List of ship launches in 1873 explained

The list of ship launches in 1873 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1873.

Date	State	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
1 January			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.
2 January		Messrs. Laird Bros.	Birkenhead		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[1]
11 January		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland		Steamship	For Union Steamship Co.
11 January		Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow		Paddle steamer	For Dublin & Glasgow Steam Packet Co.[2]
13 January		Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co.	Middleton		Steamship	For private owner.[3]
14 January		Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[4]
16 January	New South Wales	John Cuthbert	Millers Point			For Royal Navy.
17 January		Harland and Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For White Star Line.[5]
23 January		Robert Allen & Son.	Pembroke	Rose Schneider	Schooner	For Joseph Fisher.[6]
27 January		Messrs. J. Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. J. Humphrey & Co.[7]
28 January		Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co.	West Hartlepool		Steamship	For Flensburg Steam Shipping Company.[8]
29 January		John Webster	Fraserburgh	St. Fergus	Schooner	For James Bremner.[9]
30 January		James Laing	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. Morrison.
30 January		Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Messrs. Thomas Russell & Son.[10]
30 January		Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland		Steamship	For Basden, Townsend & Co.[11]
January		Mr. Key	Kinghorn		Steamship	For Union Steamship Co.[12]
January		John Crown	Sunderland	Boldon	Barque	For John Crown.
January		Iliff & Mounsey	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. Robinson & Co.
January	Jersey	Philip Bellot	Gorey	Gazelle	Merchantman	For Joseph Moses.[13]
January		William Pile & Co	Sunderland		Paddle steamer	For John Robert Kelso. Incorporated half of in build, with a new bow or stern section.
January		William Pile & Co	Sunderland		Paddle steamer	For C. H. Ellis & C. H. Stewart. Incorporated half of in build, with a new bow or stern section.
January		Richard Thompson	Sunderland	Minstrel King	Barque	For Jacobs & Co.
January	Jersey	Charles W. Aubin	Jersey	Nellie	Ketch	For Elijah Seagers.[14]
January					Steamship	For private owner.[15]
January		Blumer & Co	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. Blumer & Co.
January		Messrs. T. R. Oswald & Co.	Sunderland		Steamship	For John H. Watt.[16]
1 February		Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co.	Aberdeen		Whaler	For private owners.[17]
11 February			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.[18]
11 February		John Roach & Sons	Chester, Pennsylvania		Steamship	For Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company.
11 February	New South Wales	John Cuthbert	Millers Point			For Royal Navy.
11 February		Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste		Corvette	For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
11 February			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.
12 February		Messrs. Rober Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Eastern Steamship Co.[19]
12 February		London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited)	Glasgow		Steamship	For State Line Steamship Company (Limited).[20]
13 February		Messrs. J. Wray & Son	Burton upon Stather	Burton	Fishing smack	For Burton-upon-Stather Shipping Co.[21]
13 February		Messrs. Hanna, Donald & Wilson	Paisley		Steamship	For Messrs. Cruickshanks & Co.
13 February		Messrs. Carnegie & Matthew	Peterhead	Helen Hutchison	Schooner	For Mr. Hutchison.[22]
13 February		Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Netherland India Steam Navigation Co.[23]
14 February		Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Glasgow		Steamship	For Castle Line.[24] [25]
15 February		Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Partick		Steamship	For Inman Line.[26]
15 February		Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co	Seacombe		Steamship	For Messrs. M'Andrews & Co.[27]
15 February		Messrs. John Fullerton & Co	Merksworth		Steamship	For G. Carr.
15 February		Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough		Paddle steamer	For private owner.[28]
15 February		Messrs. W. Simons & Co.	Renfrew		Steamship	For South Wales Atlantic Steam Ship Co.[29] [30]
15 February		Messrs. Gordon & Blackwood	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company.
25 February			Pembroke Dockyard		Brig	For Royal Navy.[31]
26 February		Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co.[32] [33]
28 February		Messrs. R. A. Prichard & Co	Pwllheli	E. L. Margaret	Brig	For private owner.[34]
28 February			Grangemouth	Lady Windermere	Barque	For private owner.[35]
February		James Geddie Jr.	Garmouth	Beautiful Star	Merchantman	For private owners.[36]
1 March		Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.[37]
1 March		Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co.	Middleton		Steamship	For Kosmos Steam Navigation Co.[38]
1 March		Messrs. Hansen & Sons	Cowes	Lisette	Steam yacht	For Mr. Gower.[39]
1 March		Chatham Dockyard	Chatham		Frigate	For Royal Navy.
3 March		Messrs. Earle's	Kingston upon Hull	Eldorado	Merchantman	For private owner.[40]
3 March		Messrs. John Elder & Co	Fairfield		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[41]
4 March		Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Messrs. William Ross & Co.
5 March		John Barter & Son	Brixham	Flower of the Fleet	Sloop	For Samuel D. Mills.[42]
10 March		Messrs. Scott & Co.	Cartsdyke		Steamship	For Compagnie Valery Frères et Fils.[43]
11 March		Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co	Whiteinch		Steamship	For State Line.[44]
11 March		Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co.	West Hartlepool		Steamship	For private owner.[45]
13 March		Robinson	Gosport	Fleetwing	Yacht	For Mr. West.[46]
15 March		Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Fairfield		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[47]
15 March		Messrs. Turnbull & Son	Whitby		Steamship	For Messrs. Pyman, Bell & Co.[48]
15 March		W. Watson	Sunderland		Steamship	For La Trinacria Società di Navigazione á Vapeur.
21 March		Joseph Burton	Selby	Cambria	Humber Keel	For Messrs. Charles & William Ford.[49]
25 March	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania			For American Steamship Company.
26 March			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.
29 March		Gourlay Brothers	Dundee		Passenger ship	For Red Star Line.
29 March		Messrs. M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Messrs. Leech, Harrison & Forwood.
29 March		Michael Ratsey	cowes	Auriga	Yacht	For L. W. Close.[50]
29 March		Caird & Company	Greenock		Passenger ship	For Inman Line.
29 March		Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Donald R. Macgregor.
29 March		Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Florinda	Yawl	For W. Jessop.[51]
29 March		Messrs. Charles Mitchell & Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne		Cable ship	For Hooper's Telegraph Works (Limited).[52] [53] [54]
29 March		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Progresso Maritimo do Porto.
29 March		Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co.	Hartlepool		Steamship	For private owner.[55]
29 March		Messrs. Green	Blackwall		Steamship	For Messrs. Green.
29 March		London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company (Limited)	Glasgow		Steamship	For State Line Steamship company (Limited).[56]
31 March		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland		Steamship	For E. Shotton & Co.
March		Blake & Co.	Northfleet		Steamship	For James C. Kerr.[57]
March		Messrs. Earle	Hull		Steamship	For Wilson India Line.[58]
Unknown date		Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe		Steamship	For George MacAndrew and others.[59]
March	Jersey	Allix	Jersey	Uberty	Schooner	For Charles Barclay.[60]
1 April		Messrs. Robert Steele & Co.	Cartsdyke		Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd.
1 April		Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Compania Maritima del Peru.[61]
1 April	United States	Quayle & Martin	Cleveland, Ohio		Steamship	For Alva Bradley.
2 April		Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough		Steamship	For private owner.[62]
4 April		Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co.	Footdee	Robert Kirkwood	Fishing smack	For Shetland Fishing Company (Limited).[63]
7 April		Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co.	Footdee		Steamship	For Duke of Sutherland.[64]
10 April			Devonport Dockyard			For Royal Navy.[65]
12 April		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland		Steamship	For Anderson, Horan & Co.
12 April		Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co	South Stockton	No. 189	Steamship	For private owner.[66]
14 April		Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Heather Bell	Yacht	For Mr. Schneider.[67]
15 April		Messrs. Humphrys & Pearson	Hull		Steamship	For Messrs. Matheson & Co.[68]
15 April		Messrs. Tod & MacGregor	Partick		Steamship	For Messrs. Burns.[69]
16 April		Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Ducal Line.
16 April		Messrs. Dpbie & Co.	Govan		Steamship	For Messrs. James Howden & Co.
18 April		Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock		Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd.[70]
21 April		James Comerford	Malahide	Shamrock	Yawl	For Lord Talbot de Malahide.[71]
23 April	United States				Schooner	For William Mack & others.
26 April		Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Dundee		Steamship	For Union Steamship Co.[72]
26 April		Messrs. William Hamilton & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. Capsized on being launched.[73]
26 April		William Ashburner	Barrow-in-Furness	Mary Bell	Schooner	For Thomas Ashburner.[74]
26 April		Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Mudie.[75]
26 April		Allsup	Preston		Steamship	For Ribble Navigation Co.[76]
26 April		Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[77]
28 April		Mr. Key	Kinghorn		Steamship	For private owner.[78]
28 April		Messrs. R. Napier & Sons	Govan		Steamship	For Deutsche Transatlantische Dampfsschiffahrts Gesellschaft.[79]
April		Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Morna	Schooner	For private owner.[80]
April		T. R. Oswald	Sunderland		Steamship	For Royal Mail Line.[81]
April		R. A. Ayles	Weymouth	Ventura	Ketch	For Wilson, Sons & Co.[82]
12 May		Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness	Aries	Steam yacht	For Sir James Ramsden.[83]
12 May		London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Co.	Govan		Steamship	For Messrs. A. C. Gow & Co.[84]
13 May		Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co.	Middleton		Steamship	For Messrs. Groves, MacLean & Co.[85] [86]
14 May		Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe	Gleam	Yacht	For David MacIver.[87]
14 May		Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Govan		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[88]
15 May		Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Alkelda	Yacht	For William Topham.[89]
15 May		E. Robertson	Ipswich	Aveyron	Yacht	For E. Packard Jr.[90]
15 May		Messrs. Norvill Bros.	Llanelly	Jamapa	Barquentine	For Messrs. Samuel Baker & Co.[91]
15 May		Malcolmson Bros.	Waterford	Phœnix	Yacht	For William Spaight.[92]
15 May		John White	Cowes		Steamship	For Isle of Wight Steam Ferry Company, Limited.[93]
15 May		John White	Cowes		Steamship	For Isle of Wight Steam Ferry Company, Limited.
17 May		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Messrs. M'Kinney & Rafferty.[94]
23 May			Devonport Dockyard			For Royal Navy.
24 May		Messrs. Turnbull & Son	Whitby		Steamship	For Messrs. J. Turnbull, Son, & Co.[95]
24 May		Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.	Hull		Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd.[96]
27 May		Messrs. John Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For private owner.[97]
27 May		Messrs. W. Allsup & Son	Preston	James Seed	Schooner	For Messrs. J. Seed & Co.[98]
28 May		Messrs. Laird Bros.	Birkenhead		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[99]
28 May		Robert Stephenson and Company	Newcastle upon Tyne		Paddle steamer	For London and North Western Railway.
28 May		Messrs. M. Pearse & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees		Steamship	For Messrs. J. B. Walker & Co.[100]
28 May		Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Cunard Line.[101]
28 May		Mr. Clare Lallow	Cowes	Nixie	Cutter	For Alfred Sartoris.[102]
31 May		Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunnlop	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Aviles Steam Navigation Company.[103]
31 May		Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Scotstoun		Steamship	For Messrs. R. & J. Craig.
2 June		New Admiralty Shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Novgorod	monitor	For Imperial Russian Navy.
2 June			Wakefield	William Hewson	Humber Keel	For William Hewson.[104]
6 June		Bridgewater Trustees, or Bridgewater Navigation Company	Runcorn	Hercules	Mersey flat	For private owner.[105]
7 June		Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons	Cardiff		Steamship	For Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons.[106]
10 June		Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co.	Hartlepool		Steamship	For Messrs. Steel, Young & Co.[107]
11 June		Messrs. C. M. Palmer & Co.	Jarrow		Steamship	For Guion Line.[108]
11 June		Messrs. R. Irvine & Co.	West Hartlepool		Steamship	For Messrs. Cory, Lohden & Co.[109]
12 June		Messrs. Palmers	Jarrow		Steamship	For Guion Line.
12 June		William Fife	Fairlie	Hesperia	Schooner	For George Elder.[110]
12 June		Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland		Steamship	For E. S. Jobson & Co.[111]
13 June		London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company	Govan		Steamship	For State Line Steamship Company (Limited).[112]
16 June		Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Fairfield		Paddle steamer	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[113]
16 June		Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greennock		Steamship	For Norddeutsche Lloyd.
23 June		Messrs. Palmer & Co.	Jarrow		Steamship	For International Navigation Co.[114]
23 June		Messrs. Palmer & Co.	Jarrow		Steamship	For Messrs. Hall & Co.
25 June		Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness		Steamship	For Eastern Steamship Co.[115] [116]
25 June		Messrs. M. Pearse & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees		Steamship	For Messrs. Appleby, Ropner & Co.[117]
26 June		Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough		Steamship	For J. P. Hornung.[118]
26 June		Messrs. Gilbert & Cooper	Hull		Steamship	For Messrs. J. Dunkerley & Co.[119]
26 June		Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Son	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[120]
27 June		Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For P&O[121]
28 June		Messrs. John Elder & Co	Fairfield		Steamship	For Anchor Line Steamship Company.[122]
28 June		John White	Cowes		Steamship	For Southsea and Isle of Wight Steam Ferry Co.[123]
June		David Banks & Co.	Plymouth	Blanche	Schooner	For J. Westcott & Co.[124]
June	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania			For American Steamship Company.
