The list of ship launches in 1874 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1874. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Motala Verkstad Norrköping For Royal Swedish Navy. 1 January Oakworth Merchantman Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson. 3 January Star of Bengal Full-rigged ship Harland and Wolff Belfast For J. P. Corry & Co. 5 January Perthshire Merchantman Messrs. Brown & Simpson Dundee For Messrs. Thomas Law & Co. 17 January Steamship Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co. Hartlepool For private owner. 19 January Battle Axe Barque Messrs MacFayden & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Burgess, Shaddock & Co. 20 January Sunbeam Steam yacht Bowdler & Chaffer Seacombe For Thomas Brassey. 21 January Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. 23 January Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Chilean Navy. 23 January Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For British and African Steam Navigation Company. 23 January No. 11 Steam lighter Messrs. J. & R. Swan Maryhill For Carron Company. 24 January Hugh Barclay Schooner Messrs. Barclay & Son Ardrossan For private owner. 2 February Paddle steamer Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Commissioners of Northern Light Houses. 3 February Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For White Star Line. 3 February Valiant Fishing trawler John Barter & Son Brixham For Richard P. Mills Sr. and others. 4 February Blackwall Yard Blackwall For Royal Navy. 5 February Cinderella Steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For E. H. Scott. 7 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co. 14 February Passenger ship Robert Duncan & Co. Glasgow For Anchor Line. 16 February Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Österreichischer Lloyd. 16 February Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Messrs. James Little & Co. 16 February Steamship John Key Kinghorn For Messrs. Blyth Bros. 16 February Mayflower Schooner John Barter & Son Brixham For William R. Pearce and others. 16 February Udston Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. 16 February Steamship Robert Napier & Sons Glasgow For Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij. 17 February Steamship Messrs. R. Duncan & Sons West Hartlepool For Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam Packet Co. 17 February Cable ship C. Mitchell & Company Aberdeen For Siemens Brothers. 17 February Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Friedrich Krupp. 17 February Turkestan Full-rigged ship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For British and Eastern Shipping Company (Limited). 18 February Barque Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland For T. Dunlop. 18 February Steamship Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co. Hartlepool For Messrs. Coverdale, Merryweather & Todd. 18 February Steamship Messrs. Elder & Co. Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 19 February Paddle steamer William Simons & Co. Renfrew For Great Western Railway. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. J. & A. Davidson. 28 February Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Son Whitby For Messrs. T. C. Watson & Co. 28 February Steamship Messrs. Turnball & Son Whitby For Messrs. T. E. Watson & Sons. 2 March Eva Hewson Humber Keel G. Brown Hull For William Hewson. 2 March Clipper William Pile Sunderland For Devitt and Moore. 3 March Full-rigged refrigerated cargo ship Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Albion Line. 3 March Steamship Messrs. Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough-on-Tees For Messrs. Hogg & Henderson. 4 March Steamship J. & G. Thomson Clydebank For Cunard Line. 4 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 4 March Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Burns. 4 March Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun For Queen Steamship Co. 5 March Torpedo ram Boston Navy Yard Boston, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 5 March Steamship Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Co. Dumbarton For Mississippi and Dominion Steamship Co. 5 March Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For Messrs. William Cruickshanks & Co. 6 March Chrysolite Schooner Irvine Co-operative Shipbuilding Co Irvine For William Robertson. 6 March Corvette Laird Brothers Birkenhead For Argentine Navy. 10 March Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co Fairfield For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 12 March Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Messrs. H. McPhail & Co. 14 March Atlantic Works Company Boston, Massachusetts For United States Revenue Cutter Service. 19 March Steamship John Roach & Sons Chester, Pennsylvania For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. 19 March Samuda Brothers Cubitt Town For Imperial German Navy. 19 March Maritana Merchantman Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Messrs. Singleton, Dunn & Co. 19 March Passenger liner John Elder & Co. Govan For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. 20 March Cumberland Lassie Merchantman William Thomas Amlwch For William Thomas. 20 March Mairi Bhan Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow For Peter M'Intyre. 21 March Steamship Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Messrs. Strong, Reid & Page. 25 March Torpedo ship Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 30 March Steamship Fijenoord Rotterdam For Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij. March Steamship Fratelli Orlando Livorno For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. March Ermenilda Schooner Milford Haven For private owner. March Forth Barge Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Worsley Battersby. March Gowy Barge Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Worsley Battersby. March Steamship Robert Thompson Jr. Sunderland For Adam & Co. March Steamship Messrs. R. Roberts & Co. Trefriw For Messrs. R. Roberts & Co. 2 April Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Messrs. James Little & Co. 2 April Ennerdale Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Newton & Co. 2 April Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Friedrich Krupp. 