deptford Ship-building Yard	Sunderland, County Durham	Dolcoath	Steamship	For Messrs. Osborne and Wallis. [14]
6 December	United States	John Roach & Son	Chester, Pennsylvania	Puritan	Puritan-class monitor	For United States Navy.
14 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Princess	Passenger ship	For British Shipowners Ltd.
23 December	United Kingdom	Napier	Glasgow	Arethusa	Leander-class cruiser	For Royal Navy.
26 December	United Kingdom	J. & G. Thomson & Co.	Glasgow	Aurania	Ocean liner	For Cunard Line.
Date unknown	Denmark)	Burmeister & Wain	Copenhagen	Georg Stage	Sailing ship	For private owner.
Date unknown	United States	Morely & Hill	Marine City, Michigan	John M. Osborn	Steamboat	For George F. Cleveland and Cleveland Mining Ore Company.
Date unknown	Norway			Lyn	Torpedo boat	For Royal Norwegian Navy.
Date unknown	Norway	Nylands Verksted	Kristiania	Viking	Steamship	For private owner.
Date unknown	United States	A Sewall & Co.	Bath, Maine	W. F. Babcock	Schooner	For private owner.

References

1. "Garfield". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
2. "British Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
3. "Launch Of A New Steamer For The Messrs. Hain". The Cornishman. No. 187. 9 February 1882. p. 8.
4. "Lord Downshire". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
5. "Laatste Niewstijdingen" [Latest News]. Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 3 May 1882.
6. "Yucatan". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
7. "Walter H. Wilson". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
8. "Launch Of A New Streamer". The Cornishman. No. 217. 7 September 1882. p. 6.
9. "The Largest Sailing Ship". The Cornishman. No. 213. 10 August 1882. p. 6.
10. "Launch of a new Steamer for Messrs Short and Dunn". The Cornishman. No. 223. 19 October 1882.
11. "Launch Of A New Steamer For Messrs Hain, St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 224. 26 October 1882. p. 8.
12. "Launch Of The Carbis Bay". The Cornishman. No. 227. 16 November 1882. p. 7.
13. "Launch Of A War-Ship". The Cornishman. No. 229. 23 November 1882. p. 6.
14. "Launch Of A New Screw Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 226. 9 November 1882. p. 6.

Ship events in 1882
Ship launches:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Ship commissionings:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Ship decommissionings:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Shipwrecks:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887