# List of ship launches in 1870

The list of ship launches in 1870 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1870.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Irvine Shipbuilding Company | Irvine | Agnes Ann Wignell | Schooner | For John Wignell. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith. | North Shields | Crosby | Steamship | For Messrs. T. & W. Smith. |
| 3 January | United Kingdom | Laird, Son & Co. | Birkenhead | Vanguard | Audacious-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. | Liverpool | Harlech Castle | Merchantman | For Messrs. Cole & Jones. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | W. Pile & co | Sunderland | Marmion | Steamship | For J. R. Kelso. |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Historian | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Harrison. |
| 13 January | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Bethany | Barque | For Richardson & Co. |
| 13 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & A. Lambert | Ipswich | Zenobia | Barquentine | For private owner. |
| 15 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. D. & A. Fullarton | Ayr | Guyana | West Indiaman | For James Ewing & Co. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | Leamouth | Fethi Bulend | Corvette | For Ottoman Navy. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Linton | Dumbarton | Linn Fern | Schooner | For Messrs. J. & R. Neill, and Messrs. D. Whyte & Co. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Leckie, Wood & Munro | Torry | Rainton | Steamship | For William Scott and Peter Brantingham. |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinghaugh | Sydenham | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 20 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Australia | Steamship | For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. |
| 21 January | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | Loch Lomond | Full-rigged ship | For Glasgow Shipping Co. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Sprite | Steamship | For Messrs. Lofthouse, Glover & Co. |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Carpio | Steamship | For Serapio Acebel y Compagnia. |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Footdee | Lufra | Clipper | For Messrs. Anderson & FCo. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Sons | Overnewton | County of Lancaster | Merchantman | For Messrs. R. & J. Craig. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Evora | Steamship | For Ryde & Co. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & W. Dudgeon | Cubitt Town | Italo Platense | Steamship | For Compania de Navigacion a Vapor Italo Platense. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Maipu | Merchantman | For M. Bordes. |
| January | United Kingdom | Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Duncraig | Merchantman | For Messrs. Finlayson. |
| January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & A. Lambert | Ipswich | Emily | Sailing barge | For private owner. |
| January | Norway | Peterson | Porsgrund | Gungner | Clipper | For private owner. |
| January | United Kingdom | T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Hercules | Steamship | For Trinity House. |
| January | United Kingdom | Lawrench Hill & Co. | Port Glasgow | Sikh | Merchantman | For Alexander Russell. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Batavia | Steamship | For Messrs. Burns & MacIver. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Maudslay, Sons & Field | Greenwich | Blackadder | Clipper | Jock Willis & Sons. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Co. (Limited) | Glasgow | Caspian | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 2 February | United Kingdom | W. Adamson | Sunderland | Ching-too | Schooner | For William Adamson. |
| 3 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Jessie | Schooner | For Alexander M'Lennan. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | | West Hartlepool | Mabel | Steamship | For Messrs. Norton & Co. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. | Paisley | Mathilde | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | Odin | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | City of Corinth | East Indiaman | For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bulgarian | Cargo ship | For J. Bibby & Sons. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co. | Greenock | Priam | Steamship | For Alfred Holt. |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & W. Dudgeon | Cubitt Town | Abyssinia | Breastwork monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. | Cardiff | Glamorganshire | Full-rigged ship | For Batchelor & Co. |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humprhy & Pearson | Hull | Marsden | Steamship | For Messrs. Brownlow, Marsden & Co. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | South Stockton | Mima Thomas | Steamship | For Messrs. R. Byrne & Co. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Bio-Bio | Merchantman | For M. Bordes. |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Iron Duke | Audacious-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | River Thames | Magdala | Cerberus-class monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Abyssinia | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | John Elder | Fairfield | Ban-Righ | Steamship | For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. | Port Glasgow | Helene | Paddle steamer | For Messrs. John & James Thompson. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | Moldavia | Steamship | For Messrs. Baker, Berend & Co. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | E. Robertson | Ipswich | Elizabeth Morton | Brigantine | For Mr. Morton. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Wray & Son | Burton Stather | Oxford Eight | Fishing trawler | For John Harrison. |
