List of ship launches in 1895

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The list of ship launches in 1895 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1895.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
25 January	United Kingdom	R. Ropner & Co	Stockton-on-Tees	Carperby	Steamship	For R. Ropner & Co.
31 January	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Majestic	Majestic-class battleship
27 February	United Kingdom	Armstrong Mitchell and Co	Elswick	Swordfish	Swordfish-class destroyer
27 February	United Kingdom	Thornycroft	Chiswick	Bruizer	Ardent-class destroyer
12 March	United Kingdom	Palmers	Jarrow	Janus	Janus-class destroyer
27 March	United Kingdom	Fairfields	Govan	Hart	Handy-class destroyer
28 March	United Kingdom	Hanna, Donald & Wilson	Paisley	Fervent	Fervent-class destroyer
3 April	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Kiel	Kiel	Ägir	Odin-class coastal defense ship
25 April	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport	Talbot	Eclipse-class cruiser
25 April	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport	Phoenix	Phoenix-class sloop
8 May	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire	Renown	Pre-dreadnought battleship
9 May	United Kingdom	Naval Construction & Armaments Co	Barrow-in-Furness	Duke of Lancaster	Mail steamer
10 May	Argentina	Armstrong Mitchell and Co	Newcastle upon Tyne	Buenos Aires	Cruiser
27 May	United Kingdom	J & G Thompson	Clydebank	Terrible	Powerful-class cruiser
6 June	United Kingdom	Short Brothers	Sunderland	Avery Hill	Cargo ship	For Nitrate Producers' Steamship Company Ltd. - Lawther, Latta & Company
7 June	United Kingdom	Armstrong Mitchell and Co	Newcastle upon Tyne	Spitfire	Swordfish-class destroyer
22 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Georgic	Livestock carrier	For White Star Line
6 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Victorian	Passenger ship	For F. Leyland & Co. [1]
7 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Victorian	Victorian-class cargo liner	For Leyland Line
24 July	United Kingdom	Vickers Limited	Barrow-in-Furness	Powerful	Powerful-class cruiser
24 July	France	Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire	Saint-Nazaire	Masséna	Pre-dreadnought battleship
25 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Armenian	Victorian-class cargo liner	For Leyland Line
8 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	American	Passenger/cargo ship	For Leyland Line
22 August	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Prince George	Majestic-class battleship
21 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cestrian	Passenger ship	For F. Leyland & Co.. [2]
23 September	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Minerva	Eclipse-class cruiser
4 October	United Kingdom	Ropner & Son Ltd	Stockton on Tees	Barlby	Cargo ship	For R Ropner & Co Ltd
8 October	United Kingdom	Laird, Son & Company	Birkenhead	Sparrowhawk	B-class destroyer	Originally designated Quail-class destroyers
17 October	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest	Charlemagne	Charlemagne-class battleship
19 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Vedamore	Cargo ship	For William Johnstone. [3]
19 October	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Victorious	Majestic-class battleship
20 October	France	Chantiers de la Gironde	Gironde	La Seine	Torpedo boat tender
16 November	United Kingdom	Naval Construction & Armaments Co	Barrow-in-Furness	Juno	Eclipse-class cruiser
18 November	United Kingdom	J & G Thomson	Clydebank	Jupiter	Majestic-class battleship
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Allsup & Co. Ltd.	Preston	Countess of Morley	Ferry	For Orston & Turnchapel Steam Boat Co. Ltd. [4]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	A. & J. Inglis Ltd.	Glasgow	Dandie Dinmont	Paddle Steamer	For North British Railway. [5]
Date unknown	Canada	Bertram Engine Works	Toronto, Ontario	Hiawatha	Ferry
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Allsup & Co. Ltd.	Preston	La Gloria	Ferry	For John Monk. [6]
Date unknown	United States	American Ship Building Company	Cleveland, Ohio	Malta	Cargo ship	For private owner. [7]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Beeching Brothers Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Queenborough	Steam drifter	For Horatio Fenner Ltd. [8]

References

1. "Victorian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
2. "Cestrian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. "Vedamore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "Countess of Morley". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
5. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
6. "La Gloria". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
7. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
8. "Queenborough". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 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.