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The list of ship launches in 1880 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1880.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dawpool Sailing ship For North Western Shipping Company.[1]
12 January  United Kingdom T. & W. Smith North Shields Lady Tyler Paddle steamer For Great Eastern Railway.
12 January  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Stakesby Steamship For John H. Barry & Partners.[2][3][4]
13 January  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Tregenna Steamship For Hain Line.[5]
26 January  United Kingdom John Elder & Co Glasgow Rambler Algerine-class gunvessel For Royal Navy.
31 January  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Lemnos Steamship For Lumsden, Byers & Co.[2][6]
24 February  United States John Roach & Sons Chester, Pennsylvania Columbia Coastal passenger liner For Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. She was the first commercial usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb.[7]
2 March  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Doterel Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy.[8]
10 March  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Ajax Ajax-class battleship For Royal Navy.
13 March  United Kingdom Laird Bros. Birkenhead Lily Paddle steamer For London and North Western Railway.
13 March  United States C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York Thomas F. Bayard Schooner For Delaware Pilots.
19 March  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Ravenna Steamship For Peninsular and Orental Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[9][10]
27 March  France Bayard Bayard-class battleship For French Navy.
27 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Peshwa Cargo ship For Turner & Co.[11]
7 April  United States Matthew Turner San Francisco, California Dora Steamship For Alaska Commercial Company.
5 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast White Head Cargo ship For Ulster Steamship Co.[12]
8 May  United Kingdom Barrow Ship Building Company Barrow-in-Furness Adelaide Paddle steamer For Great Eastern Railway.
10 May  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Toulon Pamiat Merkuria Cruiser For Imperial Russian Navy.
25 May  France Arsenal de Brest Brest Nielly Lapérouse-class cruiser For French Navy.
27 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rosetta Passenger ship For Peninsular and Orental Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[13]
9 June  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham Constance Comus-class corvette For Royal Navy.
23 June  United Kingdom Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough Triumph Steamship For McIntyre Bros., & Co.
25 June  United Kingdom John Elder & Co. Govan Livadia Imperial yacht For Imperial Russian Navy.[14]
7 July  United Kingdom John Elder & Co. Govan Livadia Royal yacht For Alexander III.
7 July  United Kingdom Laird Bros. Birkenhead Seahorse Admiralty tug For Royal Navy.
20 July  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Mutine Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy.
23 July  United Kingdom J. & G. Thompson Clydebank Duchess of Edinburgh Paddle steamer For South Eastern Railway.
28 July  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Kiel Baden Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine.
July  United States Albert Hathorn Bath, Maine George Stetson Schooner For Parker M. Whitmore.
3 August  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport Espiegle Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy.
9 August  France Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg Magon Villars-class cruiser For French Navy.
9 August  United States [Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works]] Chester, Pennsylvania Yosemite Steam yacht For William Belden.
11 August  United Kingdom Armstrong Newcastle upon Tyne Tsukushi Tsukushi-class cruiser For Imperial Japanese Navy.
18 August  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Langrigg Hall Barque For Herron, Dunn and Co.[2][15][16][17]
21 August  United Kingdom James Laing Deptford Bernard Hall Steamship For West India and Pacific Steamship Co. Lte.[2][18]
21 August  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Hampshire Steamship For George Marshall & Sons.[2][17]
23 August  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow Alverton Steamship For Osborne and Wallis.[19]
25 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Merchant Sailing ship For British Shipowners Ltd.[20]
25 August  Norway Karljohansvern Horten Ellida 1-class gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy.
28 August  United States Thomas Quayle & Sons Cleveland, Ohio Henry Chisholm Steamship For Alva Bradley.
August  United States James Elliot Saugatuck, Michigan J. S. Seaverns Steamship For private owner.
10 September  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Newcastle upon Tyne Newnham Steamship For J. Temperley & Co.
22 September  Netherlands Rijkswerf Amsterdam De Ruyter Atjeh-class cruiser For Royal Netherlands Navy.
23 September  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Espiegle Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy.
