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The list of ship launches in 1870 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1870.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Laird, Son & Co. | Birkenhead | Vanguard | Audacious class battleship | |
| 19 February | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Dudgeon | Poplar, London | Abyssinia | Breastwork monitor | |
| 1 March | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Royal Navy Dockyard | Pembroke Dock Wales | Iron Duke | Audacious class battleship | |
| 2 March | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | River Thames | Magdala | Cerberus class breastwork monitor | |
| 19 March | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Napier | Govan, Scotland | Hotspur | Ironclad ram | |
| 31 May | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Chatham, Kent | Sultan | Central battery ironclad | |
| 15 June | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow England | Swiftsure | Swiftsure class battleship | |
| 27 September | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow England | Triumph | Swiftsure class battleship |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1870 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 |
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