List of ship launches in 1882

The list of ship launches in 1882 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1882.

March

18 March

• Edinburgh United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Colossus-class battleship launched at Pembroke Dockyard.

21 March

• Colossus United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Colossus-class battleship launched at Portsmouth Dockyard.

25 March

• Ganges United Kingdom: Launched by Osbourne, Graham & Co Ltd, Sunderland.

April

20 April

• R P Rithet Canada: Paddle steamer launched by Alexander Watson.

Exact date unknown

• Courbet France: Ironclad battleship for the Marine Nationale.

May

4 May

• Skuzzy Canada: Paddle steamer launched by Andrew Onderdonk at Spuzzum, British Columbia.

June

• Alesia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Ocean liner launched by Thomas Royden and Sons for Fabre line.
• SS San Juan United States: Ocean liner launched by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works for Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

July

• Hilda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Steamship launched by Aitken & Mansel for London and South Western Railway.

August

9 August

• Albatross United States: Research vessel launched by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware.

October

28 October

• Leander United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Cruiser launched by Napier, Glasgow.

November

22 November

• Collingwood United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Admiral-class battleship launched at Pembroke Dockyard

28 November

• Zhenyuan Germany: Turret ship launched by AG Vulcan Stettin, Stettin for the Beiyang Fleet.

December

6 December

• Puritan United States: Puritan-class monitor launched by John Roach & Son, Chester, Pennsylvania.

23 December

• Arethusa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Leander-class cruiser launched by Napier, Glasgow.

Exact date unknown

• Georg Stage Denmark: Sailing ship launched by Burmeister & Wain, København.
• Hilda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Steamship launched by Aitken and Mansell, Glasgow for London and South Western Railway.
• John M Osborn United States: Steamboat launched by Morely & Hill, Marine City, Michigan.
• Lyn Norway: Torpedo boat launched for Royal Norwegian Navy
• Saxon Prince United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Launched by Swan Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Valencia United States: Steamship launched by William Cramp and Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Viking Norway: Launched by Nylands Verksted, Kristiania.
• Vladimir Monomakh Russian Empire: Armoured cruiser launched by Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg.
• Wairarapa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Steamship launched at Dumbarton for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
• W F Babcock United States: Barge launched by A Sewall & Co, Bath, Maine.

See also

Ship events in 1882
Ship launches:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Ship commissionings:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Ship decommissionings:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887
Shipwrecks:	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887