The list of ship launches in 1877 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1877.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Glasgow | Royal yacht | for the Sultan of Zanzibar |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Arles Shipyard | Kingston upon Hull | Kongō | Hiei class corvette | for Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 12 May | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Bonaire | Steam frigate | ||
| 11 June | United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard | Pembroke Dock, Wales | Hiei | Hiei class corvette | for Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 21 July | German Empire | A. G. Vulcan | Stettin | Sachsen | Sachsen class armored frigate | |
| 7 August | Norway | Horten Navy Yard | Horten | Sleipner | Gunship |
| Ship events in 1877 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |