The list of ship launches in 1881 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1881. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Paisley For Messrs. P. H. Dixon & Co. 1 January Steamship Messrs. Andrew Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne For Messrs. Rankin, Gilmour & Co. 3 January Steamship Messrs. Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. 4 January Vinh-Long Bien-Hoa-class transport ship Bichon frères Lormont For French Navy. 5 January Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs J. & A. Davidson. 6 January Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Quebec Steamship Company. 6 January Cruiser Arsenal de Brest Brest For French Navy. 12 January Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Burns. 12 January Steamship Messrs. Workman, Clark & Co. Belfast For Messrs. A. C. Colvill & Co. 12 January Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co Merksworth For George Bargate & Co. 13 January Ida Sailing barge Messrs. Bailey & Sons Ipswich For Messrs. R. & W. Paul 13 January Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow For Messrs. Lee, Finch & Co. 13 January Steamship Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For William Kemp. 13 January Whaler Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons. 15 January Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ulster Steamship Company Limited. 15 January Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For Messrs. Robert Mackill & Co. 15 January Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton For Messrs. Steele, Young ^ Co. 15 January Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For private owner. 17 January Aristomene Merchantman Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool For Messrs. Henry Fernie & Sons. 17 January Tug Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. 17 January Steamship Messrs. Forrestt & Son Limehouse For Bouhan Fils et Tissiere. 17 January Irby Clipper Messrs. R. J. Evans & Co Liverpool For White Star Line. 17 January Khokand Merchantman Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock For Messrs. W. & J. Crawford. 21 January Cushie-Doo Steam yacht Messrs. David & William Henderson & Co. Partick For W. H. Osmond. 22 January Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Shipowners Ltd. 27 January Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Messrs. John Warrack & Co. 27 January Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 28 January Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Paisley For Eglinton Chemical Company (Limited). 29 January Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co. Low Walker For Messrs. Stumore, Weston & Co. 29 January Dredger Messrs. W. Simons & Co Renfrew For Taff Vale Railway. 29 January Paddle Tug Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For Crown Agents for the Colonies. 29 January Charles Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Imperial Chinese Navy. 31 January Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields For Messrs. W. D. C. Balls and partners. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend For Messrs. Ward & Holzapfel. 31 January Tynron Brigantine Messrs. Harvey and Company Hayle For private owner. January C. B. K. F. Ketch C. Burt & Sons Falmouth For Charles B. Kelway. January Ida Ketch William Bayley & Sons Ipswich For R. & W. Paul. January Steamship Robert Chambers Jr. Dumbarton For private owner. January The Fruits of Industry Humber Keel William Hoggard Barton-upon-Humber For George Sweeting. January Steamship Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven For Mr. Nelson. 1 February Catherine Auld Brigantine Messrs. R. D. Ross Inverkeithing For private owner. 1 February Steamship Messrs. W. Thomas & Co. Millom For private owner. 2 February Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. 3 February Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 3 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For Amazon Steam Navigation Co. 3 February Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Hull For Wilson Line. 3 February Écureuil Wheeled aviso Soc. Anonyme de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan Bordeaux For French Navy 10 February Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Thomas Dewsbury. 10 February Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Thomas Dewsbury. 12 February City of Milwaukee Paddle steamer Detroit Dry Dock Co. Wyandotte, Michigan For Goodrich Transportation Company. 12 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. Connon & Fleming. 12 February Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Hamilton, Fraser & Co. 12 February Steamship Messrs. H. Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. James Hay & Sons. 14 February Steamship Messrs. Edward Withy & Co. Middleton For Messrs. Coverdale, Todd & Co. 14 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Thompson & Sons Southwicki For Messrs. R. Conaway & Co. 14 February Sarah Lizzie Schooner Messrs. George Lindsay & Col Newcastle upon Tyne For John Slater. 14 February Steamship Messrs. MacIlwaine & Lewis Belfast For W. A. Grainger. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For Messrs. Charles Hill & Sons. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Craggs & Son Middlesbrough For Mr. Appleton and others. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs Leitch & Muir. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Son Scotstoun For Messrs. George Warren & Co. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Abbotsinch For Marquis de Compo. 15 February Orontes Merchantman Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Footdee For Messrs. George Thompson & Co. 15 February Not named Steamship Thomas Wills Cardiff For E. S. Crabb. 16 February Steamship W. B. Thompson Dundee For P. M. Duncan. 16 February Steamship Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. (Limited) Sunderland For Messrs. Crow, Bogard & Rudolph. 16 February Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Co. Govan For Glen Line. 16 February Steamship Messrs. Alexandr Stephen & Sons Linthouse For John Smith. 