29 September  Italy Castellammare di Stabia Italia Italia-class ironclad For Regia Marina.[21]
30 September  Denmark Orlogsværftet Copenhagen Tordenskjold Ironclad For Royal Danish Navy.
September  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Maxima Steamship For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[2][22]
5 October  United Kingdom Barrow Shipbuilding Company Barrow-in-Furness Wasp Banterer-class gunboat For Royal Navy.
6 October  United Kingdom Samuda Brothers London Almirante Brown Central-battery ironclad For Argentine Navy.
25 October  United States America Schooner For New York Pilots.
3 November  Queensland Messrs. Smith, Forrester & Co. Kangaroo Point Katara Paddle steamer For Messrs. D. L. Brown & Co.
4 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Queen Passenger ship For British Shipowners Ltd.[23]
6 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Algerine Gunboat For Royal Navy.[24]
8 November  United Kingdom Armstrong Whitworth Newcastle upon Tyne Tsukushi Gunboat For Imperial Japanese Navy.
11 November  United Kingdom Charles Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne Chaoyong Tsukushi-class cruiser For Imperial Chinese Navy.
16 November  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse Camorta Steamship For A. Grey & E. S. Dawes.
27 November  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Carola Carola-class corvette For Kaiserliche Marine.
November  United States A. R. Reed Waldboro, Maine Emily Reed Down Easter For Yates & Porterfield.
4 December  United Kingdom William Westacott Shipbuilding Co. Barnstaple Lark Schooner For Royal Navy.
11 December  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Olga Carola-class corvette For Kaiserliche Marine.
18 December  United Kingdom Dumbarton Egyptian Monarch Steamship For Royal Exchange Shipping Company.[25]
18 December  United States Jacob S. Ellis Tottenville, New York Joseph F. Loubat Schooner For New York Pilots.
20 December  United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Gainsborough Steamship For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
22 December  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Contest Steamship For William France.[2][26]
30 December  United Kingdom Thomas Turnbull & Sons Whitby Nemesis Steamship For Huddart, Parker & Co.
December  United Kingdom Garth Castle Steamship For Messrs. Donald Currie & Co.[27]
Unknown date  United States Kennebunk, Maine Actaea Schooner For David Sears.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Blumer & Co Sunderland Albert Steamship For Chevilotte Frères.[2][28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland Andrea Vagilano Merchantman For Vagilano Bros.[2]
Unknown date  United States David O. Richmond, Mystic, Connecticut Annie Sandbagger sloop For Henry H. Tift.
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Avon Steamship For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Blumer & Co. Sunderland Bayswater Merchantman For Watts, Ward & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Beckton Merchantman For Frederick Gordon & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Bellini Merchantman For James Taylor.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Shipbuilding Company Ltd. Sunderland Blodwen Merchantman For Arvon Shipping Co. Ltd.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Blumer & co Sunderland Brankston Merchantman For Fisher, Renwick & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland Calliope Nicolopulo Merchantman For D. Nicolopulo.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Pickersgill Sunderland Camargo Merchantman For R. W. Jones & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Blumer & Co. Sunderland Canonbury Merchantman For Watts, Ward & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Cardiff Merchantman For Morel Bros & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Cherubini Merchantman For J. Taylor & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland Churucca Merchantman For Bautizado Churucca.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Claudius Merchantman For Thomas Kish.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland Clydach Merchantman For W. Perch.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Yarrow & Co. Poplar Colo Colo Torpedo boat For Chilean Navy.
Unknown date  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Confidence Sternwheeler For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Pickersgill Sunderland Coppename Barquentine For A. Pearson & Co.[2][29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Cotherstone Merchantman For J. S. Barwick.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Collier Sunderland Countess of Durham Steam launch For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland County of Merioneth Merchantman For W. Thomas & Co.[2]
Unknown date United States Washington Territory Seattle Daisy Sternwheeler For Washington Steamboat Company.
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Deepdale Merchantman For Dixon & Wilson.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Eident Merchantman For James Westoll.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Emmy Haase Steamship For .[2][30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros Sunderland Excellent Merchantman For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Florence Merchantman For Gordon & Stamp.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland Gallego Merchantman For M. M. de Arrotegui.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland Gervase Merchantman For Mediterranean Steam Shipping Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Grappler Merchantman For West India & Panama Telegraph Co.[2]
Unknown date Trieste Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste Grivița Gunboat For Romanian Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Low Walker-on-Tyne Gulf of Panama Steamship For private owner.[31]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Haydn Merchantman For J. Taylor.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland Helen Newton Merchantman For A. J. Newton.[2]
Unknown date  United States Wiscasset, Maine Hope Haynes Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co Sunderland Howards Merchantman For J. F. Marshall.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co. Sunderland Irthington Merchantman For J. D. Milburn.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland James Grice Steamship For Jones Bros. & Co.[2][32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland John Marychurch Merchantman For John Marychurch & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bartram, Haswell & Co Sunderland Joseph Ferens Merchantman For Hunting & Pattison.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland Julia Merchantman For A. C. de Freitas & Co.[2]
Unknown date United States Washington Territory Houghton Katherine Tug For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland Keroula Steamship For Porteous & Senior.[2][33]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Larpool Merchantman For John H. Barry.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Lily Paddle steamer For London and North Western Railway.
