List of ship launches in 1869

The list of ship launches in 1869 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1869.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Juliet Sailing ship For C. T. Bowring.[1]
16 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elaine Coaster For F Lervik & Co.[2]
31 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carry Steam lighter For W. Gossage & Co.[3]
15 April  United Kingdom William Pile Sunderland Miako composite barque built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
15 April  United Kingdom Robert Steele & Company Greenock Wylo composite clipper built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
24 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lady Cairns Sailing ship For Harland & Wolff.[5]
May  United Kingdom} A. Hall and Company Aberdeen May Queen iron barque wrecked in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand[6]
12 July  United Kingdom William Pile Sunderland Osaka composite barque built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
18 September  Netherlands Fijenoord Rotterdam Maastroon Steamship For Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatsschappij.[7]
7 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bavarian Cargo ship For J. BNibby & Sons.[8]
20 November  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Bywell Castle Cargo liner For Hall Brothers
22 November  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton, Scotland Cutty Sark Clipper
8 December  Prussia Königliche Werft Danzig Danzig Undine [9]
Date unknown  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow Norman Court Clipper For private owner.[10]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Hall, Russel & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Umvoti Barque For John T. Rennie.[11]

References
  1. "Juliet". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. "Elaine". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "Carry". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 213–216. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
  5. "Lady Cairns". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. Ingram and Wheatley, C.W.N. and P.O. (1960). New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 234.
  7. "Binnenland". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant (in Dutch). 19 September 1869.
  8. "Bavarian". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. de:SMS Undine (Schiff, 1869)
  10. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
  11. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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