List of ship launches in 1878

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The list of ship launches in 1878 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1878.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
2 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slieve Roe Sailing ship For W. P. Sinclair & Co.[1]
6 March  United States John Roach and Son Chester, Pennsylvania City of Rio de Janeiro Passenger ship For United States & Brazil Mail Steamship Company
7 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hecla Depot ship For Royal Navy.[2]
March  United Kingdom Aberystwyth Rheidol Schooner For private owner.[3]
13 May  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven Bayern Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
18 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Empire Passenger ship For British Shipowners Ltd.[4]
22 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Faugh-a-Ballagh Steam barge For Dublin Harbour Board.[5]
13 June  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Devonport, Devon Pegasus Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy
30 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast River Lagan Barque For R. Neill & Sons.[6]
31 August  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Sheerness Gannet Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy
28 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast G. W. Wolff Sailing ship For S. Lawther & Co.[7]
23 October  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Nor Vale-class gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
1 November  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Brage Vale-class gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
9 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nubia Cargo ship For African Steamship Company.[8]
9 November  Germany A. G. Vulcan Stettin Württemberg Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
19 November  United Kingdom Messrs Thompson Dalmuir, Glasgow Gallia Ocean liner For Cunard.[9]
19 November  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Trewidden Steamship For Hain Line.[10][11]
14 December  United Kingdom John Blumer & Co Sunderland Le Crouset Steamship For Delmas Frères.[12][13]
24 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Shahjehan Cargo ship For Asiatic Steamship Co.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Stockton-on-Tees Iris Steamship For Edward Letham.[15][16]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields Trewidden Steamship For Hain Steamship Co.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Slieve Roe". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ "HMS Hecla". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 12024. Glasgow. 6 July 1878.
  4. ^ "British Empire". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Faugh-a-Ballagh". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ "River Lagan". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ "G W Wolff". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Nubia". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Cunard liner Gallia". The Cornishman. No. 19. 21 November 1878. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Launch Of A New Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 20. 28 November 1878. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 80. 22 January 1880. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29440. London. 17 December 1878. col F, p. 8.
  13. ^ "Le Creusot". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Shahjehan". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Wreck Of A Steamer And Loss Of 35 Lives". The Cornishman. No. 289. 15 November 1883. p. 8.
  16. ^ "Iris". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  17. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 102.
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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