# List of ship launches in 1871

The list of ship launches in 1871 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1871.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 7 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons | Govan | Bustard | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 January | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Cleadon | Steamship | For H. T. Morton & Co. |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | | Kirkcaldy | Alps | Steamship | For Glasgow and South American Steam Navigation Company. |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | Thomas Charlton | Grimsby | City of Ghent | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 21 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | Tagus | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 23 January | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | Marmion | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humprhys & Pearson | Hull | Calliope | Steamship | For Messrs. Hornstedt & Garthorne. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Glensannox | Steamship | For Messrs. William Ross & Co. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Strathclyde | Steamship | For Messrs. Burrell & M'Laren. |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Virago | Steamship | For Messrs. Wilson, Sons, & Co. |
| January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | Assyria | Steamship | For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. |
| January | United Kingdom | J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Gothland | Steamship | For Messrs. James Currie & Co. |
| January | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Juan Ferrin | Barque | For Messrs. John Clapperton & Co. |
| January | United Kingdom | W. Fyfe | Fairlie | Lady Evelyn | Schooner | For Marquess of Ailsa. |
| January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Princess Louise | Steam yacht | For John Laurence Stewart. |
| January | United Kingdom | John Banks | Kilpin Pike | Unity | Schooner | For John Banks. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Simons & Co. | Renfrew | Canopus | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 7 February | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Aquila | Steamship | For J. Laing, H. Mackenzie and G. Porteous. |
| 7 February | United Kingdom | Thomas Roberts | Penhelig | Cecil Brindley | Schooner | For J. Lewis. |
| 7 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Khedive | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons | Govan | Kite | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 10 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Taboguilla | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 11 February | United Kingdom | Liverpool Shipbuilding Company | Liverpool | Egypt | Steamship | For National Steamship Company. Collided with HMS Clarence on being launched. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | No. 32 | Mooring lighter | For Royal Navy. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Vigilant | Helicon-class despatch vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Indus | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Steamship Building Company | Glasgow | Argo | Steamship | For Bristol Steam Navigation Company. |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | George Avery | Fishing trawler | For John Dugdall and others. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. | Cardiff | Hercules | Paddle tug | For Philip Morel and others. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Iceland | Steamship | For Messrs. James Currie & Co. |
| February | United Kingdom | British Timber Company (Limited) | Galway | Emerald | Steamship | For British Timber Company (Limited). |
| 4 March | United States | David Bell Company | Buffalo, New York | Gallatin | Gallatin-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | Michael Ratsey | Cowes | Daring | Yacht | For John Harvey. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | Stockton-on-Tees | Joseph Dodds | Steamship | For Messrs. R. Byrne & Co. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Lady Carmichael | Paddle steamer | For Submarine Telegraph Company. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Sarmatian | Steamship | For Messrs. Allan. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Baltic | Ocean liner | For White Star Line. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Glatton | Breastwork monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | John Elder & Co. | Govan | Willem III | Willem III-class steamship | For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. |
| 9 March | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Woodlark | Plover-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Duna | Steamship | For private owners. |
| 18 March | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Danzig | Albatross | Albatross-class gunboat | For Kaiserliche Marine. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | John Samuel White | East Cowes | Princess Louise | Steam launch | For private owner. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Shipbuilding Company (Limited) | Glasgow | Abydos | Steamship | For private owners. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. | Footdee | Ardee | Steamship | For Messrs. J. B. Adam & Co. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & MacGill | Bowling | Bouncer | Lighter | For Messrs. James Rankine & Son. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. | Kelvinhaugh | City of Mecca | Steamship | For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Don Juan Prim | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | David Burn | Steamship | For Messrs. D. Burn, Robert Hindhaugh and partners. |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Sun Foo | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bewley & Co. | Dublin | Washi | Steamship | For John Rossi Hooper. |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Yorkshire Lass | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Simons & Co. | Renfrew | Isphan | Steamship | For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Scourge | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Snake | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 March | United Kingdom | R. Duncan & Co. | Port Glasgow | King Orry | Steamship | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Coquette | Ariel-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons | Liverpool | Honduras | Steamship | For Panama Railroad Co. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Michael Ratsey | Cowes | Livonia | Yacht | For James Lloyd Ashbury. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Militades | Clipper | For Aberdeen Clipper Line. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Zelina | Steamship | For Messrs. J. Glynn & Son. |
