The following summary gives the number of vessels of the “leviathan” order launched in each year since 1858—the year which witnessed the production of the Great Eastern—an achievement as regards size which has not hitherto been equalled:—
| 1858 | 1 | 1865 | 6 | 1872 | 3 | 1879 | 4 |
| 1859 | 0 | 1866 | 0 | 1873 | 9 | 1880 | 3 |
| 1860 | 0 | 1867 | 2 | 1874 | 9 | 1881 | 26 |
| 1861 | 0 | 1868 | 0 | 1875 | 3 | 1882 | 24 |
| 1862 | 1 | 1869 | 0 | 1876 | 0 | 1883 | 15 |
| 1863 | 3 | 1870 | 2 | 1877 | 1 | 1884 | 21 |
| 1864 | 2 | 1871 | 1 | 1878 | 2 |
The column giving the districts in which the vessels have been built, shows—what doubtless is already well recognised—that the Clyde is supreme in this quantitative aspect of steamship production. That river occurs seventy-nine times in the table, a number equivalent to 57 per cent. of the total of all the centres put together. Barrow follows next in order, but with the relatively insignificant contribution of twelve—although it is worthy of note that this contribution is entirely made up by the vessels of one firm: i.e., the Barrow Shipbuilding Company—the Mersey contributes eleven, the Tyne ten, and the other districts correspondingly lower numbers.
List of Steamships above 4000 Tons Gross Register presently Afloat (or at one time in existence) or Under Construction, arranged in the order of their tonnage, and showing Builders’ Dimensions, Material employed in Construction, Names of Owners and of Builders, Date of Building, and Where Built.
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| No. | Name of Vessel. | Owners or Managing Companies. | Builders. | Where Built. | Date of Build. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Eastern, | Great Eastern Steamship Coy. | J. Scott Russell & Coy. | Thames | 1858 |
| 2 | City of Rome, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 3 | Etruria, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 4 | Umbria, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 5 | Servia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1881 |
| 6 | Oregon, | S.B. Guion & Coy., Guion Line | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 7 | Aurania, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1882 |
| 8 | Alaska, | Guion & Co., Guion Line | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 9 | America, | National Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1884 |
| 10 | Normandie, | Compagnie General Transatlantique | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1882 |
| 11 | Westernland, | Soc. Anon. de. Nav. Belg. Amer. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1883 |
| 12 | Vancouver, | Mississippi and Dominion Coy. | Chas. Connell & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 13 | City of Chicago, | Inman Steamship Coy. | Charles Connell & Co. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 14 | Austral, | Orient Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 15 | Pavonia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1882 |
| 16 | Cephalonia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1882 |
| 17 | Furnessia, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1880 |
| 18 | City of Berlin, | Inman Steamship Coy. | Caird & Co. | Clyde | 1875 |
| 19 | Orient, | Orient Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1879 |
| 20 | Parisian, | J. & A. Allan, Allan Line | R. Napier & Sons | Clyde | 1881 |
| 21 | Kansas, | George Warren & Coy. | Charles Connell & Co. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 22 | Noordland, | Soc. Anon. de Nav. Belge. Amer. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1884 |
| 28 | Arizona, | Guion & Co., Guion Line | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1879 |
| 24 | Missouri, | George Warren & Coy. | Charles Connell & Co. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 25 | Eider, | North German Lloyds | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 26 | Ems, | North German Lloyds | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 27 | Fulda, | North German Lloyds | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 28 | Werra, | North German Lloyds | John Elder & Co. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 29 | Bitterne, | T. R. Oswald | Oswald, Mordaunt & Coy. | S’ampt’n | 1883 |
| 30 | City of Pekin, | Pacific Mail Steamship Coy. | John Roach & Son | U. States | 1874 |
| 31 | City of Tokio, | Pacific Mail Steamship Coy. | John Roach & Son | U. States | 1874 |
| 32 | City of Yeddo, | Pacific Mail Steamship Coy. | John Roach & Son | U. States | 1874 |
| 33 | Arawa, | Shaw, Saville & Albion Coy. | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1884 |
