List of ship launches in 1887
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 |  Germany |
Stettiner Vulcan AG | Stettin | Laiyuan | Protected cruiser | For Beiyang Fleet |
| 7 April |  United States |
Samuel Mather | Wooden freighter | For R. John W. Moore, et al. | ||
| 9 April |  United Kingdom |
Armstrong Whitworth Elswick yard | Victoria | Victoria-class battleship | For Royal Navy | |
| 7 July | United Kingdom |
Chatham Dockyard | Immortalité | Orlando-class cruiser | For Royal Navy | |
| 23 July | Germany |
Germania | Kiel | Prinzess Wilhelm | Irene-class cruiser | For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 22 September | Germany |
Stettiner Vulcan AG | Stettin | Irene | Irene-class cruiser | For Kaiserliche Marine |
| 28 October | United Kingdom |
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 |