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The list of ship launches in 1891 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1891.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 February   United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Apollo Apollo-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
11 February   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nomadic Livestock carrier For White Star Line
26 February   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Royal Sovereign Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
12 March   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Tauric Livestock carrier For White Star Line
28 March   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magnetic Tender For White Star Line
4 April   Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Falke Bussard-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy
11 April   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Labrador Passenger ship For Dominion Steamship Co. [1]
7 May   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembrokeshire Empress of India Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
9 May   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assaye Cargo ship For Elder Dempster. [2]
6 June   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cheshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co. [3]
27 June   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Shropshire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co. [4]
30 June   Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhemshaven Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
25 July   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lancastrian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co. [5]
30 July   United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Hood Royal Sovereign-class battleship For Royal Navy
July   France Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Le Havre Zaragoza Corvette Flagship of the Mexican Navy
20 August   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Philadelphian Cargo ship For F. Leyland & Co. [6]
21 September   Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Brandenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 October   France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Brennus Pre-dreadnought battleship For French Navy
17 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pindari Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank. [7]
31 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ionia Cargo ship For D. & C. McIver. [8]
19 November   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mahratta Cargo ship For Brocklebank Line
14 December   Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Weissenburg Brandenburg-class battleship For Imperial German Navy
17 December   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Massachusetts Passenger ship For Baltimore Lighterage Co. [9]
Unknown date   United Kingdom R. Williamson & Son Whitehaven Black Rock Cargo ship For private owner. [10]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee Lawhill Barque For private owner. [11]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Troon Ravenswood Paddle steamer For P. & A. Campbell. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Labrador". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Assaye". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cheshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Shropshire". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Lancastrian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Philadelphian". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Pindari". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Ionia". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Massachusetts". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 390.
  11. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
  12. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 244.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN  1-85044-275-4.