Global InformationList of ship launches in 1886 information
The list of ship launches in 1886 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1886.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January |  United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Iran | Cargo ship | For Edward Bates & Son.[1] |
| 25 February | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Saint Fillans | Cargo ship | For Rankin Gilmour & Co.[2] |
| 4 March | United Kingdom
|
Raylton, Dixon and Co | Middlesbrough | African | Steamer | For Union Steam-ship Company[3] |
| 24 April | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Inishowen Head | Cargo ship | For Ulster Steamship Co.[4] |
| 5 May | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lord Templeton | Barque | For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[5] |
| 17 June | United Kingdom
|
South Shields | Tremayne | Steamship | For Edward Hain and Sons. | |
| 22 June | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Swanmore | Barque | For W. J. Myers Ltd.[6] |
| 5 July | United Kingdom
|
William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Thalia | [7] | |
| 31 August | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ormiston | Cargo ship | For Irish Shipowners Ltd.[8] |
| 6 September | United Kingdom
|
Barrow-in-Furness | Abdül Hamid | Nordenfelt-class submarine | For Ottoman Navy[9] | |
| 12 October | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Hercules | Dredger | For Londonderry Harbour Board.[10] |
| 12 November |  Germany
|
Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S32 | Torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy[11] |
| 27 November | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lizard | Gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 December | United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bramble | Gunboat | For Royal Navy.[12] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Eddystone | Merchantman | For Clyde Shipping Company.[13] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. | Barrow-in-Furness | Fearless | Cruiser | For Royal Navy.[14] |
| Unknown date | Germany
|
AG Vulcan Stettin | Stettin | Cargo ship | [15] |
- ^ "Iran". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Saint Fillans". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, And East African Royal Mail Service". The Cornishman. No. 410. 27 May 1886. p. 7.
- ^ "Inishowen Head". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Lord Templeton". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Stanmore". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Thalia". clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Lord Ormiston". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Submarine Heritage Centre - submarine history of Barrow-in-Furness". Submarineheritage.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1983, p. 32
- ^ "HMS Bramble". The Yard. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 35.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 123.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS 1930-31" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.