![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification.(July 2019) |
The list of ship launches in 1885 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1885.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 January | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Callao | Barque | For White Star Line.[1] |
3 January | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Belgic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line. |
17 January | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Santiago | Sailing ship | For White Star Line.[2] |
19 February | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Teneriffe | Cargo ship | For British & Africa Steamship Co.[3] |
26 February | ![]() |
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Sirius | Cargo liner | For Bergen Steamship Company. |
28 February | ![]() |
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow | Alacrity | Surprise-class cruiser | For Royal Navy.[4] |
28 February | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gaelic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line.[5] |
18 March | ![]() |
W G Armstrong | Newcastle upon Tyne | Naniwa | Naniwa-class cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
31 March | ![]() |
Yokohama Naval Arsenal | Yokohama | Katsuragi | Corvette | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
31 March | ![]() |
Chatham Dockyard | Chatham | Mersey | Protected cruiser | For Royal Navy.[6] |
16 April | ![]() |
Lorient | Formidable | Amiral Baudin-class battleship | For French Navy | |
18 April | ![]() |
Barrow Shipbuilding Co. | Barrow-in-Furness | Mona's Queen | Paddle steamer | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.[7] |
23 April | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Elmina | Cargo ship | For African Steamship Co.[8] |
28 April | ![]() |
Pembroke Dockyard. | Pembroke | Howe | Battleship | For Royal Navy.[9] |
1 May | ![]() |
Onohama Naval Arsenal | Onohama | Yamato | Corvette | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
16 May | ![]() |
W G Armstrong | Newcastle upon Tyne | Takachiho | Naniwa-class cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
26 May | ![]() |
George Lawley & Son | Boston, Massachusetts | Puritan | Yacht | For private owner. |
May | ![]() |
John Beavor-Webb | Galatea | Yacht | For private owner. | |
May | ![]() |
Russel & Co | Port Glasgow | Moy | Sailing ship | For private owner |
13 June | ![]() |
W G Armstrong | Newcastle upon Tyne | Panther | Cruiser | For Austro-Hungarian Navy.[10] |
15 June | ![]() |
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co Ltd. | Leamouth | Benbow | Admiral-class battleship | For Royal Navy.[11] |
16 June | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Costa Rican | Cargo ship | For West India Steam Navigation Co.[12] |
26 June | ![]() |
Cádiz | Infanta Isabel | Cruiser | For Spanish Navy. | |
30 June | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Zemindar | Sailing ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[13] |
10 July | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Irene | Ferry | For London and North Western Railway. |
22 August | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Talookdar | Sailing ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank.[14] |
10 September | ![]() |
W G Armstrong | Newcastle upon Tyne | Leopard | Torpedo cruiser | For Austro-Hungarian Navy. |
22 September | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Queen's Island | Barque | For S Lawler.[15] |
10 October | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Caloric | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co.[16] |
21 October | ![]() |
Baltic Works | Saint Petersburg | Admiral Nakhimov | Armoured cruiser | For Imperial Russian Navy |
24 October | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eblana | Hopper barge | For Dublin Harbour Board.[17] |
27 October | ![]() |
Chatham Dockyard | Chatham | Hero | Battleship | For Royal Navy. |
7 November | ![]() |
Workman, Clark & Co | Belfast | Polly Woodside | Barque | For private owner. |
12 November | ![]() |
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Optic | Ferry | For Belfast Steamship Co.[18] |
24 November | ![]() |
Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Camperdown | Battleship | For Royal Navy.[19] |
3 December | ![]() |
Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke | Thames | Mersey-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
5 December | ![]() |
Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works | Chester, Pennsylvania | Chicago | Protected cruiser | For United States Navy. |
10 December | ![]() |
Russel & Co | Port Glasgow | Rhine | Sailing ship | For private owner. |
23 December | ![]() |
J & G Thomson | Clydebank | Archer | Archer-class torpedo cruiser | For Royal Navy.[20] |
Date Unknown | ![]() |
William Scott & Sons/ Converted and relaunched 1885 by Sam Paegnall | Charleston, South Carolina | Bellfield (1823) | Tug | For Swansea to Bristol Service /private owner |
Date unknown | ![]() |
East Portland, Oregon | Multnomah | Sternwheeler | For private owner. | |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania | Pioneer | Sloop | For private owner. | |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Andrew Leslie & Co. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Port Victor | Cargo liner | For William Milburn & Co. |
Date unknown | ![]() |
H Hespe | Brake | Rheinland | Cargo ship | For Rabien & Statlander. |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. | Bristol, Rhode Island | Stiletto | Torpedo boat | For United States Navy |