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The list of ship launches in 1896 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1896.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
28 March  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Iowa Battleship
30 March  United Kingdom Laird, Son & Co Birkenhead Mars Template:Sclass-
28 April  United Kingdom Pembroke Dock Wales Hannibal Template:Sclass-
30 April  Russia Baltic Works Saint Petersburg Rossia Armoured cruiser
30 April  United Kingdom William Denny & Bros Ltd Dumbarton Sussex Passenger ferry For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
27 May  France Cherbourg Cassard[1] Template:Sclass-
11 June  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne D'Entrecasteaux[2] First class cruiser
14 July  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Electra Template:Sclass-
2 September  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Caesar Template:Sclass-
2 September  Russia Nikolayev shipyard Mykolaiv Rostislav Pre-dreadnought battleship
17 September  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, Kent Illustrious Template:Sclass-
7 October  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Bat Template:Sclass-
8 October  France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Catinat[3] Template:Sclass-
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Arcadia Seized by USA at Newport News, became US Govt. ship in 1917. Scrapped in 1926.[4][5]
21 October  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan, Scotland Diadem Template:Sclass-
17 November  United Kingdom Earle's Shipbuilding Hull Dresden Passenger steamer For Great Eastern Railway[6]
3 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Furious[7] Template:Sclass-
4 December  United Kingdom Armstrong, Mitchell and Company Newcastle upon Tyne New Orleans Protected cruiser laid down for Brazilian Navy, purchased by United States Navy
5 December  United Kingdom Laird, Son & Co. Birkenhead Locust Template:Sclass-
5 December  United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness, Kent Proserpine[8] Template:Sclass-
5 December  United States Bath, Maine Newport Gunboat
5 December  United States Bath, Maine Vicksburg Gunboat
8 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Gladiator Template:Sclass-
21 December  United Kingdom Armstrong, Mitchell and Company Newcastle-upon-Tyne Pactolus[9] Template:Sclass-
23 December  United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabeth, New Jersey Annapolis Gunboat

References

  1. ^ The Times (London), Monday, 1 June 1896, p.12
  2. ^ The Times (London), Wednesday, 24 June 1896, p.12
  3. ^ The Times (London), Saturday, 10 October 1896, p.11
  4. ^ http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=arcad
  5. ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/id1605.htm
  6. ^ "The Great Eastern Railway Co.'s Steamer "Dresden"". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 1 September 1897. pp. 206–207.
  7. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 3 December 1896, p.7
  8. ^ The Times (London), Monday, 7 December 1896, p.12
  9. ^ The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1896, p.8

See also

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