List of ship launches in 1774

The list of ship launches in 1774 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1774.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
14 January	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Ajax	Sévère-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
14 January	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Le Maréchal de Broglie	East Indiaman	For Compagnie des Indes. [1]
29 March	Great Britain	Adam Hayes	Deptford Dockyard	Cumberland	Elizabeth-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [2]
13 April	Great Britain	Nicholas Phillips	Woolwich Dockyard	Surprise	Enterprise-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [3]
24 April	Great Britain	William Gray	Chatham Dockyard	Roebuck	Roebuck-class ship	For Royal Navy. [4]
26 April	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Novokhoperskaya	Piatyi	Platyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [5]
2 May	Great Britain	John & William Wells	Rotherhithe	Eagle	Intrepid-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
2 May	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Nofokhoperskaya	Shestoi	Platyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [6]
10 May	Portugal		Lisbon	Princesa do Brasil	Fifth rate	For Portuguese Navy. [7]
10 May	Portugal		Lisbon	Torta	Fifth rate	For Portuguese Navy. [8]
15 May	Republic of Venice		Venice	Diligenza	Leon Trionfante-class ship of the line	For Venetian Navy. [9]
18 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Blagopoluchie	Asiia-class ship of the line	For Navy. [10]
18 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Slava Rossii	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
20 May	Republic of Venice		Venice	Forza	Leon Trionfante-class ship of the line	For Venetian Navy. [12]
21 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Khrabryi	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Navy. [13]
21 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Sviatoi Nikolai	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Navy. [14]
21 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Tvyordyi	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Navy. [15]
22 May	Great Britain	Barnard & Turner	Harwich	Centurion	Salisbury-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
27 May	Great Britain	Adams	Deptford	Hector	Royal Oak-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
28 May	Great Britain	Hodgson & Co.	Hull	Diamond	Lowestoffe-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
31 May	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Sviatoi Mikhail	Modified Pavel-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [16]
14 June	Kingdom of France	Jean-Baptiste Dournet-Revest	Toulon	Alcmène	Alcmène-class frigate	For French Navy. [17]
25 June	Great Britain	John Randall	Rotherhithe	Vengeance	Royal Oak-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
22 July	Dutch Republic	Peter Edwards	Amsterdam	Alarm	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [18]
23 July	Great Britain	Perry	Blackwall Yard	Hillsborough	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
26 July	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Pospeshnyi	Modified Pavel-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [19]
18 August	Russia	V. Gunion	Archangelsk	Schastlivyi	Pavel-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
23 August	Great Britain	Blaydes & Hodgson	Hull	Boreas	Mermaid-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
23 August	Great Britain	John Barnard	Deptford	Experiment	Experiment-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [21]
24 August	Great Britain	Adam Hayes	Deptford Dockyard	Enterprise	Enterprise-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [22]
September	Kingdom of France		Brest	Brilliant	Solitaire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
6 October	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Piet Hein	Fourth rate	For Dutch Navy. [23]
6 October	Great Britain	Adams	Bucklers Hard	Vigilant	Intrepid-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
22 October	Kingdom of France	Chevalier Antoine Groignard	Brest	Solitaire	Solitaire-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [24]
19 November	Great Britain	John Henniker & Co.	Chatham Dockyard	Isis	Portland-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
4 December	Great Britain	Robert Fabian	Southampton	Renown	Portland-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
17 December	Great Britain	Israel Pownolll	Plymouth Dockyard	Nonsuch	Intrepid-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [25]
Unknown date	Spain		Bilbao	Angel de la Guarda	Third rate	For Spanish Navy. [26]
Unknown date	Sweden			Björn Järnsida	Turuma	For Royal Swedish Navy. [27]
Unknown date	Thirteen Colonies		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Black Prince	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay Dockyard	Britannia	Merchantman	For Waters & Co.
Unknown date	Thirteen Colonies		Province of Massachusetts Bay	Diana	Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Whitby	Diligence	Collier	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		River Thames	Fanny	West Indiaman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire		Constantinople	Fethü'l Fettah	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [28]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Whitby	Grand Duchess of Russia	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Held Woltemade	Merchantman	For Dutch East India Company. [29]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Le Superbe	Indien-class East Indiaman	For Compagnie des Indes. [30]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Loudon	Merchantman	For Austrian East India Company.
Unknown date	India		Bombay Dockyard	Nancy	Schooner	For British East India Company.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Prosperous	Brig	For John Brine. [31]
Unknown date	Sweden			Ragvald	Turuma	For Royal Swedish Navy. [32]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Rose	Cutter	For HM Customs. [33]
Unknown date	India		Bombay Dockyard	Royal Charlotte	Full-rigged ship	For Greenway & Co. [34]
Unknown date	Spain			Santa Margarita	Fifth rate	For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Adam Hayes	Deptford Dockyard	Storehouse	Longboat	For Royal Navy. [35]
Unknown date	Thirteen Colonies		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Union	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Sweden			Vasaorden	Royal barge	For Gustav III.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Thirteen Colonies			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Thirteen Colonies			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France	Comte d'Auxiron	Seine	Name unknown	Paddle steamer	For Comte d'Auxiron. [36]

References

1. "French Mercant east indiaman 'Le Maréchal de Broglie' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
2. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Cumberland' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
3. "British Sixth Rate frigate 'Surprise' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
4. "British Fifth Rate ship 'Roebuck' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
5. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Piatyi' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
6. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Shestoi' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
7. "Portuguese Fifth Rate frigate 'Princesa do Brasil' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
8. "Portuguese Fifth Rate frigate 'Torta' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
9. "Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Diligenza' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
10. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Blagopoluchie' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
11. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Slava Rossii' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
12. "Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Forza' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
13. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Khrabryi' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
14. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoi Nikolai' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
15. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Tvyordyi' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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18. "Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Alarm' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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20. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Schastlivyi' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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25. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Nonsuch' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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28. "Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Fethü'l Fettah' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
29. "Dutch Merchant ship 'Held Woltemade' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
30. "Frenche Merchant east indiaman 'Le Superbe' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
31. "Prosperous". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
32. "Swedish turuma 'Ragvald' (1774)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
33. "Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
34. Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 332.
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36. "The History of Paddle Wheel Steam Navigation". The Marine Engineer. London: 101–04. 1 July 1885.