List of ship launches in 1895
The list of ship launches in 1895 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1895.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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25 January | ![]() | R. Ropner & Co | Stockton-on-Tees | Carperby | Steamship | For R. Ropner & Co. |
31 January | ![]() | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Majestic | Majestic-class battleship | |
27 February | ![]() | Armstrong Mitchell and Co | Elswick | Swordfish | Swordfish-class destroyer | |
27 February | ![]() | Thornycroft | Chiswick | Bruizer | Ardent-class destroyer | |
12 March | ![]() | Palmers | Jarrow | Janus | Janus-class destroyer | |
27 March | ![]() | Fairfields | Govan | Hart | Handy-class destroyer | |
28 March | ![]() | Hanna, Donald & Wilson | Paisley | Fervent | Fervent-class destroyer | |
3 April | ![]() | Kaiserliche Werft Kiel | Kiel | Ägir | Odin-class coastal defense ship | |
25 April | ![]() | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Talbot | Eclipse-class cruiser | |
25 April | ![]() | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Phoenix | Phoenix-class sloop | |
8 May | ![]() | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire | Renown | Pre-dreadnought battleship | |
9 May | ![]() | Naval Construction & Armaments Co | Barrow-in-Furness | Duke of Lancaster | Mail steamer | |
10 May | ![]() | Armstrong Mitchell and Co | Newcastle upon Tyne | Buenos Aires | Cruiser | |
27 May | ![]() | J & G Thompson | Clydebank | Terrible | Powerful-class cruiser | |
6 June | ![]() | Short Brothers | Sunderland | Avery Hill | Cargo ship | For Nitrate Producers' Steamship Company Ltd. - Lawther, Latta & Company |
7 June | ![]() | Armstrong Mitchell and Co | Newcastle upon Tyne | Spitfire | Swordfish-class destroyer | |
22 June | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Georgic | Livestock carrier | For White Star Line |
6 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Victorian | Passenger ship | For F. Leyland & Co.[1] |
7 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Victorian | Victorian-class cargo liner | For Leyland Line |
24 July | ![]() | Vickers Limited | Barrow-in-Furness | Powerful | Powerful-class cruiser | |
24 July | ![]() | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Masséna | Pre-dreadnought battleship | |
25 July | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Armenian | Victorian-class cargo liner | For Leyland Line |
8 August | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | American | Passenger/cargo ship | For Leyland Line |
22 August | ![]() | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Prince George | Majestic-class battleship | |
21 September | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cestrian | Passenger ship | For F. Leyland & Co..[2] |
23 September | ![]() | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Minerva | Eclipse-class cruiser | |
4 October | ![]() | Ropner & Son Ltd | Stockton on Tees | Barlby | Cargo ship | For R Ropner & Co Ltd |
8 October | ![]() | Laird, Son & Company | Birkenhead | Sparrowhawk | B-class destroyer | Originally designated Quail-class destroyers |
17 October | ![]() | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Charlemagne | Charlemagne-class battleship | |
19 October | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Vedamore | Cargo ship | For William Johnstone.[3] |
19 October | ![]() | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Victorious | Majestic-class battleship | |
20 October | ![]() | Chantiers de la Gironde | Gironde | La Seine | Torpedo boat tender | |
16 November | ![]() | Naval Construction & Armaments Co | Barrow-in-Furness | Juno | Eclipse-class cruiser | |
18 November | ![]() | J & G Thomson | Clydebank | Jupiter | Majestic-class battleship | |
Date unknown | ![]() | Bertram Engine Works | Toronto, Ontario | Hiawatha | Ferry | |
Date unknown | ![]() | A. & J. Inglis Ltd. | Glasgow | Dandie Dinmont | Paddle Steamer | For North British Railway.[4] |
Date unknown | ![]() | American Ship Building Company | Cleveland, Ohio | Malta | Cargo ship | For private owner.[5] |
References
- ^ "Victorian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Cestrian". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Vedamore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
- 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.