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List of ship launches in 1896

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The list of ship launches in 1896 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1896.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
28 February  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Polycarp Cargo ship For Booth Steamship Company
29 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Iran Cargo ship For Edward Bates & Son.[1]
9 March  Sweden Bergsunds Shipyard Stockholm Oden Oden-class coastal defence ship
13 March  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Ebani Cargo ship For African Association Ltd
14 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Istrar Cargo ship For Edward Bates & Son.[2]
28 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Iowa Pre-dreadnought battleship
30 March  United Kingdom Laird, Son & Co Birkenhead Mars Majestic-class battleship
9 April  United Kingdom David J. Dunlop & Co. Port Glasgow Ibadan Cargo ship For African Steamship Company
27 April  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Bouvet Pre-dreadnought battleship
27 April  United Kingdom Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston Perseverance Tug For Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of the Borough of Preston.[3]
28 April  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Wales Hannibal Majestic-class battleship
30 April  Russia Baltic Works Saint Petersburg Rossia Armored cruiser
30 April  United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Ltd Dumbarton Sussex Passenger ferry For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
14 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Canada Passenger ship For Dominion Line.[4]
27 May  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Cassard D'Assas-class cruiser For French Navy.[5]
9 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Comic Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[6]
 United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cargo ship For
11 June  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne D'Entrecasteaux First class cruiser For French Navy.[7]
13 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast China Passenger ship For Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[8]
1 July  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Kaiser Friedrich III Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
9 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast European Cargo liner For West India & Pacific Steamship Company
14 July  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Electra Brazen-class destroyer
14 August  United Kingdom David J. Dunlop & Co. Port Glasgow Ilorin Cargo ship For African Steamship Company
25 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gascon Passenger ship For Union Steamship Line.[9]
2 September  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Caesar Majestic-class battleship
2 September  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Saint Louis Charlemagne-class battleship
2 September  Russia Nikolayev shipyard Mykolaiv Rostislav Pre-dreadnought battleship
10 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pennsylvania Passenger ship For Holland America Line
17 September  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Illustrious Majestic-class battleship
22 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gaika Passenger ship For Union Steamship Line.[10]
6 October  France Arsenal de Brest Brest Gaulois Charlemagne-class battleship
7 October  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Bat Star-class destroyer [11]
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Arcadia Cargo ship For Hamburg America Line.[12][13]
8 October  United Kingdom Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Ardova Steamship For Ardova Steamship Co. Ltd.[14]
8 October  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Catinat Catinat-class cruiser For French Navy.[15]
21 October  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan, Scotland Diadem Diadem-class cruiser
17 November  United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Dresden Passenger steamer For Great Eastern Railway[16]
21 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Arabia Cargo ship For Hamburg America Line.[17]
3 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Furious[18] Arrogant-class cruiser
4 December  United Kingdom Armstrong, Mitchell and Company Newcastle upon Tyne New Orleans Protected cruiser Laid down for Brazilian Navy, purchased by United States Navy
5 December  United Kingdom Laird, Son & Co. Birkenhead Locust Earnest-class destroyer [19]
5 December  United States Bath, Maine Newport Gunboat
5 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oravia Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[20]
5 December  United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness, Kent Proserpine[21] Pelorus-class cruiser
5 December  United States Bath, Maine Vicksburg Gunboat
8 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Gladiator Arrogant-class cruiser
21 December  United Kingdom Armstrong, Mitchell and Company Newcastle-upon-Tyne Pactolus[22] Pelorus-class cruiser
23 December  United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabeth, New Jersey Annapolis Gunboat
Unknown date  United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Britannia Paddle steamer For P. & A. Campbell.[23]
Unknown date  Germany Alesia steamship Given to the United Kingdom after World War I
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Fortuna Lighter For A. Willoughby.[24]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Juno Sloop For George Hill.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Lilian Sloop For William Aaron.[26]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston Lord Nelson Paddle steamer For Great Yarmouth Steam Tug Co. Ltd.[27]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Beeching Brothers Ltd. Great Yarmouth Milton Steam drifter For Horatio Fenner Ltd.[28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber Sarah Ellen Sloop For Benjamin Barraclough & William Barraclough.[29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston Stella Merchantman For private owner.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Allsup & Co. Ltd. Preston Vixen Tug For T. W. Fox.[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Iran". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Istrar". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Perseverance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ The Times (London), Monday, 1 June 1896, p.12
  6. ^ "Comic". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ The Times (London), Wednesday, 24 June 1896, p.12
  8. ^ "China". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Gascon". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Gaika". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. ^ Lyon 2001, p. 78.
  12. ^ "Arcadia, Hamburg America Line".
  13. ^ "USN Ships--USS Arcadia (ID # 1605)". Archived from the original on 2005-04-05.
  14. ^ "Ardova". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ^ The Times (London), Saturday, 10 October 1896, p.11
  16. ^ "The Great Eastern Railway Co.'s Steamer "Dresden"". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 1 September 1897. pp. 206–207.
  17. ^ "Arabia". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 3 December 1896, p.7
  19. ^ Lyon 2001, p. 62.
  20. ^ "Oravia". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  21. ^ The Times (London), Monday, 7 December 1896, p.12
  22. ^ The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1896, p.8
  23. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
  24. ^ "Fortuna". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Juno". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Lilian". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Lord Nelson". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Milton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Sarah Ellen". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Stella". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Vixen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
Sources
  • Lyon, David (2001) [1996]. The First Destroyers. London: Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-3648.
  • 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.

See also

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