List of ship launches in 1882

The list of ship launches in 1882 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1882.

February

4 February

• Treneglos (United Kingdom): The 2100 ton steamer was launched at the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons of South Shields for Edward Hain and Son of St Ives, Cornwall. The fourth ship in the Hain's fleet was built for the grain trade in the Danube and Sea of Azott, as well as for general trade.

21 February

• Boskenna Bay (United Kingdom): The 200 foot (61 m) steamer was launched at the shipyard of Schlesinger Davis & Co of Wallsend for the Mount's Bay Steam Ship Company. The second ship in the fleet and sister to Mount's Bay.

March

18 March

• Edinburgh (United Kingdom): Colossus-class battleship launched at Pembroke Dockyard.

21 March

• Colossus (United Kingdom): Colossus-class battleship launched at Portsmouth Dockyard.

25 March

• Ganges (United Kingdom): Launched by Osbourne, Graham & Co Ltd, Sunderland.

April

20 April

• R P Rithet (Canada): Paddle steamer launched by Alexander Watson.

Exact date unknown

• Courbet (France): Ironclad battleship for the Marine Nationale.

May

4 May

• Skuzzy (Canada): Paddle steamer launched by Andrew Onderdonk at Spuzzum, British Columbia.

June

• Alesia (United Kingdom): Ocean liner launched by Thomas Royden and Sons for Fabre line.
• SS San Juan (United States): Ocean liner launched by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works for Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

July

• Hilda (United Kingdom): Steamship launched by Aitken & Mansel for London and South Western Railway.

August

9 August

• Albatross (United States): Research vessel launched by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware.

October

28 October

• Leander (United Kingdom): Cruiser launched by Napier, Glasgow.

November

22 November

• Collingwood (United Kingdom): Template:Sclass2- launched at Pembroke Dockyard

28 November

• Zhenyuan (Germany): Turret ship launched by AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin for the Beiyang Fleet.

December

6 December

• Puritan (United States): Puritan-class monitor launched by John Roach & Son, Chester, Pennsylvania.

23 December

• Arethusa (United Kingdom): Leander-class cruiser launched by Napier, Glasgow.

Exact date unknown

• Georg Stage (Denmark): Sailing ship launched by Burmeister & Wain, København.
• John M Osborn (United States): Steamboat launched by Morely & Hill, Marine City, Michigan.
• Lyn (Norway): Torpedo boat launched for Royal Norwegian Navy
• Saxon Prince (United Kingdom): Launched by Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Valencia (United States): Steamship launched by William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Viking (Norway): Launched by Nylands Verksted, Kristiania.
• Vladimir Monomakh (Russian Empire): Armoured cruiser launched by Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg.
• Wairarapa (United Kingdom): Steamship launched at Dumbarton for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
• W F Babcock (United States): Barge launched by A Sewall & Co, Bath, Maine.