| 8 April | United Kingdom | | Cowes | Ptarmigan | Schooner | For J. W. Pawson. |
| 10 April | United States | Brown & Lovell | East Boston, Massachusetts | Caprice | Schooner | For Eugene Sullivan & Peter McEnry. |
| 12 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Fairholm | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Bivouac | Steamship | For William Laing. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Lorne | Paddle steamer | For Mr. Stewart. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co | Wallsend-on-Tyne | Brittany | Steamship | For Messrs. Hacquoil Bros. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Ratsey | Cowes | Daydream | Yawl | For Edward Loyd. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Iberia | Steamship | For Messrs. Robert Henderson & Co. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Jaguarao | Steamship | For local government of the Rio Grande do Sul. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Withy & Alexander | Hartlepool | Mavis | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Wellington | Paddle steamer | For Mr. Bickerstaffe, or South Blackpool Jetty Co. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Patna | Steamship | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Liverpool Shipbuilding Company | Liverpool | Ararat | Steamship | For Messrs. Papayanni Bros. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Clifford | Steamship | For Dale & Crighton. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Napier & Sons | Govan | Garonne | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Camper & Nicholson | Gosport | Mavourneen | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer, & Co. | Seacombe | Zembra | Steamship | For Messrs. John Glynn & Co. |
| 27 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Readhead & Softly | South Shields | Robert Ingram | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Albay | Steamship | For Messrs. Russell & Sturgis. |
| April | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Anthony Strong | Steamship | For private ownber. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Bison | Steamship | For Messrs. G. & J. Burns. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Port Glasgow | Emily | Schooner | For Alexander Miller, Brother, & Co. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co | Greenock | Etna | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Steele | Greenock | Garrion | Cutter yacht | For Thomas Houldsworth. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Johbn Fullerton & Co. | Paisley | Guarany | Steamship | For private opwner. |
| April | United Kingdom | G. Short | Sunderland | Hugh Streatfield | Steamship | For J. S. Barwick & Co. |
| April | United Kingdom | Lyon & Foster | Greenock | Lorne | Schooner | For John M'Lachlan. |
| April | United Kingdom | Irvine Shipbuilding Co. | Irvine | Mary Grace | Schooner | For C. Wilson. |
| April | United Kingdom | | River Clyde | Oliveira | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Pallion | Steamship | For Childe & Co. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. Wigham Richardson & Co | Walker-on-Tyne | St. Olaf | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Vandalia | Steamship | For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. |
| 4 May | United Kingdom | John Elder & Co. | Govan | Prins van Oranje | Willem III-class steamship | For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Mecca | Steamship | For Ralph M. Hudson Jr. |
| 7 May | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Sirex | Yawl | For Sir H. H. Bacon. |
| 8 May | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Rose | Steamship | For Messrs. G. Jinman & Co. |
| 9 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Spain | Steamship | For National Steamship Company. |
| 10 May | United States | J. B. & J. D. Van Deusen | Chester, Pennsylvania | Columbia | Yacht | For Franklin Osgood. |
| 10 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. M'Cullock, Paterson & Co. | Port Glasgow | Gala | Steamship | For Berwick and London Steamship Co. |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Allsup | Preston | Clifton | Steamship | For Southport and Lytham Steam Packet Co. |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | Penguin | Steamship | For Messrs. Seater, White & Co. |
| 19 May | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Elizabeth Ellen Fisher | Schooner | For Thomas Fisher. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | Rose of Devon | Fishing trawler | For Solomon Gravels Jr. and others. |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Rennie | Greenwich | Bonetta | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Tinto | Steamship | For Messrs. Strong, Reid & Page. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Hunt | Aldeburgh | Acacia | Fishing smack | For Messrs. Reed & Fletcher. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & W. Peters | Canons Marsh | Agnes Edgell | Barquentine | For R. F. Edgell. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Ratsey | Cowes | Pantaloon | Yacht | For Colonel Markham. |
| 23 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Precursor | Dredger | For Messrs. Storry & Smith. |
