List of ship launches in 1891

The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 February  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Apollo Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
11 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nomadic Livestock carrier For White Star Line
26 February  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Royal Sovereign Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
12 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Tauric Livestock carrier For White Star Line
28 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magnetic Tender For White Star Line
4 April  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Falke Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
11 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Labrador Passenger ship For Dominion Steamship Co.[1]
7 May  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembrokeshire Empress of India Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
9 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assaye Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[2]
6 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cheshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[3]
27 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Shropshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[4]
30 June  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhemshaven Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
25 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lancastrian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[5]
30 July  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Hood Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
July  France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Zaragoza Corvette Flagship of the Mexican Navy
20 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Philadelphian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co.[6]
21 September  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Brandenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 October  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Brennus Pre-dreadnought battleship For French Navy
17 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pindari Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank.[7]
31 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionia Cargo ship For D. & C. McIver.[8]
19 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mahratta Cargo ship For Brocklebank Line
14 December  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Weissenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Massachusetts Passenger ship For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[9]
Unknown date  United Kingdom R. Williamson & Son Whitehaven Black Rock Cargo ship For private owner.[10]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee Lawhill Barque For private owner.[11]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Ravenswood Paddle steamer For P. & A. Campbell.[12]

References
  1. "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  11. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
  12. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
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.
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