List of ship launches in 1896
The list of ship launches in 1896 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1896.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 28 March |
 United States |
William Cramp and Sons |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Iowa |
Battleship |
|
| 30 March |
 United Kingdom |
Laird, Son & Co |
Birkenhead |
Mars |
Majestic-class battleship |
|
| 28 April |
United Kingdom |
Pembroke Dock |
Wales |
Hannibal |
Majestic-class battleship |
|
| 30 April |
 Russia |
Baltic Works |
Saint Petersburg |
Rossia |
Armoured cruiser |
|
| 30 April |
United Kingdom |
William Denny & Bros Ltd |
Dumbarton |
Sussex |
Passenger ferry |
For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| 27 May |
 France |
|
Cherbourg |
Cassard[1] |
D'Assas-class cruiser |
|
| 11 June |
France |
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée |
La Seyne |
D'Entrecasteaux[2] |
First class cruiser |
| 14 July |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Electra |
Brazen-class destroyer |
|
| 2 September |
United Kingdom |
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Portsmouth |
Caesar |
Majestic-class battleship |
|
| 2 September |
Russia |
Nikolayev shipyard |
Mykolaiv |
Rostislav |
Pre-dreadnought battleship |
|
| 17 September |
United Kingdom |
Chatham Dockyard |
Chatham, Kent |
Illustrious |
Majestic-class battleship |
|
| 7 October |
United Kingdom |
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
|
Bat |
Star-class destroyer |
|
| 8 October |
France |
Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée |
La Seyne |
Catinat[3] |
Catinat-class cruiser |
| 8 October |
United Kingdom |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
Arcadia |
|
Seized by USA at Newport News, became US Govt. ship in 1917. Scrapped in 1926.[4][5] |
| 21 October |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan, Scotland |
Diadem |
Diadem-class cruiser |
|
| 3 December |
United Kingdom |
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Portsmouth |
Furious[6] |
Arrogant-class cruiser |
|
| 4 December |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong, Mitchell and Company |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
New Orleans |
Protected cruiser |
laid down for Brazilian Navy, purchased by United States Navy |
| 5 December |
United Kingdom |
Laird, Son & Co. |
Birkenhead |
Locust |
Earnest-class destroyer |
|
| December 5 |
United Kingdom |
Sheerness Dockyard |
Sheerness, Kent |
Proserpine[7] |
Pelorus-class cruiser |
|
| December 5 |
United States |
|
Bath, Maine |
Newport |
Gunboat |
| December 5 |
United States |
|
Bath, Maine |
Vicksburg |
Gunboat |
|
| 8 December |
United Kingdom |
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Portsmouth |
Gladiator |
Arrogant-class cruiser |
|
| 21 December |
United Kingdom |
Armstrong, Mitchell and Company |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Pactolus[8] |
Pelorus-class cruiser |
|
| 23 December |
United States |
Crescent Shipyard |
Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Annapolis |
Gunboat |
|
References
- ↑ The Times (London), Monday, 1 June 1896, p.12
- ↑ The Times (London), Wednesday, 24 June 1896, p.12
- ↑ The Times (London), Saturday, 10 October 1896, p.11
- ↑ http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=arcad
- ↑ http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/id1605.htm
- ↑ The Times (London), Thursday, 3 December 1896, p.7
- ↑ The Times (London), Monday, 7 December 1896, p.12
- ↑ The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1896, p.8
See also