List of ship launches in 1891

The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
10 February	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Apollo	Apollo-class cruiser	For Royal Navy.
11 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nomadic	Livestock carrier	For White Star Line
26 February	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Royal Sovereign	Royal Sovereign-class battleship	For Royal Navy
12 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tauric	Livestock carrier	For White Star Line
28 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Magnetic	Tender	For White Star Line
4 April	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Kiel	Falke	Bussard-class cruiser	For Imperial German Navy
11 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Labrador	Passenger ship	For Dominion Steamship Co. [1]
7 May	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembrokeshire	Empress of India	Royal Sovereign-class battleship	For Royal Navy
9 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Assaye	Cargo ship	For Elder Dempster. [2]
6 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cheshire	Passenger ship	For Bibby Steamship Co. [3]
27 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Shropshire	Passenger ship	For Bibby Steamship Co. [4]
30 June	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft	Wilhemshaven	Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm	Brandenburg-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
25 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lancastrian	Cargo ship	For F. Leyland & Co. [5]
30 July	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham	Hood	Royal Sovereign-class battleship	For Royal Navy
July	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	Le Havre	Zaragoza	Corvette	Flagship of the Mexican Navy
20 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Philadelphian	Cargo ship	For F. Leyland & Co. [6]
21 September	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	Brandenburg	Brandenburg-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
17 October	France	Arsenal de Lorient	Lorient	Brennus	Pre-dreadnought battleship	For French Navy
17 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pindari	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank. [7]
31 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ionia	Cargo ship	For D. & C. McIver. [8]
19 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Mahratta	Cargo ship	For Brocklebank Line
14 December	Germany	AG Vulcan	Stettin	Weissenburg	Brandenburg-class battleship	For Imperial German Navy
17 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Massachusetts	Passenger ship	For Baltimore Lighterage Co. [9]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Williamson & Son	Whitehaven	Black Rock	Cargo ship	For private owner. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Lawhill	Barque	For private owner. [11]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.	Troon	Ravenswood	Paddle steamer	For P. & A. Campbell. [12]

References

1. "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
2. "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
4. "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
5. "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
6. "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
7. "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
8. "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
9. "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
10. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
11. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
12. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.

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.