1 July			Fiume		Steamship	For Österreichischer Lloyd.[125]
5 July	Dominion of Canada				Sternwheeler	For J. W. McLane.
5 July		Earle's Shipbuilding Co.	Hull		Steam yacht	For Alexander II.[126] [127]
10 July		Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross		Steamship	For Calcutta Line.[128]
12 July		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Progresso Maritimo do Porto.[129]
12 July		Arsenal de Marina da Corte	Rio de Janeiro		Cruiser	For Imperial Brazilian Navy.
14 July		J. G. Lawrie	Glasgow		Steamship	For private owner.[130]
16 July		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Messrs. Jamed F. Hutton & Co.[131]
19 July		Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons	Bristol		Steamship	For private owner.[132]
26 July		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland		Steamship	For Adam & Co.
26 July		Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co	Wallsend-on-Tyne		Steamship	For Messrs. Hacquoil Bros.[133]
26 July		Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough		Steamship	For private owner.[134]
26 July		Messrs. Withy, Aleander & Co	Middleton		Steamship	For John Coverdale and partners.[135] [136]
26 July		Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland		Steamship	For E. S. Jobson & Co.[137]
28 July		Raenhill & Co.	London		Corvette	For Chilean Navy.
30 July		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Maryhill	Terrier	Lighter	For Messrs. Burrell & Son.[138]
July		Messrs. Henry Murray & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For private owner.[139]
July	Jersey	Mr. Bisson	Jersey		Schooner	For Thomas Jeune.[140]
2 August		Stephens & Sons	Dundee	Bloodhound	Whaler	For Walter B. Grieve.
7 August		Messrs. Carneggie & Matthew	Peterhead	Paragon	Schooner	For Mr. Kidd.[141]
9 August		William Simons and Company	Renfrew		Paddle steamer	For Great Western Railway.
9 August		Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Lamport & Holt.[142]
11 August		William Watson	Pallion	Baron Blantyre	Full-rigged ship	For James MacCunn & Co.[143]
11 August		Messrs. M. Pearse & Co	Stockton-on-Tees		Tender	For British Government.[144]
12 August		Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse		Steamship	For Anchor Line.
12 August		Williams	Cardigan	Heatherbell	Schooner	For Mr. Davies and others.[145]
12 August		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Paddle steamer	For private owner.[146]
12 August		Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan		Steamship	For Messrs. James Howden & Co.
12 August		Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer	Seacombe		Steamship	For Messrs. J. Glynn & Co.[147]
13 August		Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Mendez.
14 August		Messrs. Wingate	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Messrs. Ker, Bolton & Co.[148]
22 August		Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Royal Asturienne Mining Co.[149]
22 August		Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Cunard Line.
23 August		Mr. Luke	Itchen Ferry	Peronelle	Lifeship	For Hans Busk. Carried two lifeboats.[150] [151]
26 August		Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	Amzone	Merchantman	For Messrs. W. Battersby & Co.
26 August		Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross	Ben Cruachan	Merchantman	For Messrs. Watson Bros. and others.[152]
26 August		Messrs. M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Messrs. Shaw, Walker & Co.
26 August		Robert Napier and Sons	Glasgow		Ocean liner	For German Transatlantic Steam Navigation Line.
26 August		Messrs. M'Fadyen & Co.	Port Glasgow	Not named	Steamship	For J. Wilson.
27 August			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.[153]
August		W. Watson	Sunderland		Steamship	For Swedish Steam Navigation Co.
1 September		S. Allerton	Lowestof	Dauntless	fishing vessel	For Messrs. Porter & Butcher.
1 September		S. Allerton	Lowestoft	Scheme	Fishing vessel	For Messrs. Littlewood & Dance.[154]
6 September		Messrs. Turnbull & Son	Whitby		Steamship	For private owner.[155]
6 September		Messrs. R. Irvine & Co.	West Hartlepool		Steamship	For Messrs. Cory, Lohden & Co.[156]
6 September			Aberdeen	Samuel Plimsoll	Merchantman	For Messrs. George Thompson Jr., & Co[157]
8 September		Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Duke of Palmella	Yacht	For private owner.[158]
8 September		Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees		Steamship	For James Taylor.[159]
9 September		Messrs. John Fullarton & Co.	Merksworth		Steamship	For M. J. Wilson.[160]
9 September		Robert Steele & Company	Greenock		Steamship	For the Norddeutscher Lloyd.
10 September			Portsmouth Dockyard		Frigate	For Royal Navy.
11 September		Messrs. William Hamilton & Son	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Messrs. Lamport & Holt.[161]
13 September		Messrs. John Humphrey & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Adam & Co.[162]
18 September	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Columbus	Steamship	William P. Clyde & Co.
18 September	United States	New York Navy Yard	New York		Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
20 September		Messrs. Joseph Eltringham	South Shields		Steamship	For Messrs. H. E. Moss.[163]
20 September		Messrs. Raylton & Dixon	Middlesbrough		Steamship	For private owner.[164]
22 September		Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock		Steamship	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft.[165]
23 September		Tay Shipbuilding Co.	Dundee	Barbara Taylow	Schooner	For private owners.
23 September		Mr. Key	Kirkcaldy		Steamship	For Union Steamship Co.[166]
23 September		Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Whiteinch	Loch Maree	Clipper	For Glasgow Shipping Co.[167]
24 September		Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.	Hull		Steamship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd.[168]
24 September		Messrs. R. & J. Evasn & Co.	Liverpool	Knowsley Hall	Merchantman	For Robert Alexander.[169]
24 September	United States	C. & R. Poillon	Brooklyn, New York		Pilot boat	For New Jersey Pilots.
25 September		Messrs. Dobie & Co.	Govan	Gareloch	Merchantman	For private owner.[170]
Unknown date		James Beeching	Great Yarmouth		Paddle tug	For Great Yarmouth 'Star' Steam Tug Co. Ltd.[171]
September		Richard Thompson	Sunderland	Cyrene	Barque	For G. Foreman.
September	Jersey	Charles W. Aubin	Jersey	Sea Bird	Schooner	For Fraser Renouf.[172]
1 October			Boffin Island	Thomas F. Brady	Galway hooker	For J. M'Cormack.[173]
2 October		Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard	Saint Petersburg			For Imperial Russian Navy.
4 October		Irrawaddy, Flotilla, and Burgee Steam Navigation Company (Limited)	Dalla		Steamship	For Irrawaddy, Flotilla, and Burgee Steam Navigation Company (Limited).[174]
6 October		Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company (Limited).[175]
6 October		Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne		Steamship	For private owner.[176]
7 October		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbartonb	Bulldog	Lighter	For Messrs. Burrell & Son.[177]
7 October		Messrs. Hall & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For J. B. Adam and others.[178]
8 October		Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer	Seacombe		Steamship	For Messrs. J. Glynn & Sons.[179]
9 October		Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd.	Barrow-in-Furness		Steamship	For Easter Steam Ship Co. Ltd.[180]
10 October		Messrs. M'Fayden & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For East Downshire Steamship Co.[181]
10 October		Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.	Hull		Steamship	For Wilson Line.[182] [183]
10 October		Messrs. M'Fayden & Co.	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For A. C. Colvill.
11 October		Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Messrs. George Smith & Sons.[184]
11 October		Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop	Port Glasgow		Steamship	For Don Julian de Zuleta.
15 October		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Steamship	For private owner.[185]
18 October		Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Mudie.[186]
21 October		Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son	Dumbarton	Thomasina MacLellan	East Indiaman	For Messrs. Thomson & Gray.
22 October		Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees		Steamship	For Great Western Steamship Line.[187]
22 October		Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons	Linthouse		Steamship	For New Dutch Transatlantic Co.[188]
23 October		Royden & Sons	Liverpool		Steamship	For private owner.[189] Collided with the Mersey Flats Atlas and Industry on being launched, sinking Industry and severely damaging Atlas.[190]
25 October	France	Lorient Shipyard	Lorient		Ironclad	For French Navy.
1 November			Pembroke Dockyard			For Royal Navy.
5 November	United States	Wood, Dialogue & Co	Camden, New Jersey	City Ice Boat No. 3	Icebreaker	For City of Philadelphia.
6 November		Stephen Lampard	Portsmouth		Steamship	For Southsea and Ryde Steam Ferry Company.[191]
8 November		Messrs. Hall & Sons	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co.[192]
8 November			Chatham Dockyard			For Royal Navy.[193]
8 November		Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co.	Seacombe		Steamship	For Messrs. Matheson & Co.,[194] or China Merchants Steam Navigation Company.[195]
8 November		Charles Connell and Company	Scotstoun		Clipper	For General Shipping Co.
12 November		Laird Brothers	Birkenhead		Gunboat	For Argentine Navy.
13 November	United States	New York Navy Yard	New York City		Torpedo boat	For United States Navy.
20 November		Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino	Trieste			For Austro-Hungarian Navy.
20 November		Messrs. M. Pearse & Co.	Stockton-on-Tees		Steamship	For Messrs. John Holman & Sons.[196]
20 November		Robert Steele	Glasgow		Clipper	For Orient Line.
20 November		Messrs. Camper & Nicholson	Gosport	Pearl	Yawl	For private owner.[197]
20 November		Wigram & Sons	Blackwall			For Royal Navy.
22 November		Messrs. Archibale M'Millan & Sons	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Company (Limited).[198] [199]
22 November		Aitken & Mansel	Glasgow		Passenger / cargo ship	For London and South Western Railway.
22 November		AG Vulcan	Stettin			For Kaiserliche Marine.
24 November		Messrs. Aitken & Mansel	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Cunard Line.[200]
24 November		Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Port Glasgow	MacCallum More	Full-rigged ship	For John Potter.[201]
November		David Banks & Co.	Plymouth	Commerce	Ketch	For Thomas Harvey.[202]
November	Dominion of Canada	Messrs. George Smith & So	Maitland	Lady Vere de Vere	Barque	For private owner.[203]
2 December		Messrs. J. & R. Swan	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Western Isles Steam Packet Company.[204]
3 December	France		Toulon		Central battery ironclad	For French Navy.
4 December		Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co.	Stobcross	Ben Voirlich	East Indiaman	For Messrs. Watson Bros.[205] [206]
4 December		Joseph Burton	Selby	Onward	Humber keel	For J. Hunter.[207]
5 December		William Watson	Sunderland	Ballochmyle	Full-rigged ship	For McKellar & Co.[208]
6 December		Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer	Seacombe		Steamship	For Messrs. R. T. Smyth & Co.[209]
6 December		John Elder & Company	Fairfield		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
6 December		Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Greenock	John Kerr	Merchantman	For Messrs. Abram Lyle & Sons.
6 December		Outwin	Goole	Jupiter	Smack	For Mr. Holmes.[210]
6 December		Messrs. W. Simons & Co.	Renfrew		Steamship	For Messrs. R. Henderson & Son.[211]
11 December		E. Robertson	Ipswich	Ilha D'Agoa	Fishing smack	For private owner.[212]
17 December		Messrs. Barr & Shearer	Ardrossan	Hebe	Schooner	For Messrs. Bain & Johnston.[213]
18 December		Whitehead	Limekilns	Agnes Cairns	Schooner	For James Cairns.[214]
18 December		Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co.	Aberdeen		Steamship	For Messrs. Morrison & Co.[215]
18 December		Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Son	Dundee		Whaler	For private owner.[216]
20 December		London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company	Glasgow		Steamship	For Messrs. Jenkins & Co.[217]
20 December		Messrs. John Elder & Co.	Fairfield		Steamship	For Messrs. Baring Bros & C0.
22 December		Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch		Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[218]
22 December		Messrs. William Denny & Bros.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co.
23 December		Messrs. Laird	Birkenhead		Paddle steamer	For private owner.[219]
23 December		Kiangnan Arsenal	Jiangnan Shipyard			For Imperial Chinese Navy.
24 December		Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock		Steamship	For Norddeutsche Lloyd.[220]
30 December		A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Paddle Steamer	For China Navigation Company.
December		M'Kellar, M'Millan & Co.	Dumbarton		Steamship	For Chevoilette Frères.