| 34 | Tainui, | Shaw, Saville & Albion Coy. | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1884 |
| 35 | Rome, | Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 36 | Carthage, | Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 37 | Germanic, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1874 |
| 38 | Britannic, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1874 |
| 39 | Belgravia, | Henderson Brothers—Anchor Line | D. & W. Henderson | Clyde | 1873 |
| 40 | Silvertown, | Ind. Rub. & Telegraph Works Coy. | C. Mitchell & Coy. | Tyne | 1884 |
| 41 | Valetta, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 42 | Massilia, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 43 | Faraday, | Siemens Brothers | Chas. Mitchell & Coy. | Tyne | 1874 |
| 44 | England, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Palmer Shipbuilding Coy. | Tyne | 1865 |
| 45 | Elbe, | North German Lloyd’s | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 46 | Catalonia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1880 |
| 47 | Gallia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1879 |
| 48 | City of Richmond, | Inman Steamship Coy. | Tod & M‘Gregor | Clyde | 1873 |
| 49 | City of Chester, | Inman Steamship Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1873 |
| 50 | Paramatta, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 51 | Ionic, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1883 |
| 52 | Ballarat, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 53 | Waesland, | Soc. Anon. de Navig. Belg. Amer. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1867 |
| 54 | Doric, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1883 |
| 55 | Borderer, | John Glynn & Sons | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1884 |
| 56 | Iberia, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | J. Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1863 |
| 57 | Egypt, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Liverpool Shipbuilding Coy. | Mersey | 1871 |
| 58 | Mexican, | Union Steamship Coy. | James Laing | Wear | 1882 |
| 59 | Scotia, | Telegraph Conveyance & Main. Coy. | R. Napier & Sons | Clyde | 1862 |
| 60 | Liguria, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | J. Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1874 |
| 61 | France, | Compagnie General Transatlantique | Cie. Gen. Transatlantique | S.Nazaire | 1865 |
| 62 | Labrador, | Compagnie General Transatlantique | Scott & Coy. | S.Nazaire | 1865 |
| 63 | Helvetia, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Palmer Brothers & Coy. | Tyne | 1864 |
| 64 | Amerique, | Compagnie General Transatlantique | Scott & Coy. | S.Nazaire | 1865 |
| 65 | Erin, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Palmer Brothers & Coy. | Tyne | 1864 |
| 66 | Scythia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1875 |
| 67 | Raffaele Rubattino, | Messageries Gen. Italiana | Palmer & Coy. | Tyne | 1882 |
| 68 | Bothnia, | Cunard Steamship Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1874 |
| 69 | Spain, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1881 |
| 70 | China, | Messageries Gen. Italiana | Palmer & Coy. | Tyne | 1882 |
| 71 | City of Montreal, | Inman Steamship Coy. | Tod & M‘Gregor | Clyde | 1872 |
| 72 | Roman, | British and North Atlantic Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1884 |
| 73 | Tasmania, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 74 | Chusan, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 75 | St. Ronans, | Rankin, Gilmour & Coy. | Earles’ Ship. & Eng. Coy. | Hull | 1884 |
| 76 | Kaikoura, | New Zealand Shipping Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 77 | Kimutaka, | New Zealand Shipping Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1884 |
| 78 | The Queen, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1865 |
| 79 | Coptic, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff. | Belfast | 1881 |
| 80 | Stirling Castle, | Thomas Skinner & Coy. | J. Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 81 | Norseman, | British & North Atlantic S.N. Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1882 |
| 82 | Sardinian, | J. & A. Allan | Steele & Coy. | Clyde | 1874 |
| 83 | Arabic, | Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1881 |
| 84 | Grecian Monarch | Royal Exchange Shipping Coy. | Earles Ship. & Eng. Coy. | Hull | 1882 |
| 85 | Tartar, | Union Steamship Coy. | Aitken & Mansel | Clyde | 1883 |
| 86 | Iowa, | George Warren & Coy. | R. & J. Evans & Coy. | Mersey | 1879 |
| 87 | Greece, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Palmer Brothers & Coy. | Tyne | 1863 |
