The list of ship launches in 1872 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1872. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Chrystal Barque Messrs. J. Humphrey & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 8 January Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 10 January Gazelle Steam yacht Messrs. Harvey Wivenhoe For Colonel Tomline. 11 January Lucretia Sailing barge W. Curtis Ipswich For W. Curling. 11 January Royal yacht Messrs. Samuda Bros. Cubitt Town For Franz Joseph I. 13 January Steamship Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Tilloy, Delaune & Co. 13 January Isabella Schooner Messrs. Rawstorn & Allanston Freckleton For private owners. 13 January Steamship Blackwood & Gordon Glasgow For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. 15 January Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia For Regia Marina. 16 January Steamship M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 21 January Omara Sloop John Barter & Son Brixham For Thomas Callard & John. S. Paddon. 24 January Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For F. J. G. Servais. 24 January Steamship Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Lambert Brothers & Scott. 25 January Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Castle Line. 25 January Steamship William Watson Sunderland For La Trinacria Societa di Navigazione a Vapeur. 27 January Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 27 January Steamship Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Mr. Wilson and others. 29 January Steamship Earle's Shipbuilding Company Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. 30 January Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Shanghai Steam Navigation Company. January Steamship Messrs. W. Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For William Watkins. Unknown date Sing Tai Barque James Beeching Great Yarmouth For Robert Love. January Woodburn East Indiaman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Robert Shankland & Co. 7 February Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke For Royal Navy. 7 February Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 8 February Steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons. 8 February Steamship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For private owner. 10 February Steamship M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 10 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Stephen & Sons Whiteinch For W. R. Garrison. 10 February Steamship Messrs. R. J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Birkenhead Commissioners. 10 February Steamship Withy, Alexander & Co. Middleton For private owner. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Wingate Whiteinch For G. G. Mackay. 10 February Jane Williams Steamship Sparrow and Thomas Queenstown New Zealand For private owner. 10 February Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Paisley For Charles Henderson. 10 February The Alloa Merchantman Adamson Allos For private owner. 12 February Steamship William Watson Sunderland For Corinthian Steamship Company. 12 February Steamship Messrs. Thomas B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For Steel & M'Caskill. 12 February Steamship Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. 12 February Paddle steamer Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 13 February Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. J. B. Adam & Co. 13 February Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For E. de Bursche. 24 February Batavier II Paddle steamer Fijenoord Rotterdam Netherlands For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. 24 February Steamship Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Ocean Steam Ship Co. 24 February Dredger Messrs. J. & G. Rennie Greenwich For Argentine Government. 24 February Vire Indre-class transport Arsenal de Lorient Lorient For French Navy 26 February Amity Fishing smack Robertson Ipswich For Mr. Blake. 27 February Ettrickdale Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Messrs. J. & A. Roxburgh. 28 February America Merchantman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Whiteinch For John H. Watt. 29 February Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 29 February Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. February Steamship Robert Thompson Sunderland For John Lacy. February Steamship Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Cape and Natal Steam Navigation Company. 7 March Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 8 March Steamship G. Short Sunderland For John Storey Barwick. 9 March Harrier Yacht Messrs. Hansen & Sons Cowes For G. Pollock. 11 March Daphne Schooner Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For private owner. 11 March Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 11 March Steamship Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Malcolms & Co. 11 March Paddle steamer Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Child, Mills & Co. 11 March Sailing ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For J. P. Corry & Co. 11 March Wilia Yacht Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For private owner. Collided with on being launched. 12 March steamship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For Anchor Line. 12 March Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 12 March Steamship Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. Paisley For private owner. 12 March Battleship Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 March Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 March Steamship Messrs. J. & R. Swan Dumbarton For Messrs. Burrell & M'Laren. 13 March Paddle tug Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Government of Argentina. 23 March Steamship Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For private owner. 23 March Steamship Withy, Alexander & Co. Middleton For private owner. 25 March Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke For Royal Navy. 26 March Louisa Steamship Messrs. R. E. Smellie & Co. Pyrmont For E. Mellor. First iron steamship built in New South Wales. 26 March Steamship William Watson Sunderland For Henry Collings & others. 