The list of ship launches in 1848 includes a non-exhaustive, chronological list of ships launched in 1848.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
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8 January | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Cambria | Paddle steamer | For Chester and Holyhead Railway. |
8 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. Dawson & Co. | Liverpool | Margaret | Schooner | For private owner. |
8 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & McGregor | Partick | Trafalgar | Steamship | For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. |
19 January | United States | Williamsburgh, New York | Andrew Foster | Packet ship | For private owner. | |
20 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Montreal | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. James & Alexander Allan. |
21 January | United Kingdom | John Anderton | Runcorn | Empress | Schooner | For John Anderton, or Messrs. Giaive & partners. |
21 January | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Lyra | Steamship | For private owner. |
January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Foyle | Steamship | For private owner. |
January | United Kingdom | A. Halls & Co. | Aberdeen | Pilot Fish | Full-rigged ship | For B. Darbyshire. |
January | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Saint Abbs | Barque | For J. Willis. |
3 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Scott & Sons | Greenock | Investigator | Barque | For British Government. |
5 February | India | Bombay | Nerbudda | Brig | For Royal Navy. | |
7 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gibsons, Clifford, and Brown | Hull | Bull Float | Lightship | For Trinity House. |
7 February | United Kingdom | Oliver W. Lang Jr. | Chatham Dockyard | Vivid | Paddle sloop | For Royal Navy. |
9 February | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Garland | Merchantman | For James Laing. |
15 February | United States | Vaughan & Lynn | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Tuscarora | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Cope's Liverpool Line. |
21 February | United Kingdom | Anderson | North Shields | James Watt | Steamboat | For private owner. |
22 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Rodger | Govan | Brigand | Steamship | For private owner. |
February | United Kingdom | builder | Sunderland | Isabella Walker | Merchantman | For T. Walker. |
February | United Kingdom | E. Brown | Sunderland | Tertia | Snow | For Potts & Co. |
3 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barr & Shearer | Ardrossan | Kerslaw | Barque | For private owner. |
7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Holman & Waters | Topsham | Judy | Schooner | For Messrs. Treatt & Bicknell. |
7 March | India | Bombay Dockyard | Jumna | Helena-class brig | For Royal Navy. | |
7 March | United Kingdom | Vaux | Northam | Lady Montague | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
8 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Rodger | Govan | Fair Trader | Steamship | For Andrew Greig. |
8 March | United Kingdom | Thomas Blake | Portsmouth Dockyard | Leander | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. |
13 March | France | Bordeaux | Le Zéphir | Zéphyr-class aviso | For French Navy. | |
21 March | United Kingdom | Deptford Dockyard | Reynard | Screw sloop | For Royal Navy. | |
23 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod and MacGregor | Partick | Canton | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
28 March | United Kingdom | Mr. Stephen | Dundee | Asia | Barque | For private owner. |
31 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny Bros. | Dumbarton | Mars | Steamship | For Dundee, Leith and London Shipping Company. |
31 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny Bros. | Dumbarton | Neptune | Steamship | For Dundee, Leith and London Shipping Company. |
March | United Kingdom | W. & J. Pile | Sunderland | Isabella Muston | Schooner | For Mr. Atkinson. |
3 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Eyton & Co. | Mostyn | Sophia | Schooner | For private owner. |
4 April | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Aboukir | Albion-class ship of the line | for Royal Navy. | |
5 April | United Kingdom | Fincham | Portsmouth Dockyard | Arrogant | Frigate | For Royal Navy. |
5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Geddes & Young | Kingston on Spey | Commerce | Clipper | For private owners. |
5 April | United Kingdom | Money Wigram & Sons | Blackwall | Enterprise | Research vessel | For Royal Navy. |
5 April | United Kingdom | Fincham | Portsmouth Dockyard | Plumper | Screw sloop | For Royal Navy. |
6 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cato & Miller | Liverpool | Panic | Barque | For Thomas Ripley. |
7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny Bros | Dumbarton | Celt | Steamship | For Campbeltown Company. |
