List of ship launches in 1858
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The list of ship launches in 1858 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1858.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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31 January | United Kingdom | J Scott Russell & Co | London | Great Eastern | Paddle, steam, sail | The largest ship built to date[1] |
24 July | United Kingdom | Thompson | Rotherhithe | Boyana | Steam gunboat for river duty[2] | For Ottoman Navy.[3] |
Unknown | United States | New York City | Montgomery | Screw steam gunboat | For United States Navy |
References
- ^ Emmerson, George S. (1981). S.S. Great Eastern. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8054-0.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1860), Seq.№343.
- ^ "Launch of a Turkish Gunboat for the Montenegro River". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28578. London. 27 July 1858.