List of ship launches in 1885

The list of ship launches in 1885 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1885.

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February

26 February

• Sirius  Norway: Passenger/cargo ship launched by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany for Bergen Steamship Company

28 February

• Alacrity  United Kingdom: Surprise-class third class cruiser launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow for the British Royal Navy.[1]
• Gaelic  United Kingdom: Passenger and cargo liner built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for the White Star Line.[2]

March

18 March

• Naniwa  United Kingdom: Naniwa-class cruiser launched by W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

31 March

• Katsuragi  Japan: Corvette launched at Yokohama Naval Arsenal.
• Mersey  United Kingdom: Protected cruiser launched at Chatham Dockyard for Royal Navy.[3]

Exact date unknown

• RMS Etruria  United Kingdom: Launched by John Elder & Co, Glasgow.

April

16 April

• Formidable  France: Amiral Baudin-class battleship launched at Lorient.

18 April

• Mona's Queen  United Kingdom: Paddle steamer built by Barrow Shipbuilding Co. for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company[4]

28 April

• Howe  United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Pembroke Dockyard.[5]

May

1 May

• Yamato  Japan: Corvette launched at Onohama Naval Arsenal.

16 May

• Takachiho  United Kingdom: Naniwa-class cruiser launched by W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

26 May

• Puritan  United States: Yacht launched by George Lawley & Son, Boston, Massachusetts.

Exact date unknown

• Galatea  United Kingdom: Yacht launched by John Beavor-Webb.
• Moy  United Kingdom: Sailing ship launched by Russel & Co, Port Glasgow.

June

13 June

• Panther  United Kingdom: Launched at W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.[6]

15 June

• Benbow  United Kingdom: Admiral-class battleship launched by Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Leamouth, Essex.[7]

26 June

• Infanta Isabel  Spain: Launched at Cadiz.

September

10 September

• Leopard  United Kingdom: Launched at W G Armstrong, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

October

21 October

• Admiral Nakhimov  Russian Empire: Armoured cruiser launched at Baltic Works, Saint Petersburg.

27 October

• Hero  United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Chatham Dockyard.

November

24 November

• Camperdown  United Kingdom: Battleship launched at Portsmouth Dockyard.

December

3 December

• Thames  United Kingdom: Launched at Pembroke Dockyard.

5 December

• Chicago  United States: Launched by John Roach & Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania.

10 December

• Rhine  United Kingdom: Sailing ship launched by Russel & Co, Port Glasgow.

Exact date unknown

• Polly Woodside  United Kingdom: Barque launched by Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, Ireland.

Exact date unknown

• Bristol  United States: Launched by Sam Paegnall, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Elcano  Spain: Launched at Manila for the Armada Española.
• Multnomah  United States: Paddle steamer launched at East Portland, Oregon.
• Pioneer  United States: Sloop launched at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
• Port Victor  United Kingdom: Launched at Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Rheinland  Germany: Launched by H Hespe, Brake, Lower Saxony.
• Stiletto  United States: Launched by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island.

References

1. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—English: Alacrity". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 21.
2. "Launches and Trial Trips: Launches—Irish: Gaelic". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. April 1885. p. 23.
3. "Launch of the Mersey". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. pp. 37–38.
4. "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Mona's Queen". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. May 1885. p. 50.
5. "Launches and Trail Trips: Launches—English: Howe". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. June 1885. p. 77.
6. "Launch of a Torpedo Cruiser "The Panther"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 97–98.
7. "Launch of H.M.S. "Benbow"". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 7. July 1885. pp. 90–91.

See also

Ship events in 1885
Ship launches:	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890
Ship commissionings:	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890
Ship decommissionings:	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890
Shipwrecks:	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890