List of ship launches in 1889

The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1889.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
1 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Runic	Cargo liner	For White Star Line
3 January	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Peace	Steamship	For Clapham Steamship Co. Ltd.[1]
19 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Teutonic	Teutonic-class ocean liner	For White Star Line
29 January	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Petunia	Steamship	For Petunia Steamship Co. Ltd.[2]
31 January	United Kingdom	Messrs Readhead and Sons	South Shields	Trewellard	Cargo ship	For Edward Hain and Son[3]
January	United Kingdom	C. Burt & Sons	Falmouth	Frances	Ketch	For Charles Kelway.[4]
2 February	United Kingdom	Harvey's of Hayle	Hayle	Lyonesse	Ferry	For the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company as a second ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.[5]
28 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Empire	Cargo ship	For British Shipowners Ltd.[6]
2 March	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Brandenburg	Passenger ship	For Liverpool & Maranham Steamship Co. Ltd.[7]
29 March	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Crown	Steamship	For Crown Steamship Co. Ltd.[8]
6 April	United Kingdom		Sheerness	HMS Basilisk	Sloop	For the Royal Navy[9]
11 April	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	County Antrim	Barque	For W. H. Ross & Co.[10]
27 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lancashire	Cargo ship	For Bibby Steamship Co.[11]
10 June	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Camphill	Barque	For Camphill Ship Co. Ltd.[12]
15 June	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Crimea	Steamship	For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[13]
15 June	United Kingdom	George W. Brown & Sons	Hull	May Flower	Tug	For Fanny Palmer.[14]
26 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Queensmore	Cargo ship	For William Johnstone.[15]
29 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Majestic	Teutonic-class ocean liner	For White Star Line
27 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	King Alfred	Steamship	For King Alfred Steamship Co. Ltd.[16]
27 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Yorkshire	Cargo ship	For Bibby Steamship Co.[17]
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ameer	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank.[18]
27 August	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Corennie	Coaster	For W. T. Moffatt.[19]
31 August	United Kingdom	Messrs Readhead and Sons	South Shields	Treglisson	Cargo ship	For Edward Hain and Son[20]
6 September	United Kingdom		Pembroke	HMS Blanche	Sloop	For the Royal Navy[21]
14 September	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Osseo	Barque	For Bartholomew Herbert McCorkell and others.[22]
26 September	United Kingdom	W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Aid	Paddle tug	For Board of Trade.[23]
26 September	United Kingdom		Whitehaven	Engelhorn		For private owner. Ran aground on launch.[24]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nawab	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.[25]
26 October	United Kingdom	Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co.	Cardiff	Cardiff Castle	Steamship	For Morel Ltd.[26]
26 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nadir	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.[27]
28 October	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Krim	Steamship	For M. A. Schjelderup.[28]
28 October	United Kingdom	Charles Connell and Company	Glasgow	Capella	Cargo liner	For Charente Steamship Co.
29 October	United Kingdom	Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Lonsdale	Full-rigged ship	For Dale Line.[29]
9 November	United Kingdom	Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Sirius	Steamship	For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun.[30]
18 November	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn	Maine	Armoured cruiser	For United States Navy
28 November	Germany	Schichau-Werke	Elbing	S51	Torpedo boat	For Imperial German Navy[31]
21 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nizam	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.[32]
24 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Gaekwar	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Hamilton & Co. Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Grace Harwar	Sailing ship	For private owner.[33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bailey & Leetham	Hull	Elisa R	Steamship	For private owner.[34]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Wisp	Steam launch	For G. R. Allsup.[35]

References

1. "Peace". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
2. "Petunia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. "Ship Launch". The Cornishman. No. 557. 7 March 1889. p. 3.
4. "Frances". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
5. Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
6. "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
7. "Brandenburg". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
8. "Crown". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
9. "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 562. 11 April 1889. p. 6.
10. "County Antrim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
11. "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
12. "Camphill". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
13. "Crimea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
14. "May Flower". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
15. "Queensmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
16. "King Alfred". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
17. "Yorkshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
18. "Ameer". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
19. "Corennie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
20. "Launch Of A New Steamer For Messrs Hain, St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 583. 5 September 1889. p. 8.
21. "Navel". The Cornishman. No. 584. 12 September 1889. p. 6.
22. "Osseo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
23. "Aid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
24. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32823. London. 7 October 1889. col E, p. 11.
25. "Nawab". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
26. "Cardiff Castle". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
27. "Nadir". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
28. "Krim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
29. "Lonsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
30. "Sirius". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
31. Gröner 1983, p. 33.
32. "Nizam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
33. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
34. "Elisa R". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
35. "Wisp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

Sources

• Gröner, Erich (1983). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945: Band 2: Torpedoboote, Zerstörer, Schnelleboote, Minensuchboote, Minenräumboote (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-4801-6.
• 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.