| 23 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davies & Co | Wallsend-on-Tyne | Wenvoe | Steamship | For J. H. Wilson and partners. |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | | River Clyde | Zampa | Cutter | For Mr. Forrester. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Walamo | Steamshipa | For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. |
| May | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Abana | Steamship | For James Westoll & Co. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Camper & Nicholson | Gosport | Aline | Yacht | For private owner. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Amy | Steam yacht | For N. B. Stewart. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Azalea | Steamship | For Messrs. Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Dagupan | Steamship | For private owner. |
| May | United Kingdom | M'Bryde | Greenock | Electric Spark | Steam yacht | For private owner. |
| May | United States | Samuel H. Pine | Greenpoint, New York | Enchantress | Schooner | For Joseph Florimond Loubat. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Heather Bell | Paddle steamer | For Duke of Hamilton. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Leander | Cutter | For James Reid. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Dumbarton | Louise of Lorne | Steamship | For private owner. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Mirzapore | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | Moselle | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| May | United Kingdom | John M'Quistin | Largs | Norma | Cutter | For J. T. Stewart. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Saga | Steamship | For Messrs. J. T. Salvesen & Co. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Sunniside | Steamship | For Robert Todd Nicholson and others. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Gustaf | Steamship | For Messrs. Gustaf, Lindberg & Co. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | W. R. Rickett | Steamship | For J. Marychurch & Co. |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Nicholson | Gosport | Zuleika | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 8 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | City of London | Steamship | For Aberdeen and London Steam Navigation Co. |
| 13 May | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Belle | Brigantine | For Walton & Co. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Mari V | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 17 June | United Kingdom | J. G. Lawrie | Whiteinch | St. Nicholas | Steamship | For Aberdeen, Leith and Clyde Steamship Co. |
| 17 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Warkworth Castle | Steamship | For Messrs. Laws, Cleugh & Co. |
| 19 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. | Renfrew | Mesopotamia | Steamship | For Messrs. Lynch Bros. |
| 20 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Lord Athlumney | Paddle steamer | For Drogheda Steam Packet Company. |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Govan | Chimborazo | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 22 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Agra | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 24 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Co | Scotstoun | Gouvernor-Generaal Mijier | Steamship | For "Netherlands India Steam Navigation Company (Limited)". |
| 24 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Tenasserim | Steamship | For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co. |
| 27 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. Swan | Maryhill | Sterlina | Steamship | For James Sinclair. |
| June | United Kingdom | Irvine Shipbuilding Co. | Irvine | Alpha | Schooner | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Alpha | Schooner | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | Stockton-on-Tees | Bladworth | Steamship | For Messrs. Brownlow, Lumsden & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | British Seaman | Barquentine | For Allsup & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Colmonell | Merchantman | For Messrs. John Kerr & Co. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Killarney | Steamship | For Messrs. Francis Carvill & Son. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laird Bros. | Birkenhead | Lusitania | Steamship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| June | United Kingdom | Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company | Whitehaven | Patterdale | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Amelia | Steamship | For Messrs. Strong, Reid & Page. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Joseph L. Thompson | North Sands | Black Sea | Steamship | For Blyth Steam Shipping Co. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Wray & Sons | Burton Stather | Hare | Trawling smack | For J. Harding. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Wray & Sons | Burton Stather | Harrier | Trawling smack | For J. Harding. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humphrey & Son. | Hull | Perica | Barque | For Messrs. A. Pearson & Co. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Mr. Martin | Porthcawl | Constance Ellen | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Robertson | Ipswich | Fawn | Smack | For Mr. Neal. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Republic | Ocean liner | For White Star Line. |
| 6 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. P. Barclay & Son | Ardrossan | Marquis of Lorne | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Devastation | Devastation-class battleship | For Royal Navy. |
| 17 July | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Fop Smit | Steamship | For Willem Ruys en Zonen. |
| 18 July | United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | Leamouth | Cyclops | Cyclops-class monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Syringa | Brigantine | For Holden, Gann & Co. |
