The list of ship launches in 1877 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1877.

Datge Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slieve More Clipper For W. P. Sinclair & Co.[1]
2 March  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Glasgow Royal yacht For the Sultan of Zanzibar
31 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slieve Bawn Clipper For W. P. Sinclair & Co.[2]
17 April  United Kingdom Arles Shipyard Kingston upon Hull Kongō Kongō-class ironclad For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 May  Netherlands Rotterdam Bonaire Steam frigate For Royal Netherlands Navy
12 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Cairns Sailingship For T. Doxon Hughes Ltd.[3]
22 May  United States Chester, Pennsylvania Saratoga Steamboat For private owner. Ten people were killed in an accident during launching. Up to 30 were injured.[4][5]
11 June  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Dock, Wales Hiei Kongō-class ironclad For Imperial Japanese Navy
14 July  United Kingdom Bowdler, Chaffer & Co Seacombe Andalusia Steamship For F. Leyland & Co. Collided with Angerona on being launched.[6]
21 July  Germany A. G. Vulcan Stettin Sachsen Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
26 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Star of Italy Sailing ship For J. P. Corry & Co.[7]
7 August  Norway Horten Navy Yard Horten Sleipner Gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
October  United States Waldoboro, Maine Mabel Clarke Merchantman For J. H. Smith & Co.[8]
21 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Star of France Sailing ship For J. P. Corry & Co.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Slieve More". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Slieve Bawn". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Lord Cairns". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Summary of This Morning's News". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 3824. London. 23 May 1877.
  5. ^ "Shipping". Newcastle Courant. No. 10561. Newcastle upon Tyne. 25 May 1877.
  6. ^ "Collisions". The Times. No. 28995. London. 16 July 1877. col F, p. 10.
  7. ^ "Star of Italy". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Loss of an American Vessel". Lancaster Gazetter. No. 4839. Lancaster. 6 July 1878.
  9. ^ "Star of France". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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