List of ship launches in 1892 explained

The list of ship launches in 1892 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1892. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
7 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For Baltimore Lighterage Co.[1]
15 January		SMAG Germania	Kiel		Protected cruiser	For imperial German Navy .
23 January		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Esmeralda	Barque	For F. C. Wehrhahn.[2]
29 January		Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth		Steamship	For Oriental Steamship Co. Ltd.[3]
30 January		Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	Leamouth			For Royal Navy.
2 February		Kaiserliche Werft Danzig	Danzig		Cruiser	For Imperial German Navy.
11 February		City Point Iron Works	Boston, Massachusetts		Tug	For United States Navy.
22 February		Joh. C. Tecklenborg	Bremerhaven		Barque	For F. Laeisz.
23 February		Blohm & Voss	Hamburg			For Imperial German Navy.
25 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For Elder Dempster.[4]
27 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Barque	For Irish Shipowners Co.[5]
27 February		Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke			For Royal Navy.
1 March		J. & G. Thomson Clyde Bank Iron Shipyard	Greenock			For Royal Navy.
3 March		City Point Iron Works	Boston, Massachusetts		Tug	For United States Navy.
9 March		Sevastopol Shipyard	Sevastopol			For Imperial Russian Navy.
29 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[6]
30 March			Portsmouth			For Royal Navy.
31 March		Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Portsmouth, Virginia		Protected cruiser	For United States Navy.
12 April		Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth		Steamship	For Alston Steamship Co. Ltd.[7]
12 April		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	Birkdale	Barque	For Dale Line.[8]
27 April		Napier	Glasgow			For Royal Navy.
30 April		Samuel L. Moore & Sons	Elizabethport, New Jersey		Gunboat	For United States Navy.
30 April		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	William Tillie	Full-rigged ship	For Foyle Line.[9]
4 May	Canada				Paddle steamer	For private owner.
11 May		Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine		Gunboat	For United States Navy.
17 May		Kaiserliche Werft Danzig	Danzig			For Imperial German Navy.
26 May		Harland and Wolff	Govan		Steamship	For White Star Line.
28 May		Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow			For Royal Navy.
31 May		Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia		Steamship	For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
22 June		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	William Mitchell	Full-rigged ship	For Foyle Line.[10]
23 June		Earle's Shipbuilding	Hull			For Royal Navy.
28 June		Harland and Wolff	Belfast		Steamship	For White Star Line.
28 June		Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Portsmouth, Virginia		Battleship	For United States Navy.
6 July		Yokosuka Naval Arsenal	Yokosuka		Protected cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
9 July		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.[11]
23 July		American Steel Barge Company	Superior, Wisconsin		Steamship	For Huron Barge Company.
26 July		William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania			For United States Navy.
26 July		W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Unnamed	Chain ferry	Gosport-Portsmouth chain ferry.[12]
27 July		Königliche Werft	Wilhelmshaven			For Imperial German Navy.
3 August			Portsmouth			For Royal Navy.
6 August		Kaiserliche Werft	Kiel			For Imperial German Navy.
6 August		SMAG Germania	Kiel			For Imperial German Navy.
10 August		Chatham Dockyard	Chatham			For Royal Navy.
10 August		Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth		Steamship	For Gondola Steamship Co. Ltd.[13]
11 August		City Point Iron Works	Boston, Massachusetts		Cruiser	For United States Navy.
24 August		Caledon Shipbuilding	Dundee	Lawhill	Barque	For Charles Barrie.
8 September		Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan		Ocean liner	For Cunard Line.
8 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For George Warren & Co.[14]
8 September		Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	Leamouth			For Royal Navy.
23 September		Joh. C. Tecklenborg	Bremerhaven		Barque	For F. Laeisz.
6 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steamship Co.[15]
20 October		Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth		Steamship	For Stephens, Mawson & Goss.[16]
22 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Edward Bates & Co.[17]
22 October		Baltic Shipyard	Saint Petersburg		Cruiser	For Imperial Russian Navy.
22 October		Rijkswerf	Amsterdam		Protected cruiser	For Royal Netherlands Navy.
3 November		Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow			For Royal Navy.
5 November		Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California		Protected cruiser	For United States Navy.
5 November		Cammell Laird	Birkenhead			For Royal Navy.
9 November		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	George N. Wilcox	Full-rigged ship	For H. Hackfield & Co.[18]
10 November		New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York		Protected cruiser	For United States Navy.
17 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For African Steamship Co.[19]
24 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Barque	For W. J. Myers & Co.[20]
3 December		American Steel Barge Company	Superior, Wisconsin		Passenger ship	For Columbian Whaleback Steamship Company.
7 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Passenger ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[21]
19 December		Charles Joseph Bigger	Londonderry	John Cooke	Full-rigged ship	For Foyle Line.[22]
20 December		Armstrong Mitchell	Newcastle upon Tyne		Cruiser	For Imperial Japanese Navy.
22 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[23]
Unknown date			Jennings, Montana		Sternwheeler	For Dupuy & Jones.
Unknown date			Chelsea, Massachusetts		Paddle steamer	For Fall River Line.
Unknown date		Edwards Shipbuilding Company	Newcastle upon Tyne		Collier	For private owner.[24]
Unknown date		Globe Iron Works	Cleveland, Ohio	Comanche	Yacht	For H. M. Hanna.
Unknown date		Cammell Laird	Birkenhead		Passenger ship	Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western Railways.
Unknown date		Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	El Sud	Steamship	For Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Unknown date		Union Iron Works	San Francisco, California	Fearless	Tug	For J. D. Spreckles Brothers & Co.
Unknown date		Colin Archer	Larvik		Steam schooner	For Fridtjof Nansen.
Unknown date		Akers mekaniske Verksted	Kristiania		Royal yacht	For Oscar II.
Unknown date			Golden		Sternwheeler	For Upper Colombia Navigation & Tramway Co.
Unknown date		W. Allsup & Sons Ltd.	Preston	Ilma	Steam yacht	For George W. Anderson.[25]
Unknown date		Neafie & LevyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania		P H Wise	Tug	For private owner.
Unknown date		Maryland Steel Company	Baltimore, Maryland	Penwood	Tug	For private owner.
Unknown date		Aldous & Son	Brightlingsea	Primrose	Oyster dredger	For private owner.[26]
Unknown date			Portland, Oregon		Sternwheeler	For Graham Steamboat Line.
Unknown date		John Bell	Grimsby	Regina	Fishing trawler	For John Bell and others.[27]
Unknown date		Harlan and Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware			For private owner.
Unknown date		William Pickersgill & Sons	Sunderland		Cargo ship	For Robert Mackill & Co.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
2. Web site: Esmeralda . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
3. Web site: Auriga . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
4. Web site: Mohawk . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
5. Web site: Lord Templemore . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
6. Web site: Lord Erne . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
7. Web site: Alston . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
8. Web site: Birkdale . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
9. Web site: William Tillie . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
10. Web site: William Mitchell . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
11. Web site: Nurani . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
12. Web site: Un-named . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
13. Web site: Gondola . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
14. Web site: Sagamore . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
15. Web site: Nairung . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
16. Web site: Dingwall . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
17. Web site: Islam . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
18. Web site: George N. Wilcox . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
19. Web site: Nurani . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
20. Web site: Damson Hill . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
21. Web site: Orellana . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
22. Web site: John Cooke . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
23. Web site: Antisana . The Yard . 19 February 2017.
24. Web site: Cressman . Robert J. . Abarenda I (Collier No. 13) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 23 July 2019 . 8 February 2016 . The first Abarenda (Collier No. 13), a merchant ship built in 1892 at Newcastle, England, by the Edwards Shipbuilding Co..
25. Web site: Ilma . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
26. Web site: Primrose . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
27. Web site: Regina . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 28 September 2024 .