| 9 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | Rona | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 15 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Hampshire | Merchantman | For Messrs. Money Wigram & Co. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | Loch Leven | Full-rigged ship | For Glasgow Shipping Co. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Mr. Bartlett | Southampton | Lord Palmerston | Barque | For Mr. Richardson. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Robert Johnston | Carrickfergus | Sarah | Schooner | For Mr. Brown and others. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Garonne | Merchantman | For M. A. D. Bordes. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Ina | Steam yacht | For Mr. Anderson. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | Jason | Merchantman | For Messrs. Andres & J. H. Carmichael. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Leucadia | Clipper | For Shaw Savill Line. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | Maud | Steamship | For Messrs. J. B. Morton & Co. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Royden & Son | Liverpool | Eaton Hall | Clipper | For Thames & Mersey Line. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier & Son | Govan | Hotspur | Ironclad ram | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Withy, Alexander & Co. | Hartlepool | Magdala | Steamship | For Messrs. T. Appleby, Ropner & Co. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Barnes & Roberts | Ramsgate | Triumph | Schooner | For James Barnes. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. M. Palmer & Co. | Jarrow-on-Tyne | Wisconsin | Steamship | For Guion Line. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | City of Sparta | Merchantman | For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Villa de Madrid | Steamship | For Don José Gambe. |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Kelvindock | Louisa | Steamship | For Messrs. J. & J. Hay. |
| 30 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Thomas Wilson | Steamship | For Messrs. T. Wilson, Sons & Co. |
| March | France | Compagnie de L'Ocean | Bordeaux | Danube | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles & William Earle | Hull | Rollo | Steamship | For Messrs. Thomas Wilson & Sons. |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Glasgow | Italy | Steamship | For National Steam Navigation Company (Limited). |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Leeming | Steamship | For Strong, Reid & Page. |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Camper & Nicholson | Gosport | Pleiad | Yacht | For private owner. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Camper & Nicholson. | Gosport | Gwendoline | Schooner | For Major Ewing. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pearson & Lockwood | Stockton-on-Tees | Walter Menzalch | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Australia | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Read | Portsmouth | Gazelle | Coaster | For Messrs. H. & J. Ash. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Maggie Trimble | East Indiaman | For R. G. Sharp. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. McCulloch, Paterson & Co. | Port Glasgow | Vale of Nith | Barque | For Messrs. John Hay & Co. |
| 13 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bewley, Webb & Co. | Dublin | Calcium | Steamship | For J. F. Bewley. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humprhys & Pearson | Hull | Erato | Steamship | For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Russia | Steamship | For Messrs. John F. Norwood & Co. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. | Overnewton | Africa | Steamship | For John H. Watt. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bohemian | Cargo ship | For J. Bibby & Sons. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Union Co-operative Shipbuilders & Floating Dock Co. | Blyth | Cambois | Brig | For private owner. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Nevill Bros. | Llanelly | Marie Ange | Brig | For Messrs. Buesnell, Lequesne & Co. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | John White | Cowes | Sherbro' | Steamboat | For "Colonial Government of Western Africa". |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Thistle | Steam yacht | For Duke of Hamilton. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Antonin | Merchantman | For Messrs. E. Alexander & Sons, or M. A. D. Bordes. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Benmore | East Indiaman | For Messrs. Nicholson & M'Gill. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. C. Miller & Sons | Garston | St. Winifred | Paddle steamer | For Holywell and Liverpool Steam Packet Co. Ltd. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Abbotsford | Steamship | For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. |
| 28 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. James & George Thompson | Govan | Clansman | Steamship | For Messrs. David Hutcheson & Co. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Messr. Withy, Alexander & Co | Hartlepool | Amazon | Steamship | For Messrs. S. J. Glover & partners. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Fullarton & Co | Paisley | Carrick Castle | Paddle steamer | For Lochgoil and Lochlong Steamboat Co. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Horsa | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. | Footdee | James Hall | Steamship | For Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Shipping Co. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. | Cardiff | Leone | Paddle steamer | For Societa Anonyme Dei Vapore Piocida Ischia. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer & Co. | Jarrow | Midsurrey | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Annie | Schooner | For William Whiteside. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. | Paisley | Glengarnock | Coaster | For Messrs. Merry & Cunninghame. |
