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The list of ship launches in 1890 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1890.
Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class
|
Notes
|
22 January
|
France
|
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
|
La Seyne-sur-Mer
|
Matsushima
|
Matsushima-class cruiser
|
For Imperial Japanese Navy.
|
23 January
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Alexander Elder
|
Cargo ship
|
For Elder Dempster.[1]
|
23 January
|
United States
|
Herreshof Manufacturing Company
|
Bristol, Rhode Island
|
Cushing
|
Torpedo boat
|
For United States Navy.
|
23 January
|
Germany
|
Kaiserliche Werft
|
Danzig
|
Bussard
|
Bussard-class cruiser
|
For Imperial German Navy.
|
8 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
California
|
Barque
|
For North Western Shipping.[2]
|
February
|
United Kingdom
|
Murray Brothers
|
Dumbarton
|
Oakland
|
Cargo liner
|
For William T. Yeager.
|
8 March
|
United States
|
Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works
|
Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Concord
|
Yorktown-class gunboat
|
For United States Navy.
|
19 March
|
United States
|
William Cramp & Sons
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Newark
|
Protected cruiser
|
For United States Navy.
|
20 March
|
United Kingdom
|
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
|
Preston
|
Leon
|
Cargo ship
|
For Adolph Halvorsen.[3]
|
21 March
|
France
|
Chantiers de Penhoët
|
Saint-Nazaire
|
La Touraine
|
Ocean liner
|
For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
|
24 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Matteo Premuda
|
Steamship
|
For G. M. Premuda di Marittima.[4]
|
25 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Naval Construction & Armaments Co
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Empress of China
|
Ocean liner
|
For Canadian Pacific Steamships.
|
25 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Imaum
|
Cargo ship
|
For Edward Bates & Son.[5]
|
18 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd.
|
Hull
|
Unnamed
|
Fishing vessel
|
For Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd. Unnamed on launch, sold to Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. and named Rose.[6]
|
19 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co.
|
Cardiff
|
Mayfield
|
Steamship
|
For Steamship Mayfield Co. Ltd.[7]
|
19 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Michigan
|
Cargo ship
|
For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[8]
|
21 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Prodano
|
Steamship
|
For Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd.[9]
|
23 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Joseph Bigger
|
Londonderry
|
Hawksdale
|
Full-rigged ship
|
For Hawksdale Ship Co. Ltd.[10]
|
23 April
|
Norway
|
J. C. & G. Knudsen
|
Porsgrund
|
Skomvær
|
Barque
|
For Jørgen Christian Knudsen.
|
17 May
|
Germany
|
AG Vulcan
|
Stettin
|
Spree
|
Rivers-class ocean liner
|
For Norddeutscher Lloyd.
|
2 June
|
Canada
|
C. R. Burgess
|
Kingsport, Nova Scotia
|
Kings County
|
Barque
|
For William Thompson.
|
3 June
|
United Kingdom
|
John Brown & Company
|
Clydebank
|
Chiyoda
|
Cruiser
|
For Imperial Japanese Navy.
|
7 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Corea
|
Steamship
|
For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[11]
|
14 June
|
United States
|
Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works
|
Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Bennington
|
Yorktown-class gunboat
|
For United States Navy.
|
21 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Joseph Bigger
|
Londonderry
|
Foyledale
|
Full-rigged ship
|
For Dale Line.[12]
|
28 June
|
United States
|
Bradley Transportation Co.
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
Hesper
|
Steamship
|
For Ship Owners Dry Dock Company.
|
5 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company
|
Leamouth
|
Blenheim
|
Blake-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
5 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Columbian
|
Cargo ship
|
For F. Leyland & Co.[13]
|
13 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Connell and Company
|
Scotstoun
|
Stubbenhuk
|
Cargo ship
|
For Dampfschiffs Rhederei Hansa.
|
14 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Chatham Dockyard
|
Chatham, Kent
|
Andromache
|
Apollo-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
16 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Georgian
|
Cargo ship
|
For F. Leyland & Co.[14]
|
16 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Joseph Bigger
|
Londonderry
|
Parkmore
|
Steamship
|
For S.S. Parkmore Ltd.[15]
|
28 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Chatham Dockyard
|
Chatham, Kent
|
Philomel
|
Pearl-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
29 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Mississippi
|
Cargo liner
|
For Atlantic Transport Line.
|
30 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Naval Construction & Armaments Co
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Empress of India
|
Ocean liner
|
For Canadian Pacific Railway.
|
30 August
|
Spain
|
|
Bilbao
|
Infanta Maria Teresa
|
Infanta Maria Teresa-class cruiser
|
For Spanish Navy.
|
13 September
|
Russia
|
Nikolayev Dockyard
|
Nikolayev
|
Dvenadsat Apostolov
|
Dvenadsat Apostolov-class battleship
|
For Imperial Russian Navy.
