List of ship launches in 1815

The list of ship launches in 1815 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1815.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
25 January	India	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia	Bombay	Sphynx	Sloop	For Royal Navy. [1] [2]
26 January	United Kingdom	Edward Sison	Woolwich Dockyard	Redoubtable	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [3]
20 February	United Kingdom	Archibald Maclauchlan	Dumbarton	Dumbarton Castle	Paddle steamer	For Glasgow Castle Steam Packet Co. [4] [5]
24 February	United Kingdom	John Pelham	Frindsbury	Romney	Salisbury-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [6]
24 February	India	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia	Bombay Dockyard	Wellesley	Black Prince-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [7]
25 February	United Kingdom	Rollett	Grimsby	Angerstein	Brig	For private owner. [8]
25 February	United Kingdom	Steele & Carsewell	Greenock	Bengal	East Indiaman	For Cropper, Benson & Co. [9] [10]
February	United Kingdom	John Hunter	Port Glasgow	Britannia	Paddle steamer	For Lewis MacLellan and A. McTaggart.
11 March	United Kingdom	Thomas Roberts	Plymouth Dockyard	St Vincent	Nelson-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [11]
28 March	United Kingdom	Robert Seppings	Chatham Dockyard	Howe	Nelson-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [12]
March	United Kingdom		Pulteneytown	Duke of Wellington	Brig	For private owner. [13]
11 April	France			Cybèle	Pallas-class frigate	For French Navy. [14]
12 April	India	J. Kyd & Co.	Kidderpore	Neptune	Merchantman	For Hook & Co.
17 April	India	J. Kyd & Co., or Kyd & Richards	Kidderpore	East Indian	Merchantman	For private owner.
18 April	French First Empire		Genoa	Genoa	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
25 April	United Kingdom	George Parkin	Chatham Dockyard	Defence	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [15]
27 April	United Kingdom	John Wood & Co.	Port Glasgow	Caledonia	Paddle steamer	For Caledonia Steam Boat Company.
14 May	United Kingdom	Archibald McLauchlin & William Denny	Dumbarton	Margery	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [16]
23 May	India	Michael Smith	Calcutta	Golconda	Merchantman	For private owner.
26 May	France		Toulon	Hercule	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
May	United Kingdom	John Denny	Dumbarton	Greenock	Steamship	For Andrew Shearer. [17]
7 June	United Kingdom	Fishburn & Broderick	Whitby	Woodford	West Indiaman	For Mr. Chapman.
19 June	United Kingdom	W. S. Chapman & Co.	Whitby	Brothers	Full-rigged ship	For Aaron Chapman. [18]
23 June	United Kingdom	William Stone	Deptford Dockyard	Cambridge	Third rate	For Royal Navy. [19]
23 June	United Kingdom	Peter Blackburn	Plymouth	Waterloo	Merchantman	For Mr. Rutledge.
13 July	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Merkurii	Spechnyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
15 July	United Kingdom	Matthew & William Moody	Gainsborough	Perseverance	Sloop	For private owner. [21]
19 July	United Kingdom	Duchy of Genoa	Genoa	Liguria	Galley	For Genoese Navy. [22]
22 July	United Kingdom	Barkworth, Hawkes & Co.	Hessle	Hecla	Hecla-class bomb vessel	For Royal Navy. [23]
22 July	United Kingdom	George Hillhouse, Sons, & Co.	Bristol	Waterloo	Barque	For George Hillhouse, Sond, & Co.
26 July	United Kingdom	Barkworth, Hawkes & Co	Hessle	Infernal	Hecla-class bomb vessel	For Royal Navy. [23] [24]
July	United Kingdom	Bell and Grange	Grimsby	Duke of Wellington	Merchantman	For private owner. [23]
July	United Kingdom	G. D. Smith	Scarborough	Editha	Snow	For private owner. [23]
July	United Kingdom	Feetham	Sunderland	Lord Normanby	Brig	For private owner. [23]
July	United Kingdom	Richard Walker	Grimsby	Morning Star	Merchantman	For private owner. [23]
July	United Kingdom	Tindall	Scarborough	Pacific	Snow	For private owner. [23]
7 August	United Kingdom		Stockton-on-Tees	Byron	Snow	For private owner. [25]
7 August	Upper Canada	George Moore	Chippawa	Tecumseh	Schooner	For Royal Navy. [26]
21 August	United States	Samuel Humphreys & Charles Penrose	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Franklin	Ship of the line	For United States Navy. [27]
29 August	United Kingdom	J. and H. Smith	Gainsborough	Tom Bowline	Merchantman	For private owner. [28]
August	United Kingdom	J. Hutchinson	Sunderland	Erato	Barque	For private owner. [29] [30]
5 September	United Kingdom	George Parkin	Chatham Dockyard	Hercules	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [31]