| 20 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Pekin | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 20 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green | Blackwall | Viceroy | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 21 July | Germany | Kaiserliche Werft | Danzig | Ariadne | Ariadne-class corvette | For Kaiserliche Marine. |
| 22 July | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Aurora | Steamship | For Woldd & Haigh. |
| 22 July | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | West | Steamship | For Mersey Steam Ship Co. Ltd. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stephen & Son | Govan | Para | Paddle steamer | For Brazilian Navigation Company. |
| 29 July | Grand Duchy of Finland | | Oulu | Toivo | Frigate | For Tradehouse J. W. Snellman. |
| 31 July | Russia | New Admiralty Shipyard | Saint Petersburg | Derzhava | Royal yacht | For Alexander II. |
| July | United Kingdom | Joseph & Nicholas Butson | Bodinnick | Gem | Schooner | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Royal Standard | Steamship | For E. Shotton & Co. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Faithful | Steamship | For Messrs. F. H. Powell & Co. |
| 5 August | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Bacchante | Schooner | For F. W. Woodhouse. |
| 5 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Coajutor | Hopper barge | For Messrs. Storry & Smith. |
| 5 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Portador | Hopper barge | For Messrs. Storry & Smith. |
| 5 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. | Wallsend | Sedgemoor | Steamship | For James Ware. |
| 7 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. James & George Thomson | Govan | Gordon Castle | Steamship | For Castle Line. |
| 8 August | Dominion of Canada | Melancthan & Simpson | Port Robinson | Cumberland | Paddle steamer | For Toronto and Lake Superior Navigation Company. |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humphry & Pearson | Hull | Derby | Steamship | For Messrs. Bailey & Leetham. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Dobie & Co. | Govan | Hematite | Steamship | For Mr. W. Mason. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Prot Glasgow | SS Benledi1871 (2) | Steamship | For Messrs. William Thompson & Co. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. | Aberdeen | Hai Loong | Steamship | For Messrs. James Morrison & Co. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | John Elder & Co. | Govan | Prins Hendrik | Willem III-class steamship | For Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. R. Oswald & Co | Pallion | Scindia | Steamship | For Messrs. C. M. Norwood & Co. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Schlesinger, Davis & Co. | Wallsend | Urbino | Steamship | For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Boyne | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Doxford | Pallion | Elf | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cunliffe & Dunlop | Port Glasgow | Kwara | Steamship | For British and African Steamship Co. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co | Port Glasgow | Kilkerran | East Indiaman | For Messrs. John Kerr & Co. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. | Port Glasgow | Precursor | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Redgauntlet | Steamship | For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Hamilton & Co. | Port Glasgow | St. Helen's | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 29 August | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Foam | Ariel-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| August | United States | Harlan and Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | A. D. Bache | Steamship | For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
| August | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Maria Ysasi | Barque | For A. de Ysasi. |
| August | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Michael Kelly | Paddle tug | For Dundalk Harbour Commissioners. |
| August | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company | Glasgow | Rydal Hall | Steamship | For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. |
| August | United Kingdom | Short Bros. | Sunderland | Thomas Parker | Steamship | For J. Westoll. |
| 2 September | United Kingdom | William Ashburner | Barrow-in-Furness | Margaret Banister | Schooner | For Thomas Ashburner & Co. |
| 2 September | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Nymphoea | Steamship | For Joseph Robinson & Co. |
| 14 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson, Duck & Co. | South Stockton-on-Tees | Paslope | Steamship | For Messrs. Hornstedt & Garthorne. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Humphrys & Pearson. | Hull | Beta | Steamship | For Messrs. Smith, Hill & Co. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | Cephas | Fishing trawler | For Nicholas J. Apter. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Hutton | Steamship | For Heald & Co. |
| 18 September | United Kingdom | Rosser | Cardiff | Noah's Ark | Merchantman | For private owner. Took 20 years to build. |
| 19 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Duthie & Co. | Footdee | Mercury | Schooner | For Messrs George Elsmie & Co. |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & MacGregor | Partick | City of Montreal | Steamship | For Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Company. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | A. Simey | Sunderland | Anglesea Lass | Brig | For William Thomas. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer | Seacombe | Colon | Steamship | For Messrs. M'Andrews & Co., or Serapio Acebel y Compagnia. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. and W. Earle and Company (Limited) | Hull | Como | Steamship | For Messrs. Wilson & Co. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Firenze | Steamship | For Lloyd Italiano. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | J. & W. Dudgeon | Cubitt Town | Hecate | Cyclops-class monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Burham & Co. | Aylesford | William Varney | Ketch | For John Ward. |