|
16 September
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thomson
|
Clydebank
|
Stella
|
Ferry
|
For London and South Western Railway.
|
17 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Sobraon
|
Cargo ship
|
For African Steamship Co.[16]
|
20 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Joseph Bigger
|
Londonderry
|
Ainsdale
|
Full-rigged ship
|
For J. Henry Iredale & Co. Ltd.[17]
|
25 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Ching Ping
|
Steamship
|
For John White.[18]
|
25 September
|
Austria-Hungary
|
Seearsenal
|
Pola
|
Kaiserin Elisabeth
|
Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser
|
For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
|
30 September
|
United Kingdom
|
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
|
Preston
|
Paolo Affonso
|
Tug
|
For A. U. de Carvahlo.[19]
|
18 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Memphis
|
Cargo ship
|
For Elder Dempster.[20]
|
27 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Armstrong's
|
Elswick
|
Sirius
|
Apollo-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
1 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Ernesto
|
Cargo ship
|
For G. H. Fletcher & Co.[21]
|
24 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Devonport
|
Edgar
|
Edgar-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
24 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
|
Blyth
|
Fu Ping
|
Steamship
|
For Chinese Engineering & Mining Company.[22]
|
26 November
|
France
|
Chantiers de la Loire
|
Saint-Nazaire
|
Chishima
|
cruiser
|
For Imperial Japanese Navy.
|
29 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
British Crown
|
Passenger ship
|
For British Shipowners Ltd.[23]
|
13 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Naval Construction & Armaments Co
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Empress of Japan
|
Ocean liner
|
For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company.
|
13 December
|
United Kingdom
|
J & G Thompson
|
Clydebank
|
Thetis
|
Apollo-class cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
23 December
|
|
Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads
|
Stockholm
|
Murtaja
|
Icebreaker
|
For Finnish Board of Navigation.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
David Stephenson
|
Portland, Oregon
|
Altona
|
Sternwheeler
|
For Oregon City Transportation Company.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
J J Holland
|
Ballard, Washington
|
Bailey Gatzert
|
Sternwheeler
|
For John Leary.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
T & W Smith
|
South Shields
|
Balmore
|
Steamship
|
For John Holt.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
Bellona
|
Cruiser
|
For Royal Navy.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Joseph Bigger
|
Londonderry
|
Dimsdale
|
Full-rigged ship
|
For Dale Line.[26]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Ship Building & Engineering Co
|
Govan
|
Dunottar Castle
|
Passenger ship
|
For Castle Line.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Harlan & Hollingsworth
|
Wilmington, Delaware
|
Eagle
|
Gunboat
|
For United States Navy.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons
|
Sunderland
|
Fazilka
|
Steamship
|
For British-India Steam Navigation Company.
|
Unknown date
|
Germany
|
AG Vulkan
|
Stettin
|
Fürst Bismarck
|
Ocean liner
|
For Hamburg America Line.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Dialogue & Co
|
Camden, New Jersey
|
Gypsum Queen
|
Tug
|
For United States Navy.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
|
Dundee
|
Juteopolis
|
Barque
|
For private owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
|
|
Marigold
|
Lighthouse tender
|
For United States Lighthouse Service.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Brown & Clapson
|
Barton-upon-Humber
|
Morning Star
|
Humber Keel
|
For George Hill.[28]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
James Laing
|
Sunderland
|
Norse King
|
Steamship
|
For private owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
|
Preston
|
Princess
|
Firefighting tug
|
For private owner.[29]
|
Unknown date
|
France
|
Havre ShipyardsLe Havre
|
|
Psara
|
Hydra-class ironclad
|
For Royal Hellenic Navy.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
|
Wilmington, Delaware
|
Saturn
|
Collier
|
For United States Navy.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
J. Allen & Co.
|
Poole
|
Scart
|
Yacht
|
For private owner.[30]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
D & W Henderson & Co.
|
Glasgow
|
Scindia
|
Cargo ship
|
For private owner.
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
John Bell
|
Grimsby
|
John Bull
|
Fishing trawler
|
For John Bell and others.[31]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
George W. Brown & Sons
|
Hull
|
Roman
|
Tug
|
For private owner.[32]
|
Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
William Denny and Brothers
|
Dumbarton
|
Scot
|
Steamship
|
For Union Steamship Company.
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Robert Palmer & Son
|
Noank, Connecticut
|
Walter Adams
|
Fishing trawler
|
For private owner.
|
- ^ "Alexander Elder". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "California". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Leon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Matteo Premuda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Imaum". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Mayfield". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Prodano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Hawksdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Corea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Foyledale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Columbian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Georgian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Parkmore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Sobraon". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ainsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Ching Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Paolo Affonso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Memphis". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ernesto". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Fu Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "British Crown". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Dimsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Morning Star". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Princess". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Scart". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "John Bull". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Roman". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 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.