List of ship launches in 1883

The list of ship launches in 1883 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1883.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
13 January  United Kingdom Messrs Cox and Co Falmouth, Cornwall Prairie Flower Steam tug Built for Messrs J H Dunn and Co of Newport.[1]
April  United Kingdom Palmer's Shipbuilding Co Penarth Screw-steamer 2300 tons.[2]
26 May  United Kingdom Messrs John Readhead & Co South Shields Trekieve Screw-steamer Built for Messrs Edward Hain and Son, St Ives.[3]
20 June  United Kingdom Barclay, Curl, and Co. Glasgow SS Capercailzie Steam yacht Sold to the Royal Navy by George Burns in 1891 and renamed HMS Vivid.[4]
3 July  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow Daphne Steamer Foundered on launch.[5]
21 August  United Kingdom David J. Dunlop & Co. Glasgow Monarch Cable ship Screw steamer, 1,122 GRT, for H.M. Postmaster General - Telegraph Department, London, replacing earlier cable ship of the same name. First cable ship specifically designed for the Post Office.[6]
30 August  Netherlands Fijenoord Rotterdam Edam Steamer For Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaartmaatschappij, replaced a wooden ship of same size and name.[7]
25 September  United Kingdom Mr Burt's shipyard Falmouth, Cornwall Armine Wooden screw steamer Designed by Messrs Watson of Glasgow for Messrs Rusden Brothers of Falmouth as a tug and passenger steamer. Dimensions: length 100 feet (30 m) x breadth 17.25 feet (5.26 m) x depth 10.2 feet (3.1 m).[8]
October  United Kingdom Messrs Harvey and Co Hayle Eagle Tug Built for Messrs Deeble and Sons of Falmouth.[9]
4 October  United Kingdom Messrs W Gray and Co West Hartlepool City of Truro Steamer Built for the Cornwall Steamship Company. 2300 to 2350 tonnage dead-weight, length 265 feet (81 m).[10]
15 October  United Kingdom Dobie and Co. Govan Derry Castle Iron barque Wrecked off Enderby Island on 20 March 1887.[11]
15 December  United Kingdom Messrs Cox and Co Falmouth, Cornwall Triton Steamer Built for the Falmouth Fisheries' Company. (The fifth launched by Messrs Cox and Co this year.).[12]
December  United Kingdom Messrs H M'Intyre and Co Paisley Frutera Screw-steamer Built for Messrs Goodyear and Co. for the fruit trade from Spain.[13]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Devon Iron screw-steamer Sold by auction on 12 January 1885.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Port Glasgow Pochard Screw-steamer Built for the Cork Steamship Company.[15]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Blackwell Suffolk Iron screw-steamer Built for the Suffolk Steamship Company and wrecked on Lizard Point, Cornwall in 1886.[16]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Newcastle Sussex Steamer Built for Messrs Hooper, Morrell and Williams of London and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly in 1885.[17]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "Successful Launch Of A Steamer At Falmouth". The Cornishman. No. 236. 18 January 1883. p. 5.
  2. "Port of Cardiff". The Cornishman. No. 348. 19 March 1885. p. 1.
  3. "Launch Of A New Steamer For Edward Hain And Son, St Ives". The Cornishman. No. 251. 3 May 1883. p. 5.
  4. "Capercailzie". Clyde-built ships database. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "A Steamer Capsized At A Launch Over 150 Lives Lost". The Cornishman. No. 260. 5 July 1883. p. 5.
  6. "MONARCH". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. "Gemengd Nieuws". De Standaard. 31 August 1833.
  8. "There was launched ...". The Cornishman. No. 272. 27 September 1883. p. 6.
  9. "Falmouth". The Cornishman. No. 274. 11 October 1883. p. 5.
  10. "The Cornwall Steamship Company's New Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 274. 11 October 1883. p. 5.
  11. "Derry Castle". Clyde-built ships database. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 284. 20 December 1883. p. 4.
  13. "Islands of Scilly". The Cornishman. No. 285. 29 December 1883. p. 7.
  14. "Iron Screw-Steamer For Sale". The Cornishman. No. 338. 8 January 1885. p. 1.
  15. "Disaster at Sea". The Cornishman. No. 334. 11 December 1884. p. 5.
  16. "Wreck at The Lizard". The Cornishman. No. 428. 30 September 1886. p. 5.
  17. "Wreck of a Steamer at Scilly". The Cornishman. No. 388. 24 December 1885. p. 5.
Ship events in 1883
Ship launches: 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
Ship commissionings: 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
Ship decommissionings: 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
Shipwrecks: 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
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