| April | Italy | | Genoa | Il Gioacchino Rossini | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | John Wignall | Schooner | For Wignall & Co. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dudgeon | Cubitt Town | La Pampa | Passenger ship | For Compania de Navigacion a Vapor Italo Platense. |
| April | United Kingdom | Gibbon & Nichol | Sunderland | Meggie | Sloop | For Matthew Gibbon. |
| 2 May | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Corisand | Steamship | For G. J. Hay. |
| 2 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Craigrownie | Paddle steamer | For Greenock and Helensburgh Steam Packet Co, or Graham Brymner. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | William Kinloch | Kingston | Janet Holt | Barque | For John M'Donald. |
| 5 May | Netherlands | Rijkswerf | Amsterdam | Guinea | Buffel-class monitor | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| 10 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Maryhill | Onoba | Steamship | For Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company (Limited). |
| 11 May | United States | Lawrence & Foulks | Williamsburg, New York | James Gordon Bennett | Pilot boat | For New Jersey Pilots. |
| 13 May | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Tenedos | Eclipse-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | Blythwoode | Steamship | For Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Galeed | Steamship | For J. F. Middleton and others. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | May | Steamship | For Mr. Herskind and others. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bewley, Webb & Co. | Dublin | Rio Bento | Steamship | For Peter Stuart. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Winsloe | Steamship | For Strong, Reid & Page. |
| 16 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Victoria | Steamship | For West African Company (Limited). |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Aconcagua | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 17 May | Denmark | | Copenhagen | Gorm | Monitor | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Turnbull & Son | Whitby | King Arthur | Barque | For private owner. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Oceola | Barque | For Messrs. Alexander Ramage & Co. |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. M'Culloch, Patterson & Co. | Port Glasgow | Firth of Clyde | Barque | For Messrs. A. & J. Brown. |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Thuringia | Steamship | For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. |
| 19 May | United Kingdom | | Carrickfergus | Glad Tidings | Schooner | For Henry Gowan. |
| 19 May | United Kingdom | John Elder | Govan | Loanda | Steamship | For British and Africa Steam Navigation Co. |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Burns | Steamship | For Messrs. Doward, Dickson & Co. |
| 28 May | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. | Govan | Ægean | Steamship | For Charles Williamson. |
| 28 May | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Spindrift | Barquentine | For Thomas Gann. |
| 30 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Birdston | East Indiaman | For Messrs. Singleton, Dunn & Co. |
| 30 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Dunloe | East Indiaman | For T. O. Hunter. |
| 30 May | China | Foochow Arsenal | Foochow | Fuxing | Gunboat | For Imperial Chinese Navy. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Sultan | Central battery ironclad | For Royal Navy. |
| May | United Kingdom | W. Fyfe & Son | Fairlie | Foxhound | Cutter | For Marquess of Ailsa. |
| May | United Kingdom | Joseph & Nicholas Butson | Bodinnick or Polruan | Island Lass | Schooner | For John Rickards. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | London | Schooner | For private owner. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | Nola | Barque | For J. Kelso, Jr. |
| May | France | M. Curet | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Pervenche | Merchantman | For MM Sacarello & Lachaud. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Sidonian | Steamship | For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph Burton | Selby | Perseverance | Humber keel | For Mr. Pease. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Maudslay, Son & Field | Greenwich | Hallowe'en | Clipper | For Jock Willis & Sons. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Nooya | Steam yacht | For private owner. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Zaripha | Steamship | For Edward D. Glynn. |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Glasglyn | Barque | For private owner. |
| 9 June | United Kingdom | Burton | Selby | Perseverance | Humber Keel | For Mr. Pease. |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Fram | Steamship | For Messrs. Turnbull & Salveson, or D. Jacobsen. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Almendral | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Withy, | Middleton | Lillie | Steamship | For Messrs. George Pyman & Co. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Earle | Hull | Quito | Steamship | For Messrs. Wilson, Sons & Co. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humprhys & Pearson | Hull | Oxford | Steamship | For Messrs. Bailey & Leatham. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Earle | Hull | Reiher | Steamship | For Norddeutsche Lloyd. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton & Gray | Hartlepool | Tom Pyman | Steamship | For Messrs. George Pyman & Co. |
| 13 June | United Kingdom | Mr. Williams Jr. | Newport | Fleetwing | Pilot boat | For Samuel Gilmore. |