| 12 October | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Decoy | Ariel-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 October | United Kingdom | Joint Stock Shipbuilding Company | Hull | Yorkshireman | Steamship | For Messrs. Tindall & Marshall. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company | Glasgow | Glenroy | Steamship | For Messrs. Allan C. Gow & Co. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding | Jarrow | Gorgon | Cyclops-class monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co | Aberdeen | Lotus | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Rivera | Steamship | For MacAndrew & Co. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Thomas Royden & Co. | Liverpool | Tropic | Steamship | For White Star Line. |
| 17 October | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Adriatic | Ocean liner | For White Star Line. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Thetis | Briton-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 October | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Crighton | Steamship | For Dale & Crighton. |
| 28 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. & J. Evans | Liverpool | Lord Clive | Steamship | For George Michael Papayanni and others. |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | | Irvine | 'Dona Luisa | Barque | For Messrs. G. Brown & Co. |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Peshawar | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ouseburn, Graham & Co. | North Hylton | Flor de Maria | Steamship | For Mesrs. Bastarra Hermanes. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Simons & Co. | Renfrew | Skerryvore | Steamship | For Clyde Shipping Co. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Student | Steamship | For T. & J. Harrison. |
| October | United Kingdom | William Bayley & Sons | Ipswich | Elizabeth Stephens | Brigantine | For Samuel Harris. |
| October | United States | Bedel Shipyard | Glenwood Landing, New York | Stephen Taber | Schooner | For Cox Brothers. |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Hunt | Aldeburgh | Industry | Fishing smack | For G. R. Basham. |
| 4 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Ananda | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 16 November | United Kingdom | John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. | Cardiff | Saint Davids | Steamship | For James Ware. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Merlin | Ariel-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinhaugh | Wolf | Whaler | For Messrs. Walter Grieve & Co. |
| 28 November | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Jurist | Steamship | For T. & J. Harrison. |
| November | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Bengalese | Steamship | For Thomas Harper. |
| November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Oswald & Co. | Sunderland | Bertha | Steamship | For Messrs. C. M. Norwood & Co. |
| November | United Kingdom | W. Pile & co | Sunderland | Crighton | Steamship | For Messrs. Dale & Crighton. |
| 1 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co. | Greenock | Mirefield | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 12 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henry Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | Itajahy | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stephen & Forbes | Peterhead | Jessie M'Donald | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Elder & Co. | Fairfield | Santiago | Paddle steamer | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 16 December | United Kingdom | Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. | Seacombe | Zancla | Steamship | For Edward D. Glynn. |
| 28 December | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Hydra | Cyclops-class monitor | For Royal Navy. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Amarapoora | Steamship | For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Anna | Barque | For D. H. Wätjen & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Consort | Steamship | For W. Swainston and others. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & J. Inglis | Pointhouse | Constance | Steamship | For Malcolms & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Demetrius | Steamship | For private owner. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Drummon Castle | Steamship | For Messrs. Thomas Skinner & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Eastward | Schooner | For Donald M'Arthur. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & MacGregor | Partick | Elvira | Steamship | For Messrs. Bahr, Behrend & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | M'Lea | Rothesay | Eringo | Schooner | For Miller & M'Dougall. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. Murray & Co. | Port Glasgow | Hajaby | Steamship | For private owner. |
| December | United Kingdom | W. Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | India | Steamship | For Portuguese Government. |
| December | United Kingdom | John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. | Cardiff | James Marychurch | Steamship | For J. Marychurch & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Port Glasgow | Lanarkshire | Steamship | For Messrs. Turnbull & Salvesen. |
| December | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Mosquito | Ariel-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Aitken & Mansel | Whiteinch | Norden | Steamship | For Norden Steamship Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. | Stobcross | North British | Steamship | For R. Henderson & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom | London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. | Govan | Parnassus | Steamship | For Charles Williamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Steamship | For Messrs. Adam & Co. |
