The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1889. DateShipClass / typeBuilderLocationCountryNotes 1 January Racer Schooner James Anderson Kingston on Spey For Smith & Coull.1 JanuaryRunicCargo linerHarland & WolffBelfastFor White Star Line 1 January Steamship MacIlwain & MacColl (Limited) Belfast For W. A. Grainger. 1 January Unnamed Torpedo boat Head and Barnard Hull For Hull Submarine Mining Volunteer Corps. 2 January Steamship T. Turnbull & Son Whitby For Henry Baxter & Co. 3 January Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Clapham Steamship Co. Ltd. 5 January Steamship John Duthie, Sons & Co. Aberdeen For W. T. Moffatt. 15 January Carr Rock Barque Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For James Cornfoot & Co. 15 January Dredger William Simons & Co. Renfrew For Natal Harbour Board. 17 January Steamship Gourlay Bros. Dundee For George Armistead & Co. 18 January Scottish Maid Steam trawler John Scott & Co. Kinghorn For Robert Brown & Co. 19 January Steamship Ropner & Son Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 19 January Lewis Morrice Lifeboat Dover For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.19 JanuaryTeutonicTeutonic-class ocean linerHarland & WolffBelfastFor White Star Line 21 January Orient Merchantman Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun For private owner. 23 January Steamship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Govan For Norddeutsche Lloyd. 26 January Steamship W. B. Thompson & Co. Ltd Dundee For Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company. 26 January Tanker Sir William Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Low Walker-on-Tyne For R. Stewart & Co. 29 January Steamship Caird & Co. Greenock For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 29 January Steamship S. M'Knight & Co. Ayr For executors of the late John Bacon. 29 January Tug David & William Henderson & Co. Partick For G. T. Davie. 29 January Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Petunia Steamship Co. Ltd.31 JanuaryTrewellard Cargo shipJohn Readhead and SonsSouth ShieldsFor Edward Hain and Son 31 January Unnamed Steamship Stephenson & Co. Hebburn-upon-Tyne For private owner. January Steamship Nantes For Compagnie Messageries Fluviale de Cochin-Chine. January Steamship Havre de Grâce For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. January Frances Ketch C. Burt & Sons Falmouth For Charles Kelway. January Steamship Havre de Grâce For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. January Passenger ship Saint-Nazaire For Chargeurs Réunis. January Steamship Fleming & Ferguston Paisley For Corporation of Preston. January Steamship For Compania Transatlantica. January Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For La Compañía Bilbaína de Navegaçión. January Steamship Stettin For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. January Unnamed Gig Messum & Son Richmond For Wilheim I. 2 February Enterkin Full-rigged ship Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Village Line. 2 February J. H. Hustede Barque Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For John Huis Hustede.2 FebruaryLyonesseFerryHarvey's of HayleHayleFor the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company as a second ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. 2 February Steamship Fleming & Ferguson Paisley For private owner. 2 February Steamship Workman, Clarke & Co. Belfast For J. P. Corry & Co. 2 February William C. Mitchell Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For The Steam Navigation Co. of Ireland Ltd. 2 February Tanker Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For A Suart. 18 February Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Bennetts & Co. 18 February Steamship J. Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For R. P. Housten & Co. 18 February Steamship Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth For Williamson & Jessen. 18 February Aquila Steamship Wigham, Richardson & Co. Wallsend For Fratelli Lavarelli fu Gio Batta. 20 February Lady Aline Steam yacht Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For William B. Walker. 22 February Steamship Russell & Co. Greenock For G. M. Steeves. 22 February Devonport For Royal Navy. 27 February Steamship Laird Bros. Birkenhead For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. 28 February Portsmouth For Royal Navy. 28 February Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Shipowners Ltd. February Steamship W. Gray & Co. (Limited) West Hartlepool For T. Wilson, Sons & Co. February Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa. February Steamship John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For R. P. Houston & Co. February Steamship William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For British and Burmese Steam Navigation Company. February Sir Robert Fernie Full-rigged ship Russel & Co. Kingston For W. J. Fernie. 2 March Passenger ship Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For Liverpool & Maranham Steamship Co. Ltd. 2 March Steamship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Compagnie Maritime du Pacifique. 2 March Paddle steamer Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Fairfield For Messrs Burns. 2 March Steamship Thomas Turnbull & Sons Whitby For Thomas Smailes & Co. 2 March Steamship Robert Napier & Sons Govan For London and South Western Railway. 2 March Steamship Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool For James Huddard. 3 March Charente Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre ForCie. des Messageries Maritimes 4 March Sir Stafford Northcote Thames barge Forrestt & Son Wivenhoe For the Admiralty. 5 March Steamship Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Troon For John B. Cameron & Co. 5 March Steamship W. Gray & Co. (Limited) West Hartlepool For Hersking & Woods. 5 March Unnamed Steamship T. A. Walker Sudbrook For private owner. 6 March Brunel Full-rigged ship Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Village Line. 6 March Devonport For Royal Navy. 6 March Steamship Scott & Co. Bowling For Robert Harper. 7 March Sheerness For Royal Navy. 12 March Despatch boat Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka For Imperial Japanese Navy. 14 March Steamship Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Burrell & Son. 15 March Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Rickinson, Son & Co. 15 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 15 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 March Alboin Merchantman Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland For Johannes. Lange. 