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The list of ship launches in 1879 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1879.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
23 January  United Kingdom Samuda Brothers Poplar, London Orion Template:Sclass-
10 March  United Kingdom John Elder and Co Govan, Scotland Arizona Passenger ship [1]Blue Riband holder 1879–1882
5 June  United Kingdom John Elder and Co Govan, Scotland Orient Steamer Orient Steam Navigation Company[2][3]
21 June  United Kingdom Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Willington Quay, England Rosalind Steam schooner [4]
4 September  Germany Schichauwerft Danzig Gneisenau Three masted full rigged ship
15 September  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, Wales Gripper Gadfly class gunboat [5]
15 September  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, Wales Tickler Gadfly class gunboat
16 September  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Devonport, Devon Phoenix Doterel-class sloop [6]
17 September  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Agamemnon Template:Sclass-
2 October  United Kingdom Dumbarton Buenos Ayrean Steamer for Messrs James and Alexander Allan[7]
October  France Arsenal de Lorient Lorient Turenne Bayard-class ironclad warship
16 December  United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness Kingfisher Sloop

References

  1. ^ "Next to the Largest Steamer in the World". The Cornishman. No. 35. 13 March 1879. p. 8.
  2. ^ "A Monster Steamship". The Cornishman. No. 47. 12 June 1879. p. 7.
  3. ^ "A View Of A Monster Of The Deep". The Cornishman. No. 65. 9 October 1879. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Rosalind". Shipping & Mercantile Gazette. 24 June 1879. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Tickler and the Gripper". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Penzance". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman (Saturday edition). No. 65. 11 October 1879. p. 6.
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