The list of ship launches in 1886 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1886.
__NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 2 January Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland For Leach & Co. 4 January Steamship James Laing Sunderland For Nederlandse Indische Stoomvaart Maatschappij. 5 January La Gascoigne Steamship Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee La Seyne For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. 5 January Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Edward Bates & Son. 6 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Bow, M'Lachlan & Co. 6 January Ventura Merchantman Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Scotia Shipping Company. 9 January Ada and Ethel Schooner Mr. Roderick Eagleton For Edward Davies & Charles Frederick Messell. 11 January Samoa Barque Messsrs. Russell & Co. Cartsdyke For Messrs. P. Dennistoun & Co. 15 January Tug Boolds, Sharer & Co. Pallion For Queenstown Screw Tug & Shipping Co. Ltd. 18 January Unnamed Steam fishing trawler Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co, Limited. 18 January Unnamed Steam fishing trawler Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co, Limited. 19 January Paddle tug Joseph T. Eltringham South Shields For Messrs. Martin & Marquand. 19 January Ferdinand Fischer Full-rigged ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg For T. D. Bischoff. 19 January Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 20 January Eskasoni Full-rigged ship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. T. & E. Kenney. 20 January Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Monkwearmouth For W. Lund. 21 January Steamship John Knox & Co. South Hylton For M. Sverljuga & Co. 21 January Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. & Co. Dundee For Loch Line Steam Shipping Company. 21 January Steamship London & Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Govan For Messrs. Jenkins & Co. 21 January Steamship Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For Messrs. Rankin, Gilmour & Co. 21 January Unnamed Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Messrs A. & J. Inglis. Later named . 22 January Lowther Castle Merchantman Messrs. R. Williamson & Son Workington For Lancaster Shipowners Company. January Freiston Steam trawler Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co., Limited. January Steamship La Seyne-sur-Mer For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. January Skirbeck Steam trawler Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co., Limited. 4 February Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields For Messrs. Robert Harrowing & Co. 4 February Lindisfarne Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. John Lidgett & Sons. 4 February Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Sunderland For Angelo Profum fuG. 4 February Venetian Arsenal Venice For Regia Marina. 5 February Steamship Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For John Hay. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. 6 February Andrina Merchantman Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton For G. W. Roberts. 6 February Tug Messrs. Head & Riley Hull For Hull and Barnsley Railway and Dock Company. 6 February Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Henry Fell Pease 6 February J. & G. Thompson Glasgow For Royal Navy. 6 February Remus Steam trawler Messrs. Cochrane & Son Beverley For Messrs. Pickering & Haldane. 6 February Salamander Steam drifter Messrs. A. G. Gifford & Co. Leith For private owner. 8 February Steamship Messrs. Martens, Olsen & Co. Bergen For private owner. 8 February Star of Austria East Indiaman Messrs. Workman, Clarke & Co. Belfast For Messrs. J. P. Corry & Co. 9 February Fishtoft Steam trawler Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co. Ltd. 9 February Frampton Steam trawler Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Limited Hull For Boston Deep Sea Fishing and Ice Co. Ltd. 16 February Highland Home Barque Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Messrs. Crane, Colville & Co. 17 February Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 18 February Steamship Messrs. J. M'Arthur & Co. Abbotsinch For Messrs. Dick, Kerr & Co. 18 February Steamship Messrs. Thomas Turnbull & Son Whitby For Messts. Thomas Turnbull & Son. 18 February Violet Steam yacht and trawler Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Lord Alfred Paget. 18 February Unnamed Steamship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Fairfield For Norddeutsche Lloyd. 19 February Ferrol For Spanish Navy. 20 February Harvest Moon Trawler J. Garside Burton upon Stather For M. Roral. 20 February Gunboat Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre For Haitian Navy. 20 February Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Bowling For Messrs. William M'Lachlan & Co. 20 February Paddle steamer Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway. 22 February Ruby Fishing smack Messrs. Rees & Sons Dinorwic For Messrs. Collings & Evans. 23 February Primrose Hill Merchantman Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Price & Co. 24 February Tug Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow For Messrs. David Rowan & Son. 25 February Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Rankin Gilmour & Co. 25 February Not named Steamship Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth For Aberystwyth & Aberdovey Steam Packet Company Limited. 1 March Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee For Clyde Shipping Co. 3 March Steamship Raylton, Dixon and Co. Middlesbrough For Union Steam-ship Company. 8 March Tug Messrs. Edward Finch & Co. Chepstow For Severn and Canal Carrying, Shipping & Steam Towing Company Limited. 8 March Tug Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Messrs. Webster & Co. 8 March Gleaner Steam fishing vessel Messrs. Lawson & Eltringham South Shields For William Osten Jr. 8 March Floating crane Messrs. Samuda Bros. Poplar For East and West India Dock Company. 8 March Rosslyn Steam fishing vessel For General Steam Fishing Company Limited. 8 March Rionnag-na-Mara Steam yacht Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For A. G. Pirie. 