List of ship launches in 1878

The list of ship launches in 1878 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1878.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
6 March	United States	John Roach and Son	Chester, Pennsylvania	City of Rio de Janeiro	Passenger ship
13 May	Germany	Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven	Wilhelmshaven	Bayern	Sachsen-class ironclad
13 June	United Kingdom	Royal Dockyard	Devonport, Devon	Pegasus	Doterel-class sloop
31 August	United Kingdom	Royal Dockyard	Sheerness	Gannet	Doterel-class sloop
23 October	Norway	Karljohansverns Verft	Horten	Nor	Vale-class gunboat
1 November	Norway	Karljohansverns Verft	Horten	Brage	Vale-class gunboat
9 November	Germany	A. G. Vulcan	Stettin	Württemberg	Sachsen-class ironclad
19 November	United Kingdom	Messrs Thompson	Dalmuir, Glasgow	Gallia	Cunard liner	[1]
19 November	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons	South Shields	Trewidden	Iron screw-steamer	[2][3] The first of 87 ships for the Hain Line, St Ives, Cornwall.
1883	United Kingdom		Stockton-on-Tees	Iris	Iron steamer (2219 gross tons)	[4]

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References

1. "Cunard liner Gallia". The Cornishman (19). 21 November 1878. p. 7.
2. "Launch Of A New Steamer". The Cornishman (20). 28 November 1878. p. 4.
3. "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman (80). 22 January 1880. p. 5.
4. "Wreck Of A Steamer And Loss Of 35 Lives". The Cornishman (289). 15 November 1883. p. 8.

Ship events in 1878
Ship launches:	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883
Ship commissionings:	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883
Ship decommissionings:	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883
Shipwrecks:	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883