List of ship launches in 1858

The list of ship launches in 1858 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1858.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
31 January  United Kingdom J Scott Russell & Co London Great Eastern Paddle, steam, sail The largest ship built to date[1]
24 July  United Kingdom Thompson Rotherhithe Boyana Steam gunboat for river duty[2] For Ottoman Navy.[3]
Unknown  United States New York City Montgomery Screw steam gunboat For United States Navy

References
  1. Emmerson, George S. (1981). S.S. Great Eastern. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8054-0.
  2. Lloyd's Register (1860), Seq.№343.
  3. "Launch of a Turkish Gunboat for the Montenegro River". The Morning Chronicle (28578). London. 27 July 1858.
Ship events in 1858
Ship launches: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863
Ship commissionings: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863
Ship decommissionings: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863
Shipwrecks: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863
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