| 14 June | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co | Wallsend | Owen Wallis | Steamship | For Messrs. Thidemann, Cairns & Gillies. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Palatine | Steam yacht | For Earl of Wilton. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Peiho | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Woodlark | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Sri Sarawak | Steamship | For Borneo Company. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow | Swiftsure | Swiftsure-class ironclad | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Blyth | Steamship | For George Robinson Dawson. |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | Lebanon | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Castor | Steamship | For Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Pointhouse | Elgin | Steamship | For Messrs. John Warrack & Co. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. | Wallsend | Frithiof | Steamship | For Thule Company. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Longford | Paddle steamer | For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. R. Oswald & Co. | Sunderland | Wells | Steamship | For Augustus W. H. Phrynn. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Napier & Sons | Govan | Lord of the Isles | Steamship | For Messrs. Shaw, Maxton & Co. |
| 29 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | George Lockett | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 29 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Tarapacá | Merchantman | For M. A. D. Bordes. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | Stockton-on-Tees | Burgon | Steamship | For James Taylor. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. | Stockton-on-Tees | City of Exeter | Steamship | For Messrs. Holman & Sons. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Ismalia | Steamship | For Anchor Line. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russel & Co. | Aberdeen | Thomas Adam | Steamship | For Messrs. Adam & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Co.. | Overnewton | Ailsa | Clipper | For Messrs. Sandbach, Tinne & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Fyfe & Son | Fairlie | Amandine | Schooner | For J. S. Mills. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Athole | Steamship | For Messrs. John Warrack & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | H. Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | Cam | Schooner | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Fyfe & Son | Fairlie | Eveleen | Cutter | For J. D. Keoch. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Glaslyn | Barque | For Henry Browse, Jr. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | Jerome | Schooner | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Miller & Co | Garston | Kolosvar | Paddle steamer | For Danubian Steam Navigation Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | Irvine Shipbuilding Company | Irvine | Louise Brown | Schooner | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Renfrewshire | Steamship | For James Turnbull. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Whiteinch | Sea Gull | Steamship | For G. S. Seater & Co. |
| 2 July | United Kingdom | William Walker | Rotherhithe | Lothair | Barque | For William Walker. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | Liberia | Steamship | For British and African Steam Navigation Company. |
| 6 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Konig Wilhelm I | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 11 July | United Kingdom | Teall | Leeds | Admiral | Sloop | For private owner. |
| 11 July | United Kingdom | Teall | Leeds | Contest | Sloop | For private owner. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. James & George Thomson | Govan | Algeria | Steamship | For Cunard Line. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | William Ashburner | Barrow-in-Furness | Elizabeth Latham | Schooner | For Thomas Ashburner. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. R.Napier & Sons | Govan | Valdivia | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 13 July | United Kingdom | Robinson | Portsmouth Dockyard | Plucky | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 July | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Bonnie Kate | Steamship | For William Thompson. |
| 16 July | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Maggie | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton,Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | Margaret Banks | Steamship | For William Banks. |
| 28 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Redhead, Softley & Co. | South Shields | Border Chief | Clipper | For Messrs. Henry Adamson & Sons. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bewley | Dublin | Alabama | Steam yacht | For Earl of Kingston. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer & Co. | Jarrow | Wymong | Steamship | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | Robert M'Lea | Rothesay | Campbeltown | Schooner | For Duncan M'Lean. |
| July | Dominion of Canada | | Quebec | Ireland | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | W. Watson | Sunderland | Nina | Steamship | For C. R. Fenwick. |
| July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co. | Greenock | Hispania | Steamship | For Messrs. Mories, Munro & Co. |
| July | United Kingdom | W. Hamilton & Co. | Port Glasgow | Ransome | Steamship | For Newcastle and Ipswich Steam Navigation Co. |
| July | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Fullarton & Co. | Paisley | Treffry | Tug | For private owner. |
| 8 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Kelvindock | Amethyst | Steamship | For William Robertson. |
