List of ship launches in 1789

The list of ship launches in 1789 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1789.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
20 January	Cuba	José Flo	Havana	San Hermenegildo	Santa Ana-class ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [1]
12 February	Denmark-Norway		Copenhagen	Flyvende Fiske	Sloop-of-war	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [2]
February	Republic of Venice			Aletto	Galiot	For Venetian Navy. [3]
February	Republic of Venice		Venice	Fortunato Jacob	Full-rigged ship	For Cinque Savi alla Mercanzia . [4]
February	Republic of Venice			Megera	Galiot	For Venetian Navy. [5]
February	Republic of Venice			Tisifone	Galiot	For Venetian Navy. [6]
February	Great Britain	Glass	Fort William	Warren Hastings	Merchantman	For private owner. [7]
8 April	Spain	Tómas Muñoz	Cádiz	Atrevida	Corvette	For Spanish Navy.
8 April	Spain	Tómas Muñoz	Cádiz	Descubierta	Corvette	For Spanish Navy.
12 April	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Kherson	Mariia Magdalin	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [8]
4 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Bystraia	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [9]
4 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Legkaia	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [10]
4 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Minerva	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
4 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Skoraia	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [12]
7 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Bellona	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [13]
7 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Lebed	Lebed-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [14]
10 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Krechet	Sokol-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [15]
10 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Sokol	Sokol-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [16]
13 May	Russia	Jonathon Coleman	Saint Petersburg	Sviatoi Evsevii	Ches'ma-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [17]
13 May	Russia	G. Ignatyev	Cronstadt	Sviatoi Nikolai Chudotvorets	Ches'ma-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [18]
15 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Baklan	Lebed-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [19]
15 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Kronshtadt	Briachislav-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
15 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Parmen	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [21]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Arhkipelag	Briachislav-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [22]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Boris	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [23]
16 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Diana	Baltic-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [24]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Gleb	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [25]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Nikanor	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [26]
16 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Pimen	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [27]
16 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Prozerpina	Balti-class xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [28]
19 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Iastreb	Sokol-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [29]
19 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Gagava	Lebed-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [30]
8 June	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Aquilon	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
27 June	Russia	I. V. Dolzhnikov	Rogozhskaya	Tsar Konstantin	Pyotr Apostol-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [31]
7 July	Great Britain	Adams	Bucklers Hard	Illustrious	Arrogant-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
7 July	Kingdom of France		Brest	Cybèle	Nymphe-class frigate	For French Navy. [32]
6 August	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Melpomène	Minerve-class frigate	For French Navy.
10 August	Kingdom of Sicily	Antonio Imbert	Castellamare del Golfo	Aretusa	Fifth rate	For Royal Sicilian Navy. [33]
15 August	Sweden		Karlskrona	Ulla Fersen	Frigate	For Royal Swedish Navy.
22 August	Kingdom of France		Havre de Grâce	Fidèle	Félicité-class frigate	For French Navy.
24 August	Great Britain	Joseph Graham	Harwich	Earl of Abergavenny	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
21 September	Kingdom of France	Honoré-Sebastien Vial du Clairbos	Rochefort	Embuscade	Frigate	For French Navy. [34]
September	New South Wales	Robinson Reid	Sydney	Rose Hill Packet	Hoy	For Arthur Phillip.
5 October	Denmark-Norway	Henrik Gerner	Copenhagen	Tre Kroner	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [35]
12 October	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Tonnant	Tonnant-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
19 October	Spain	Reales Astilleros de Esteiro	A Coruña	Europa	Third rate	For Spanish Navy.
24 October	Kingdom of France	Jean Marguerite Tupinier	Toulon	Le Tonnant	Tonnant-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [36]
2 November	Great Britain	Thomas Pitcher	Northfleet	Royal Charlotte	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
3 November	Great Britain	William Barnard	Deptford	Hindostan	East Indiaman	For Robert Williams. [37]
4 November	Kingdom of France		Brest	Jupiter	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
13 November	Denmark-Norway	Ernst Wilhelm Stibolt	Copenhagen	Søormen	Cutter	For Dano-Norwegian Navy.
15 November	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Éole	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
25 November	Northwest Territory		Detroit	Nancy	Schooner	For Richardson, Forsythe & Co.
3 December	Great Britain	Thomas Pollard	Plymouth Dockyard	Serpent	Hound-class sloop	For Royal Navy. [38]
16 December	Kingdom of France		Brest	Vengeur	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
18 December	Portugal		Lisbon	Principe do Brasil	Fifth rate	For Portuguese Navy. [39]
December	India	G. Gillett	Calcutta	Ann and Eliza	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Bermuda		Bermuda	Active	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		River Thames	Amity Hall	West Indiaman	For G. Tarbutt.