27 March Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 28 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For North British Steam Packet Company. 28 March Steamship Messrs. Archibald M'Milland & Son Dumbarton For Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company. 30 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. March Steamship James Laing Sunderland For J. Morrison. March Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Castle Line. March Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Scott & Co. March Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For private owners. March Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow For J. A. Dunkerley & Co. March Steamship Messrs. C. W. Dodger & Co. North Shields For Messrs. James Gerry & Partners. 4 April Steamship Messrs. Blackwodd & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Weatherly, Mead & Husay. 9 April Esperance Yacht D. Robinson Gosport For private owner. 9 April Helen steam yacht Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. Rutherglen For Marquess of Conyngham. 9 April Josefa Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephens & Sons Linthouse For Messrs. D. H. Wätjen & Co. 9 April Ospray Smack Messrs. J. & R. Swan Maryhill For Daniel Sutherland. 9 April Steamship M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 9 April Steamship Messrs. James & George Thomson Govan For Messrs. Burns. 10 April Japan Barque John Watts Dysart For J. W. Robertson. 10 April Steamship Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop Port Glasgow For British and African Steam Navigation Co. 11 April Serf Schooner Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For J. Tempest. 13 April Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co Footdee For Messrs. Mudie. 17 April Lightship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For private owner. 23 April Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For H. L. Seligmann. 23 April corvette Foochow Arsenal Foochow For Imperial Chinese Navy. 24 April Ironclad Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste For Austro-Hungarian Navy. 24 April Ocean liner Le Havre For Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis. 24 April Dracæna Schooner John White Cowes For J. D. Lee. 25 April Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 25 April Gwendoline Schooner Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For Major Ewing. 25 April Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 25 April Steamship Withy, Alexander & Co. Middleton For private owner. 25 April steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co' Whiteinch For Castle Line. 25 April Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Castle Line. 27 April Emma Grace Schooner Messrs. P. Barclay & Sons Ardrossan For private owner. 27 April Steamship Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. William White & Co. 27 April Steamship Messrs. Thomas Roydon & Sons Liverpool For Vale Line. April Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Horsfall & Sons. April Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For private owner. April Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For private owner. April Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For George Robertson. April Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Govan For Messrs. Steel & M'Gaskill. April Juliet Yacht Messrs. Hansen Cowes For Mr. Sterling. April Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 7 May Brest For French Navy. 7 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Glasgow For private owner. 8 May Dream Smack Robert Westaway Lowestoft For private owner. 8 May Eva Mary Steam launch Portsmouth For Floating Bridge Company. 9 May Cartvale East Indiaman Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Carswell & Davie. 9 May Steamship T. R. Oswald Sunderland For . 9 May Steamship Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Anchor Line. 10 May Pétrel Pétrel-class wheeled aviso Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand Le Havre For French Navy 11 May Steamship Messrs. John Humphrey & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 18 May Steamship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For private owner. 23 May Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For British India Steam Navigation Company. 23 May Steamship Richardson, Duck & Co. South Stockton For private owner. 23 May Corisande Yacht Michael Ratsey Cowes For John Richardson. 23 May Steamship Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan For Alexander Currie. 23 May Steamship M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 23 May Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. A. & J. H. Carmichael & Co. 23 May Steamship Messrs. John Elder & Co. Fairfield For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 24 May Frigate Kiangnan Arsenal Shanghai For Imperial Chinese Navy. 24 May Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 25 May Steamship Withy, Alexander & Co. Middleton For private owner. 25 May Steamship Messrs. William Simons & Co. Renfrew For British India Steam Navigation Company. 25 May Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. 25 May Steamship Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon Middlesbrough For private owner. Unknown date Steamship Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Strong, Reid & Page. 29 May Steamship Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. May Steamship River Clyde For private owner. May Steamship Messrs. J. & R. Swan Dumbarton For Messrs. Mories, Munro & Co. May Bedah Steam launch Messrs. J. & R. Swan Dumbarton For Alexander Miller, Brother, & Co. May Belle of the Niger Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse For George Eastee. May Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For Messrs. Guthrie & Co. May Steamship William Watson Sunderland For Angfartygs Aktie-Bolaget Thule. May Ella Nichol Barque John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. Cardiff For William Nichol. May Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Dixon Middlesbrough For private owner. May Firefly Steam yacht C. M'Bride Port Glasgow For A. H. Heywood. May Steamship Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. May Steamship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan