The list of ship launches in 1888 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1888.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
13 January
United Kingdom
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth
Godmunding
Steamship
For T. B. Williams.[ 1]
30 January
United Kingdom
John Readhead & Sons
South Shields
Trelawny
Steel steamship
For Messrs Edward Hain and Son.[ 2]
11 February
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Holkar
Sailing ship
For T. & J. Brocklebank.[ 3]
29 February
United Kingdom
John Readhead & Sons
South Shields
Charters Towers
Cargo ship
For private owner.
February
Whitehaven Shipping Company
Whitehaven
Dunboyne
Full-rigged ship
For Charles E. Martin & Co.
14 March
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Bostonian
Cargo ship
For White Star Line .[ 4]
15 March
United Kingdom
J. & G. Thompson
Clydebank
City of New York
Ocean liner
For Inman Line .[ 5]
20 March
Malta
Malta Dockyard
Malta
Melita
Mariner -class gunvessel
For Royal Navy .
27 March
United Kingdom
Pembroke Dockyard
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Nile
Trafalgar -class ironclad
For Royal Navy .[ 6]
14 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Idar
Cargo ship
For F Leyland & Co.[ 7]
28 April
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USS Yorktown
Gunboat
For United States Navy .
30 April
United Kingdom
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth
Rapel
Steamship
For Compagnia Sud Americana de Vapores.[ 9]
1 May
United Kingdom
Portsmouth Dockyard
Portsmouth
Nymphe
Nymphe -class sloop
For Royal Navy .
26 May
United Kingdom
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth
Sultana
Steamship
For Bailey & Leetham.[ 11]
29 May
United Kingdom
Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness
Daphne
Nymphe -class sloop
For Royal Navy .[ 12]
12 June
United Kingdom
William Dobson and Company
Walker
Derwent
Cargo liner
For Goole Steam Shipping Company .
19 June
United Kingdom
Charles Joseph Bigger
Londonderry
Ivy
Steamship
For Glasgow, Dublin & Londonderry Steam Packet Co.[ 13]
23 June
United Kingdom
W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.
Preston
Alexandra
Paddle steamer
For Devon & Cornwall Tamar Steam Packet Co. Ltd.[ 14]
25 June
United Kingdom
Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Hebburn
Gulf of Corcovado
Cargo liner
For Greenock Steamship Co.[ 15]
7 July
United Kingdom
Earle's Shipbuilding
Hull
Equity
Cargo ship
For Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited.
19 July
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco, California
Charleston
Protected Cruiser
For United States Navy .
23 July
United Kingdom
John Readhead & Sons
South Shields
Trewarvas
Cargo ship
For Edward Hain and Son, St Ives, Cornwall [ 17]
24 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Palmas
Cargo ship
For Sir A. L. Jones.[ 18]
4 August
United States
Union Iron Works
San Francisco, California
Active
Tug
For private owner.[ 19] [ 20]
7 August
Japan
Onohama Shipyards
Kobe
Akagi
Gunboat
For Imperial Japanese Navy .
9 August
United Kingdom
Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth
William Morphy
Steamship
For Mediterranean Steamship Co. Ltd.[ 22]
18 August
United Kingdom
Fairfields
Govan
Marathon
Marathon-class cruiser
For Royal Navy [ 23]
22 September
United Kingdom
Robert Napier and Sons
Govan
Atrato
Ocean liner
For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
6 October
United States
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USS Baltimore
Protected cruiser
For United States Navy .
6 October
United Kingdom
Greenock
Peninsular
For P&O [ 24]
10 October
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Cufic
Livestock carrier
For White Star Line .
15 October
Japan
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Yokosuka
Takao
Cruiser
For Imperial Japanese Navy .
19 October
United Kingdom
Charles Joseph Bigger
Londonderry
Paul Isenburg
Barque
For J. C. Pfluger & Co.[ 26]
20 October
United Kingdom
J & G Thompson
Clydebank
City of Paris
Ocean liner
For Inman Line .
1 November
United Kingdom
Earle's Shipbuilding
Hull
Oldham
Cargo liner
For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway .
17 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Lord Londonderry
Cargo ship
For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[ 27]
23 November
United Kingdom
Charles Joseph Bigger
Londonderry
Cupica
Barque
For W. H. Ross & Co.[ 28]
4 December
United Kingdom
William Gray & Company
West Hartlepool
Missouri
Steamship
For private owner.[ 29] [ 30]
8 December
United Kingdom
Earle's Shipbuilding
Hull
Grimsby
Cargo liner
For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway .
Unknown date
United Kingdom
William Bayley & Sons
Ipswich
Alert
Humber Keel
For William Bayley Jr.[ 31]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
A. J. Bridgman
Brentford
Bard
Tug
For Hugh Hughes.[ 32]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Charles Joseph Bigger
Londonderry
Horizon
Barque
For Estier Frères.[ 33]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Charles Joseph Bigger
Londonderry
Oporto
Steamship
For S.S. Oporto Co. Ltd.[ 34]
References
^ "Godmunding" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024 .
^ "Launch Of A New Steamer For St Ives". The Cornishman . No. 500. 2 February 1888. p. 5.
^ "Holkar" . The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017 .
^ "Bostonian" . The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017 .
^ "Launch of the "City of New York" ". The Marine Engineer . Vol. 3. April 1888. pp. 27–28.
^ "Launch of H.M.S. "Nile" ". The Marine Engineer . Vol. 3. May 1888. p. 67.
^ "Idar" . The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017 .
^ "Rapel" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024 .
^ "Sultana" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024 .
^ "The Twin-Screw Composite Sloop "Daphne" ". The Marine Engineer . Vol. 3. July 1888. pp. 135–36.
^ "Ivy" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
^ "Alexandra" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024 .
^ "Gulf of Corcovado" . Tyne Built Ships . Retrieved 18 January 2020 .
^ "Launch of a New Steamer". The Cornishman . No. 525. 26 July 1888. p. 5.
^ "Palmas" . The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017 .
^ Naval History And Heritage Command (19 January 2017). "Active III (Tug)" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 May 2020 .
^ "Foundry Notes" . Mining and Scientific Press . 11 August 1888. p. 92. Retrieved 13 May 2020 .
^ "William Morphy" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024 .
^ "Princess Beatrice Launches a Man-of-War". The Cornishman . No. 530. 30 August 1888. p. 6.
^ "Mercantile Marine". The Cornishman . No. 536. 11 October 1888. p. 7.
^ "Paul Isenburg" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
^ "Lord Londonderry" . The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017 .
^ "Cupica" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
^ "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches — English, Missouri " . The Marine Engineer . 1 January 1889. pp. 356–357. Retrieved 13 May 2020 .
^ Burden, Tom (1 March 2017). "An Overview of US Navy Hospital Ships" . Naval Order of the United States. Retrieved 13 May 2020 .
^ "Alert" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024 .
^ "Bard" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024 .
^ "Horizon" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
^ "Oporto" . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024 .
Sources
Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905 . London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5 .