8 April | United States | Messrs. Perrine, Patterson & Stack | New York | De Witt Clinton | Packet ship | For Black Star Line. |
12 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Schah Jehan | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Henry Moore & Co. |
14 April | United Kingdom | Glasgow | Europa | Steamship | For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. | |
17 April | United Kingdom | William Patterson | Bristol | Charlotte Jane | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
28 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brindrit and Whiteway | Runcorn | The Duke | Schooner | For private owner. |
April | United Kingdom | William Carr | Sunderland | Amaranth | Merchantman | For Booth & Co. |
April | United Kingdom | William Napier Sr. | Glasgow | Garrell | Schooner | For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. |
April | United Kingdom | William Napier Sr. | Glasgow | Luggie | Schooner | For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. |
April | United Kingdom | William Napier Sr. | Glasgow | Shirva | Schooner | For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. |
3 May | France | Antoine Auriol | Rochefort | Duguesclin | Suffren-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
3 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lunnan & Robertson | Peterhead | Ochtertyre | Barque | For private owner. |
4 May | United Kingdom | Mason | Runcorn | Speculator | Schooner | For private owner. |
4 May | United Kingdom | Mr. Duncan | Kingston on Spey | Victoria | Schooner | For Messrs. Forbes, Milne & Co. |
5 May | France | Cherbourg | Colbert | Corvette | For French Navy. | |
13 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Son | Gainsborough | Harlequin | Steamship | For Gainsborough Steam Packet Company. |
17 May | France | Nantes | L'Inconstant | Fabert-class aviso | For French Navy. | |
18 May | India | Bombay | Ferooz | Frigate | For British East India Company. | |
18 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare | Blackwall | Mosquito | Yacht | For private owner. |
19 May | United States | William H. Webb | New York | California | Paddle steamer | For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. |
20 May | France | Nantes | Le Fabert | Fabert-class aviso | For French Navy. | |
May | Colony of Nova Scotia | Pictou | Amelia Gordon | Brig | For private owner. | |
May | Colony of Nova Scotia | Pictou | Edward | Barque | For private owner. | |
May | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchinson | Sunderland | Hardwicke | Merchantman | For Nicholson & Thorman. |
1 June | United Kingdom | Pembroke Dockyard | Colossus | Vanguard-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. | |
2 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steel & Co. | Greenock | Canada | Steamship | For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
2 June | United Kingdom | William Roberts | Nevin | Hugh Roberts | Schooner | For private owner. |
2 June | United Kingdom | William Roberts | Nevin | Jane | Schooner | For private owner. |
2 June | United Kingdom | Innes | Leith | The Gem | Schooner | For private owner. |
3 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall & Sons | Footdee | Bonigta | Clipper | For William Killey. |
3 June | France | Jean Baudet | Paimbœuf | Le Rusé | Rusé-class aviso | For French Navy. |
3 June | United Kingdom | Joseph Steel | Liverpool | Helen Wallace | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
20 June | United Kingdom | J. Roberts | Pwllheli | Don Quixote | Schooner | For W. Massey Williams. |
29 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Napier & Crichton | Glasgow | Kelvin | Schooner | For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. |
30 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Napier & Crichton | Glasgow | Airdrie | Schooner | For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. |
June | Sweden | Uddevalla | Bonaparte | Schooner | For private owner | |
June | France | Arnaud Chaigneau | Bordeaux | Le Lynx | Zéphyr-class aviso | For French Navy. |
June | Colony of Nova Scotia | Pictou | Ottawa | Brig | For private owner. | |
1 July | United Kingdom | Cork Steam Ship Company | Cork | Gannet | Steamship | For Cork Steam Ship Company. |
1 July | Colony of New Brunswick | Bay of Fundy | Jane | Brigantine | For private owner. | |
1 July | United Kingdom | Chatham Dockyard | Mars | Vanguard-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. | |
4 July | Isle of Man | Quine | Ramsey | Mona | Yacht | For William Drinkwater. |
4 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. & H. Green | Blackwall | Trafalgar | East Indiaman | For Messrs. R. & H. Green. |
17 July | United Kingdom | J. King | Sunderland | Mariner | Snow | For Mr. Thompson. |
17 July | Colony of Nova Scotia | River John | Waterford | Brig | For private owner. | |
