List of ship launches in 1786

The list of ship launches in 1786 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1786.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
20 January	Cuba		Havana	Mexicano	Santa Ana-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy.
5 February	Great Britain		Itchenor	Hartwell	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [1]
23 February	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Réunion	Magicienne-class frigate	For French Navy. [2]
February	Great Britain	William Barnard	Deptford	Bridgewater	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [3]
18 March	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Modeste	Magicienne-class frigate	For French Navy. [4]
11 April	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Saint Alexander	Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [5] [6]
13 April	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Apostolov Andrei	Frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [7]
15 April	Great Britain	Perry	Blackwall Yard	Hannibal	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
15 April	Great Britain		Deptford Dockyard	Impregnable	London-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
28 April	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dunbois	Saint-Malo	Le Papillon	Brig of war	For French Navy. [8]
29 April	Great Britain	Hilhouse	Bristol	Severn	Adventure-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [9]
3 May	Republic of Venice	Piero Beltrame	Venice	Pallade	Pallade-class frigate	For Venetian Navy. [10]
14 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Panteleimon	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
14 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Sviatoi Piotr	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [12]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Kir Ioann	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Navy. [13]
17 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Nadezhda Blagopoluchiia	Modified Pavel-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [14]
30 May	Republic of Venice	Girardo Minao	Venice	Venere	Pallade-class frigate	For Venetian Navy. [15]
May	Great Britain	George Parsons	Bursledon	Dover	Adventure-class ship	For Royal Navy. [16]
10 July	Great Britain	Thomas Calhoun & John Nowlan	Bursledon	Blanche	Hermione-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
26 July	Dutch Republic	John May	Amsterdam	Leiden	Third rate	For Dutch Navy. [17]
14 August	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Junon	Minerve-class frigate	For French Navy.
24 August	Great Britain	George Parsons	Bursledon	Elephant	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
11 September	Great Britain	Thomas Pollard	Plymouth Dockyard	Royal Sovereign	First rate	For Royal Navy. [18]
25 September	Great Britain	John Perry	Blackwall Yard	Theseus	Culloden-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
25 September	Great Britain	Perry	Blackwall	Thetis	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
2 October	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Zephier	Fifth rate	For Dutch Navy. [19]
6 October	Great Britain	Edward Greaves & Co.	Frindsbury	Bellerophon	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
16 October	Great Britain		Rotherhithe	Sugar Cane	Merchantman	For Turner & Co.
20 October	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Vestnik	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
October	Great Britain	William Barnard	Deptford	Melville Castle	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
October	Great Britain	Wells		Princess Royal	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
4 November	Cuba		Havana	Conde de Regla	Santa Ana-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy.
8 November	Great Britain	Barnard & Dudman, or Randall	Deptford	Princess Amelia	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
20 November	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Capricieuse	Capricieuse-class frigate	For French Navy. [21]
22 November	Great Britain	Raymond	Northam	Saturn	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
23 November	Great Britain	Edward Hunt	Rotherhithe	Aquilon	Hermione-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [22]
November	Great Britain	Smallshaw & Rogers	Liverpool	Earl of Wycombe	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
November	Great Britain	Perry	Blackwall	Henry Dundas	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
November	Great Britain	Perry	Blackwall	Minerva	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
November	Great Britain	Wells	Deptford	Rose	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
21 December	Spain		Carthagena	Santa Florentina	Frigate	For Royal Navy.
21 December	Great Britain	Wells	Deptford	Woodcot	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
Unknown date	Russia		Gnilotonskaya	Berislav	Kinburn-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [23]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Bridport	Sloop	For George Brown, Nicholas Bools, Jospeh Gundry and others. [24]
Unknown date	Great Britain		North Shields	Broderick	Whaler	For private owner.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Rotterdam	Castor	Fifth rate	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	Bermuda		Bermuda	Commerce	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Ireland		Dublin	Duchess of Rutland	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Barnard	Deptford	Earl Fitzwilliam	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Patrick Miller	Leith	Edinburgh	Paddle vessel	For Patrick Miller. Steam power added in 1787. [25]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Endeavour	Sloop	For Randall family and another. [26]
Unknown date	Russia		Gnilotonskaya	Fanagoriia	Kinburn-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [27]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Teignmouth	Golden Grove	West Indiaman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Hannah	Slave ship	For Benjamin Heywood.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Harriot	West Indiaman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Denmark-Norway			Indfødsretten	Indfødsretten-class ship of the line	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [28]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Jean Bart	Corvette	For French Navy.
Unknown date	Russia		Gnilotonskaya	Kinburn	Kinburn-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [29]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Edward Greaves	River Thames	Lady Penrhyn	Slave ship	For Curtis & Co.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Newcastle upon Tyne	Latona	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Great Yarmouth	Lord Walsingham	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Topsham	Mercury	Merchantman	For John St Barbe.
Unknown date	India		Bombay Dockyard	Milford	Merchantman	For Pestonjee Bomanjee. [30]
Unknown date	Cuba		Havana	Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes	Frigate	For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Othello	Slave ship	For Mr. Earle.
Unknown date	Kingdom of Sicily	Antonio Imbert	Castellamare del Golfo	Partenope	Third rate	For Royal Sicilian Navy. [31]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic	J. Hand	Medemblik	Pluto	Third rate	For Dutch Navy. [32]
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Rawlinson	Merchantman	For private owner. [33]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Whitby	Selby	Merchantman	For private owner. [34]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Harlingen	Sireene	Ship-sloop	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic			Staaten Generaal	Third rate	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic	J. Hand	Enkhuizen	Waakzaamheid	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [35]
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Brockbank	Lancaster	William Beckford	Merchantman	For private owner. [36]
Unknown date	Great Britain	William Cleverley	Gravesend	Woolwich Chain Boat	Chain boat	For Royal Navy. [37]
Unknown date	Spain			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Bermuda		Bermuda	Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Sweden			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Spain			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.

References

1. "Extract of a letter from Chichester, dated Feb. 9". Daily Universal Register. No. 626. London. 15 February 1786. p. 3.
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9. "British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Severn' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
10. "Venetian Sixth Rate frigate 'Pallade' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
11. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Panteleimon' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
12. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoi Piotr' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
13. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Kir Ioann' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
14. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Nadezhda Blagopoluchiia' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
15. "Venetian Sixth Rate frigate 'Venere' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
16. "British Fifth Rate ship 'Dover' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
17. "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Leiden' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
18. "British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
19. "Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Zephier' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
20. "Russian cutter 'Vestnik' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
21. "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Capricieuse' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
22. "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aquilon' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
23. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Berislav' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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28. "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Indfødsretten' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
29. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Kinburn' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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31. "Sicilian Third Rate ship of the line 'Partenope' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
32. "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Pluto' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
33. "Rawlinson". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
34. "British Merchant ship 'Selby' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
35. "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Waakzaamheid' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
36. "William Beckford". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
37. "British Other Vessels 'Woolwich Chain Boat' (1786)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 October 2021.