List of ship launches in 1888

The list of ship launches in 1889 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1890.

February

 * Dunboyne launched by the Whitehaven Shipbuilding Company, Whitehaven

7 August

 * 🇯🇵 JAPANESE GUNBOAT Akagi launched by Onohama Shipyards, Kobe

22 September

 * RMS Atrato launched by Robert Napier & Sons, Govan.

Unknown date

 * 🇺🇸 USS Active (1888) launched by the Union Iron Works in San Francisco