29 July | France | Bordeaux | La Moselle | Corvette | For French Navy. | |
31 July | France | Joseph Germain Chéri Fauveau | Brest, Finistère | Saint Louis | Suffren-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
31 July | United Kingdom | Lorient | Chasseur | Brig | For French Navy. | |
July | United Kingdom | William Jones | Caernarfon | Arethusa | Schooner | For private owner. |
July | United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne | Blenheim | East Indiaman | For Messrs. T. & W. Smith. | |
July | United Kingdom | Mr. Christian | Port Madoc | Gwen Jones | Schooner | For private owner. |
July | France | Lorient | La Vengeance | Frigate | For French Navy. | |
July | United Kingdom | South Shields | Margaret | Merchantman | For private owner. | |
July | United Kingdom | W. & J. Pile | Sunderland | Petilla | Brigantine | For Tarbit & Co. |
1 August | United Kingdom | Toulon | Ariel | Steamship | For French Navy. | |
1 August | United Kingdom | Brest | Serieuse | Corvette | For French Navy. | |
15 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Balgownie | Barque | For private owner. |
16 August | France | Saint-Malo | Le Railleur | Rusé-class aviso | For French Navy. | |
17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co. | Liverpool | Ardencraig | Merchantman | For Messrs. Cannon, Miller & Co. |
17 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Archibald McMillan & Son | Dumbarton | Robina Mitchell | Full-rigged ship | For Thomas Mitchell. |
22 August | United Kingdom | Woolwich Dockyard | Basilisk | Paddle sloop | For Royal Navy. | |
23 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co. | Liverpool | Naomi | Chinaman | For Messrs. Pryde, Jones & Co. |
28 August | United Kingdom | Ridgway | Dungarvan | Jamestown | Merchantman | For Michael Mahoney. |
30 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. White | Cowes | Independence | Steamship | Built for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, but sold to the Sicilian Government. |
31 August | United Kingdom | C. Mare & Co. | Hull | Albion | Steamship | For General Steam Navigation Company. |
31 August | United States | New York | Franklin | Steamship | For Ocean Navigation Steam Company. | |
31 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thos. Wingate & Co. | Whiteinch | Mercator | Steamship | For Hull & Leith Steam Packet Company. |
31 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Hall & Sons | Aberdeen | Peruvian | Barque | For private owner. |
August | United Kingdom | J. Rodgerson | Sunderland | Ann | Schooner | For Mr. M'Callum. |
August | Colony of Nova Scotia | Pictou | Durham | Brigantine | For private owner | |
August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lunnan & Robertson | Peterhead | Industry | Schooner | For private owner. |
August | United States | New York | Ohio | steamship | For private owner. | |
1 September | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Thistle | Steamship | For Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Packet Company. |
3 September | France | Dunkerque | Le Biche | Steamship | For French Navy. | |
4 September | Straits Settlements | Singapore | Ranee | Steamship | For Royal Navy. | |
5 September | United Kingdom | Sheerness Dockyard | Diamond | Diamond-class corvette | For Royal Navy. | |
14 September | France | Paul Marie Leroux | Cherbourg | Henri IV | Hercule-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
15 September | United States | Boston Navy Yard | Vermont | North Carolina-class ship of the line | For United States Navy | |
16 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Clarke & Sons | Liverpool | Jægar | East Indiaman | For Messrs. Clarke & Sons. |
16 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brownlow, Pearson & Co. | Hull | Unicorn | Steamship | For Hull Steam Packet Co. |
23 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Co. | Blackwall | Express | Steamship | For Edinburgh & Northern Railway Company. |
26 September | United States | Jacob Aaron Westervelt | New York | Mary and Catherine | Pilot boat | For Josiah Johnson Sr. |
29 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Marquis of Stafford | Steamship | For the Duke of Sutherland and Mr. Matheson. |
September | Unknown | "Granville," Bay of Fundy | Granville | Brig | For private owner | |
September | United Kingdom | J. Mearns | Sunderland | Henry Lawson | Barque | For Mr. Lawson. |
September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wood & Sons | Marhport | John Wood | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
September | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. | Glasgow | Madawska | Merchantman | For private owner. |
September | Colony of Prince Edward Island | Rustico | Utility | Brigantine | For private owner. | |
2 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pilcher | Northfleet | Bombay | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