| 11 August | United Kingdom | Key | Kirkcaldy | Andes | Steamship | For Glasgow and South American Steam Shipping Co. |
| 11 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons | Govan | Queen of the Thames | Steamship | For Messrs. Devitt & Moore. |
| 11 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | St. Olaf | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 12 August | United Kingdom | J. G. Laurie | Whiteinch | Pluto | Paddle steamer | For British Government. |
| 12 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Valentine and Hélène | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | Robert Potts | Seaham | Countess Vane | Tug | For Earl Vane. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | Atacama | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Fawn | Steamship | For Stamp & Co. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humphrys & Pearson | Hull | Dande | Steamship | For Messrs. Bailey & Leatham. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co | Renfrew | Fire King | Steamship | For Messrs. Lewis Potter & Co. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Mindoro | Steamship | For Messrs. Ker, Bolton & Co. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | W. B. Hornby | Willington Quay | Baltic | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Commissariat | Steamship | For William Laing. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Enterprise | Steamship | For Messrs. M'Chrystal & Elliott. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. | Wallsend | Filey | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. | Glasgow | Glengyle | Steamship | For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Oceanic | Oceanic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Pollux | Steamship | For Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij. |
| 29 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pearse & Lockwood | Stockton-on-Tees | Eaglescliff | Steamship | For J. J. Smith. |
| 31 August | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Copiapo | Steamship | For Compagnia Sud-Americana de Vapores. |
| August | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Lanoma | Steamship | For Culliford & Co. |
| August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | South Western | Steamship | For Messrs. Robert Henderson & Son. |
| 7 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Camel | Cargo ship | For Harland & Wolff. |
| 7 September | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Ulpiano | Barque | For Ulpiano de Ondaza. |
| 7 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Fairfield | Volta | Steamship | For British and African Steam Navigation Company. |
| 8 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Elena | Schooner | For Messrs. M'Crindell, Schaw & Co. |
| 10 September | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Parthia | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line. |
| 12 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Bear | Steamship | For Messrs. Burns. |
| 13 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton & Gray | West Hartlepool | John Middleton | Steamship | For Messrs. Milburn, Watts & Co. |
| 13 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 14 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Alexandria | Steamship | For Anchor Line. |
| 15 September | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | Viking | Yacht | For Robert Macfie. |
| 22 September | United Kingdom | McCulloch, Patterson & Co. | Port Glasgow | Maitland | Paddle steamer | For Newcastle & Hunter River Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 24 September | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Gravina | Steamship | For Serapio Acebel y Compagnia. |
| 24 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Hazard | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Duke of Leinster | Steamship | For Dublin and Glasgow Steam Packet Company. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigham, Richardson & Co | Low Walker | Espresso | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Houghton | Steamship | For H. T. Morton. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow | Triumph | Swiftsure-class ironclad | For Royal Navy. |
| September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stephens | Glasgow | Virginia | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 5 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gilbert & Cooper | Hull | Tubal Cain | Fishing smack | For Messrs. W. W. Dawson & Co. |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & Co. | West Hartlepool | Huelva | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Allibon, Noyes & Co. | Northfleet | Kirkstall | Steamship | For Messrs. B. Dawson & Co. |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Duthie & Co. | Aberdeen | Mary Blair | Schooner | For Messrs. Houlder, Bros. & Co, or Messrs. James Owen & Co. |
| 11 October | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Bride | Full-rigged ship | For W. Briggs & Sons. |
| 12 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Shiraz | Steamship | For Messrs. Grey, Dawes & Co. |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Earle | Hull | Canopus | Steamship | For Messrs. J. Moss & Co. |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denton, Gray & co | West Hartlepool | Rosa | Steamshoip | For private owner. |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Iron Shipbuilding Company | Govan | Tiber | Steamship | For Messrs. J. A. Dunckerley & Co. |
| 24 October | United Kingdom | Chilton & Sidgwick | North Hylton | Daylight | Barque | For W. Rawell. |
| 25 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Son | Dundee | Cheops | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 25 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | Marina | Steamship | For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. |
