List of ship launches in 1893

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The list of ship launches in 1893 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1893.

Date Country Location Builder Ship Class / type Notes
2 February  United Kingdom Govan Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Lucania Ocean liner For Cunard Line
4 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mystic Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[1]
16 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gaul Passenger ship For Union Steamship Co.[2]
28 February  United States Philadelphia William Cramp & Sons Indiana Indiana-class battleship
7 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orcana Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[3]
16 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Goth Passenger ship For Union Steamship Co.[4]
20 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magic Ferry For Belfast Steamship Co.[5]
15 May  United Kingdom Wallsend Swan & Hunter Westmeath Cargo ship For Shaw, Savill and Albion Line
18 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Greek Passenger ship For Union Steamship Co.[6]
May  United States Cleveland F.W. Wheeler & Co. L.R. Doty Wooden-hulled bulk carrier steamship Sunk in storm October 25, 1898 on Lake Michigan
10 June  United States Philadelphia William Cramp & Sons Massachusetts Indiana-class battleship
17 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sarmiento Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[7]
28 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Gothic Ocean Liner For White Star Line.
29 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sachem Passenger ship For George Warren & Co.
3 July  Russia Saint Petersburg New Admiralty Shipyard Gangut Coastal defense ship
3 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magellan Cargo ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[8]
29 August  France Brest Arsenal de Brest Charles Martel Pre-dreadnought battleship
23 September  United Kingdom Belfast Harland & Wolff Cevic Livestock carrier For White Star Line.
12 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Inca Cargo ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[9]
26 October  United States San Francisco, California Union Iron Works Oregon Indiana-class battleship
27 October  France La Seyne-sur-Mer Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée Jauréguiberry Pre-dreadnought battleship
1 November  Russia Saint Petersburg New Admiralty Shipyard Admiral Ushakov Admiral Ushakov-class coastal defense ship
9 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Templemore Cargo ship For William Johnstone.[10]
12 November  Russia Nikolayev Nikolayev Admiralty Shipyard Tri Sviatitelia Pre-dreadnought battleship
7 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Staffordshire Cargo ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mystic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Gaul". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Orcana". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Goth". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Magic". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Greek". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Sarmiento". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Magellan". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Inca". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Templemore". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Staffordshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.