| Unknown date | Jersey | Philip Bellot | Gorey | Agricola | Ketch | For Charlotte Cantell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer & Co. | River Tyne | Akola | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & J. Gibbon | Sunderland | Albany | Brig | For Foulds & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Canemah, Oregon | Alice | Sternwheeler | For People's Transportation Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Ann Armytage | Barque | For Tweddle & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | Maury & Steinburg | New York | Arago | Survey ship | For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Arch Druid | Merchantman | For Edward Shotton & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Armenian | Steamship | For John Lacy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Arno | Steamship | For James Westoll. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Rennie | Greenwich | Arrow | Ant-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Auguste Elsa | Barque | For U. de Ondarza. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Simons & Co. | Renfrew | Baghdad | Steamship | For Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Bahia | Steamship | For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Banshee | Steam yacht | For Colonel Roden. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Ben Lomond | Steamship | For J. Morrison. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Benwell | Merchantman | For A. Pring. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co | Aberdeen | Bon Accord | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Buena Ventura | Steamship | For Olano & Co. |
| Unknown date | Norway | | Drammen | Cap Nor | Sealer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph L. Thompson | Sunderland | Celsus | Merchantman | For Culliford & Clark. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Charles Connell and Company | Scotstoun | City of Poona | Steamship | For Smith George & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Clarinda | Merchantman | For G. J. Hay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglas | Sunderland | Claudia | Merchantman | For Morris & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Cleanthes | Steamship | For J. H. W. Culliford. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Allsup | Preston | Clifton | Paddle steamer | For Preston S. S. Co Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Colombo | Steamship | For Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co. |
| Unknown date | Russia | | | Colubeik | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Simon F. Randolph | Seattle, Washington | Comet | Sternwheeler | For Simon F. Randolph. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Commander | Steamship | For William Shevill Lishman. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Compeer | Steamship | For J. Hall & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Pallion | Counsellor | Steamship | For James Turpie. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Dale | Merchantman | For G. D. Dale & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | Dart | Fishing trawler | For John Dennis. |
| Unknown date | Dominion of Canada | | Bear River | Dei Gratia | Brigantine | For George F. Miller. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Despatch | Merchantman | For Banks & Mitchell. |
| Unknown date | Russia | | | Docka | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co | Sunderland | Eastella | Steamship | For Jackson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co. | Sunderland | E. J. Spence | Barque | For J. Spence. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Elf | Merchantman | For C. M. Lofthouse & R. Glover. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John & William Brocklebank | Ulverston | Ella Mary | Schooner | For William Brocklebank. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Emiliano | Merchantman | For Olano & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | John J. Holland | Portland, Oregon | Emma Hayward | Sternwheeler | For Oregon Steam Navigation Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill | Sunderland | Escalada | Merchantman | For J. A. de Uribe. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Ethel | Steamship | For Hammond & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Excalibur | Merchantman | For John R. Christie. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Faith | Barque | For J. & W. Ellis. |
| Unknown date | United States | C. Sharp | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Fathomer | Survey ship | For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
| Unknown date | United States | Delamater & Stack | New York | Fern | Lighthouse tender | For United States Treasury Department. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Blyth | Firebrick | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Franklin | Steamship | For Baltischer Lloyd [de]. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Bath, Maine | George H. Bradley | Steamship | For Orcan Humphries. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | George Wascoe | Merchantman | For James Turpie. |
| Unknown date | United States | Pusey and Jones Corporation | Wilmington, Delaware | Grant | Steamship | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | United States | Dialogue & Company | Camden, New Jersey | Hassler | Steamship | For United States Coast Survey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Watson | Sunderland | Hesperus | Steamship | For Good, Flodman & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Hope | Barque | For J. & W. Eills. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Humboldt | Steamship | For Baltischer Lloyd [de]. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Hylton Castle | Steamship | For Laws, Cleugh & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Banks | Selby | Industry | Fishing trawler | For The North Sea Fishing Co Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Banks Jr. | Kilpin Pike | Jedda | Fishing trawler | For William Beacock. |