Unknown date	Cuba		Havana	Asia	Third rate	For Spanish Navy. [40]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Whitby	Aurora	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire	Ismail Kalfa	Constantinople	Bahr-i Zafer	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [41]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Bars	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [42]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Bomanear	Full-rigged ship	For Pestonjee Bomanjee. [43]
Unknown date	India		Surat	Britannia	Merchantman	For Lennox & Co.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Camel	Schooner	For Mr. Hounsell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Travers & Bull Way. [44]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Randall, Gray & Brent	Rotherhithe	Discovery	Survey ship	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Drakon	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [45]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Echo	Full-rigged ship	For Dutch Navy. [46]
Unknown date	Colony of New Brunswick			Eliza	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		River Thames	Experiment	Slave ship	For Anthony Calvert, Thomas King and William Camden.
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire	Nikoli Kalfa	Sinop	Feyz-i Hüda	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [47]
Unknown date	Ireland		Cork	Grenada Packet	West Indiaman	For John Roche.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Hannah	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [43]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Selby	Holderness	Merchantman{	For Green & Co.
Unknown date	United States		Kittery, Maine	Hope	Brigantine	For Thomas Handasyd Perkins, Russel Sturgis and James Magee.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	King George	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [43]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Kit	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [48]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Komeet	Brig of war	For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Barry	Whitby	Latona	Merchantman	For John & Francis Barry.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic			Leuuw	East Indiaman	For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Lev	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [49]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Mary Anne	Brigantine	For Mr. Hounsell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Travers & Bull Way. [50]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Medved	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [51]
Unknown date	Denmark-Norway		Copenhagen	Neptunus	Third rate	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [52]
Unknown date	Russia	S. I. Afanaseyev	Novopavlovsk	Novopavlosk	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [53]
Unknown date	Bermuda		Bermuda	Old Dick	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Oryol	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [54]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Hoorn	Oosthuizen	East Indiaman	For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date	Isle of Man			Peggy	Schooner	For George Quayle.
Unknown date	Newfoundland Colony	Jeffrey & Start	Newfoundland	Placentia	Placentia-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	United States		Rhode Island	President Washington	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		River Thames	Prince George	West Indiaman	For Fryer & Co.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Hull	Prince of Wales	Full-rigged ship	For P. Green.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Nantes	Robuste	Slave ship	For Boutellier Père et Fils.
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Rys	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [55]
Unknown date	Denmark-Norway	Henrik Garner	Copenhagen	Saelland	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line	For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [56]
Unknown date	Russia	Kotosov	Khoper	Sergei Radonezhskii	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [57]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Shaw Muncher	full-rigged ship	For private owner. [43]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Slon	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [58]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Edward Mosley	Howdon	Sovereign	Merchantman	For Mr. Brown.
Unknown date	Russia	Kotosov	Khoper	Sviatoi Nikon	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [59]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Tajbux	Full-rigged ship	For Pestonjee Bomanjee. [43]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Tarleton	Slave ship	For Tarleton & Co.
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Tigr	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [60]
Unknown date	Newfoundland Colony	Lester & Stone	Newfoundland	Trepassey	Placentia-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Triton	Sixth rate	For Dutch Navy. [61]
Unknown date	Russia		Saint Petersburg	Volk	Baltic-class half-xebec	For Imperial Russian Navy. [62]
Unknown date	India	George Gillet	Calcutta	Warren Hastings	East Indiaman	For Fairlie & Co.
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Wildman	Merchantman	For private owner. [63]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Henry Adams	Bucklers Hard	No. 1 chain boat	Chain boat	For Royal Navy. [64]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France			Name unknown	Privateer	For private owner.
Unknown date	Spain			Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.

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