List of ship launches in 1817

The list of ship launches in 1817 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1817.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
3 January	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Linnet	Quail-class schooner	For Royal Navy. [1]
3 January	United Kingdom	William Stone	Deptford Dockyard	Quail	Quail-class schooner	For Royal Navy.
January	United Kingdom	James Crown	Sunderland	Milo	Brig	For James Crown. [2] [3]
1 February	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Thetis	Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
4 February	United Kingdom	John Hutcheon & Co.	Peterhead	Alert	Whaler	For private owner. [4]
15 February	United Kingdom	Henry Canham	Woolwich Dockyard	Swift	Quail-class schooner	For Royal Navy. [5]
16 February	France		Dunkerque	L'Espérance	Corvette	For French Navy. [6]
17 February	India		Bombay Dockyard	Melville	Black Prince-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
18 February	United Kingdom	Henry Canham	Deptford Dockyard	Redbreast	Quail-class schooner	For Royal Navy. [7]
15 March	United Kingdom	John Foster	Selby	Almorah	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [8]
19 March	United Kingdom	Edward Churchill	Plymouth Dockyard	Agincourt	Vengeur-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [9]
22 March	United Kingdom	John Wood & Co.	Port Glasgow	Defiance	Paddle steamer	For Lochgoil Co. [10]
March	United Kingdom	Robert Davy	Topsham	Mary	Schooner	For private owner. [11]
1 April	France	Jean Michel Segondat	Cherbourg	La Cléopâtre	Armide-class frigate	For French Navy. [12]
2 April	India	Michael Smith	Howrah	Hashemy	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
17 April	India	James Macrae	Chittagong	Belle Alliance	Merchantman	For private owner.
April	United Kingdom			Apollo	Brig	For private owner. [13]
April	United Kingdom		Garmouth	Success	Sloop	For private owner. [14]
3 May	United Kingdom	George Parkin	Chatham Dockyard	Starling	Cutter	For Royal Navy. [15]
11 May	United Kingdom	John Wood & Co.	Port Glasgow	Tug	Paddle tug	For London, Leith, Edinburgh & Glasgow Shipping Co. [16] [17]
17 May	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Kamchatka	Kamchatka-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [18]
17 May	United Kingdom	William Taylor	Bideford	Tees	Conway-class post ship	For Royal Navy.
30 May	Spain		Seville	Réal Ferdinand	Steamship	For private owner. [19] [20]
15 June	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Olimp	Feniks-class sloop	For Imperial Russian Navy. [21]
26 June	United Kingdom	Jabez Bayley	Ipswich	Traveller	Brig	For private owner. [22]
June	United Kingdom	Metcalf	Kingston upon Hull	Broughton	Brig	For private owner. [23]
June	United Kingdom	Steemson	Hull	Perkins	Brig	For private owner. [23]
15 July	United Kingdom	William Bottomley	King's Lynn	Brampton	East Indiaman	For private owner. [24]
15 July	United Kingdom	James Evans	South Shields	Kains	Indiaman	For private owner. [25]
16 July	United Kingdom	Richard Bulmer	South Shields	Catherine	Indiaman	For private owner. [25] [26]
17 July	United Kingdom		Deptford	Royal George	Royal yacht	For George III.
27 July	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Arethusa	Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
30 July	United Kingdom	J. & H. Smith	Gainsborough	Prince of Cobourg	Steam packet	For private owner. [27]
31 July	United Kingdom	Chapman & Campion	Whitby	Emulous	Brig	For Chapman & Co.
July	Netherlands	Schuyt	Amsterdam	Polyphème	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
4 August	Russia	I. S. Razumov	Saint Petersburg	Fershampenuaz	Trekh Sviatitlei-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [28]
12 August	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Prince Regent	Royal yacht	For George III. [29]
13 August	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Pomona	Sixth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [30]
August	United Kingdom			Caroline	Brig	For private owner. [31]
1 September	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Gektor	Provornyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [32]
17 September	Russia	B. F. Stoker	Saint Petersburg	Eol	Vestnik-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [33]
29 September	United Kingdom	Robert Steel & Co.	Greenock	Glasgow	Merchantman	For private owner. [34]
7 October	United Kingdom	Richard Bulmer & Co.	South Shields	Asia	Brig	For W. Stoveld.
7 October	Russia	M. K. Surovtsov	Kherson	Evstafii	Fourth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [35]
9 October	Russia	A. I. Melikhov	Nikolaev	Andrei	Tender	For Imperial Russian Navy. [36]
11 October	Russia	Tarusov	Sevastopol	Dionissi	Tender	For Imperial Russian Navy. [37]
12 October	India	Wadia Group	Calcutta	Trincomalee	Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
25 October	United Kingdom	Robert Wigram	Blackwall Yard	Dunira	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [38]
28 October	United Kingdom	Charles Grayson	Liverpool	Lady Patroness	Cutter	For private owner. [39]
October	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Salus	Merchantman	For J. Gales. [2] [40]
14 November	United Kingdom	Hilhouse, Sons & Co.	Bristol	Henry Porcher	Barque	For Joseph Graves.
15 December	United Kingdom	Gibson	Hull	Thalia	Full-rigged ship	For Joel Foster. [41]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Agenor	Brig	For Richard Clark. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Amphitrite	Snow	For John M. & William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Lain	Sunderland	Aries	Merchantman	For H. Tanner. [2]
Unknown date	Netherlands East Indies	Richard Hare	Borneo	Borneo	Full-rigged ship	For Richard Hare.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Busy	Merchantman	For Mr. Everard. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Chester	Calcutta	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United States			Columbus	Brigantine	For private owner.
Unknown date	Denmark			Danmark	Third rate	For Royal Danish Navy. [42]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Darius	Brig	For Thomas Bonner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Elias Evans	Frindsbury	Diana	Paddle steamer	For Elias Evans. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Doris	Merchantman	For John Laing. [2]
Unknown date	India		Coringa	Dotterel	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Bideford	Duke of York	Barque	For J. Price.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Factor	Brig	For John M. & William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Elias Evans	Frindsbury	Favorite	Paddle steamer	For Elias Evans. [43]
Unknown date	Norway			Fredriksværn	Brig	For Royal Norwegian Navy. [44]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Henry Meriton	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service. [45]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Hindostan	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Holland	Second rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [46]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Kozak	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [47]
Unknown date	Sweden		Karlskrona	King Charles III	Ship of the line	For Royal Swedish Navy. [48]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		London	Lady Raffles	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [49] [50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Leopold	Brig	For private owner. [51]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Elias Evans	Frindsbury	London	Paddle steamer	For Elias Evans. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Lyra	Brig	For William Guest. [2]
Unknown date	Upper Canada		Onslow	Onslow	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United States	D. Boyd, J. DeGraff, E. Lusher, C. Smyth and A. Van Santvoord	Sacketts Harbor, New York	Ontario	Paddle steamer	For Ontario Steamboat Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Orient	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	Upper Canada		King's County	Prince Regent	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Laing & Co	Sunderland	Proteus	Merchantman	For Laing & Co. [2]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Schelde	Pallas-class frigate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [52]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Scotia	Brig	For W. Marshall. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Chepstow	Severn	Snow	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Laing & Co.	Sunderland	Shannon	Merchantman	For Kendall & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Elias Evans	Frindsbury	Sons of Commerce	Paddle steamer	For Elias Evans. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John & Philip Laing	Sunderland	Thalia	Merchantman	For J. Felt. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Thomas & Ann	Snow	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Thomas & Nancy	Merchantman	For private owner. [53]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Whitby	Transit	Full-rigged ship	For Francis Fisher.
Unknown date	Russia	A. P. Antipev	Kazan	Vulkan	Vulkan-class bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy. [54]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Hull	Westmoreland	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Wood & Co.	Port Glasgow	Woods	Brigantine	For Bain & Co. [55]
Unknown date	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Zefir	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [56]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Zwaluw	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [57]

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