List of ship commissionings in 1885

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The list of ship commissionings in 1885 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1885.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
1 March	Imperial Chinese Navy	Zhenyuan		Turret ship
29 October	Imperial Chinese Navy	Dingyuan		Turret ship		Flagship of the fleet
1 December	Imperial Japanese Navy	Naniwa		protected cruiser
1 December	Imperial Japanese Navy	Takachiho		protected cruiser

Bibliography

• Watts, A. J. (1979). "Japan". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 216–239. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.