10 October | United Kingdom | Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Orient | Barque | For private owner. |
12 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Duthie | Aberdeen | Ariel | Barque | For private owner. |
30 October | United Kingdom | Vaux | Northam | Sir Bevois | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
October | Colony of New Brunswick | Jessie | Barque | For private owner. | ||
October | Prussia | Memel | Johnnes Freiderick | Merchantman | For H. D. Bradhering. | |
2 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lunnan and Robertson | Peterhead | Vivid | Schooner | For Peterhead and London Shipping Company. |
11 November | United Kingdom | Bidwell & Banta | Buffalo, New York | Keystone State | Paddle steamer | For Charles M. Reed. |
11 November | India | Cursetjee Rostomjee | Bombay | Meeanee | Vanguard-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
13 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robinsons & Russel | Poplar | Taman | Steamship | For Imperial Russian Government, or the Emperor of Russia. |
14 November | United States | Portsmouth Navy Yard | Saranac | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. | |
15 November | United Kingdom | William Jones | Caernarfon | The Black Prince | Schooner | For Mr. Jones. |
19 November | United Kingdom | Hylton Carr | Hylton | John Murray | Merchantman | For S. Murray. |
21 November | France | Toulon | Le Janus | Génie-class brig | For French Navy. | |
25 November | United Kingdom | Deptford Dockyard | Phaeton | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. | |
25 November | United Kingdom | Hall & Sons | Footdee | Reindeer | Merchantman | For private owner. |
27 November | United Kingdom | J. Duncan | Kingston on Spey | Findhorn | Brig | For private owner. |
28 November | United Kingdom | John Duncan | Kingston on Spey | The Scotia | Schooner | For Mr. Shand. |
29 November | United Kingdom | William Atkinson | Goole | Emma and Eliza | Yorkshire Billyboy | For private owner. |
November | United Kingdom | Margaret Reay | Sunderland | James Heward | Merchantman | For B. Heward. |
November | United Kingdom | T. Tiffin Jr. & B. Tiffin | Sunderland | Myra | Snow | For Thomas & George Reed. |
14 December | Isle of Man | John Moore | Castletown | Cyclops | Schooner | For Thomas Boyd. |
27 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co. | Liverpool | Porvenir | Tug | For private owner. |
28 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Greenstreet and Paton | Liverpool | Menai | Steamship | For private owner. |
December | United Kingdom | Peterhead | Elizabeth | Sloop | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | Sweden | Activ | Man of war | For Royal Swedish Navy. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Ann & Isabel | Merchantman | For J. Robson. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Harty | Sunderland | Anne | Snow | For Robert Willerton. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Forrest & Co | Sunderland | Balmoral | Schooner | For R. Surtees. |
Unknown date | United States | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baltimore | Sidewheel steamer | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Beatitude | Snow | For Bird & Co. | |
Unknown date | Bermuda | Bermuda | Bermuda | Schooner | For Royal Navy. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Thompson | Sunderland | Bernicia | Schooner | For Hay & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Bernicia | Barque | For Brodie & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Black Friar | Barque | For Mr. Greenwell. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Edward Bannister | Lincoln | Bounty of Providence | Yorkshire Billyboy | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Branch | Snow | For John Gray & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Byers | Sunderland | Brilliant | Snow | For Mr. Matthew. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | British Empire | Barque | For Hall & Co. |
Unknown date | United States | William H. Webb | New York | Caleb Grimshaw | Full-rigged ship | For Caleb Grimshaw & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. H. Potts & Bros. | Sunderland | Caledonia | Barque | For Potts Bros. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Calphurnia | Barque | For Mr. Toulmin. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sykes, Talbot & Sykes | Cox Green | Candace | Merchantman | For Briggs & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Caroline | Snow | For W. Carling. | |
Unknown date | Colony of Nova Scotia | Pictou | Charles | Brig | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United States | New London, Connecticut | Charles Phelps | Whaler | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Stonehouse | Sunderland | Charlotte Whitmore | Barque | For Mr. Nicholson. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | City of Glasgow | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Watson | Sunderland | Constance | Barque | For Mr. Marshall. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Patterson | Bristol | Cora | Paddle steamer | For Reichsflotte. |
