The list of ship launches in 1882 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1882. __NOTOC__
Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Cumbria Steam yacht Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Earl of Lonsdale. 1 January Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Harrison, Fraser & Co. 4 January Inversnaid East Indiaman Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. John McGregor & Son. 5 January Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Messrs. Cammell, Woolf, and Haigh. 7 January Sailing ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For North Western Shipping Co, or White Star Line. 7 January Steamship Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Clyde Shipping Company. 9 January Steamship Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For President Line. 10 January Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis du Havre. 15 January Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Co. South Shields For Messrs. Franz Rahtkens, Olsen & Co. 16 January Bandeeth Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. W. & J. Lockett. 18 January Garvel Lightship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Clyde Light Trust. 18 January Steamship Motala Verkstad Lindholmens For Det Forenede Dampskib Selskab. 19 January Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company Whitehaven For Joseph Hoult. 19 January Cloncaird Barque Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. John Kerr & Co. 19 January Grassendale Full-rigged ship Messrs. Williamson & Son Workington For private owner. 19 January Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun For Messrs. George Warren & Co. 19 January Steamship Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons Southwick For Messrs. R. Thompson & Co. 19 January Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay For Messrs. Joseph Robinson & Co. 20 January Steamship Motala Verkstad Norrköping For Imperial Russian Government. 20 January Steamship Messrs. Caird & Purdie Barrow-in-Furness For Joseph Hoult. 20 January Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For British and African Steam Navigation Company. 21 January Frankistan Merchantman Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton For British and Eastern Shipping Company. 21 January Steamship James Laing Deptford For Messrs. Jones, Brothers & Co. 21 January Paddle steamer Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company. 21 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. E. M'Allister & Co. 21 January Steamship Whitehall Shipbuilding Company Whitby For Messrs. T. Turnbull & Co. 21 January Pollie Whittaker Schooner Paul Rodgers Carrickfergus For Wyre Shipping Company. 21 January Rover Steam yacht Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Earl of Eglinton. 21 January Steamship Messrs John Elder & Co. Fairfield For Messrs. Thomas Skinner & Co. 23 January Pioneer Fishing boat James Duncan Kingston-on-Spey For John Murray. 24 January Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For T. S. Hudson. 24 January Mylomene Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Henry Fernie & Sons. 25 January Orialla Merchantman Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Sandbach, Parker & Co. 26 January Steamship Messrs. William Chrichton & Co Åbo Grand Duchy of Finland For private owner. 28 January Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Company, Limited Sunderland For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa. 29 January Steamship Messrs. Orlando Bros. Livorno For Messrs. Rubatino & Co. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton For Messrs. Palgrave, Murphy & Co. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Alfred Holt & Co. 31 January Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth For Det Lollandske-Engelske Dampskibsselskad. 31 January Steamship Kockums Mekaniska Werskslads Aktie Bolag Malmö For Kristiania Dampskibskelskab. January Steamship Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend For Jules Mesnier. January Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 1 February Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke For Messageries Fluvials de Cochinchine. 1 February Steamship S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland For A. C. de Freitas & Co. 2 February Steamship Messrs. David & William Henderson & Co. Partick For Messrs. William Simpson & Co. 2 February Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. J. Arbib & Co. 2 February Steamship Messrs. M'Ilwaine & Lewis Belfast For Messrs. George Bargate & Co. 2 February Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend For private owner. 4 February Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Shipowners Ltd. 4 February Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth For Messrs. Watts, Ward & Co. 4 February Elvira Barque Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen For Henry F. Watt. 4 February Esk Fishing smack Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay Shipbuilding and Graving Dock Company Whitby For private owner. 4 February Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland For Messrs. Anderson, Horan & Co. 4 February Steamship Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland For R. W. Jones & Co. 4 February Steamship John Readhead & Sons South Shields For Edward Hain and Son. 5 February Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For Compagnie Commerciale de Transports à Vapeur Français. 6 February Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Thomas Furness & Co. 6 February Collier William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For Black Diamond Steamship Co. of Montreal Ltd. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Samuda Bros. Cubitt Town For W. J. Alt. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Forrestt & Sons Millwall For T. A. Tambayah. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Slater, White & Co. 7 February Steamship Messrs. Henry Murray Port Glasgow For Messrs. Goodyear & Co. 7 February Steamship London & Glasgow Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Glasgow For Messrs. M'Gregor, Gow & Co, the Glen Line. 7 February Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Barrow Steam Ship Co Ltd. 9 February Eastward Steam fishing cutter Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Limited) Hull For Great Northern Steamship Fishing Company (Limited). 