The list of ship launches in 1883 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1883.
__NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 8 January Dorothy Fishing vessel Messrs. Walker & Sons Scarborough For H. Champion. 8 January Goldenhorn Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock For James R. de Wolf. 9 January Kate Fishing vessel Messrs. Walker & Sons Scarborough For Messrs. Crawford & Co. 9 January Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Messrs. Henry Briggs & Co. 9 January Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend For Messrs. Arthur Holland & Co. 9 January Steamship Messrs. Pearce Bros. Dundee For Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company. 10 January Steamship Ljusne Mekaniska Verkstad Ljusne For Mr. Kempe. 11 January Steamship Messrs. Hanna, Donald & Wilson Paisley For Ardgowan Steam Navigation Company (Limited). 11 January Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Glasgow For Castle Line. 11 January Ionic Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast For White Star Line 11 January Steamship Messrs. Edward Finch & Co. (Limited) Chepstow For Messrs. C. O. Young & Christies. 11 January Steamship Messrs. Mordey & Carney Newport For John Fry. 11 January Steamship North of England Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Sunderland For Hunting & Pattison. 12 January Steamship Messrs. Pearce Bros. Dundee For W. P. Annear. 13 January Prairie Flower Tug Messrs Cox and Co Falmouth, Cornwall For Messrs. J. H. Dunn and Co. 15 January Steamship D. P. Garbutt Hull For private owner. 19 January Steamship Messrs. Lobnitz & Co. Renfrew For Randers Dampskibs Selskab of 1866. 20 January Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Messrs. Wilson's. 20 January Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Kingston upon Hull For Messrs. Massey & Sawyer. 20 January Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Messrs. Wilson's. 20 January Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. 22 January Shandon Merchantman Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Thom & Cameron. 23 January Steamship Messrs. Caird, Purdie & Co. Barrow-in-Furness For Messrs. W. Howard Smith & Sons. 23 January Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company Willington Quay For private owner. 23 January Steamship Messrs. Turnbull & Son Whitby For Messrs. Turbull Bros. 23 January Steamship Messrs. James & George Thompson Clydebank For Messrs. David Caw & Co. 23 January Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. Edward Harris & Co. 24 January Steamship John Blumer & Co. Sunderland For Delmas Frères. Ran into quayside on being launched and was damaged at the stern. 24 January Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Messrs. Robert M. Sloman & Co. 25 January Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. W. Tapscott & Co. 25 January Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For John Marychurch & Co. 25 January Hilda Smack Whitby & Robin Hood's Shipbuilding and Graving Company Whitby For private owner. 25 January Steamship Messrs. Campbell, Mackintosh & Bowstead Scotswood For Messrs. R. Conaway & Co. 25 January Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton For Messrs. Joseph F. Cohen & Co. 25 January Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Union Steamship Company. 27 January Paddle steamer Penarth For Cardiff and Penarth Steam Ferry Company (Limited). 27 January Steamship Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For Sir Robert Dunsmuir & W. N. Diggle. 30 January Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown For Haytor Mining Company. January Coaster W. Allsup & Sons Preston For Briton Steamship Co. Ltd. 5 February Steamship Kish, Boolds & Co Sunderland For Dussarget, Bonnin & Badille. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Harkness & Son Middlesbrough For W. Harkness. 6 February Micronesia Merchantman Messrs. Russel & Co. Greenock For Messrs. D. & W. Goff. 6 February Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co. Belfast For Ulster Steamship Company (Limited). 7 February Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 7 February Steamship Messrs. Pearce Bros. Dundee For Baillie Taylor. 8 February Steamship W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Joseph Merryweather & Co. 8 February Steamship D. Baxter & Co. Monkwearmouth ForCharlton, McAllum & Co. 8 February La Plata Schooner Messrs. J. M'Arthur & Co. Paisley For C. T. Getting. 8 February Steamship Short Bros. Pallion For J. Sinclair. 8 February Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Messrs. C. O. Young & Christies. 8 February Gunboat Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Royal Navy. 9 February Crown of England Merchantman Messrs. R. Williamson & Son Workington For Messrs. Robertson. Cruickshank & Co. 9 February Steamship London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shipbuilding Company Govan For Glen Line. 9 February Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. & Co. Dundee For Messrs. Williamson, Milligan & Co. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Footdee For Messrs. Adam & Co. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Footdee For Messrs. Mennie & Brown and George MacBain. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Messrs Coverlay & Westray. 10 February Steamship William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Gladstone & Cornforth. 10 February Barque W. H. Potter & Sons Liverpool For W. T. Dickson & Son. Collided with the steamship Bentinck on being launched. Both vessels were severely damaged. 10 February Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For River Plate Co. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend For Messrs. Evan Jones & Co. 10 February Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Verminck et ., or Compagnie du Senegal et de la Côte Occidental d'Afrique. 12 February Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Kelvinhaugh For David MacBrayne. 13 February Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth For Felix Depeaux. 14 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Amazon Steam Navigation Company (Limited). 