Unknown date | United States | Joshua T. Foster | Medford, Massachusetts | Crescent City | Schooner | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Cresswell | Merchantman | For Stephen Eltringham. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | H. Ferguson | Sunderland | Culloden | full-rigged ship | For Mr. Ferguson. |
Unknown date | Burma | Moulmein | Dalhousie | Merchantman | For Mr. Allan. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth | Darien | Brig | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Dorcas | Barque | For J. Robson. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Duke | Schooner | For Brundrit & Whiteway. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Economy | Merchantman | For Mr. Chapman. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Edith | Snow | For Mr. Bamfield. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Elijah Packer | Merchantman | For Mr. Packer. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Elizabeth | Snow | For Mr. Hindmarsh. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Thomas Whymark | Sunderland | Ellen | Schooner | For Thomas Whymark. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Barkes | Sunderland | Engineer | Merchantman | For Mr. Kirtley. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Forrest & Co. | Sunderland | Exchange | Schooner | For Mr. Hodgson. |
Unknown date | Norway | Ellida | Corvette | For Royal Norwegian Navy. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Expert | Merchantman | For Waite Bros. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William R. Abbay | Sunderland | Fairfax | Snow | For William R. Abbay. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | L. Gales | Sunderland | Fanny | Snow | For Gales & Co. |
Unknown date | Ottoman Empire | Tersâne-i Âmire | Constantinople | Feyzâ-i Bahrî | Mecidiye-class frigate | For Ottoman Navy |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Firefly | Merchantman | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United States | Kelley & Holmes | East Boston, Massachusetts | Friend | Pilot boat | For Thomas Cooper. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Rodgerson | Sunderland | Gallovidian | Schooner | For Rae & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Gem | Snow | For Mr. Schofield. | |
Unknown date | France | Général Castilla | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford & W. Crown | Sunderland | Glide | Barque | For Mr. Doxford. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Golden Grove | Snow | For Mr. Brough. | |
Unknown date | United States | Maumee, Ohio | G. P. Griffith | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Worthy | Sunderland | Henrietta | Barque | For Ord & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hugh Morton | Sunderland | Henry Morton | Snow | For J. Todd. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Hope | Snow | For W. Herring. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Iceni | Merchantman | For J.Hay. |
Unknown date | United States | Indiana | Steamship | For private owner. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | builder | Sunderland | Isis | Barque | For "Shellsh'ar". |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. & J. Pile | Sunderland | Jenny | Merchantman | For Mr. Haddock. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | John Myers | schooner | For Mr. Milner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Forrest & Co. | Sunderland | John Scott | Snow | For Heslop & Co.. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | John & Isabella | Snow | For J. Curry. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Bonker | Salcombe | Juan | Schooner | For Robert Hurrell and others. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Mr. Bevans | Llanelly | Kate | Schooner | For private owner. |
Unknown date | Russia | A. I. Butakov | Konstantin | Survey vessel | For Imperial Russian Navy. | |
Unknown date | Sweden | Lagerbjelke | Man of war | For Royal Swedish Navy. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peterhead | Lalla Rookh | Brig | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thomson & Sons | Sunderland | Lavinia | Merchantman | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Lord George Bentinck | Barque | For J. & F. Somes. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchinson | Sunderland | Lucy | Merchantman | For Harper & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Dryden | Sunderland | Margaret | Merchantman | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglas | Sunderland | Margaret | Schooner | For T. Brodie. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. King | Sunderland | Margaret | Schooner | For King & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Harkass | Sunderland | Mary Ann | Merchantman | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Mary Matthew | Merchantman | For George Matthew. |
