List of ship launches in 1879

The list of ship launches in 1879 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1879.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
23 January	United Kingdom	Samuda Brothers	Poplar, London	Orion	Belleisle-class ironclad
10 March	United Kingdom	John Elder and Co	Govan, Scotland	Arizona	Passenger ship	[1]Blue Riband holder 1879–1882
5 June	United Kingdom	John Elder and Co	Govan, Scotland	Orient	Steamer	Orient Steam Navigation Company[2][3]
4 September	Germany	Schichauwerft	Danzig	Gneisenau	Three masted full rigged ship
15 September	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dock	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Gripper	Gadfly class gunboat	[4]
15 September	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dock	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Tickler	Gadfly class gunboat
16 September	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport, Devon	Phoenix	Doterel-class sloop	[5]
17 September	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Agamemnon	Ajax-class ironclad
2 October	United Kingdom		Dumbarton	Buenos Ayrean	Steamer	for Messrs James and Alexander Allan[6]
16 December	United Kingdom	Sheerness Dockyard	Sheerness	Kingfisher	Sloop

References

1. "Next to the Largest Steamer in the World". The Cornishman (35). 13 March 1879. p. 8.
2. "A Monster Steamship". The Cornishman (47). 12 June 1879. p. 7.
3. "A View Of A Monster Of The Deep". The Cornishman (65). 9 October 1879. p. 6.
4. "Tickler and the Gripper". The Cornishman (62). 18 September 1879. p. 5.
5. "Penzance". The Cornishman (62). 18 September 1879. p. 4.
6. "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman (Saturday edition) (65). 11 October 1879. p. 6.

Ship events in 1879
Ship launches:	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884
Ship commissionings:	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884
Ship decommissionings:	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884
Shipwrecks:	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884