5 September	United Kingdom	Bird	Tranmere	Mary	Brig	For private owner. [32]
20 September	United Kingdom	Chapman & Ellis	Bideford	Waterloo	Merchantman	For William Fry.
3 October	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Caledonia	East Indiaman	For Laing & Co. [29]
5 October	India	Matthew Smith	Calcutta	Zenobia	Merchantman	For private owner.
9 October	United Kingdom	Gill	Aberdeen	Bromby	Smack	For Aberdeen & Hull Shipping Company. [33]
19 October	United Kingdom	James Birnie	Montrose	Stately	Smack	For Old Shipping Co. [34]
October	United Kingdom		Corpach	Sir John Cameron	Brig	For private owner. [34] [35]
1 November	United Kingdom	B. Heward	Sunderland, County Durham	Marquis of Anglesea	Merchantman	For private owner.
7 November	Austrian Empire		Venice	Augustus	Frigate	For Austrian Navy. [36]
7 November	Austrian Empire		Venice	Cesare	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For Austrian Navy.
15 November	United Kingdom	J. Vellan	Leeds	Waterloo	Sloop	For H. Harrison. [37]
16 November	United Kingdom	Edward Churchill	Plymouth Dockyard	Java	Fourth rate	For Royal Navy. [38] [39]
18 November	United Kingdom	George Dobson & Joseph Wales	King's Lynn	Melpomene	Merchantman	For Mr. Vidal.
November	United Kingdom	Foster & Co.	Selby	Waterloo	Packet ship	For private owner. [40]
12 December	Russia	A. I. Melikhov	Sevastopol	Iason	Corvette	For Imperial Navy. [41]
18 December	India	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia	Bombay Dockyard	Zebra	Cruizer-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.
19 December	United Kingdom	Thomas Owen	Topsham	Actaeon	Merchantman	For private owner.
19 December	United Kingdom	Smith & Co.	Gainsborough	British Queen	Steamship	For private owner. [42]
19 December	United Kingdom	Moody & Co	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire	Friend's Goodwill	Brig	For private owner. [42]
December	United Kingdom	Bell & Grage	Grimsby	Industry	Brig	For private owner. [42]
Unknown date	India		Calcutta	Actaeon	Merchantman	For J. Scott & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Alexander	Merchantman	For private owner. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Alliance	Merchantman	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Ann & Dorothy	Merchantman	For John M. & Willia Gales. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & C. Wood	Glasgow	Argyle	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [44]
Unknown date	India	Matthew Smith	Calcutta	Asia	Merchantman	For Charles A. Hackett.
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire		Constantinople	Burc i Zafer	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [45]
Unknown date	United States		Boston, Massachusetts	Avon	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
Unknown date	Guernsey	Barry Patourel	Saint Peter Port	Belle Alliance	Merchantman	For J. Vidamour.
Unknown date	United States			Boxer	Full-rigged ship	For United States Navy. [46]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Braddock	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Brigantine	Sloop	For Royal Navy. [1]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Christopher	Merchantman	For private owner. [47]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Creole	Merchantman	For private owner. [48]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Holt & Richardson	Whitby	Cyrus	Whaler	For private owner.
Unknown date	Netherlands			DBUS Tijger	Full-rigged ship	For Dutch Navy. [49]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Dorothy	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Netherlands			Echo	Full-rigged ship	For Dutch Navy. [50]
Unknown date	Netherlands East Indies		Java	Eliza	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Elizabeth	Square	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	Upper Canada	John Goodie	Quebec	Fame	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United States			Firebrand	Full-rigged ship	For United States Navy. [51]
Unknown date	Burma		Rangoon	Four Sisters	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Norway			Frederiksvœrn	Brig	For Royal Norwegian Navy. [52]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Gallant	Snow	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	United States		Quincy, Massachusetts	Garland	Privateer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Port Glasgow	Glenbervie	Merchantman	For Douglas & Co.
Unknown date	United States		Nantucket, Massachusetts	Globe	Whaler	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Hero	Merchantman	For Thomas Railston Cooper. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Isabella	Merchantman	For Laing & Co. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	James	Merchantman	For James Sheal. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. Cockburn	Sunderland	John and Mary	Merchantman	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	India	James Scott & Co.	Calcutta	John Bull	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Matthew & William Moody	Gainsborough	John Bull	Packet ship	For J. Bell & Co. [21]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Lavinia	Snow	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	India	Michael Smith	Calcutta	Liverpool	Merchantman	For J. Green & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Monkwearmouth	Margaret	Brig	For private owner. [53]
Unknown date	Ottoman Empire		Eerğli	Necm i Sevket	Third rate	For Ottoman Navy. [54]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Nicholas	Snow	For private owner. [55]
Unknown date	United States	Lake Champlain Steam-boat Company	Vergennes, Vermont	Phoenix	Paddle steamer	For builder.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Bristol	Picton	Merchantman	For Josiah Gist, George Hilhouse, James Martin Hilhouse, and Robert Hilhouse.
Unknown date	India		Chittagong	Prince Blucher	Merchantman	For C. Blaney.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Thomas Brocklebank	Whitehaven	Princess Charlotte	Merchantman	For Thomas Brocklebank.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Feetham	Monkwearmouth	Providence	Snow	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Sea Flower	Merchantman	For B. Robson. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Johnson	Sunderland	Spring	Snow	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Thyatira	Brig	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Torch	Lightship	For Bombay Pilot Service. [1]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Peterhead	Traveller	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Calcutta	Triton	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Unity	Snow	For John White. [29]
Unknown date	Netherlands			Wesp	Full-rigged ship	For Dutch Navy. [56]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Widdrington	Brig	For private owner. [29]
Unknown date	Upper Canada		St. Martin's	Waterloo	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Waterloo	Merchantman	For Mr. Grenville.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Great Yarmouth	Waterloo	Merchantman	For Mr. Preston.

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