List of ship launches in 1886

Last updated January 23, 2023

The list of ship launches in 1886 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1886.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
4 March	United Kingdom	Raylton, Dixon and Co	Middlesbrough	African	Steamer	For Union Steam-ship Company^[1]
17 June	United Kingdom		South Shields	Tremayne	Schooner-rigged steamer	For Edward Hain and Son's, St Ives, Cornwall
5 July	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Thalia		^[2]
6 September	United Kingdom		Barrow-in-Furness	Abdül Hamid	Nordenfelt-class submarine	For Ottoman Navy ^[3]
12 November	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S32	Torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy ^[4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Eddystone	Merchantman	For Clyde Shipping Company.^[5]
Unknown date	Germany	AG Vulcan Stettin		Stettin	Cargo ship	^[6]

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References

↑ "Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, And East African Royal Mail Service". The Cornishman. No. 410. 27 May 1886. p. 7.
↑ "Thalia". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
↑ "Submarine Heritage Centre - submarine history of Barrow-in-Furness". Submarineheritage.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
↑ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983 , p. 32
↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
↑ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS 1930-31" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

Sources

Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnellboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graef Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
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.

Ship events in 1886
Ship launches:	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891
Ship commissionings:	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891
Ship decommissionings:	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891
Shipwrecks:	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891

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[1] "Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, And East African Royal Mail Service". The Cornishman. No. 410. 27 May 1886. p. 7.

[2] "Thalia". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] "Submarine Heritage Centre - submarine history of Barrow-in-Furness". Submarineheritage.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[grob2p32-4] Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983 , p. 32

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer199035-5] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.

[Lloyds1-6] "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS 1930-31" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

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