Unknown date | United States | Smith and Dimon Shipyard | New York City | Memnon | Clipper | For Merchants' Express Line. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Petrie | Sunderland | Mercia | Snow | For J. Hay. |
Unknown date | United States | Ohio | Meridian | Schooner | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. H. Potts & Bros. | Sunderland | Merlin | Snow | For Potts & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Minden | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan Dunbar & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Mistley | Snow | For Thomas Green. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Dryden | Sunderland | Mora | Merchantman | For Mr. Simms. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Watson | Sunderland | Negotiator | Barque | For Lonie & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Orion | Barque | For Mr. Henderson. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Phoenix | Steamship | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Phoenix | Snow | For Mr. Patterson. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Pilot | Merchantman | For George Potts. |
Unknown date | Unknown | Porto Novo | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Prima Donna | Snow | For Mr. Cropton. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Prince Albert | Snow | For Clarke & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Watson | Sunderland | Prince Charlie | Barque | For R. Dall. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Radiant | Snow | For Richardson Bros. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. & T. Brodie | Sunderland | Relief | Sloop | For Brodie & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Robert & Betsey | Brigantine | For Benson & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Roman Emperor | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Buchanan & Gibson | Sunderland | Roman Empress | Snow | For Lesslie & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lister & Bartram | Sunderland | Rose | Merchantman | For T. Walker. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | Royal Sovereign | Merchantman | For Mr. Collingwood. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Wilkinson | Sunderland | Saint George | Snow | For Mr. Pinchim. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sea Witch | Barque | For Taylor & Co. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Secret | Merchantman | For Mr. Kelso. | |
Unknown date | United States | William H. Brown | New York | Senator | Paddle steamer | For James C. Cunningham. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Senegal | Merchantman | For Mr. Hay. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hardie & M. Clark | Sunderland | Serenader | Merchantman | For Turner Thompson. |
Unknown date | United States | Norfolk Navy Yard | St. Lawrence | Brandywine-class frigate | For United States Navy. | |
Unknown date | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Sumatra | Sixth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | L. Gales | Sunderland | Sumner | Barque | For Brass & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Wright | Sunderland | Swallow | Schooner | For Wright & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Syrian | Barque | For Clay & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Byers | Sunderland | Thomasine | Merchantman | For Parker & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Trelawney | Barque | For Messrs. Stirling, Gordon & Co. | ||
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Tryphena | Snow | For Clay & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Hay | Sunderland | Una | Snow | For Waters & Co. |
Unknown date | United States | New Albany, Indiana | Uncle Sam | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | United | Brig | For Clarke & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford & W. Crown | Sunderland | Wanderer | Merchantman | For Parker & Co. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | Waterloo | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan Dunbar & Sons. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Wear | Merchantman | For Thomas Weir. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sunderland | William & John | Snow | For Meadley & Co. | |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | Witham | Merchantman | For private owner. |
Unknown date | United States | Holbrook & Adams | Boston, Massachusetts | Yankee | Pilot boat | For New York Pilots. |
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