List of ship launches in 1787

The list of ship launches in 1787 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1787.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
20 January	Great Britain	Hill & Mellish	Limehouse	Marquis of Lansdown	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
22 January	Great Britain	Thomas Calhoun	Bursledon	Blonde	Frigate	For Royal Navy. [1]
5 February	Great Britain	Caleb Crookenden & Co.	Itchenor	Hartwell	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [2]
6 March	Great Britain		Deptford Dockyard	Vanguard	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
7 March	Great Britain	William Cleverley	Gravesent	Nottingham	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
31 March	Denmark-Norway		Copenhagen	Fyen	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [3]
4 April	Great Britain	William Cleverley	Gravesend	Colossus	Courageux-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
4 April	Great Britain	John & William Wells	Deptford	Swiftsure	Elizabeth-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
18 April	Great Britain	Philemon Jacobs	Sandgate	Alligator	Enterprise-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
18 April	Great Britain	Crookenden & Taylor	Itchenor	Belvedere	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
18 April	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Orion	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
20 April	Kingdom of France	Hubert Pennevert	Rochefort	Alerte	Brig of war	For French Navy.
2 May	Spain	Reales Astilleros de Esteiro	El Ferrol	Salvador del Mundo	Santa Ana-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy.
4 May	Kingdom of France	Raymond-Antoine Haran	Bayonne	Goéland	Goéland-class brick-aviso	For French Navy. [4]
9 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Arhchangelsk	Arkhangel Gavriil	Briachislav-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [5]
9 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Severnyi Oryol	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [6]
15 May	Russia	S.I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Alexander Nevskii	Fourth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [7]
15 May	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Sviatoi Vladimir	Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [8]
18 May	Kingdom of France	Joseph Niou	Rochefort	Gracieuse	Charmante-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
31 May	Ottoman Empire	Jean-Jacques Sébastien Le Roy	Constantinople	Mukaddeme-i Nusret	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [9]
May	Kingdom of France	Raymond-Antoine Haran	Bayonne	La Mouche	brig of war	For French Navy. [10]
1 June	Great Britain	Barnard	Deptford	Orion	Canada-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
15 June	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Josif II	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
22 June	Kingdom of France		Brest	Léopard	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
11 July	Kingdom of France	Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb	Toulon	Impérieuse	Junon-class frigate	For French Navy. [12]
16 July	Great Britain	Edward Hunt	Buckler's Hard	Sheerness	Adventure-class ship	For Royal Navy. [13]
31 July	Great Britain	John Mackenzie	Rotherhithe	Harriot	West Indiaman	For Mr. Davidson.
9 August	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Sensible	Magicienne-class frigate	For French Navy.
13 August	Portugal			Fenix	Fourth rate	For Portuguese Navy. [14]
14 August	Great Britain	Fabian	East Cowes	Veteran	Third rate	For French Navy.
14 September	Great Britain	Peter Everitt Mestaer	Rotherhithe	Justinian	West Indiaman	For Hamilton & Co.
12 October	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Entreprenant	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
25 October	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Impétueux	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [15]
27 October	Great Britain	John Perry	Blacwall	Albion	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
27 October	Great Britain	Randall & Brent	Rotherhithe	Lord Hawkesbury	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
October	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Recherche	Marsouin-class scow	For French Navy.
4 November	Cuba		Havana	Real Carlos	Santa Ana-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy.
10 November	Great Britain	John Randall	Rotherhithe	Carnatic	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
10 November	Great Britain		Rotherhithe	Pacific	East Indiaman	For private owner. [16]
26 November	Great Britain	Robert Batson	Limehouse	Captain	Canada-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
26 November	Great Britain	Randall	Rotherhithe	Triton	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
27 November	Great Britain	Graham	Harwich	Excellent	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
28 November	Great Britain	Perry & Co.	Blackwall	Ceres	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
11 December	Great Britain	Barnard	Deptford	Airly Castle	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
27 December	Great Britain	Barnard	Deptford	Boddam	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
December	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Le Bretagne	East Indiaman	For Compagnie des Indes. [17]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Aleksander Nevskii	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [18]
Unknown date	Russia			Bityug	Unrated	For Imperial Russian Navy. [19]
Unknown date	Duchy of Holstein	Dorf-Gården	Kiel	Bomb No. 1	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
Unknown date	Duchy of Holstein	Dorf-Gården	Kiel	Bomb No. 2	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [21]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Brilliant	Sloop	For William Darley. [22]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Cartier	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service. [23]
Unknown date	India		Surat	Cecilia	Merchantman	For Private owner. [24]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Ipswich	Ceres	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay Dockyard	Cornwallis	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [23]
Unknown date	Russia			Feniks	Brig of war	For Imperial Russian Navy. [25]
Unknown date	Spain		Cádiz	Infante	Brig of war	For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Jay	Snow	For Bombay Pilot Service. [23]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Juno	Snow	For Bombay Pilot Service. [23]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Sunderland, County Durham	Kitty	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain			Lapwing	Sloop	For Granville Sharp.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Veere	Minerva	Brig of war	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Seahorse	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service. [23]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Shaw Arsdeer	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [23]
Unknown date	Denmark-Norway		Copenhagen	Stege	Gunboat	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [26]
Unknown date	Great Britain			Tartar	Merchantman	For John St Barbe.
Unknown date	Great Britain			Thetis	Brig	For Taylor & Co.
Unknown date	Great Britain	William Wallis	Blackwall	No. 1 chain boat	Chain boat	For Royal Navy. [27]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Vlissingen	Wilhelmina	Fifth rate	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Parkgate	Name unknown	Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.

References

1. "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
2. "Extract of a letter from Chichester, dated Feb. 9". Daily Universal Register. No. 676. London. 15 February 1787. p. 3.
3. "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Fyen' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
4. "French brig 'Le Goéland' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
5. "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Arkhangel Gavriil' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Severnyi Oryol' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. "Russian Fourth Rate frigate 'Alexander Nevskii' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoi Vladimir' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. "Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Mukaddeme-i Nusret' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. "French brig 'La Mouche' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Josif II' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
12. "French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Impérieuse' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
13. "British Fifth Rate ship 'Sheerness' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
14. "Portugese Fourth Rate frigate 'Fenix' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
15. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Impétueux' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
16. "London". Daily Universal Register. No. 898. London. 12 November 1787. p. 2.
17. "French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Bretagne' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
18. "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Aleksander Nevskii' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
19. "Russian 'Bityug' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
20. "Russian bomb vessel 'Bomb No 1' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
21. "Russian bomb vessel 'Bomb No 2' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
22. "Brilliant". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
23. Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 334.
24. "British Merchant merchantman 'Cecilia' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
25. "Russian brig 'Feniks' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
26. "Danish gunboat 'Stege' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
27. "British Other Vessels chain boat 'No. 1 Chain Boat' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.