# List of ship launches in 1890

The list of ship launches in 1890 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1890.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 22 January | France | Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Matsushima | Matsushima-class cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| 23 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Alexander Elder | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster. |
| 23 January | United States | Herreshof Manufacturing Company | Bristol, Rhode Island | Cushing | Torpedo boat | For United States Navy. |
| 23 January | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Danzig | Bussard | Bussard-class cruiser | For Imperial German Navy. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | California | Barque | For North Western Shipping. |
| February | United Kingdom | Murray Brothers | Dumbarton | Oakland | Cargo liner | For William T. Yeager. |
| 8 March | United States | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works | Chester, Pennsylvania | Concord | Yorktown-class gunboat | For United States Navy. |
| 19 March | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Newark | Protected cruiser | For United States Navy. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Leon | Cargo ship | For Adolph Halvorsen. |
| 21 March | France | Chantiers de Penhoët | Saint-Nazaire | La Touraine | Ocean liner | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Matteo Premuda | Steamship | For G. M. Premuda di Marittima. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | Naval Construction & Armaments Co | Barrow in Furness | Empress of China | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamships. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Imaum | Cargo ship | For Edward Bates & Son. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd. | Hull | Unnamed | Fishing vessel | For Albert Dock Shipwright Co. Ltd. Unnamed on launch, sold to Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. and named Rose. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. | Cardiff | Mayfield | Steamship | For Steamship Mayfield Co. Ltd. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Michigan | Cargo ship | For Baltimore Lighterage Co. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Prodano | Steamship | For Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Hawksdale | Full-rigged ship | For Hawksdale Ship Co. Ltd. |
| 23 April | Norway | J. C. & G. Knudsen | Porsgrund | Skomvær | Barque | For Jørgen Christian Knudsen. |
| 17 May | Germany | AG Vulcan | Stettin | Spree | Rivers-class ocean liner | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 2 June | Canada | C. R. Burgess | Kingsport, Nova Scotia | Kings County | Barque | For William Thompson. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Chiyoda | Cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| 7 June | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Corea | Steamship | For Stephens, Mawson & Goss. |
| 14 June | United States | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works | Chester, Pennsylvania | Bennington | Yorktown-class gunboat | For United States Navy. |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Foyledale | Full-rigged ship | For Dale Line. |
| 28 June | United States | Bradley Transportation Co. | Cleveland, Ohio | Hesper | Steamship | For Ship Owners Dry Dock Company. |
| 5 July | United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company | Leamouth | Blenheim | Blake-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 5 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Columbian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland & Co. |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | Charles Connell and Company | Scotstoun | Stubbenhuk | Cargo ship | For Dampfschiffs Rhederei Hansa. |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Andromache | Apollo-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Georgian | Cargo ship | For F. Leyland & Co. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Parkmore | Steamship | For S.S. Parkmore Ltd. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Philomel | Pearl-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mississippi | Cargo liner | For Atlantic Transport Line. |
| 30 August | United Kingdom | Naval Construction & Armaments Co | Barrow in Furness | Empress of India | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Railway. |
| 30 August | Spain | Sociedad Astilleros del Nervión | Sestao | Infanta Maria Teresa | Infanta Maria Teresa-class cruiser | For Spanish Navy. |
| 13 September | Russia | Nikolayev Dockyard | Nikolayev | Dvenadsat Apostolov | Dvenadsat Apostolov-class battleship | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | J & G Thomson | Clydebank | Stella | Ferry | For London and South Western Railway. |
| 17 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Sobraon | Cargo ship | For African Steamship Co. |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Ainsdale | Full-rigged ship | For J. Henry Iredale & Co. Ltd. |
| 25 September | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Ching Ping | Steamship | For John White. |
| 25 September | Austria-Hungary | Seearsenal | Pola | Kaiserin Elisabeth | Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser | For Austro-Hungarian Navy. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Paolo Affonso | Tug | For A. U. de Carvahlo. |
| 18 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Memphis | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster. |
| 27 October | United Kingdom | Armstrong's | Elswick | Sirius | Apollo-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ernesto | Cargo ship | For G. H. Fletcher & Co. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Edgar | Edgar-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Fu Ping | Steamship | For Chinese Engineering & Mining Company. |
| 26 November | France | Chantiers de la Loire | Saint-Nazaire | Chishima | cruiser | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| 29 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Crown | Passenger ship | For British Shipowners Ltd. |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Naval Construction & Armaments Co | Barrow in Furness | Empress of Japan | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | J & G Thompson | Clydebank | Thetis | Apollo-class cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 December | | Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads | Stockholm | Murtaja | Icebreaker | For Finnish Board of Navigation. |
| Unknown date | United States | David Stephenson | Portland, Oregon | Altona | Sternwheeler | For Oregon City Transportation Company. |
| Unknown date | United States | J J Holland | Ballard, Washington | Bailey Gatzert | Sternwheeler | For John Leary. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T & W Smith | South Shields | Balmore | Steamship | For John Holt. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Bellona | Cruiser | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Dimsdale | Full-rigged ship | For Dale Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Fairfield Ship Building & Engineering Co | Govan | Dunottar Castle | Passenger ship | For Castle Line. |
| Unknown date | United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | Eagle | Gunboat | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford & Sons | Sunderland | Fazilka | Steamship | For British-India Steam Navigation Company. |
| Unknown date | Germany | AG Vulkan | Stettin | Fürst Bismarck | Ocean liner | For Hamburg America Line. |
| Unknown date | United States | Dialogue & Co | Camden, New Jersey | Gypsum Queen | Tug | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Juteopolis | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | | Marigold | Lighthouse tender | For United States Lighthouse Service. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Clapson | Barton-upon-Humber | Morning Star | Humber Keel | For George Hill. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Norse King | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Princess | Firefighting tug | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | Havre ShipyardsLe Havre | | Psara | Hydra-class ironclad | For Royal Hellenic Navy. |
| Unknown date | United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth Company | Wilmington, Delaware | Saturn | Collier | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Allen & Co. | Poole | Scart | Yacht | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D & W Henderson & Co. | Glasgow | Scindia | Cargo ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Bell | Grimsby | John Bull | Fishing trawler | For John Bell and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George W. Brown & Sons | Hull | Roman | Tug | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Scot | Steamship | For Union Steamship Company. |
| Unknown date | United States | Robert Palmer & Son | Noank, Connecticut | Walter Adams | Fishing trawler | For private owner. |