List of ship launches in 1816

The list of ship launches in 1816 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1816.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
11 January	United Kingdom	William Stone	Deptford Dockyard	Congo	Paddle sloop	For Royal Navy. [1]
15 January	India	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia	Bombay	Cameleon	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [2] [3]
16 January	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Diamond	Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [4]
10 February	United Kingdom	Edward Churchill	Pembroke Dockyard	Ariadne	Hermes-class post ship	For Royal Navy. [5]
10 February	United Kingdom	Edward Churchill	Pembroke Dockyard	Valorous	Hermes-class post ship	For Royal Navy. [6]
28 February	United Kingdom	James Adamson	Aberdeen	Louisa	Brig	For private owner. [7]
11 March	Russia		Kazan	Kazan	Corvette	For Imperial Russian Navy. [8]
14 March	France	François Courau	Bordeaux	L'Antigone	Armide-class frigate	For French Navy. [9]
30 March	United Kingdom	Henry Canham	Woolwich Dockyard	Black Prince	Black Prince-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [10]
10 April	United Kingdom	Caught	Ramsgate	Majestic	Steam yacht	For Thames Steam Yacht Company. [11]
13 April	India		Bombay	Buckinghamshire	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [2] [12]
13 April	United Kingdom	Nicholas Diddams	Portsmouth Dockyard	Pallas	Apollo-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [13] [14]
13 April	United Kingdom	Nicholas Diddams	Portsmouth Dockyard	Pitt	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [15]
14 April	India		Bombay	Amphitrite	Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [2] [16]
15 April	United Kingdom	Robert Seppings & George Parkin	Chatham Dockyard	Minotaur	Ganges-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
6 May	United Kingdom	Skene	Leith	N. Rechdun Dubh	Merchantman	For private owner. [17]
16 May	Russia	M. K. Surovtsov	Kherson	Krasnoi	Anapa-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [18]
18 May	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Peterburg	Neva	Rossiia-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [19]
26 May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Arsis	Selafail-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
26 May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Katsbakh	Selafail-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [21]
26 May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Saint Petersburg	Provornyi	Provornyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [22]
5 June	United Kingdom	Jacob Preston	Great Yarmouth	Lord Suffield	Merchantman	For Jacob Preston.
13 June	New South Wales		Sydney Dockyard	Elizabeth Henrietta	Brig	For Government of New South Wales.
16 June	Russia	D. V. Kuznetsov	Kherson	Nikolai	Anapa-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [23]
June	United Kingdom	Wallis & Co	Blackwall	Alert	Cutter	For Mr. Minshan. [24]
June	United States		Black Rock, Connecticut	Erie	Schooner	For United States Navy. [25]
3 July	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Patrikii	Speshnyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [26]
July	United Kingdom	Ann Burn	Sunderland	Blenheim	Merchantman	For M. Laws. [27] [28]
8 August	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Royal Sovereign	Yacht	For unknown owner. [29]
16 August	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Legkii	Spechnyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [30]
16 August	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Pospeshnyi	Provornyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [31]
20 August	France		Petit-Bercy	Charles Philip	Steamboat	For private owner. [32]
8 September	India	James Macrae	Chittagong	Victory	Merchantman	For private owner.
21 September	United Kingdom	William Stone	Deptford Dockyard	Hero	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [33]
September	Upper Canada		Ernest-town	Frontenac	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [34]
2 October	Russia	G. S. Isakov	Saint Petersburg	Leiptsig	Leiptsig-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [35] [36]
21 October	United States	Retire Bucket	Salem, Massachusetts	Cleopatra's Barge	Yacht	For George Crowdinshield Jr.
21 October	United Kingdom	Robert Wigram	Blackwall, London	Waterloo	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [37]
October	Netherlands	Schuyt	Amsterdam	Audacieux	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
October	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Rhijn	Frigate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [38]
October	Upper Canada		Dartmouth	Sherbrooke	Horse-powered paddle-wheel vessel	For private owner. [39]
October	Netherlands		Amsterdam	Wassenaer	Ship of the line	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [38]
6 November	United Kingdom	John Pelham	Rotherhithe	Lady Mary Pelham	Packet ship	For Post Office Packet Service. [40]
6 November	United Kingdom	John Pelham	Rotherhithe	Marchioness Salisbury	Packet ship	For Post Office Packet Service. [40]
21 November	India	Kyd & Co.	Kidderpore	Lady Kennaway	Merchantman	For Kyd & Co.
December	United Kingdom		Chepstow	Maria	Barque	For private owner. [41]
Unknown date	Colony of New Brunswick		Saint John	Amity	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	India			Anna	Merchantman	For private owner. [42]
Unknown date	India	James Macrae	Chittagong	Ann and Amelia	Full-rigged ship	For Joseph Somes. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Arvales	Brig	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United States	Thatcher Magoun	Medford, Massachusetts	Cadmus	Merchantman	For Benjamin Rich & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Laing & Co.	Sunderland	Cerberus	Brig	For Mr. Blanchard. [27] [44]
Unknown date	India		Kidderpore	Commodore Hayes	Full-rigged ship	For Forbes & Co. [45]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Swansea	Constantia	Coaster	For W. Moyes & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Cyprus	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	India	S. Teague	Calcutta	David Clark	Barque	For Ferguson Bros.
Unknown date	Netherlands			De Voos	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [46]
Unknown date	India		Chittagong	Dorah	Merchantman	For F. J. I. Edwards & Co.
Unknown date	India		Calcutta	Eliza	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Radcliffe	Sunderland	Eliza	Brig	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	India	J. Gilmore & Co	Calcutta	Elizabeth	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	India	J. S. Scott	Calcutta	Fame	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Graces	Snow	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	Netherlands East Indies		Java	Greyhound	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Hannah	Square	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hall	Sunderland	Isabella	Brig	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Isabella	Brig	For John M. & William Gales. [27]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Java	Fourth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [47]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	John Baker	Merchantman	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	Netherlands			Kanonneerboot No. 7	Gunboat	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [48]
Unknown date	Netherlands			Kanonneerboot No. 27	Gunboat	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [49]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Pelham	Rotherhithe	Lady Mary Pelham	Brig	For James Hay.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Marsha & Ann	Brig	For Mark Thompson. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Paris	Merchantman	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	India	Matthew Smith	Howrah	Pascoa	Full-rigged ship	For T. de Souza & Co.
Unknown date	India		Cochin	Phatisalam	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Planet	Lightship	For Bombay Pilot Service. [50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Prince Leopold	Merchantman	For Mr. Mitchell.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Riseborough	Merchantman	For Bailey & Co. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Royal Union	Merchantman	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Rothsay Castle	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	Russia	Tarusov	Sevastopol	Sevastopol	Schooner	For Imperial Russian Navy. [51]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Monkwearmouth	Sisters	Brig	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Skene	Leith	Skene	Brig	For L. Skeene.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Starling	Snow	For John M. & William Gales. [27]
Unknown date	United States		Ashtabula, Ohio	Superior	Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Supply	Water boat	For Royal Navy. [50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Three Sisters	Merchantman	For R. Smith. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Union	Snow	For Jonathan & Will Canney. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Potts	Sunderland	Wanderer	Merchantman	For private owner. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Hilhouse & Sons	Bristol	William Miles	West Indiaman	For Miles & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	E. Potts	Sunderland	Zephyr	Snow	For Rowland Webster. [27]

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