List of ship launches in 1890

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	Sociedad Astilleros del Nervión	Sestao	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.[24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Bellona	Cruiser	For Royal Navy.[25]
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.[27]
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.[33]
Unknown date	United States	Robert Palmer & Son	Noank, Connecticut	Walter Adams	Fishing trawler	For private owner.

References

1. "Alexander Elder". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
2. "California". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
3. "Leon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
4. "Matteo Premuda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
5. "Imaum". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
6. "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
7. "Mayfield". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
8. "Michigan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
9. "Prodano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
10. "Hawksdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
11. "Corea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
12. "Foyledale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
13. "Columbian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
14. "Georgian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
15. "Parkmore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
16. "Sobraon". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
17. "Ainsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
18. "Ching Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
19. "Paolo Affonso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
20. "Memphis". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
21. "Ernesto". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
22. "Fu Ping". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
23. "British Crown". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
24. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 43.
25. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 141.
26. "Dimsdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
27. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 36.
28. "Morning Star". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
29. "Princess". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
30. "Scart". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
31. "John Bull". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
32. "Roman". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
33. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.

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.