List of ship launches in 1877

The list of ship launches in 1877 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1877.

Datge Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slieve More Clipper For W. P. Sinclair & Co.[1]
2 March  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Glasgow Royal yacht For the Sultan of Zanzibar
31 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Slieve Bawn Clipper For W. P. Sinclair & Co.[2]
17 April  United Kingdom Arles Shipyard Kingston upon Hull Kongō Kongō-class ironclad For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 May  Netherlands Rotterdam Bonaire Steam frigate For Royal Netherlands Navy
12 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lord Cairns Sailingship For T. Doxon Hughes Ltd.[3]
22 May  United States Chester, Pennsylvania Saratoga Steamboat For private owner. Ten people were killed in an accident during launching. Up to 30 were injured.[4][5]
11 June  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Dock, Wales Hiei Kongō-class ironclad For Imperial Japanese Navy
14 July  United Kingdom Bowdler, Chaffer & Co Seacombe Andalusia Steamship For F. Leyland & Co. Collided with Angerona on being launched.[6]
21 July  Germany A. G. Vulcan Stettin Sachsen Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
26 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Star of Italy Sailing ship For J. P. Corry & Co.[7]
7 August  Norway Horten Navy Yard Horten Sleipner Gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
October  United States Waldoboro, Maine Mabel Clarke Merchantman For J. H. Smith & Co.[8]
21 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Star of France Sailing ship For J. P. Corry & Co.[9]

References
  1. "Slieve More". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. "Slieve Bawn". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. "Lord Cairns". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. "Summary of This Morning's News". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 3824. London. 23 May 1877.
  5. "Shipping". Newcastle Courant. No. 10561. Newcastle upon Tyne. 25 May 1877.
  6. "Collisions". The Times. No. 28995. London. 16 July 1877. col F, p. 10.
  7. "Star of Italy". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. "Loss of an American Vessel". Lancaster Gazetter. No. 4839. Lancaster. 6 July 1878.
  9. "Star of France". The Yard. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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