December		Messrs. Scott & Co.	Greenock		Steamship	For British India Steam Navigation Company.
Unknown date		Richard Thompson	Sunderland	Adeliza	Merchantman	For G. L. Seed & Co.[221]
Unknown date		Blumer & Co.	Sunderland		Steamship	For P&O.[222]
Unknown date	Jersey	Mr. Bautier	Jersey	Alabama	Schooner	For Thomas DeFaye.[223]
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland		Steamship	For Pablo Maria Tintoré & Co.[224]
Unknown date				Anglo-Norman	Thames barge	For private owner.[225]
Unknown date		J. Gardner	North Hylton	Argo	Barque	For Messrs. Humble & Co.
Unknown date		Ratsey	Cowes	Arigna	Schooner	For Mr. Close.[226]
Unknown date	Dominion of Canada	M. Simpson	St. Catharines		Passenger ship	For Northwestern Transportation Company.
Unknown date		T. R. Oswald & Co.	Sunderland		Steamship	For Olano Larrinaga & Co.
Unknown date		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland		Steamship	For H. Collings & Co.[227]
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland	Barita	Merchantman	For Porteous & Senier.
Unknown date		William Pile	Sunderland	Barossa	Full-rigged ship	For T. B. Walker.
Unknown date		Richard Thompson	Sunderland	Blackpool	Schooner	For G. L. Seed & Co.
Unknown date		William Pile	Sunderland	Border Chieftain	Merchantman	For E. Shotton & Co.
Unknown date		William Pile & Co.	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. H. Kelso.
Unknown date		G. Short	Sunderland	Borrowdale	Merchantman	For Milburn Bros.
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland		Cargo liner	For John Ryde & Co.
Unknown date		Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland	Carisbrooke	Merchantman	For G. D. Dale & Co.
Unknown date		Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Carlotta	Merchantman	For Chapman & Staniland.
Unknown date		N. Gibbon	South Hylton	Catherine Marden	Schooner	For William Marden.
Unknown date		Messrs. J. & G. Thomson	Glasgow		Steamship	For Castle Line.[228]
Unknown date		G. Short	Sunderland	Chambeze	Merchantman	For G. J. Hay.
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland	Chancellor	Merchantman	For T. & J. Harrison.
Unknown date		Mr. Fyfe	Fairlie	Clarissa	Cutter	For Lord Henry Lennox.[229]
Unknown date		Robert Thompson	Sunderland		Steamship	For M. Murphy.
Unknown date	United States	John Roach & Sons	Chester, Pennsylvania	City of Waco	Passenger / cargo ship	For Mallory Line.
Unknown date		G. Short	Sunderland	Cornwall	Merchantman	For H. T. Morton.
Unknown date		Robert Thompson Jr.	Sunderland	Crownthorpe	Full-rigged ship	For Livingstone & Briggs.
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland		Steamship	For Porteous & Senier.
Unknown date	United States	George Goble	Oswego, New York		Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date		Blumer & Co.	Sunderland		Collier	For J. D. Hill & Co.
Unknown date		J. Crown	Sunderland	Doris	Schooner	For L. Lewis.
Unknown date		William Pile	Sunderland	Echo	Merchantman	For Hudig & Blockhuyzen.
Unknown date		William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Edmund Richardson	Merchantman	For T. Seed.
Unknown date		William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Elizabeth Richardson	Merchantman	For Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.
Unknown date		William Richardson	North Hylton	Emma Sims	Merchantman	For Sims, Triplett & Co.
Unknown date		William Allsup	Preston		Tug	For Robert Smith.[230]
Unknown date		J. Gardner	North Hylton	Faith	Merchantman	For J. Smith & Co.
Unknown date	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranée	Toulon		Gunboat	For Romanian Navy.
Unknown date		Blumer & Co	Sunderland	Gardshill	Merchantman	For River Parana Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Unknown date	United States	David Bell	Buffalo, New York	George S. Boutwell	Steamship	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date		Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	G. E. Wood	Merchantman	For J. Marychurch & Co.
Unknown date	United States	Patrick Henry Tiernan	San Francisco, California		Sternwheeler	For Colorado Steam Navigation Company.
Unknown date		Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland	Glenisla	Merchantman	For W. Thorburn.
Unknown date	United States		Portland, Oregon	Governor Grover	Sternwheeler	For Willamette River Navigation Co.
Unknown date	United States	W. S. Ellenwood & Co.	East Saginaw, Michigan		Schooner	For Henry Channon.
Unknown date		William Doxford	Sunderland	Gurturbay	Merchantman	For Mr. Gurturbay.
Unknown date		Blumer & Co	Sunderland	Hampton	Merchantman	For Commercial Steam Ship Co.
Unknown date		Alfred Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Helen Christine	Merchantman	For F. Crawshay.
Unknown date		Alfred Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Herminia	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date		Mounsey & Foster	Sunderland	Imbro	Merchantman	For Pinkney & Sons.
Unknown date		William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Indiana	Schooner	For Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.[231]
Unknown date		Davison & Stokoe	Sunderland	John Wells	Merchantman	For Goole Steamship Co. Ltd.
Unknown date		J Softley & Co	South Shields		Steamship	For Messrs T. Skinner and Co.[232]
Unknown date		Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Sunderland	Kepler	Merchantman	For W. Wilkie.
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland	Khiva	Cargo liner	For P&O
Unknown date				Kismet	Yacht	For C. P. Clayton.[233]
Unknown date	United States	Neafie & Levy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Tug	For private owner.
Unknown date		Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Sunderland	Kolga	Merchantman	For J. Frensburg, H. Friis & H. Ramsten.
Unknown date			River Tees		Steamship	For private owner.[234]
Unknown date		Short Bros.	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. H. Lorentzen & Co.[235]
Unknown date		Short Bros.	Sunderland	Lady Catherine	Merchantman	For Earl of Durham.
