List of ship launches in 1896

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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 Template:RUS Baltic Works Saint Petersburg Rossia Armoured cruiser
27 May 22x20px France Cherbourg Cassard [1] D'Assas class cruiser
11 June 22x20px 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 Template:RUS 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 22x20px France Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne Catinat [3] Catinat class cruiser
21 October  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan, Scotland Diadem Diadem class cruiser
3 December  United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth Furious [4] 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 [5] 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 [6] Pelorus class cruiser
23 December  United States Crescent Shipyard Elizabeth, New Jersey Annapolis gunboat

References

  1. ↑ The Times (London), Monday, 1 June 1896, p.12
  2. ↑ The Times (London), Wednesday, 24 June 1896, p.12
  3. ↑ The Times (London), Saturday, 10 October 1896, p.11
  4. ↑ The Times (London), Thursday, 3 December 1896, p.7
  5. ↑ The Times (London), Monday, 7 December 1896, p.12
  6. ↑ The Times (London), Tuesday, 22 December 1896, p.8

See also


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