| Unknown date | United States | Quayle & Martin | Cleveland, Ohio | Joseph S. Fay | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Horton | Kestrel | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Kingston | Steamship | For Mutual Steamship co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Knox | Merchantman | For T. Knox. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Lady Anne | Merchantman | For Earl of Durham. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Short Bros. | Sunderland | Launceston | Steamship | For Henry Thomas Morton. |
| Unknown date | Dominion of Canada | | Belliveau's Cove | Lennie | Barque | For William W. Lovitt. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill | Sunderland | Leonora | Schooner | For T. Seed & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | French Brothers | South Bristol, Maine | Lewis R. French | Schooner | For French Brothers. |
| Unknown date | Sweden | | Sjötorp | Linköping | Steamship | For P. Eggertz. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co. | Sunderland | Lothair | Merchantman | For Showther & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co. | Sunderland | Mabel | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Marc Anthony | Steamship | For Joseph Fawcett. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blume & Co. | Sunderland | Marcus | Steamship | For Hough & Baldwin. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Reay & Naizby | Sunderland | Marion Neil | Barque | For Dunlop & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Marquis of Lorne | Merchantman | For George D. Dale and C. Palgrave. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lawrence & Foulks | Williamsburg, New York | Martha's Vineyard | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Russia | | | Meteor | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom and Dominion of Canada | | Glasgow and Kingston | Maud | Paddle steamer | For C. F. Gildersleve. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Mercator | Merchantman | For James Westoll. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Meredith | Merchantman | For J. W. Mounsey and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Monica | Merchantman | For Alexander Smith. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co | Sunderland | Mora | Merchantman | For Sandbach, Tinne & Co. |
| Unknown date | Norway | Svend Foyn | Tønsberg | Morgenen | Whaler | For private owner. |
| 31 August | Germany | | Danzig | Nautilus | Albatross-class gunboat | For Kaiserliche Marine. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | North Eastern | Merchantman | For Day & Farlan. |
| Unknown date | United States | | San Francisco, California | North Pacific | Paddle steamer | For E. A. & L. M. Starr. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | Oceano | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Gibbon & Nichol | South Hylton | Olive | Barque | For Olive & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Olympias | Merchantman | For A. Smith and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Oriental | Steamship | For River Parana Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | Italy | Arsenale di La Spezia | La Spezia | Palestro | Principe Amedeo-class ironclad | For Regia Marina. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Richardson | Sunderland | Paragon | Merchantman | For S. Tandevin. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Per Ardua | Full-rigged ship | For Louis H. MacIntyre. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co | Sunderland | Pickwick | Steamship | For g. Bell & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Princess Louise | Barque | For Eggleston & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. B. Seath & Co. | Rutherglen | Raven | Steam barge | For Furness Railway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Redesdale | Steamship | For Milburn Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Richard M'Nab | Steamship | For Messrs. Watts, Milburn & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & W. Dudgeon | Cubitt Town | Richard Young | Paddle steamer | For Great Eastern Railway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Ringdove | Steamship | For L. Breslauer. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Santo Antonio | Tug | For Stevenson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | Campbell, Owen & Co. | Detroit, Michigan | S. C. Baldwin | Steam barge | For Adolph Green. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph Brinkworth | Bristol | Sea Gull | Tug | For Edward Sparshott. |
| Unknown date | United States | Fardy & Woodall | Baltimore, Maryland | Silliman | Schooner | For United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon | Middlesbrough | Sixty-six | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Iliff & Mounsey | Sunderland | Stephanotis | Steamship | For Joseph Robinson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Strathclyde | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Strathearn | Schooner | For J. C. Cairns. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Sunfoo | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blumer & Co. | Sunderland | Terlings | Merchantman | For Young & co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Teviot | Steamship | For C. M. Norwood & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson | Sunderland | Thistle | Steamship | For E. Jinman. |
| Unknown date | Dominion of Canada | Harvey & Co. | Quebec | Tigress | Whaler | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Tunstall | Merchantman | For Charles Taylor. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile & Co. | Sunderland | Umzinto | Merchantman | For Bullard, King & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Walamo | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Gill | Sunderland | Warden Law | Barque | For Gayner & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph L. Thompson | Sunderland | White Sea | Steamship | For Dent, Hodgson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Xantho | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Oswald | Sunderland | Yrurac Bat | Merchantman | For Olano & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | | Zephyr | Sternwheeler | For Tom Wright. |