The list of ship launches in 1887 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1887.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March | Stettiner Vulcan AG | Stettin | Laiyuan | Protected cruiser | For Beiyang Fleet | |
| 7 April | Samuel Mather | Wooden freighter | For R. John W. Moore, et al. | |||
| 9 April | Armstrong Whitworth Elswick yard | Victoria | Victoria-class battleship | For Royal Navy | ||
| 7 July | Chatham Dockyard | Immortalité | Orlando-class cruiser | For Royal Navy | ||
| 23 July | Germania | Kiel | Prinzess Wilhelm | Irene-class cruiser | For Kaiserliche Marine | |
| 22 September | Stettiner Vulcan AG | Stettin | Irene | Irene-class cruiser | For Kaiserliche Marine | |
| 28 October | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke Dock | Aurora | Orlando-class cruiser | For Royal Navy |
April[]
7 April 1887[]
- Samuel Mather: wooden freighter launched at Cleveland, Ohio for her first owners, R. John W. Moore, et al.
| Ship events in 1887 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 |
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