| 25 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | South Stockton | Priness Louise | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Fairy Dell | Steamship | For Messrs. J. Watson & Partners. |
| 27 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons. | Kelvinhaugh | Alert | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | E. Robertson | Ipswich | May Flower | Sloop | For J. May. |
| October | United Kingdom | Thomas Bevan | Northfleet | Alert | Thames barge | For John Messer Knight and Thomas Bevan. |
| October | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Balogun | Brigantine | For Kidd & Co. |
| October | Netherlands | | Amsterdam | Panther | Ironclad | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| October | Jersey | Charles W. Aubin | Jersey | Saucy Lass | Cutter | For Harvey & Co. |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & M'Gregor. | Glasgow | Clara | Coaster | For Messrs. L. Soler & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Barnes & Roberts | Ramsgate | Pride of the Ocean | Cutter | For Philip Bartlett. |
| 5 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. M'Cullock, Patterson & Co. | Port Glasgow | Loch Urr | Barque | For Messrs. D. & J. Sproat. |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Westmoreland | Steamship | For Messrs. Donald Currie & Co. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Ardentinny | Barque | For Robert Douglas & Son. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Graf Bismarck | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | Orchis | Steamship | For Messrs. Hargrove, Fergusson & Jackson. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Antrim | Paddle steamer | For Barrow Steam Navigation Company. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Parfitt & Jenkins | Cardiff | Cambria | Steamship | For Cardiff & Portishead Steamship Company. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Wray & Son | Burton Stather | Joseph and Elizabeth | Fishing smack | For J. Potter. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Wray & Son | Burton Stather | Lincolnshire Lass | Fishing smack | For T. Boyd. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Valdes | Steamship | For MacAndrews & Acebel. |
| 15 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stephen & Forbes | Peterhead | Nelly | Schooner | For Alexander Bruce. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | South Stockton | Huntcliffe | Steamship | For James Taylon. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Lima | Barque | For Wütjen & Co. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Simons & Co. | Renfrew | Migoto | Steamship | For Messrs. Hunter & Grange. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Sons | Govan | Viking | Steamship | For Messrs. John M'Farlane & Co. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. | Linthouse | Glendarroch | Steamship | For William Ross & Company. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Dundee | Hector | Whaler | For private owner. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | David Banks | Selby | Matilda | Schooner | For Joshua Rhodes. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bayley | Ipswich | Parana | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 25 November | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Ceres | Sloop | For Neil Brown. |
| 25 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. | Kelvinhaugh | City of Poonah | Steamship | For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Atlantic | Oceanic-class ocean liner | For White Star Line. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Pallion | Emblehope | Steamship | For Thomas Henderson. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Newfield | Steamship | For Wilkinson & Co. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Paisley | Princess Louise | Steamship | For James Hamilton. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co | Fairfield | Vérité | Steamship | For MM. N. Paquet et Cie. |
| November | United Kingdom | Robert M'Lea | Rothesay | Benmore | Schooner | For Charles M'Eachran. |
| November | United Kingdom | Allibon, Noyes & Co. | Northfleet | Deutschland | Coaster | For Lübeck Finländische Dampfschiff Gesellschaft. |
| November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. | Footdee | Emerald | Steamship | For E. M. De Busche. |
| 1 December | United Kingdom | Thomas Royden & Sons | Liverpool | Asiatic | Cargo ship | For White Star Line. |
| 6 December | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Bella | Sloop | For Mr. King. |
| 7 December | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Blazer | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Napier & Son | Govan | Mendes Nuñez | Steamship | For Messrs. A. Lopez & Co. |
| 8 December | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Comet | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Churucca | Steamship | For MacAndrews, Acebel y Compagnia. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | City of Cambridge | Steamship | For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | | Sheerness Dockyard | Lively | Despatch vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | John Gibson | Fleetwood | The Wonder | Fishing smack | For Thomas Leadbetter and others. |
| 10 December | Austria-Hungary | Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino | Trieste | Zrinyi | Aurora-class corvette | For Austrian Navy. |
| 12 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Fairfield | Coquimbo | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Enterprise | Steamship | For E. M. de Bussche. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Limari | Cargo liner | For Valparaíso Steamship Co. |
| 19 December | United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke | Osborne | Royal yacht | For Queen Victoria. |
