The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 8 January Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For W. Todd Moffatt. 29 January Silverstream Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For William Porter Herdman. 10 February Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent For Royal Navy. 11 FebruaryNomadicLivestock carrierHarland & WolffBelfastFor White Star Line 26 FebruaryPortsmouth DockyardPortsmouthFor Royal Navy February Penpol Steamer Harvey and Co Hayle For Messrs R B Chellew and Co 7 MarchEspagne Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For Soc. Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur 12 MarchTauricLivestock carrierHarland & WolffBelfastFor White Star Line 14 March Cargo ship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston For Champion & Co.28 MarchMagneticTenderHarland & WolffBelfastFor White Star Line 4 AprilKaiserliche WerftKiel For Imperial German Navy 9 April Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Arrow Shipping Co. Ltd. 9 April Cruiser Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For the Mexican Navy 11 April Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Dominion Steamship Co. 21 April Ferndale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For Dale Line. 23 April Europe Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford For B. Jacob & Sons.7 MayPembroke DockyardPembrokeshireFor Royal Navy 7 March Seine Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 9 May Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Elder Dempster. 16 May Caradog Barque Messrs. P. Austin & Son Sunderland For Messrs. William Morris & Co. May Clytie Humber Keel Brown & Clapson Barton-upon-Humber For Codd & Pullen. 6 June Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bibby Steamship Co. 6 June Steamship Harvey and Co Hayle For the India and China trade. 8 June Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Kilorack Steamship Co. Ltd. 15 June Asia Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford For B. Jacob & Sons. 25 June Beechdale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For Dale Line. 27 June Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bibby Steamship Co.30 JuneKaiserliche WerftWilhemshavenFor Imperial German Navy 16 July Africa Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford For B. Jacob & Sons. 25 July Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For F. Leyland & Co.30 JulyChatham DockyardChathamFor Royal Navy 8 August Parkdale Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For J. Henry Iredale Ltd. 11 August America Lighter Frederick Braby & Co. Ltd. Deptford For B. Jacob & Sons. 18 August Unnamed Barge Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Warkworth Harbour Commission. 20 August Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For F. Leyland & Co. 22 August Tug W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston For Companhia de Materiaes e Melhoramentos da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. 22 August Styx Phlégéton-class gunboat Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy 24 August Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Whiteleaf Steamship Co. Ltd. 25 AugustEl Callao Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For Soc. Générale pour le dévelopment du Commerce et de l'Industrie21 SeptemberAG VulcanStettinFor Imperial German Navy 8 SeptemberTorpilleur N° 164 36-metre type Normand (1890 tranche), (Type 126 Modifié) Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For the French Navy 18 September Éclaire Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For: French Navy 27 September Kabyle II Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For: French Navy 15 October Orage Eclaire-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For: French Navy17 OctoberPre-dreadnought battleshipArsenal de LorientLorientFor French Navy 17 October Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For T. & J. Brocklebank. 21 October Mashona Full-rigged ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For W. Lowdon & Co. 28 October Steamship Wood, Skinner & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. 29 October Chasseloup-Laubat Friant-class cruiser Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy 31 October Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For D. & C. McIver. 2 November Cargo ship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston For Joseph J. Crossfield & Sons. 4 November Véloce Véloce-class seagoing torpedo boat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For: French Navy 19 November Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Brocklebank Line 30 NovemberTorpilleur N° 165 36-metre type Normand (1890 tranche), (Type 126 Modifié) Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For the French Navy14 DecemberAG VulcanStettinFor Imperial German Navy 17 December Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Baltimore Lighterage Co. Unknown date Alexandra Yacht J. Allen & Co. Poole For Frederick Griffin. Unknown date Cargo ship R. Williamson & Son Whitehaven For private owner. Unknown date Britannia Fishing trawler John Bell Grimsby For John Bell and others. Unknown date Tug Barry Graving Dock & Engineering Company Barry For Barry Railway. Unknown date Craiglands Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For Sailing Ship Craiglands Co. Ltd. Unknown date Schooner Bessy & Palmer Great Yarmouth For Bessey & Palmer. Unknown date Steamship W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. Preston For private owner. Unknown date Lawhill Barque Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee For private owner. Unknown date Paddle steamer Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon For P. & A. Campbell. Unknown date Ruthenia Twin-screw steamer Armstrong & Co River Tyne For McIvers, Liverpool, for the Australian trade. Unknown date Tug David Banks & Co. Plymouth For John Westcott, Joseph C. Cock and another.
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