Unknown date  United Kingdom The Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland Lizzie Stewart Merchantman For John Lacey.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Marion Merchantman For James Gray & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland Mari Vagliano Merchantman For Vagliano Bros.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Mars Steamship For Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Westacott Ship Building Co. Barnstaple Meda Schooner For Royal Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Foster Sunderland Menai Merchantman For Arvon Shipping Co. Ltd.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom The Strand Slipway Co. Sunderland Mercurius Steamship For Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co Sunderland Millom Merchantman For G. Nelson.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Minerva Steamship For Koninklijke Netherlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij.[2]
Unknown date  United States Kennebunk, Maine Montauk Fishing trawler For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Foster Sunderland Ogwen Merchantman For Arvon Shipping Co. Ltd.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland Orsino Steamship For H. Roberts & Son.[2][34]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Propitious Merchantman For Taylor & Sanderson.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co Sunderland Reaumur Merchantman For A. D'Orbigny & Faustin, Fils.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Jarrow Rhuabon Steamship For Messrs John Cory and Sons.[35]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Rossmore Merchantman For W. Johnston & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bartram, Haswell & Co Sunderland 'Roxburgh Castle Merchantman For Stephens & Mawson.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland San Fernando Merchantman For S. Clarke.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Skyro Steamship For D. G. Pinkney & Son.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland Spark Merchantman For J. W. Smith.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Stamford Merchantman For Thompson & Wrightson.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland St. Pauli Merchantman For J. H. Lorentzen & Co.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland Stuart Steamship For John Bacon.[2][29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Osbourne, Graham & Co Sunderland Thames Merchantman For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Blumer & Co Sunderland Tharsis Steamship For Scott Bros.[2]
Unknown date  Peru Federico Blume Othon Toro Submarino Submarine For Peruvian Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Laird Bros. Birkenhead Violet Paddle steamer For London and North Western Railway.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland Violet Steamship For Gordon & Stamp.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros. Sunderland Virent Steamship For James Westoll.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Short Bros Sunderland Wearmouth Steamship For J. S. Barwick.[2][6]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Woodhopper Hopper barge For White Star Line.[36]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Yesso Merchantman For D. G. Pinkney & Sons.[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland Yoritomo Maru Merchantman For Yonoske Mitsui.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dawpool". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt "SHIPS BUILT IN THE 1880s". Searle. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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  4. ^ "Launches (English)". The Marine Engineer: 208. 2 February 1880.
  5. ^ "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 80. 22 January 1880. p. 5.
  6. ^ a b "SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 29". Searle. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ Jehl, Francis Menlo Park reminiscences : written in Edison's restored Menlo Park laboratory, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Whitefish, Mass, Kessinger Publishing, 1 July 2002, page 564
  8. ^ "Naval". The Cornishman. No. 87. 11 October 1880. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Messrs W Denny and Co". The Cornishman. No. 89. 25 March 1880. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Ravenna". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Peshwa". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. ^ "White Head". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Rosetta". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Imperial Russian Yacht". The Cornishman. No. 104. 8 July 1880. p. 5.
  15. ^ "Loss Of The Barque Langrigg Hall And 24 Lives". The Cornishman. No. 232. 21 December 1882. p. 6.
  16. ^ "Langrigg Hall (1081397)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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  21. ^ "The Strongest War-ship In The World". The Cornishman. No. 117. 7 October 1880. p. 7.
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  24. ^ "HMS Algerine". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Egyptian Monarch". The Marine Engineer: 248. 1 January 1881.
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  27. ^ "Egyptian Monarch". The Marine Engineer: 247–48. 1 January 1881.
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  30. ^ "S.S. Emmy Haase" (in Danish). Allan Jensens. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  31. ^ "Wreck Of A Steamer And Loss Of Twenty-two Lives". The Cornishman. No. 226. 9 November 1882. p. 7.
  32. ^ "Trial Trips". The Marine Engineer: 217. 1 December 1880.
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  34. ^ "SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 5". Searle. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Foundering Of A Padstow Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 291. 7 February 1884. p. 7.
  36. ^ "Woodhopper". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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