20 February Steamship Messrs. R. Steel & Co. Greenock For Messrs. James Currie & Co. 20 February Steamship Messrs. J. Key & Son Kirkcaldy For private owner. 20 February Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Sons Dumbarton For Compagnie Fraissinet. 21 February Unnamed Steamship Messrs. David J. Dunlop & Co. Port Glasgow For Société Postale Française. Subsequently named . 22 February Buccleuch Steam trawler Messrs Hawthorn & Co. Leith For General Steam Fishing Company. 22 February Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For J. J. Sinclair. 22 February Slieve Donard East Indiaman Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For W. P. Sinclair & Co. 23 February Steamship Messrs. John Fullerton & Co. Merksworth For William Robertson. 23 February Steamship Messrs. James & George Thompson Clydebank For London and Edinburgh Shipping Co. 23 February Mount Carmel Full-rigged ship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Messrs. Smith & Service. 23 February Steamship Messrs. D. & W. Henderson & Co. Partick For Anchor Line. 24 February Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland For Graham, Anderson & Co. 24 February Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow For Messrs. J. E. Bowser, Ormston & Co. and Partners. 24 February Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield For Scottish Oriental Steamship Company (Limited). 24 February Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Società Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co. 24 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Thompson & Sons Southwick For T. H. Dawson. 26 February Passenger ship John Elder & Co. Glasgow For Castle Line 27 February Messrs. Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker For Royal Navy. 28 February Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. February Arakan Steam launch Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co Rutherglen For private owner. February Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Co. South Shields For Messrs. Franz Rahtkens & Co. February Knight of St. Michael East Indiaman W. B. Thompson Whiteinch For Messrs. Greenshields, Currie & Co. February Steamship Edward Wales Hull For William Watkins Ltd. 6 March Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Great Eastern Railway. 7 March Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Hull For Great Eastern Railway. 7 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 8 March Steamship Messrs. Pearce Bros. Dundee For Mr. Sutton. 9 March M. E. Watson Merchantman Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. Chadwick & Prichard. 9 March Torpilleur N° 63 33-metre type, 1st series (1880 & 1881 tranche) torpedo boat Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre For French Navy 10 March Steamship Messrs. Dobson & Charles Grangemouth For Albion Steam Shipping Company. 10 March Steamship Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Bonnington Steamship Co. 10 March Doric Ocean liner Harland & Wolff Belfast For White Star Line 10 March Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Govan For Wigram Line. 10 March Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd. 10 March Paddle steamer Messrs. S. & H. Morton & Co. Leith For M. P. Galloway. 10 March Steamship Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For Messrs. J. Reston & Co. 10 March Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For City of Cork Steam Packet Company (Limited). 12 March Steamship Messrs. M.Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 12 March Steamship D. P. Garbutt Hull For D. P. Garbutt. 12 March Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke For Clan Line. 12 March Steamship Messrs. Palmer & Co. (Limited) Howden-on-Tyne For Messrs. Morel Bros. & Co. 12 March Steamship Cardiff Junction Dry Dock Engineering Company (Limited) Cardiff For James Ware. 13 March Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun For Direct Line. 15 March Steamship Messrs. J. Fullarton & Co. Merksworth For Hugh Keith. 15 March Cargo liner William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Oceanic Steamship Company. 15 March Shalimar Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. W. & J. Crawford. 17 March Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando Livorno For Regia Marina. 20 March Steamship Kish, Boolds & Co. Sunderland For Messrs. Thomas Pugsley & Co. 21 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. Ran into on being launched and was damaged. 21 March Steamship Messrs. S. & H. Morton & Co. Leith For Henry Martini. 22 March Steamship Passage West For Australian Steam Navigation Company. 24 March Paddle steamer Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For La Platinée Compagnie. 24 March Cancer Steam trawler Thomas Charlton Grimsby For Grimsby Steam Trawl Fishing Company (Limited). 24 March Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co Low Walker For Demerara and Berbice Steamship Company. 24 March Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. F. Binnington & Co. 24 March Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owners. 24 March Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Società Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co. 24 March Steamship Edward Wales Hull For William Watkins Ltd. 24 March William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 24 March Steamship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland For R. M. Hudson & Son. 27 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Amazon Steam Navigation Company. 28 March Dredger Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew For Melbourne Harbour Commissioners. 29 March Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Messrs. Bisseau & Mitchell. 6 April Lili Steam yacht W. Allsup & Sons Preston For Lucien Glassier. 7 April Paddle tug W. Allsup & Sons Preston For London Docks Company. 7 April Héron Héron-class wheeled aviso Chantier naval Claparède et Cie Rouen, Le Petit-Quevilly For French Navy 7 April Ville de Victoria Ocean liner Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire Nantes For Soc. des Chargeurs Réunis 7 April Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. West Hartlepool For George Steel. 7 April Marjorie Y