3 April Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company Glasgow For Glen Line. 3 April Steamship J. G. Lawrie Whiteinch For private owner. 3 April Peterborough Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Merchant Shipping Co. 7 April Steamship Messrs. John Redhead & Co. South Shields For Messrs. Adam & Co. 14 April Karljohansvern Horten For Royal Norwegian Navy. 15 April Eliza Ramsden Barque Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow For Samuel Ramsden. 16 April Steamship Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 17 April Neva Cutter John Fyfe Fairlie For R. Holms Kerr. 17 April Quoanimo Merchantman Frampton-on-Severn For Messrs. Davis & Muse. 18 April Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Messrs. James Little & Co. 18 April Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Eastern Steamship Company. 18 April Steamship Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For Messrs. Merry & Cuninghame. 18 April Hildegard Yacht Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For Gilbert W. Moss. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend-on-Tyne For Messrs. C. E. Stallybrass & Co. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co Middleton For Messrs. Pyman, Bell & Co. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co Aberdeen For private owner. 20 April Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For British India Steam Navigation Company. 21 April Windflower Yawl Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For C. Davies. 29 April Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Ardrossan Shipping Co. April Robina Dunlop Barque J. Crown Sunderland For J. Neil. 1 May Steamship Messrs. M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co. Dumbarton For Messrs. James Rankine & Sons. 2 May Calypso Merchantman Messrs. Alexander Hall & Sons Aberdeen For William Shirres and John Leslie. 2 May Corinne Yacht Ratsey Cowes For private owner. 2 May Cythera Yacht Fyfe Fairlie For David Richardson. 2 May Goshawk Yacht Hansen Cowes For T. Hesketh. 2 May Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij. 2 May Steamship Messrs. Humphrys & Pearson Hull For John Curry and Thomas R. Thompson. 4 May Elmina Yacht Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For Sir Richard Sutton. 5 May Canterbury Merchantman Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co. 5 May Ocean liner Messrs. James & George Thomson Dalmuir For Cunard Line. 6 May Steamship Messrs. Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. Blair & Co. (Limited). 12 May Telegraph Steam launch Messrs. Yarrow & Hedley Poplar For Messrs. Siemens. 13 May Steamship John Roach & Sons Chester, Pennsylvania For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. 13 May Gondola Yacht H. Boag Fairlie For Mr. Livingstone. 14 May Plassey Full-rigged ship William Pile Sunderland For G. D. Tyser & Co. 16 May Steamship Messrs. Humphrys and Pearson Kingston upon Hull For Wilson Line. 16 May Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For British and African Steam Navigation Co. 16 May Oregon Barque James Petrie Montrose For private owner. Ran aground on being launched and was severely damaged. 16 May Ironclad frigate Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte Rio de Janeiro For Brazilian Navy. 16 May Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Burns. 16 May No. 105 Steamship Messrs. Raylton, Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. Blair & Co. 18 May Brenhilda Clipper Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co Whiteinch For Messrs. Hendry, Ferguson & Co. 18 May Collier John Fullerton & Co. Merksworth For Anvil Creek Coal Mining Co. 19 May Cordelia Schooner Messrs. Nichol & Bruce Govan For John Inglis Jr. 20 May Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For George G. MacKay. 20 May Germania Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Messrs. D. H. Wätjin & Co. 20 May Paddle steamer William Simons & Co. Glasgow For Great Western Railway. 20 May Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend-on-Tyne For Messrs. J. H. Wilson & partners. 20 May Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For Eastern and Australian Royal Mail Steamship Co. 28 May Steamship Messrs. M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co. Dumbarton For Messrs. Alexander Miller, Brother, & Co. 29 May Steamship Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For private owner. 30 May Acton Bridge Barque William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For W. S. Croudace. 31 May Bessie Steam yacht W. Luke Itchen Ferry For Earl of Harrington. May Amy Steam yacht Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For N. B. Stewart. May Blanche Cutter Messrs. Nichol & Bruce Govan For Thomas A. Kemp. May Dumbartonshire Merchantman Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Messrs. T. Law & Co. 1 June Steamship Messrs. Irvine & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Steel, Young & Co. 1 June Passenger ship Caird & Company Greenock For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. 2 June Paddle steamer Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Leamouth For English Channel Steamship Co. 2 June Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Govan For State Line Steamship Co. 3 June Steamship A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Eastern and Australian Steam Mailship Co Ltd. 3 June Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For British India Steam Navigation Company (Limited). 3 June Steamship Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Allan Line. 13 June John W. Griffiths Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 15 June Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield For British and African Steam Navigation Co. 15 June Steamship Joseph L. Thompson Sunderland For J. H. W. Culliford. 15 June Steamship Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Hull For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 16 June Boadicea Schooner Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For C. Thellasson. 16 June Ca