List of ship launches in 1885
The list of ship launches in 1885 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1885.
February
26 February
- Sirius
Norway: Passenger/cargo ship launched by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany for Bergen Steamship Company
28 February
- Alacrity
United Kingdom: Surprise-class third class cruiser launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow for the British Royal Navy.[1] - Gaelic United Kingdom: Passenger and cargo liner built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the White Star Line.[2]
March
18 March
- Naniwa United Kingdom: Naniwa-class cruiser launched by W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
31 March
- Katsuragi
Japan: Corvette launched at Yokohama Naval Arsenal. - Mersey United Kingdom: Protected cruiser launched at Chatham Dockyard for Royal Navy.[3]
Exact date unknown
- RMS Etruria United Kingdom: Launched by John Elder & Co, Glasgow.
April
16 April
- Formidable
France: Amiral Baudin-class battleship launched at Lorient.
18 April
28 April
- Howe United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Pembroke Dockyard.[5]
May
16 May
- Takachiho United Kingdom: Naniwa-class cruiser launched by W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
26 May
- Puritan
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United States: Yacht launched by George Lawley & Son, Boston, Massachusetts.
Exact date unknown
- Galatea United Kingdom: Yacht launched by John Beavor-Webb.
- Moy United Kingdom: Sailing ship launched by Russel & Co, Port Glasgow.
June
13 June
- Panther United Kingdom: Launched at W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.[6]
15 June
26 June
- Infanta Isabel
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Spain: Launched at Cadiz.
September
10 September
- Leopard United Kingdom: Launched at W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
October
21 October
- Admiral Nakhimov
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Russian Empire: Armoured cruiser launched at Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg.
27 October
- Hero United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Chatham Dockyard.
November
24 November
- Camperdown United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Portsmouth Dockyard.
December
3 December
- Thames United Kingdom: Launched at Pembroke Dockyard.
5 December
- Chicago United States: Launched by John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania.
10 December
- Rhine United Kingdom: Sailing ship launched by Russel & Co, Port Glasgow.
Exact date unknown
- Polly Woodside United Kingdom: Barque launched by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, Ireland.
Exact date unknown
- Bristol United States: Launched by Sam Paegnall, Charleston, South Carolina.
- Elcano Spain: Launched at Manila for the Armada Española.
- Multnomah United States: Paddle steamer launched at East Portland, Oregon.
- Pioneer United States: Sloop launched at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
- Port Victor United Kingdom: Launched at Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Rheinland
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Germany: Launched by H Hespe, Brake, Lower Saxony. - Stiletto United States: Launched by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island.
References
- "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—English: Alacrity". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 21.
- "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Irish: Gaelic". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 23.
- "Launch of the Mersey". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. pp. 37–38.
- "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Mona's Queen". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. p. 50.
- "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Howe". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. June 1885. p. 77.
- "Launch of a Torpedo Cruiser "The Panther"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 97–98.
- "Launch of H.M.S. "Benbow"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 90–91.
See also
| Ship events in 1885 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 |
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