# List of ship launches in 1889

The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1889.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Runic | Cargo liner | For White Star Line |
| 3 January | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Peace | Steamship | For Clapham Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Teutonic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Petunia | Steamship | For Petunia Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | Messrs Readhead and Sons | South Shields | Trewellard | Cargo ship | For Edward Hain and Son |
| January | United Kingdom | C. Burt & Sons | Falmouth | Frances | Ketch | For Charles Kelway. |
| 2 February | United Kingdom | Harvey's of Hayle | Hayle | Lyonesse | Ferry | For the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company as a second ferry between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Empire | Cargo ship | For British Shipowners Ltd. |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Brandenburg | Passenger ship | For Liverpool & Maranham Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Crown | Steamship | For Crown Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | | Sheerness | HMS Basilisk | Sloop | For the Royal Navy |
| 11 April | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | County Antrim | Barque | For W. H. Ross & Co. |
| 27 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lancashire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co. |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Camphill | Barque | For Camphill Ship Co. Ltd. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Crimea | Steamship | For Stephens, Mawson & Goss. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | George W. Brown & Sons | Hull | May Flower | Tug | For Fanny Palmer. |
| 26 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Queensmore | Cargo ship | For William Johnstone. |
| 29 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Majestic | Teutonic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | King Alfred | Steamship | For King Alfred Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Yorkshire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Steamship Co. |
| 24 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ameer | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Corennie | Coaster | For W. T. Moffatt. |
| 31 August | United Kingdom | Messrs Readhead and Sons | South Shields | Treglisson | Cargo ship | For Edward Hain and Son |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | | Pembroke | HMS Blanche | Sloop | For the Royal Navy |
| 14 September | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Osseo | Barque | For Bartholomew Herbert McCorkell and others. |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Aid | Paddle tug | For Board of Trade. |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | | Whitehaven | Engelhorn | | For private owner. Ran aground on launch. |
| 28 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nawab | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Bute Shipping, Engineering, & Dry Dock Co. | Cardiff | Cardiff Castle | Steamship | For Morel Ltd. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nadir | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co. |
| 28 October | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Krim | Steamship | For M. A. Schjelderup. |
| 28 October | United Kingdom | Charles Connell and Company | Glasgow | Capella | Cargo liner | For Charente Steamship Co. |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Charles Joseph Bigger | Londonderry | Lonsdale | Full-rigged ship | For Dale Line. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Sirius | Steamship | For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun. |
| 18 November | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn | Maine | Armoured cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 28 November | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Elbing | S51 | Torpedo boat | For Imperial German Navy |
| 21 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Nizam | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steamship Co. |
| 24 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gaekwar | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Grace Harwar | Sailing ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bailey & Leetham | Hull | Elisa R | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Allsup & Sons Ltd. | Preston | Wisp | Steam launch | For G. R. Allsup. |