| 22 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons | Dundee | Eagle | Whaler | For private owner. |
| 22 December | China | Foochow Arsenal | Foochow | Fu Po | Transport ship | For Imperial Chinese Navy. |
| 26 December | France | Arsenal de Cherbourg | Cherbourg | Suffren | Océan-class ironclad | For French Navy. |
| 24 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Lorne | Steamship | For Messrs. John Warrack & Co. |
| 27 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Agra | Steamship | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| December | United Kingdom | John Gill | Pallion | Clairellen | Barque | For W. A. Guesdon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Amy | Steamship | For William Stobart. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | S. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Ancient Briton | Merchantman | For Dove & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Anlaby | Merchantman | For Robert Ash. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Argos | Merchantman | For Mr. Rosich. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Ariadne | Steamship | For Rhys & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Avon | Merchantman | For G. T. Gourley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Watson | Sunderland | Beethoven | Steamship | For G. Swainston. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Bidder | Dartmouth | Bertha | Steam trawler | For George Parker Bidder. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill | Sunderland | Berwickshire | Merchantman | For G. Traill & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill | Sunderland | Brilliant Star | Schooner | For T. Seed. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Wells | Merchantman | For Augustus W. H. Phrynn. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | Stockton-on-Tees | Burgos | Steamship | For Messrs. H. Briggs & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Caledonia | Merchantman | For James Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Canadian | Steamship | For Culliford & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Mitchell | River Tyne | Canton | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Gill | Sunderland | Celorio | Merchantman | For Gallo & Hijo y-Hazas. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Bartram & Sons | Sunderland | Ceylon | Merchantman | For J. H. Barry. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Charles Dickens | Merchantman | For G. Bell Jr. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Charles Mitchell and Co. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Cheviot | Cargo ship | For William Howard Smith & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbroufgh | Cifuntes | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer Bros. | Jarrow | C. M. Palmer | Steamship | For Tyne Steam Shipping Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Wigham, Richardson & Sons Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Commodore | Collier | For Hall John. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Corinth | Barque | For T. B. Walker. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Greenock | Coule | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Chilton | Sunderland | Cumberland | Merchantman | For Thomson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richardson | Sunderland | Cvjet | Barque | For Nicolo Stefano Bielovucich. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | B. Hodgson | Sunderland | Davina | Barque | For J. Smith. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Dexterous | Barque | For G. & J. Robinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Diego Maria de Bolivar | Barque | For L. de Bolivar. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | A. Leslie and Company | Hebburn | Edith | Paddle steamer | For London and North Western Railway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Elemore | Merchantman | For Sharp & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Metcalfe | Sunderland | Elizabeth Childs | Barque | For G. Childs. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | B. Hodgson | Sunderland | Elizabeths | Merchantman | For G. Oates. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Gibbon | Sunderland | Ellias Loukatos | Brig | For A. Vreones. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Ernest | Steamship | For Fenwick & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Liddle, or Liddle & Sutcliffe | Sunderland | Ethel Anne | Merchantman | For Jones & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Excelsior | Steamship | For J. Wait. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Express | Steamship | For Banks & Mitchell. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Far West | Sternwheeler | For Coulson Packet Company. |
| Unknown date | Portugal | | Madeira | Frazilo | Steamship | For private owner. First steamship built on Madeira. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | 'Galatea | Steamship | For Ryde & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lester | Sunderland | Gift | Merchantman | For J.& H. Lester. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bewley, Webb & Co. | Dublin | Grand Canal | Tug | For Grand Canal Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Halyma | Steamship | For E. T. Gourley & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Thompson | Sunderland | Harriet | Barque | For J. Thompson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Gill | Sunderland | Humbleton | Merchantman | For Gayner & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Hypathia | Merchantman | For Robert Hough. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Liddle, or Liddle & Sutcliffe | Sunderland | James Thompson | Merchantman | For Thompson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Fairfield | John Elder | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Thompson | Sunderland | John Potts | Merchantman | For J. Potts. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Juno | Merchantman | For Mr. Hogartts. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Jupiter | barque | For Mitchell & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Robinson | Sunderland | Khedive | Merchantman | For Charles James Briggs. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Laira | Barque | For Richard Hill. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Lanchester | Merchantman | For H. T. Morton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Long Ditton | Merchantman | For Commercial Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Mr. Brownrigg | Liverpool | Maggie | Coaster | For George Bryant Sully. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Marbella | Merchantman | For William & Samuel S. Malcolm. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Maria | Barque | For A. Galotola. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lewis & Macilwaine | Belfast | Marion | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Allan | Sunderland | Marshall | Merchantman | For Shaw & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Adamson | Sunderland | Mary Ann | Schooner | For W. Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Merope | Full-rigged ship | For Shaw Savill Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Molina | Steamship | For MacAndrews & Acebel. |
| Unknown date | Hamburg | Goddefroy-Zeit | Hamburg | Moltke | Barque | For Fritze & Gerdes. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Bartram & Sons | Sunderland | Myrtle | Merchantman | For George Bartram. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Short Bros. | Sunderland | Nenuphar | Merchantman | For Morgan & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Norseman | Merchantman | For C. M. Webster. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Gill | Sunderland | Offerton | Merchantman | For Gayner & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Olga | Merchantman | For C. M. Norwood & Co. |
| Unknown date | Russia | | | Opyt | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Peace | Merchantman | For J. Thompson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Polino | Steamship | For D. G. Pinkney & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Southwick | Precursor | Steamship | For Jinman & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Prynn | Merchantman | For Prynn & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Rio Formoso | Steamship | For G. F. Fisher. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Potts | Seaham | Robert & Mary | Brig | For R. Mushens. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Mr. Beeching | Wells-next-the-Sea | Roseola | Schooner | For John Varley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Rosland | Barque | For W. Kish. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Said | Merchantman | For R. M. Hudson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Said | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Saint Antoine | Merchantman | For M. J. M. Cairo. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Key | Kinghorn | Scotlant | Steamship | For Messrs. Stoddart. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Spowers Bros. | Sunderland | Sea Spray | Brig | For M. H. Elliott. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Sesame | Schooner | For Hill & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Severn | Steamship | For E. T. Gourlay & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Silkstone | Steamship | For J. B. Pope & G. Pearson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Solent | Merchantman | For Hill & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Southwick | Barque | For J. Crown. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Short Bros. | Sunderland | Stafford | Barque | For W. Watson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Stanton | Steamship | For J. T. Stanton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Stephensons | Merchantman | For Heald & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robinson | Sunderland | Suzerain | Merchantman | For Hick & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | The Barton | Steamship | For John T. Stanton. |
| Unknown date | United States | William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Thomas Howard | Pilot boat | For Philadelphia and Delaware Pilots. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Titian | Merchantman | For Glover Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Gibbon & Nichol | Sunderland | Triune | Barque | For W. Bedford. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Tweed | Steamship | For J. Morrison. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. | Aberdeen | Un'yō | Gunboat | For Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Vanguard | Steamship | For J. R. Kelso. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Vivar | Steamship | For Miguel Saenz y Compagnia. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Wellesley | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Windermere | Merchantman | For Black Ball Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Reay, or Reay & Naizby | Sunderland | Witness | Merchantman | For H. Eggleston. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Yarra | Barque | For Richard William Cresswell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom and Peru | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | West Ham and Lake Titicaca | Yavari | Steamship | For Peruvian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Adamson | Sunderland | Zea | Schooner | For W. Adamson. |