List of ship launches in 1879

The list of ship launches in 1879 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1879.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
23 January  United Kingdom Samuda Brothers Poplar, London Orion Belleisle-class ironclad
10 March  United Kingdom John Elder and Co Govan, Scotland Arizona Passenger ship [1]Blue Riband holder 1879–1882
5 June  United Kingdom John Elder and Co Govan, Scotland Orient Steamer Orient Steam Navigation Company[2][3]
4 September  Germany Schichauwerft Danzig Gneisenau Three masted full rigged ship
15 September  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, Wales Gripper Gadfly class gunboat [4]
15 September  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, Wales Tickler Gadfly class gunboat
16 September  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport, Devon Phoenix Doterel-class sloop [5]
17 September  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Agamemnon Ajax-class ironclad
2 October  United Kingdom Dumbarton Buenos Ayrean Steamer for Messrs James and Alexander Allan[6]
16 December  United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness Kingfisher Sloop

References

  1. ↑ "Next to the Largest Steamer in the World". The Cornishman (35). 13 March 1879. p. 8.
  2. ↑ "A Monster Steamship". The Cornishman (47). 12 June 1879. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "A View Of A Monster Of The Deep". The Cornishman (65). 9 October 1879. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Tickler and the Gripper". The Cornishman (62). 18 September 1879. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Penzance". The Cornishman (62). 18 September 1879. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman (Saturday edition) (65). 11 October 1879. p. 6.
Ship events in 1879
Ship launches: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship commissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Ship decommissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
Shipwrecks: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
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