The list of ship launches in 1886 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1886.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
5 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Iran Cargo ship For Edward Bates & Son.[1]
25 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Saint Fillans Cargo ship For Rankin Gilmour & Co.[2]
4 March  United Kingdom Raylton, Dixon and Co Middlesbrough African Steamer For Union Steam-ship Company[3]
24 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Inishowen Head Cargo ship For Ulster Steamship Co.[4]
5 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Templeton Barque For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[5]
17 June  United Kingdom South Shields Tremayne Steamship For Edward Hain and Sons.
22 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Swanmore Barque For W. J. Myers Ltd.[6]
5 July  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Thalia [7]
31 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ormiston Cargo ship For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[8]
6 September  United Kingdom Barrow-in-Furness Abdül Hamid Nordenfelt-class submarine For Ottoman Navy[9]
12 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hercules Dredger For Londonderry Harbour Board.[10]
12 November  Germany Schichau-Werke Elbing S32 Torpedo boat For Imperial German Navy[11]
27 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lizard Gunboat For Royal Navy.
11 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bramble Gunboat For Royal Navy.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee Eddystone Merchantman For Clyde Shipping Company.[13]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness Fearless Cruiser For Royal Navy.[14]
Unknown date  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Stettin Cargo ship [15]

References

  1. ^ "Iran". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Saint Fillans". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, And East African Royal Mail Service". The Cornishman. No. 410. 27 May 1886. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Inishowen Head". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Lord Templeton". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Stanmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Thalia". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Lord Ormiston". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Submarine Heritage Centre - submarine history of Barrow-in-Furness". Submarineheritage.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  11. ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 32
  12. ^ "HMS Bramble". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
  14. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
  15. ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS 1930-31" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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