Unknown date		Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland		Steamship	For A. McMillan & Sons.[236]
Unknown date		John Banks Jr.	Kilpin Pike	Little Nell	Fishing trawler	For John Cable.[237]
Unknown date		Osbourne, Graham & Co	Sunderland	Lolland	Merchantman	For Det Lollandske Engelske Dampskibs Selskab.
Unknown date		William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Lucky Vick	Merchantman	For T. Seed.
Unknown date		Charlton & Co. Ltd.	Grimsby		Paddle steamer	For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
Unknown date	United States	Charles Weidener	Chester, Pennsylvania		Tug	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date		G. Short	Sunderland	Marie Lorentzen	Merchantman	For J. H. Lorentzen & Co.
Unknown date		Anderson	Tranmere, Merseyside	Mary	Mersey flat	For Allan, Bros. & Co. Ltd.[238]
Unknown date		N. Gibbon	South Hylton	May Queen	Barque	For J. Haddow.
Unknown date		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Steamship	For .[239]
Unknown date		Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Medina	Merchantman	For J. Pender.
Unknown date		J. Gardner	Sunderland	Meggie Dixon	Barque	For Richardson & Co.
Unknown date		Robert Napier and Sons	Glasgow	Meiji Maru	Lighthouse tender	For Imperial Japanese Government.
Unknown date		Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Morehampton	Merchantman	For W. D. Smith.
Unknown date		T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Namaqua	Merchantman	For Union Steamship Co. Ltd.
Unknown date		William Doxford	Sunderland	Nereid	Merchantman	For Kirby & Gillies.
Unknown date			Fairlie	Neva	Cutter	For Mr. Holmes-Kerr.[240]
Unknown date		Bartram, Haswell & Co	Sunderland	Nordstjernen	Merchantman	For Norden Steam Shipping Co.
Unknown date		W. Watson	Sunderland	Norval	Full-rigged ship	For Baine & Johnston.
Unknown date		Thomas Brassey & Co.	Birkenhead		Steamship	For Dublin Port and Docks board.[241]
Unknown date		Thomas Brassey & Co.	Birkenhead		Steamship	For Dublin Port and Docks board.[242]
Unknown date		Thomas Brassey & Co.	Birkenhead		Steamship	For Dublin Port and Docks board.[243]
Unknown date		Lewis and Stockwell	London		Paddle steamer	For Great Eastern Railway.
Unknown date		Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. H. W. Culliford.
Unknown date		Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Sunderland	Ovington	Merchantman	For Humble & Thompson.
Unknown date		William Bayley & Sons	Ipswich	Parkend	Ketch	For James W. Sully.[244]
Unknown date		W. Richardson	Sunderland	Pauline	Merchantman	For Beckwith & Co.
Unknown date		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Paddle steamer	For private ownber.
Unknown date		Blake & Co.	Northfleet		Steamship	For William Liddel.[245]
Unknown date					Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[246]
Unknown date		Blumer & Co.	Sunderland	Rakaia	Full-rigged ship	For The New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd.
Unknown date		John I. Thorneycroft & Company	Chiswick		Torpedo boat	For Royal Norwegian Navy.
Unknown date		Mounsey & Foster	Sunderland	Roderick Dhu	Merchantman	For Williamson, Milligan & Co.
Unknown date		N. Gibbon	South Hylton	Roderick Hay	Barque	For P. A. Nicolson.
Unknown date	United States		Bulls Ferry, New Jersey		Steamboat	For Morrisania Steamboat Company.
Unknown date		Mounsey & Foster	Sunderland	Santander	Merchantman	For Johnson & Co.
Unknown date				Sappho	Thames barge	For private owner.
Unknown date		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date		Messrs. A. & J. Inglis	Pointhouse		Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date		William Allsup	Preston		Paddle tender	For West Cornwall Railway & Dock Co.[247]
Unknown date		T. R. Oswald	Sunderland		Steamship	For J. H. Wilson .
Unknown date	United States	Wyandotte Iron Shipbuilding Works	Wyandotte, Michigan	Sport	Tug	For Eber Brock Ward.
Unknown date		A. Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Stag	Merchantman	For C. Lohden.
Unknown date	United States				Schooner	for private owner.
Unknown date					Steamship	For West Indian and Pacific Steamship Co.[248]
Unknown date		Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Sunderland	Supernal	Merchantman	For James Westoll & Co.
Unknown date		Joseph & Nicholas Butson	Bodinnick or Polruan	Thetis	Schooner	For Thomas Pearce.[249]
Unknown date		William Pickersgill	Sunderland	Thomas C. Seed	Brigantine	For T. Seed.
Unknown date		A. Leslie and Company	Newcastle upon Tyne		Paddle steamer	For Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Unknown date			Greenwich	Tolten	Merchantman	For Chilean Government.[250]
Unknown date		A. Simey & Co.	Sunderland	Triano	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date		J. Crown	Sunderland	Umkomanzi	Barque	For J. T. Rennie.[251]
Unknown date		J. Crown	Sunderland	Vanora	Barque	For Lumsdon & Byer.
Unknown date		Joseph L. Thompson	Sunderland	Vindomora	Merchantman	For Bell, Symonds & Co.
Unknown date		Earle's Shipbuilding	Hull		Steamship	For Ang Fartyg.
Unknown date	United States	Quale and Martin	Cleveland, Ohio		Steamship	For Cleveland Transportation Company.
Unknown date		James Laing	Sunderland		Collier	For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft .
Unknown date		T. R. Oswald	Sunderland	Washington	Merchantman	For Stettin-Amerikanische Dampfschiffahrts AG.
Unknown date		Risden Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Steamship	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date		William Doxford	Sunderland	Yen-tai	Merchantman	For E. M. Bussche.
Unknown date	United States		Kennebunk, Maine		Schooner	For United States Coast Survey.
Unknown date			Whitstable		Sailing barge	For private owner.
Unknown date		William Doxford	Sunderland		Steamship	For Olano, Larrinaga & Co.

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Notes and References

1. News: Launch of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's Steamship Colombia . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 3 January 1873 . 7786 .
2. News: Port-Glasgow . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 January 1873 . 10309 .
3. News: Ship Launch . Northern Echo . Darlington . 14 January 1873 . 945 .
4. News: Launch of a Pacific Mail Steamer . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 15 January 1873 . 10311 .
5. News: Launch . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast . 18 January 1873 . 55542 .
6. Web site: Rose Schneider . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
7. News: Launch of a Steamer . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 29 January 1873 . 6525 .
8. News: Ship Launch at West Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 30 January 1873 . 958 .
9. News: Launch at Fraserburgh . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 5 February 1873 . 6526 .
10. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 31 January 1873 . 10325.
11. News: Ship Launch at Sunderland . Northern Echo . Darlington . 31 January 1873 . 959 .
12. The Mails - Southampton . 14 January 1873 . 6 . 27586 . E .
13. Web site: Gazelle . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 28 September 2024 .
14. Web site: Nellie . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
15. (advertisement) . 15 January 1873 . 2 . 27587 . B .
16. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 24 January 1873 . 10319 .
17. News: Launch of a Whaler . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 5 February 1873 . 6526 .
18. Naval And Military Intelligence . 12 February 1873 . 5 . 27611 . D .
19. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 February 1873 . 10336 .
20. News: Trial Trip of the S.S. Pennsylvania . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 14 April 1873 . 10387 .
21. News: Burton . Hull Packet . Hull . 21 February 1873 . 4598 .
22. News: Launch at Peterhead . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 19 February 1873 . 6528 .
23. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 14 February 1873 . 10337 .
24. (advertisement) . 16 April 1873 . 2 . 27665 . A .
25. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 15 February 1873 . 10338 .
26. Shipbuilding on the Clyde . 18 February 1873 . 9 . 27616 . F .
27. News: Local News . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 17 February 1873 . 7824 .
28. News: Ship Launch at Middlesbrough . Northern Echo . Darlington . 20 February 1873 . 976 .
29. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 17 February 1873 . 10339 .
30. News: Launch of the Pembroke . Western Mail . Cardiff . 17 February 1873 . 1187 . 3 .
31. News: Pembroke Dock . Western Mail . Cardiff . 26 February 1873 . 1195 .
32. News: Launch . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 5 January 1873 . 6530 .
33. News: The S.S. Douglas . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 23 April 1873 . 6537 .
34. News: Pwllheli . North Wales Chronicle . Bangor . 8 March 1873 . 2412 .
35. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 1 March 1873 . 10350 .
36. News: (untitled) . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 12 February 1873 . 6527 .
37. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 1873 .
38. News: Launch at Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 5 March 1873 . 987 .
39. News: Cowes . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 5 March 1873 . 4231 .
40. News: Chronology of Local Events, 1873 . Hull Packet . Hull . 2 January 1874 . 4643 .
41. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 5 March 1873 . 10352 .
42. Web site: Flower of the Fleet . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 27 September 2024 .
43. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 11 March 1873 . 10358 .
44. News: Town and Country Talk . Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper . London . 16 March 1873 . 1582 .
45. News: Ship Launch at West Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 12 March 1873 . 993 .
46. News: Gosport . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 19 March 1873 . 4235 .
47. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 17 March 1873 . 10363 .
48. News: Launch of a Large Iron Screw Steamer at Whitby . Leeds Mercury . Leeds . 17 March 1873 . 10899 .
49. News: Launch . Hull Packet . Hull . 28 March 1873 . 4603 .
50. News: Cowes . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 5 April 1873 . 4240 .
51. News: Gosport . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 2 April 1873 . 4239 .
52. Launches . 31 March 1873 . 12 . 27651. F .
53. News: Launch of a Large Cable Ship on the Tyne . Leeds Mercury . Leeds . 1 April 1873 . 10912 .
54. News: The New Telegraph Cable Ship . Birmingham Daily Post . Birmingham . 20 May 1873 . 4632 .
55. News: Ship Launch at Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 31 March 1873 . 1009 .
56. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 1 April 1873 . 10376 .
57. Web site: Celestial . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
58. News: General News . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraphg . Portsmouth . 8 March 1873 . 4232 .
59. Web site: Petrarch . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 3 October 2024 .
60. Web site: Uberty . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
61. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 3 April 1873 . 10378 .
62. News: Launch at Middlesbrough . Northern Echo . Darlingtonb . 3 April 1873 . 1012 . 4 .
63. News: Launch of a Fishing Smack . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 9 April 1873 . 6535 .
64. News: Launch of a Steamer . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 9 April 1873 . 6535 .
65. Naval And Military Intelligence . 12 April 1873 . 5 . 27662 . C-D .
66. News: Ship Launch at South Stockton . Northe3rn Echo . Darlington . 15 April 1873 . 1021 .
67. News: Cowes . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 19 April 1873 . 4244 .
68. News: Launch of a Steamer . Hull Packet . Hull . 18 April 1873 . 4606 .
69. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 17 April 1873 . 10390 .
70. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 19 April 1873 . 10392 .
71. News: Launch at Malahide . Freeman's Journal . Dublin . 23 April 1873 .
72. The Mails . 3 May 1873 . 9 . 27680 . F .
73. News: Port Glasgow . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 28 April 1873 . 10399 .
74. Web site: Mary Bell . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
75. News: Launch . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 30 April 1873 . 6538 .
76. News: Launch of a New Steamer . Preston Chronicle . Preston . 3 May 1873 . 3149 .
77. News: Launch of a New Steamer at Seacomber . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 28 April 1873 . 7884 .
78. News: Kirkcaldy . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 29 April 1873 . 10400 .
79. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 29 April 1873 . 10400 .
80. News: Gosport . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 23 April 1873 . 4245 .
81. Web site: SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 24 . Searle . 3 April 2024 .
82. Web site: Ventura . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
83. Web site: Aries . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 26 September 2024 .
84. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 May 1873 . 10412 .
85. News: Launch of a Steamer at Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 14 May 1873 . 1046 .
86. News: Trial Trip of the Screw Steamer James Malam . Northern Echo . Darlington . 4 July 1873 . 1088 .
87. News: Launch of a Composite Yacht for Mr. Davi MacIver . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 15 May 1873 . 7899 .
88. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 15 May 1873 . 10414 .
89. News: Gosport . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 17 May 1873 . 4252 .
90. News: Launch of a New Yacht for Mr. E. Packard, Jun . Ipswich Journal . Ipswich . 17 May 1873 . 7111 .
91. News: Llanelly . Western Mail . Cardiff . 17 May 1873 . 1263 .
92. News: Launch of a Yacht at Waterford . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast . 19 May 1873 . 55643 .
93. News: Launch of New Boats . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 17 May 1873 . 4252 .
94. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 20 May 1873 . 10418 .
