List of ship launches in 1882

The list of ship launches in 1882 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1882.

February

4 February

21 February

  • Boskenna Bay ( United Kingdom): The 200 foot (61 m) steamer was launched at the shipyard of Schlesinger Davis & Co of Wallsend for the Mount's Bay Steam Ship Company. The second ship in the fleet and sister to Mount's Bay.[2]

March

18 March

21 March

25 March

April

20 April

Exact date unknown

May

3 May

  • Zaandam ( Netherlands): 6,300t passenger ship launched by Fijenoord for Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaartmaatschappij.[3]

4 May

June

July

August

  • Glenorchy ( United Kingdom): Four-masted sailing ship, with a gross registered tonnage of 2,400 tons, launched by the Sunderland Shipbuilding Company. Was said to be the largest sailing ship built in Great Britain.[4]

9 August

29 August

  • Eureka ( United Kingdom): 244 feet (74 m) steamer launched at the Strand Ship-building Yard, Sunderland for Messrs Osborne and Wallis of Cardiff.[5]

October

10 October

  • Britannia ( United Kingdom): launched at Short Brothers yard, Sunderland. The 277 feet (84 m) steamer was the first of the fleet for the United Kingdom Steamship Company and was suitable for either the East Indian, American or Black Sea trade.[6]

26 October

28 October

November

11 November

  • Carbis Bay ( United Kingdom): The 2400 ton steamer was launched at the yard of Schlesinger, Davis and Co, Wallsend for the Carbis Bay Steamship Company. She is intended for the Black Sea trade.[8]

22 November

28 November

Unknown date

December

6 December

23 December

Exact date unknown

References

  1. "Launch Of A New Steamer For The Messrs. Hain". The Cornishman (187). 9 February 1882. p. 8.
  2. "Launch Of The Boskenna Bay". The Cornishman (189). 23 February 1882. p. 4.
  3. "Laatste Niewstijdingen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad. 3 May 1882.
  4. "The Largest Sailing Ship". The Cornishman (213). 10 August 1882. p. 6.
  5. "Launch Of A New Streamer". The Cornishman (217). 7 September 1882. p. 6.
  6. "Launch of a new Steamer for Messrs Short and Dunn". The Cornishman (223). 19 October 1882.
  7. "Launch Of A New Steamer For Messrs Hain, St Ives". The Cornishman (224). 26 October 1882. p. 8.
  8. "Launch Of The Carbis Bay". The Cornishman (227). 16 November 1882. p. 7.
  9. "Launch Of A War-Ship". The Cornishman (229). 23 November 1882. p. 6.
  10. "Launch Of A New Screw Steamer". The Cornishman (226). 9 November 1882. p. 6.
Ship events in 1882
Ship launches: 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Ship commissionings: 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Ship decommissionings: 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Shipwrecks: 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
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