List of ship launches in 1768

The list of ship launches in 1768 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1768.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
21 March	Dutch Republic	Jacob Spaans	Rotterdam	Arend	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [1]
20 April	Great Britain	William Pownall	Portsmouth Dockyard	Trident	Exeter-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [2]
22 April	Spain	Edward Bryant	Carthagena	San Vicente Ferrer	Third rate	For Spanish Navy. [3]
April	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Mouche	Cat	For French Navy. [4]
April	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Ours	Cat	For French Navy. [5]
2 May	Spain	Reales Astilleros de Esteiro	Ferrol	San Isidro	San Isidro-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [6]
May	Kingdom of France	Chevallier Antoine Groignard	Brest	Couronne	Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [7]
30 July	Great Britain	Joseph Harris	Chatham Dockyard	Barfleur	Barfleur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [8]
30 July	Kingdom of France	Gilles Cambry	Lorient	Indien	Indien-class ship of the line	For French East India Company. [9]
July	Kingdom of France		Lorient	L'Oiseau	Chasse-marée	For Compagnie des Indes. [10]
3 August	Kingdom of France	Chevallier Antoine Groignard	Toulon	César	César-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [11]
29 August	Great Britain	Adam Hayes	Deptford Dockyard	Egmont	Third rate	For Royal Navy. [12]
30 August	Kingdom of France	Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Lercaradec	Brest	Perle	Corvette	For French Navy. [13]
28 September	Great Britain	William Gray	Woolwich Dockyard	Prudent	Exeter-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [14]
10 October	Spain	Manuel de Zubiria	Guarnizo	San Lorenzo	San Juan Nepomuenco-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [15]
19 October	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Flèche	Corvette	For French Navy.
11 November	Kingdom of France		Brest	Flore	Frigate	For French Navy.
22 November	Denmark-Norway	Frederik Michael Krabbe	Copenhagen	Den Prægtige	Third rate	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [16]
23 November	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Aurore	Frigate	For French Navy.
9 December	Spain	Manuel de Zubiria	Guarnizo	San Agustín	Ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [17]
10 December	Great Britain	Joseph Harris	Chatham Dockyard	Raisonnable	Ardent-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [18]
10 December	Spain	Reales Astilleros de Esteiro	Ferrol	San Julián	San Isidro-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [19]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Bellona	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [20]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Betsey	Guineaman	For William James & Co.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Boreas	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [21]
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Wells	Deptford	Duke of Grafton	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [22]
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire			Feth-i Zafer	Fifth rate	For Ottoman Navy. [23]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Havre de Grâce	L'Ajax	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [24]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Sainte Reine	Sainte Reine-class gabarre	For Compagnie des Indes. [25]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Cerf Volant	Corvette	For French Navy. [26]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Brest	Ecureuil	Corvette	For French Navy. [27]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France	François Caro	Lorient	Gange	Flûte	For Compagnie des Indes. [28]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Bordeaux	Vert Galant	Corvette	For French Navy. [29]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Havre de Grâce	Experience	Corvette	For French Navy. [30]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Princess Auguste	Grab	For British East India Company. [31]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Princess Royal	Grab	For British East India Company. [31]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Queen	Ketch	For British East India Company. [31]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Thetis	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [32]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic	Peter Edwards	Amsterdam	Venus	Fourth rate	For Dutch Navy. [33]

References

1. "Dutch Sixth Rate corvette 'Arend' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Vicente Ferrer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
4. "French cat 'Le Mouche' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. "French cat Le Ours (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
6. "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Couronne' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
8. "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Barfleur' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
9. "French Merchant east indiaman 'Indien' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
10. "French Merchant chasse-maree 'L'Oiseau' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
11. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'César' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
12. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Egmont' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
13. "French corvette 'La Perle' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
14. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
15. "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Lorenzo' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
16. "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Den Praegtige' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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21. "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Boreas' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
22. "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Grafton' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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24. "French Merchant ship 'L'Ajax' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
25. "French Merchant gabarre 'La Sainte Reine' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
26. "French corvette 'Le Cerf Volant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
27. "French corvette 'L'Ecureuil' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
28. "French Merchant flûte 'Le Gange' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
29. "French corvette 'Le Vert Galant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
30. "French corvette 'L'Experience' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
31. Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. pp. 331–32.
32. "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
33. "Dutch Fourth Rate corvette 'Venus' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.