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 | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Runic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line |
19 January | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Teutonic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
2 February | ![]() | 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.[1] |
28 February | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Empire | Cargo ship | For British Shipowners Ltd.[2] |
27 April | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lancashire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[3] |
26 June | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Queensmore | Cargo ship | For William Johnstone.[4] |
29 June | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Majestic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
27 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Yorkshire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co.[5] |
24 August | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ameer | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[6] |
26 September | ![]() | Whitehaven | Engelhorn | For private owner. Ran aground on launch.[7] | ||
28 September | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nawab | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[8] |
26 October | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nadir | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[9] |
![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nizam | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co.[10] | |
28 October | ![]() | Charles Connell and Company | Glasgow | Capella | Cargo liner | For Charente Steamship Co. |
18 November | ![]() | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn | Maine | Armoured cruiser | For United States Navy |
24 December | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gaekwar | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank. |
Unknown date | ![]() | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Grace Harwar | Sailing ship | For private owner.[11] |
References
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
- ^ "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Queensmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Yorkshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ameer". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32823. London. 7 October 1889. col E, p. 11.
- ^ "Nawab". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Nadir". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Nizam". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 72.
- 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.