16 February Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Thomas E. Hick and partners. 16 February Henry Swayne Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. W. & J. Lockett. 16 February Lake freighter Globe Iron Works Company Cleveland, Ohio For Philip Minch. 18 February C. S. Parnell Schooner Messrs. Stephen & Forbes Peterhead For private owner. 18 February Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend For Cardiff Steam Shipping Company. 18 February Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick For J. F. Marshall. 18 February Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland For J. S. Barwick. 18 February Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield For British and African Steam Navigation Company. 18 February Steamship D. Baxter & Co. Sunderland For Dansey & Robinson. 19 February Steamship Messrs. J. Key & Sons Kinghorn For private owner. 20 February Hopper dredger Messrs. William Simons & Co. Renfrew For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. 20 February Steamship Messrs. Palmer's Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. R. Rubattino & Co. 20 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company. 20 February Falls of Afton East Indiaman Messrs. Russell & Co. Cartsdyke For Messrs. Breckinridge & Co. 20 February Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Willington Quay-on-Tyne For Messrs. Charles Tully & Co. 20 February Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton For Messrs. Coverdale, Todd & Co. 20 February Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company Whitehaven For Mr. Gambles. 20 February Steamship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For C. O. Young & Christie. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co. 21 February Steamship Schlesinger Davis & Co. Wallsend For Mount's Bay Steam Ship Company. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. & Company Dundee For B. B. Nicoll. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke For Clan Line. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. & Co. Dundee For B. B. Nicoll. 21 February Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Gordon & Stamp. 21 February Sweetheart Steam yacht Messrs. D. & W. Henderson Partick For William Hutcheson. 22 February Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Clan Line. 22 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Clan Line. 22 February Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. J. H. Murrell & Co. 22 February Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. Hogg & Henderson. 22 February Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. 22 February Pola Naval Arsenal Pola For Austro-Hungarian Navy. February Steamship Oskarshamn Engineering Works Oskarshamn For "Steam Navigation Company Kontinenten". February Glenshee Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee For Messrs. W. O. Taylor & Co. February Warship location For Imperial Russian Navy. February Warship Caspian Sea For Imperial Russian Navy. February Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown For Messrs. Rodoeanachi, Sons, & Co. 4 March Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee For private owner. 4 March Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Sons Whitby For Messrs. Turnbull, Scott & Co. 4 March Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow For Messrs. Porteous & Senior. 6 March Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Co. Southj Shields For Messrs. John Fenwick & Son. 7 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Purdie Barrow-in-Furness For Joseph Holt. Holed on being launched and sank. 7 March Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker For Deutsche Dampfschiffs-Gesellschaft Hansa. 7 March Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For J. Francis, or Messrs. John Francis & Thomas H. Jones. 7 March Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton For British India Steam Navigation Company. 7 March Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Howden For Hildegarde Steamship Company (Limited), or Messr. J. & R. Bovey. 7 March Tanker Motala Verkstad Lindholmens For Mr. Merkulljeff. 7 March Paddle steamer Messrs. MacIlwain & Lewis Belfast For Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway. 7 March The Squirrel Ketch Mr. Carver Bridgwater For James Ware. 7 March Windsor Park Merchantman Messrs. T. Royden & Sons Liverpool For A. Howden & Co. 8 March Steamship Messrs. M'Intyre Paisley For Messrs Pile & Co. 8 March Australia Steam fishing cutter Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Hull For Hull Steam Fishing and Ice Company (Limited). 11 March Steamship Messrs. Edwards & Symes Cubitt Town For Messrs. Pile & Co. 11 March Valencia Steamship William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Red D Line. 17 March Steamship Messrs. H. Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. D. Burgher & Son. 18 March Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Company, Limited Sunderland For Adam Bros. & Co. 18 March Steamship Messrs. E. Withy & Co. Middleton For William Lamplough, or Williamson Lamplough. 18 March Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth For Messrs. Thomlinson, Thomson & Co. 18 March Colossus-class battleship Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke For Royal Navy. Ran aground on being launched and was severely damaged. 18 March Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Messrs. John & James Thomson, or Messrs. Thomas & James Harrison. 18 March Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland For Morel Bros. 18 March Steamship Harland & Wolff Belfast For African Steamship Co. 18 March Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland For Stumore, Weston & Co. 18 March Steamship T. E. Smith North Shields For Messrs Thomas Kish & Co. 18 March Steamship James Laing Sunderland For Atlantic Line. 18 March Steamship Robert Thomp