The list of ship launches in 1869 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1869.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Juliet Sailing ship For C. T. Bowring.[1]
16 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elaine Coaster For F Lervik & Co.[2]
31 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carry Steam lighter For W. Gossage & Co.[3]
15 April  United Kingdom William Pile Sunderland Miako composite barque built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
15 April  United Kingdom Robert Steele & Company Greenock Wylo composite clipper built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
24 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lady Cairns Sailing ship For Harland & Wolff.[5]
May  United Kingdom} A. Hall and Company Aberdeen May Queen iron barque wrecked in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand[6]
12 July  United Kingdom William Pile Sunderland Osaka composite barque built for Killick Martin & Company[4]
18 September  Netherlands Fijenoord Rotterdam Maastroon Steamship For Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatsschappij.[7]
7 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bavarian Cargo ship For J. BNibby & Sons.[8]
20 November  United Kingdom Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow Bywell Castle Cargo liner For Hall Brothers
22 November  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton, Scotland Cutty Sark Clipper
8 December  Prussia Königliche Werft Danzig Danzig Undine [9]
Date unknown  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow Norman Court Clipper For private owner.[10]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Hall, Russel & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Umvoti Barque For John T. Rennie.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Juliet". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Elaine". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Carry". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 213–216. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
  5. ↑ "Lady Cairns". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Ingram and Wheatley, C.W.N. and P.O. (1960). New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 234.
  7. ↑ "Binnenland". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant (in Dutch). 19 September 1869.
  8. ↑ "Bavarian". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ↑ de:SMS Undine (Schiff, 1869)
  10. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
  11. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 314.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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