The list of ship launches in 1865 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1865.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
31 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland British Peer Sailing ship For the British Shipping Company.
January  Confederate States Richmond, Virginia Texas Tennessee-class ironclad For the Confederate navy
14 March  United Kingdom Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Pallas Battery ship For the Royal Navy
27 March  United Kingdom Birkenhead Agincourt Minotaur-class battleship For the Royal Navy
27 March  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, England Lord Warden Lord Clyde-class battleship For the Royal Navy
March  United Kingdom Readhead & Softley. South Shields, England Unus Collier brig For Hodge & Williamson.[1]
20 April  United States S. T. Hambleton & Co Cincinnati, Ohio Klamath Casco-class monitor For the United States Navy
26 April  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Chatham, England Bellerophon Battery ship For the Royal Navy
4 May  United States A. & W. Denmead & Son Baltimore, Maryland Waxsaw Casco-class monitor For the United States Navy
14 May  United Kingdom Robert Duncan & Co Port Glasgow Hydrabad Iron cargo/passenger sailing ship For Bombay Iron Ship Company
18 May  United States Wilcox & Whiting Camden, New Jersey Koka Casco-class monitor For the United States Navy
23 May  United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Swatara Screw sloop For the United States Navy
27 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Sesostris Cargo ship For James Moss & Co.[2]
24 June  United Kingdom New Admiralty Shipyard Glasgow Java Ocean liner For Cunard Line
27 June  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow Fusi Yama composite barque For Killick Martin & Company
14 July  United States Charles W. McCordat St. Louis, Missouri Shiloh Casco-class monitor For the United States Navy
22 July  United States Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts Ashuelot Side-wheel gunboat For the United States Navy
25 July  United States George W. Lawrence & Co Portland, Maine Wassuc Casco-class monitor For the United States Navy
15 August  Russia New Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Petropavlovsk Armored frigate or broadside ironclad For the Imperial Russian Navy
21 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Pilot Schooner For Gustav Wilhelm Wolff.[3]
7 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Fairy Queen Paddle steamer For the Rock Ferry Co.[4]
8 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Gypsy Queen Paddle steamer For the Rock Ferry Co.[5]
9 September  United States Boston Navy Yard Charlestown, Massachusetts Guerriere Sloop For the United States Navy
19 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Boyne Barque For W. H. Tindall.[6]
3 November  Netherlands Kaiyō Maru Wooden battleship For the Imperial Japanese Navy
9 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Duddon Paddle tug For Hodbarrow Mining Co.[7]
15 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Guarani Cargo ship For J. Dalglish.[8]
November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland Annie Sharp Sailing ship For R. G. Sharp.[9]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall Charkieh Steamship For the Azizieh Steam Navigation Company
Unknown date  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow Kinloch Paddle steamer For the North British Railway.[10]
Unknown date  United Kingdom A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow Waverley Paddle steamer For the North British Railway.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 102.
  2. ↑ "Seostris". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pilot". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fairy Queen". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gypsy Queen". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boyne". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Duddon". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Guarani". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Annie Sharp". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 282.
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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