16 February Steamship Messrs. Osbourne, Graham & Co. Hylton For A. d'Orbigny & Fanstin Fil. 17 February Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Castle Line. 17 February Steamship Messrs. Short Bros. Pallion For Messrs. Lumsdon, Byers & Co. 17 February Steamship Messrs. D. Allan & Co. Leith For Messrs. William Gunn & Co. 19 February Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Campbeltown For J. Addison, Page & Co. 19 February Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 February Dredger No. 85 Dredger Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For private owner. 19 February Steamship Messrs. S. P. Austin & Son Sunderland For Earl of Durham. 21 February Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co. Campbeltown For Carron Steamship Co. 26 February Steamship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Wallsend For Cardiff Steamship Co. 26 February Steamship Campbell & Co Paisley, Renfrewshire For Marquis de Campo. 28 February Steamship Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow For Messrs. J. & R. Bovey. February Steamship Messrs. Campbel & Co. Paisley For Marquis de Campo. February Steamship Messrs. Campbell & Co. Paisley For Messrs. Dansay & Robinson. February Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For John Burns. 1 March Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Castle Line. 1 March Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 1 March Steamship William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Gray, Dawes & Co. 1 March Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For R. Shadforth & Co. 1 March Ocean Liner J. & G. Thompson Clydebank For Cunard Line. At launch, this was second largest ship to be built; the Great Eastern (launched in 1858) the largest. 2 March Algoa Bay Barque Messrs. Russell & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Hatfield, Cameron & Co. 2 March Steamship William Pickersgill & Sons Sunderland For John Bacon. 2 March Steamship Messrs. W. Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. G. T. Pearson & Co. 2 March Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland For William Thompson & Co. 2 March Steamship Messrs. Hodgson & Soulsby Blyth, Northumberland For Messrs. Watts, Ward & Co. 3 March Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Mr. Nott and others, or City Line. 3 March Steamship Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson Leith For Borneo Company Limited. 3 March Saxon Prince Cargo ship Messrs. C. S. Swan & Hunter Newcastle upon Tyne For James Knott. 5 March Steamship Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company (Limited) Jarrow For Joseph Brown & Partners. 7 March Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. 15 March Steamship Messrs. John Readhead & Sons South Shields For George Otto. 15 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 15 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 March Steamship Messrs. A. Leslie & Co. Hebburn For Messrs. W. Milburn & Co. 17 March Embleton Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For P. Iredale & Son. 17 March Gunboat Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Rajah of Sarawak. 17 March Steamship Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. Wallsend For St. Donats Steamship Co. 17 March Steamship Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Hine Bros. 18 March Steamship John Blumer & Co Sunderland For D. P. Garbutt. 19 March Steamship Bartram, Haswell & Co. Sunderland For J. Graham, or Messrs. Graham, Anderson & Co. 19 March Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Scotstoun For Messrs. Alexander & Radcliffe. 19 March Steamship Messrs. W. H. Potter & Son Liverpool For White Star Line. 19 March Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. William Leslie & Co. 19 March Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Bowling For Messrs. R. Walker & Co. 19 March Providence Schooner R. Cliffe Castleford For R. Cliffe & William Heptinstall. 21 March Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland For James Westoll. 22 March Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For private owner. 22 March Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Messrs. King Bros. 22 March Steamship Messrs. H. M'Intyre & Co. Merksworth For Compagnia La Islena. 27 March Steamship Messrs. Edward & Symes Cubitt Town For Tobago Steamship Co. 29 March Steamship Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co Low Walker. For Messrs. Guthrie & Co. 29 March Brest, France For French Navy. 30 March Steamship Messrs. E. Withy & Co. Hartlepool For F. Erskind. 30 March Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Willington-on-Tyne For James Tait. 30 March Oaks Steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For Mr. Steel, or T. B. Seath. 30 March Tug J. T. Eltringham South Shields For Messrs. Sharp Bros. 31 March Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 31 March Steamship Messrs. T. Royden & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Layborn & Legge. 31 March Steamship Messrs. Raylton Dixon & Co. Middlesbrough For Red Cross Line. 31 March Full-rigged ship Richardson, Duck & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For E. Bates & Sons. 31 March Steamship Messrs. Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow For Messrs. Raeburn & Verel. March Steamship London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow For private owner. March Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For private owner. 1 April Falcon Steam yacht Messrs. Dobson & Charles Grangemouth For Messrs. John Inglis & Co. 1 April Steamship Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co. Campbeltown For private owner. 2 April Ocean liner Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 2 April Eliza Pilot cutter Messrs. J. & J. Cooper Pill For J. Barry. 2 April Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For John Burns. 2 April Steamship Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Hume, Smith & Co. 2 April Steamship Messrs. William Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Gledhill & Deshart. 2 April Steamship Short Bros. Sunderland For T. Freear, or Messrs. Freear & Dix. 2 April Steamship Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness For Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. 4 April Paddle ste