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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