16 March Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland For Robinson Brothers Steamship Co. Ltd. 16 March Merchantman William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd. 19 March Steamship Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend For Joseph Hoult. 19 March Steamship Ropner & Son Stockton-on-Tees For R. Ropner & Co. 19 March Unnamed Steamship Wigham, Richardson & Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne For Compagnie Anonyme de Navigation Mixte. 19 March Unnamed Steamship Wood, Skinner & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Wilhelm Wilhemsen. 20 March Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Elder, Dempster & Co. 20 March Steamship Naval Construction and Armaments Co. Barrow-in-Furness For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 20 March Steamship W. Gray & Co. (Limited) West Hartlepool For Murrell & Yeoman. 21 March Steamship Charles Connell & Company. Scotstoun For Robert Mackill & Co. 21 March Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Lormont For French Navy. 22 March Steamship A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For James Gardiner & Co. 27 March Tug Gourlay Bros. & Co. Dundee For William Watkins. 29 March Steamship Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth For Crown Steamship Co. Ltd. 29 March Glencaird Barque Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For W. T. Dickson & Sons. 30 March Inverurie Barque Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen For George Milne & Co. 30 March Steamship S. & H. Morton Leith For Marcus Cohn & Sohn. 30 March Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. March Steamship Scott & Co. Greenock For Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab . March Steamship Koch Henry AG Lübeck For private owner. March Steamship Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For private owner. March Sternwheel hopper dredger William Simons & Co. Renfrew For private owner. March Steamship Ramage & Ferguson Leith For private owner. March Unprotected cruiser Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka For Imperial Japanese Navy. 1 April Torpedo boat Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Havre de Grâce For French Navy. 2 April Steamship Globe Iron Works Cleveland, Ohio For Lehigh Valley Transit Company. 2 April Steamship W. B. Thompson & Co. (Limited) Dundee For Clyde Shipping Company. 2 April Unnamed Lifeboat Beeching Great Yarmouth For Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 3 April Steamship W. Dobson & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Adam & Co. 3 April Steamship Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. Belfast For R. P. Houston & Co. 3 April Mary Ann Schooner P. & G. Copland Stromness For Baillie Shearer. 3 April Steamship W. Gray & Co. (Limited) West Hartlepool For Hardy, Wilson & Co. 3 April Paddle steamer Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Southampton, Isle of Wight, and South of England Royal Mail Steamship Co. 3 April Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company Govan For Macvicar, Marshall & Co. 3 April Steamship Edward Withy & Co. West Hartlepool For The Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. (Limited). 4 April Steamship Russell & Co. Greenock For Burrell & Son. 6 April Calais-Douvres Paddle steamer Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Govan For London, Chatham and Dover Railway. 6 April Steamship Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For G. Tweedy & Co. 6 April Golden Hope Steam trawler Mackie & Thompson Govan For W. R Leyman. 6 April Silver King Steam trawler Mackie & Thompson Govan For James Leyman. 11 April County Antrim Barque Charles Joseph Bigger Londonderry For W. H. Ross & Co. 11 April Adour Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne ForCie. des Messageries Maritimes 13 April Steamship C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend For Aldersgate Steamship Company (Limited). 13 April Steamship Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Adam Steamship Co. 13 April Modjeska Steamship Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker For Hamilton Steamboat Co. Ltd. 13 April Unnamed Steamship Robert Stephenson & Co. Hebburn For Mediterranean and New York Steamship Co. 15 April Craigearne Full-rigged ship Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For R. R. Paterson. 15 April Steamship Caird & Co. Greenock For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 15 April Steamship Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Harrison & Dixon. 16 April Amy Steam yacht John Fullerton & Co. Merksworth For James Neill. 16 April Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 April Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick For F. A. Jacques & Co. 16 April Steamship W. Gray & Co. (Limited) West Hartlepool For Watts, Ward & Co. 16 April Steamship R. Irvine & Co West Hartlepool For Orders & Handford. 17 April Steamship MacIlwaine & MacColl Belfast For A. Embiricos. 17 April Steamship James Laing Deptford For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 17 April Unnamed Fishing boat George Duncan Macduff For private owner. 17 April Unnamed Barque Russell & Co. Kingston For private owner. 18 April Dragon Yacht Fife & Son Fairlie For F. C. Hill. 18 April Steamship John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For R. P. Houston & Co. 20 April Steamship Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For English and American Shipping Company (Limited). 22 April Unnamed Steamship Davie & M'Kendrick Govan For private owner. 23 April Steamship Stettin For Norddeutsche Lloyd. 25 April Steamship Robert Mills & Co. Buffalo, New York For Peter P. Miller. 25 April Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 27 April Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bibby Steamship Co. 27 April Toulon For French Navy. 30 April Steamship Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow For R. M. Sloman & Co. 30 April Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 30 April Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. April Hopper dredger William Simons & Co. Renfrew For Natal Harbour Board. April Steamship Scott & Co. Greenock For Ocean Steamship Company. April Craigend Full-rigged ship Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For private owner. April Steamship Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For Ballingall & Garroway. April Glenmark Barque Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For W. O. Taylor & Sons. April Helga Full-ri