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List of ship launches in 1891
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September 27, 2024
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
14 March
United Kingdom
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
Preston
Gertie
Cargo ship
For Champion & Co.
[1]
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
.
[2]
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
.
[3]
6 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Cheshire
Passenger ship
For Bibby Steamship Co.
[4]
27 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Shropshire
Passenger ship
For Bibby Steamship Co.
[5]
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.
[6]
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.
[7]
22 August
United Kingdom
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
Preston
Santa Marinha
Tug
For Companhia de Materiaes e Melhoramentos da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro.
[8]
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.
[9]
31 October
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ionia
Cargo ship
For D. & C. McIver.
[10]
2 November
United Kingdom
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
Preston
George
Cargo ship
For Joseph J. Crossfield & Sons.
[11]
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.
[12]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
J. Allen & Co.
Poole
Alexandra
Yacht
For Frederick Griffin.
[13]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
R. Williamson & Son
Whitehaven
Black Rock
Cargo ship
For private owner.
[14]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Barry Graving Dock & Engineering Company
Barry
Clive
Tug
For
Barry Railway
.
[15]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
Preston
Humber
Steamship
For private owner.
[16]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
Dundee
Lawhill
Barque
For private owner.
[17]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd
.
Troon
Ravenswood
Paddle steamer
For P. & A. Campbell.
[18]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
David Banks & Co.
Plymouth
Stormcock
Tug
For John Westcott, Joseph C. Cock and another.
[19]
References
↑
"Gertie"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
"Labrador"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Assaye"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Cheshire"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Shropshire"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Lancastrian"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Philadelphian"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Santa Marinha"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
"Pindari"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Ionia"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"George"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
"Massachusetts"
. The Yard
. Retrieved
19 February
2017
.
↑
"Alexandra"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
Mitchell
&
Sawyer 1990
, p.
390.
↑
"Clive"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
27 September
2024
.
↑
"Humber"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
23 September
2024
.
↑
Mitchell
&
Sawyer 1990
, p.
35.
↑
Mitchell
&
Sawyer 1990
, p.
244.
↑
"Stormcock"
. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust
. Retrieved
26 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
.
v
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Ship events in 1891
Ship launches
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
Ship commissionings
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
Ship decommissionings
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
Shipwrecks
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
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