9 March King Alfred Barque Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd Whiteinch For Messrs. Walker, Govan & Co. 11 March Steamship Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited Hull For Messrs. Bailey & Leetham. 19 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker For Bay Excursion Company. 20 March Steamship Bute Shipbuilding, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. Cardiff For Collivaud Steamship Co. Ltd. 20 March Cruiser Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Royal Navy. 20 March Holyrood Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool For Messrs MacVicar, Marshall & Co. 20 March Steamship Bute Shipbuilding, Engineering & Dry Dock Company (Limited) Cardiff For private owner. 21 March Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando Livorno For Regia Marina. 22 March Heron Steam trawler Messrs. Cook, Welton & Gemmell Hull For Messrs. W. H. Putt & Co. 22 March Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For British India Steam Navigation Company. 22 March Scotia Steam fishing boat L. Liddell Wallsend For Messrs. Irvin, Spencer & Co. 23 March Research ship Robert Palmer & Sons Noank, Connecticut For United States Fish Commission. 24 March Steamship Culzean Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Limited) Culzean For John Murray. 24 March Morven Steam yacht Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For James T. Caird. 26 March Steamship Messrs. M'Knight & Co. Ayr For Thomas Maclaren & Co. 30 March Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka For Imperial Japanese Navy. March Stettin Cargo ship AG Vulcan Stettin For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 3 April Ellesmere Merchantman Messrs. Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton For Ellesmere Shipping Company. 3 April Lord Shaftesbury Ketch Messrs. G. P. Gildea & Co. Ipswich For H. Hawkins. 3 April Steamship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg For Messrs. Ludwig, Possehl & Co. 5 April Bothwell Merchantman Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. 5 April Dalhousie Steam trawler W. B. Thompson Dundee For private owner. 5 April Emerald Steam fishing vessel Messrs. Marr Bros. Leith For Messrs. Baird & Barnsley. 5 April Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre Le Havre For French Navy. 5 April Paddle tug J. T. Eltringham South Shields For Messrs. J. P. Rennoldson & Sons. 5 April Gowanburn Merchantman Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke For Messrs. R. Shankland & Co. 5 April Inchcape Rock Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Company Port Glasgow For Rock Line. 6 April Paddle steamer J. Scott Kinghorn For M. P. Galloway. 6 April Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. R. A. Mudie & Sons. 6 April Protected cruiser Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranee Le Havre For Imperial Japanese Navy. 6 April Vanduara Steam yacht Messrs. D. & W. Henderson Meadowside For Stewart Clark. 7 April Camenes Steam trawler Messrs. Head & Riley Hull For Messrs. Hall, Leyman, Cook & Co. 7 April Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company Govan For Waterford Steamship Company (Limited). 7 April Marion Inglis Merchantman Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Messrs. Rogers & Co. 7 April Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Hartlepool For J. W. Adamson. 8 April Messrs. James & George Thomson Clydebank For Royal Navy. 8 April Enstor Steam launch Great Yarmouth For Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen. 8 April Miranda Steam yacht Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For George Curtis Lampson. 10 April Tweeddale Steam fishing boat Messrs. Hawthorns & Co. Leith For General Steam Fishing Company. 13 April Not named Steamship W. S. Cumming Monkland Canal For River Eye Navigation Commissioners. 14 April Coastal defence ship Orlogsværftet Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy. 14 April Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Thorsten Nordenfelt. 15 Aprilo Unnamed Torpedo boat Constantinople For Ottoman Navy. 16 April Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Sunderland For Joaquin Redo Sr. 16 April Leonora Schooner Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For private owner. 17 April Cestria Steam yacht Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For J. Johnson Houghton. 17 April Steamship Messrs. Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ulster Steamship Company (Limited). 17 April Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Alfred Suart. 19 April Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Merksworth For Messrs. M'Kinney & Rafferty. 19 April Craigisla Barque S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland For Messrs. William Nicol & Co. 19 April Grace Steam launch W. S. Cumming Parkhead For Messrs. Ross & Duncan. 19 April Oimara Steam yacht Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Neil Mathieson. 19 April Steamship Messrs. David J. Dunlop & Co. Port Glasgow For Trinity House. 20 April Arawa Steam trawler George Brown Hull For W. F. Robins. 20 April Steamship Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Hebburn For Australasian Steam Navigation and Trading Company. 20 April Tanker Boolds, Sharer & Co Pallion For J. Pitoef. 20 April Unnamed Steamship Messrs. Boolds, Sharer & Co. Pallion For A. Mantichoff. 21 April Bannockburn Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Robert Shankland & Co. 21 April Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow For Messrs. Currie & Co. 21 April Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow For G. W. Nicoll. 21 April Ituna Steam yacht Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For John G. Mackie. 21 April Perseverance Full-rigged ship W. B. Thompson Whiteinch For A. D. Bordes et Fils. 21 April Ocean liner Fairfield Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Fairfield For Norddeutscher Lloyd. Ran aground on being launched. 21 April Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Alfred Suart. 22 April Suakim Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Kingston For G