List of ship launches in 1887

The list of ship launches in 1887 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1887.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
8 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Etolia	Cargo ship	For D. & C. MacIver. [1]
10 March	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport	Serpent	Archer-class torpedo cruiser	For the Royal Navy [2]
25 March	Germany	Stettiner Vulcan AG	Stettin	Laiyuan	Protected cruiser	For the Beiyang Fleet
26 March	United Kingdom		Barrow	Nordenfelt II	Nordenfelt-class submarine	For Thorsten Nordenfelt. [3]
31 March	United Kingdom	Ramage & Ferguson & Company	Leith	Fatshan	Passenger ferry	For Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company [4]
7 April	United States	Thomas Quayle's & Sons		Samuel Mather	Wooden freighter	For R. John W. Moore, et al.
9 April	United Kingdom	Armstrong Whitworth Elswick yard	Elswick	Victoria	Victoria-class battleship	For the Royal Navy
23 April	United Kingdom	George W. Brown & Sons	Hull	Emmie May	Humber Keel	For P. Simpson. [5]
27 April	United Kingdom	George W. Brown & Sons	Hull	May Flower	Tug	For Frederick Palmer. [6]
April	United Kingdom	Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd.	Hull	Catherine	Fishing vessel	For Henry Toozes. [7]
9 May	United Kingdom	Blackwall Yard	Blackwall	Sans Pareil	Victoria-class battleship	For the Royal Navy [8]
10 May	France	Chantiers de la Seine	Argenteuil	L'Almée	Yacht	For chocolatier Henri Menier
25 May	United Kingdom	Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness	Bazalgette	Sludge carrier	For Metropolitan Board of Works. [9]
25 May	United Kingdom	Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness	Grangense	Steamship	For R. Singlehurst & Co. [10]
7 June	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham	Immortalité	Orlando-class cruiser	For the Royal Navy [11]
5 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Michigan	Passenger ship	For White Diamond Steamship Co. [12]
6 July	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Foyle	Steamship	For W. Johnston & Co. [13]
6 July	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Victoria	Steamship	For Londonderry Bridge Commissioners. [14]
23 July	Germany	Germania	Kiel	Prinzess Wilhelm	Irene-class cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
2 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Minnesota	Cargo ship	For Torrey & Field Ltd. [15]
6 August	United States	Wolf and Davidson		William Wolf	Steamer	A building, with over one hundred people on the roof, collapsed when it was hit by a wave caused by the launch. Nine people were killed and nine seriously injured. [16]
20 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Anglesey	Ferry	For London & North Western Railway. [17]
22 August	United Kingdom	Harvey and Co	Hayle	Carnsew	Iron-screw steamer	[18]
3 September	United Kingdom	Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness	Hainaut	Barque / Tanker	For American Petroleum Company. [19]
17 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Oceania	Passenger ship	For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
22 September	Germany	Stettiner Vulcan AG	Stettin	Irene	Irene-class cruiser	For Kaiserliche Marine
18 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Exeter City	Steamship	For Charles Hill & Sons. [20]
28 October	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke Dock	Aurora	Orlando-class cruiser	For the Royal Navy
5 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lycia	ship	For D. & C. MacIver. [21]
19 November	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Maiden City	Barque	For William McCredie Dickie. [22]
19 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Sindia	Barque	For T. & J. Brocklebank. [23]
14 December	United Kingdom	W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Douglas	Paddle steamer	For Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of the Borough of Preston. [24]
17 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Arcadia	Passenger ship	For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing	Sunderland	Durban		For Union Steamship Company. [26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Gertrude	Steamship	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Lara	Steamship	For private owners. [28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Brundrit	Runcorn	Percy	Mersey flat	For John Brundrit. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Queen	Tug	For Daniel W. Allsup. [30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Bell	Grimsby	Rosebud	Fishing trawler	For Tom C. Gray. [31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Wirral	Steamship	For Charles & Edward Singleton. [32]

References

1. "Etolia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
2. "A New torpedo cruiser". The Cornishman. No. 453. 17 March 1887. p. 5.
3. "Nordenfelt II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
4. William (1890). Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 11. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. ISBN   1231212276.
5. "Emmie May". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
6. "May Flower". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
7. "Catherine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
8. "HM New Twin-screw battle-ship". The Cornishman. No. 461. 12 May 1887. p. 7.
9. "Bazalgette". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
10. "Grangense". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
11. "The new, twin-screw, belted cruiser ...". The Cornishman. No. 465. 9 June 1887. p. 8.
12. "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
13. "Foyle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
14. "Victoria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
15. "Minnesota". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
16. "Nine Persons Killed At A Launch". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887. p. 8.
17. "Anglesey". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
18. "Launch at Hayle". The Cornishman. No. 477. 25 August 1887.
19. "Hainaut". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
20. "Exeter City". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
21. "Lycia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
22. "Maiden City". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
23. "Sindia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
24. "Douglas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
25. "Arcadia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
26. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 83.
27. "Gertrude". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
28. "Lara". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
29. "Percy". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
30. "Queen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
31. "Rosebud". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
32. "Wirral". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

Sources

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