List of ship launches in 1878

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The list of ship launches in 1878 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1878.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
6 March  United States John Roach and Son Chester, Pennsylvania City of Rio de Janeiro Passenger ship For United States & Brazil Mail Steamship Company
March  United Kingdom Aberystwyth Rheidol Schooner For private owner.[1]
13 May  Germany Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven Bayern Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
13 June  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Devonport, Devon Pegasus Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy
31 August  United Kingdom Royal Dockyard Sheerness Gannet Doterel-class sloop For Royal Navy
23 October  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Nor Vale-class gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
1 November  Norway Karljohansverns Verft Horten Brage Vale-class gunboat For Royal Norwegian Navy
9 November  Germany A. G. Vulcan Stettin Württemberg Sachsen-class ironclad For Kaiserliche Marine
19 November  United Kingdom Messrs Thompson Dalmuir, Glasgow Ocean liner For Cunard.[2]
19 November  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons South Shields Steamship For Hain Line.[3][4]
14 December  United Kingdom John Blumer & Co Sunderland Steamship For Delmas Frères.[5][6]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Stockton-on-Tees Steamship For Edward Letham.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 12024. Glasgow. 6 July 1878.
  2. ^ "Cunard liner Gallia". The Cornishman. No. 19. 21 November 1878. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Launch Of A New Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 20. 28 November 1878. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Launch Of A Steamer". The Cornishman. No. 80. 22 January 1880. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 29440. London. 17 December 1878. col F, p. 8.
  6. ^ "Le Creusot". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Wreck Of A Steamer And Loss Of 35 Lives". The Cornishman. No. 289. 15 November 1883. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Iris". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
Ship events in 1878
Ship launches: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Ship commissionings: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1879 1882
Ship decommissionings: 1874 1876 1877 1879 1882
Shipwrecks: 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
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