95. News: North Country News . Northern Echo . Darlington . 26 May 1873 . 1056 .
96. Shipbuilding at Hull . 28 May 1873 . 7 . 27701 . F .
97. News: Launch . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 28 May 1873 . 6542 .
98. News: Launch of a Schooner . Preston Chronicle . Preston . 31 May 1873 . 3153 .
99. News: New Steamer for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 28 May 1873 . 7910 .
100. News: Launch at Stockton . Northern Echo . Darlington . 29 May 1873 . 1059 .
101. News: Launch of a Cunard Steamer . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 29 May 1873 . 10426 .
102. News: Cowes . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 31 May 1873 . 4256 .
103. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 1 June 1873 . 10429 .
104. News: Shipping Intelligence . Hull Packet . Hull . 6 June 1873 . 4613 .
105. Web site: Hercules . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .
106. News: Launch of the Steamship Gathorn at Cardiff . Western Mail . Cardoff . 9 June 1873 . 1282 .
107. News: Launch of a New Iron Steamer at Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 11 June 1873 . 1071 .
108. News: New Steamers for the Guion Line . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 13 June 1873 . 7924 .
109. News: Ship Launch at West Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 12 June 1873 . 1072 .
110. News: Fairlie . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 June 1873 . 10439 .
111. News: Launch at Sunderland . Northern Echo . Darlington . 14 June 1873 . 1073 .
112. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 14 June 1873 . 10440 .
113. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 17 June 1873 . 10442 .
114. News: Launches of Steamers on the Tyne . Northern Echo . Darlington . 24 June 1873 . 1081 .
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123. News: Local and District News . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 2 July 1873 . 4265 .
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125. The Railroad to Fiume . 22 July 1873 . 4 . 27748 . E-F .
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135. News: Ship Launch at Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 28 July 1873 . 1108 .
136. News: Trial Trip of the Screw Steamer Mary Coverdale . Northern Echo . Darlington . 28 August 1873 . 1135 .
137. News: Ship Launch at Sunderland . Northern Echo . Darlington . 1 August 1873 . 1112 .
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144. News: Launch of an Iron Screw Tender Vessel for H.M. Government . Northern Echo . Darlington . 12 August 1873 . 1121 .
145. News: Cardigan . Western Mail . Cardiff . 14 August 1873 . 1339 .
146. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 August 1873 . 10491 .
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150. News: Launch of Captain Hans Busk's Lifeship Peronelle . 1873 .
151. News: The Hans Busk Life Ship . Newcastle Courant . Newcastle upon Tyne . 29 August 1873 . 10366 .
152. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 28 August 1873 . 10504 .
153. Naval And Military Intelligence . 27 August 1873 . 3 . 27779 . D .
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155. News: Launch of an Iron Screw-Steamer at Whitbg . Leeds Mercury . Leeds . 8 September 1873 . 11049 .
156. News: Ship Launch at West Hartlepool . Northern Echo . Darlington . 8 September 1873 . 1144 .
157. News: Mr. Samuel Plimsoll and his Work . Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper . London . 7 September 1873 . 1607 .
158. News: Cowes . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . Portsmouth . 10 September 1873 . 4285 .
159. News: Launch of a Large Vessel in the Tees . Northern Echo . Darlington . 9 September 1873 . 1145 .
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163. News: Launch of a Liverpool Steamer at South Shields . Northern Echo . Darlington . 22 September 1873 . 1156 .
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165. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 23 September 1873 . 10526 .
166. The Mails . 26 September 1873 . 3 . 27805 . C .
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168. Iron Shipbuilding . 26 September 1873 . 7 . 27805 . F .
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173. News: Launch of the Thomas F. Brady . Freeman's Journal . Dublin . 4 October 1873 .
174. News: Launch at Rangoon . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 November 1873 . 10570 .
175. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 7 October 1873 . 10538 .
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179. News: Local News . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 9 October 1873 . 8025 .
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184. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 13 October 1873 . 10543 .
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186. News: Launch . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 22 October 1873 . 6563 .
187. News: New Steamer for the Great Western Steamship Line . Bristol Mercury . Bristol . 25 October 1873 .
188. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 23 October 1873 . 10552 .
189. News: Singular Accident at a Launch . Bradford Observer . Bradford . 24 October 1873 . 3377 . 4 . 40 .
190. Admiralty Court, Feb. 7 . 9 February 1874 . 11 . 27921 . E .
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192. News: Launch of a New Newcastle Steamer . Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen . 12 November 1873 . 6566 .
193. Naval And Military Intelligence . 10 November 1873 . 5 . 27843 . E .
194. News: Local News . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 11 November 1873 . 8053 .
195. Web site: Hochung . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 3 October 2024 .
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198. News: New Steamer for the Dominion Line . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast . 24 November 1873 . 55805 .
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204. News: Launch . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 3 December 1873 . 10587 .
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206. News: Clyde Shipbuilding . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 1 January 1874 . 10612 .
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219. News: Launch at Messrs. Laird's Works . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 24 December 1873 . 8090 .
220. News: Greenock . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 25 December 1873 . 10606 .
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225. News: Sailing Barge Match . The Era . London . 31 August 1873 . 1823 .
226. News: A Kingstown Yacht Run Down at Sea . Freeman's Journal . Dublin . 7 May 1873 .
227. Web site: SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 35 . Searle . 3 April 2024 .
228. (advertisement) . 21 July 1873 . 2 . 27747 . B .
229. News: Yachting . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast . 20 February 1875 . 56189 .
230. Web site: Enterprise . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
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232. News: Loss Of The Steamer Kenmure Castle . The Cornishman . 240 . 15 February 1883 . 5.
233. News: Cheshire Yacht Club . Liverpool Mercury . Liverpool . 12 May 1873 . 7896 .
234. News: Extraordinary Machinery Accident at Hartlepool . Leeds Mercury . Leeds . 9 April 1873 . 10919 .
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236. Web site: SHIPBUILDERS - PAGE 23 . Searle . 3 April 2024 .
237. Web site: Little Nell . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 26 September 2024 .
238. Web site: Mary . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
239. News: Launches . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow . 30 December 1873 . 10610 .
240. News: The Past Yachting Season . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast . 25 October 1877 . 19422 .
241. Web site: Number Eight . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .
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249. Web site: Thetis . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 7 October 2024 .
250. Baptism of a Ship . 7 July 1873 . 7 . 27735 . C .
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