| 88 | France, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | T. Royden & Sons | Mersey | 1867 |
| 89 | Roslin Castle, | Donald Currie & Coy. | Barclay, Curle, & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 90 | Canada, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | Palmer Brothers & Coy. | Tyne | 1863 |
| 91 | Circassia, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1878 |
| 92 | Devonia, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1877 |
| 93 | Isla de Luzen, | Cie. Gen. de Tobacas de Filipinas | Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. | S’amptn | 1882 |
| 94 | Hammonia, | Hamburg American S.P. Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1882 |
| 95 | Hawarden Castle, | Donald Currie & Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 96 | Norham Castle, | Donald Currie & Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 97 | Richmond Hill, | W. H. Nott & Coy. | H. Murray & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 98 | Potosi, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1873 |
| 99 | Ganges, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 100 | Sutlej, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 101 | Shannon, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | 1881 |
| 102 | Chateau Margaux, | Cie. Bordelaise de Nav. à Vap. | Chant. de la Gironde | Bordeaux | 1884 |
| 103 | Chateau Yquan, | Cie. Bordelaise de Nav. à Vap. | Chant. de la Gironde | Bordeaux | 1884 |
| 104 | Italy, | National Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1870 |
| 105 | Anchoria, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1875 |
| 106 | Sydney, | Messageries Maritimes | Messageries Maritimes. | La Ciotat | 1882 |
| 107 | Tongariro, | New Zealand Steam Shipping Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 108 | Aorangi, | New Zealand Steam Shipping Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 109 | Ruapehu, | New Zealand Steam Shipping Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1883 |
| 110 | Ludgate Hill, | W. H. Nott & Coy. | Dobie & Coy. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 111 | John Elder, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1870 |
| 112 | Isla de Mindanao, | Cie. Gen. de Tobacas de Filipinas | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 113 | Navarre, | Soc. Gen. de Trans. Marit. à Vapeur | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 114 | Venetian, | Fred. Leyland & Coy. | Palmer & Coy. | Tyne | 1882 |
| 115 | Bearn, | Soc. Gen. de Trans. Marit. à Vapeur | Barrow Shipbuilding Coy. | Barrow | 1881 |
| 116 | Mexico, | Campania Transatlantica Mexicana R. | Napier & Sons | Clyde | 1883 |
| 118 | Oaxaca, | Campania Transatlantica Mexicana R. | Napier & Sons | Clyde | 1883 |
| 119 | Brittania, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | Laird Brothers | Mersey | 1873 |
| 120 | Clyde, | Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Coy. | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1881 |
| 121 | Aconcagua, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1872 |
| 122 | Goorkha, | British India Steam Navigation Coy. | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1882 |
| 123 | Thames, | Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Coy. | J. & G. Thomson | Clyde | 1881 |
| 124 | Werneth Hall, | Sun Shipping Coy. | Charles Connell & Coy. | Clyde | 1882 |
| 125 | Virginian, | Fred. Leyland & Coy. | Palmer & Coy. | Tyne | 1881 |
| 126 | India, | British India Steam Navigation Coy. | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1881 |
| 127 | Sorato, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1872 |
| 128 | Canada, | Compagnie General Transatlantique | Cie. Gen. Transatlantique | S.Nazaire | 1865 |
| 129 | Bolivia, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | Robert Duncan & Coy. | Clyde | 1873 |
| 130 | Merton Hall, | Sun Shipping Coy. | Gourlay Brothers & Coy. | Dundee | 1881 |
| 131 | Lake Huron, | Canada Shipping Coy. | Lon. & Glas. E. & I. Ship. CoyClyde | 1881 | . |
| 132 | Cotopasi, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1873 |
| 133 | Kaiser-i-Hind, | Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Coy. | Caird & Coy. | Clyde | 1878 |
| 134 | Illimania, | Pacific Steam Navigation Coy. | Dobie & Coy. | Clyde | 1881 |
| 135 | Tower Hill, | W. H. Nott & Coy. | John Elder & Coy. | Clyde | 1873 |
| 136 | Rewa, | British India Association | A. & J. Inglis | Clyde | 1882 |
| 137 | Buenos Ayrean, | J. & A. Allan | Wm. Denny & Brothers | Clyde | 1880 |
| 138 | Ethiopia, | Barrow Steamship Coy. | A. Stephen & Son | Clyde | 1873 |