List of ship launches in 1818

The list of ship launches in 1818 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1818.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
8 January	United Kingdom	Jean Michel Segondat	Cherbourg	Centaure	Bucentaure-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [1]
9 January	United Kingdom	John Warwick	Rotherhithe	Isabella	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
January	United Kingdom	J. Morrice	Sunderland	Agenoria	Brig	For J. Barker. [2] [3]
24 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Smith	Gainsborough	William Etherington	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [4]
February	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Barbara	Brig	For private owner. [5]
February	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Castle Forbes	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [5]
February	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Mary Ann	Schooner	For private owner. [6]
February	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Norval	Brig	For private owner. [5]
February	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Resolution	Brig	For private owner. [5]
2 March	United Kingdom	James Shepherd	Paull	Sesostris	Merchantman	For Mr. Staniforth.
21 March	France	Aimé Jean Louis Nicholas René Le Dean	Lorient	Neptune	Bucentaure-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [7]
23 March	United Kingdom	John & Mark Richards	Southampton	Lucy Davidson	Indiaman	For private owner. [8]
24 March	United Kingdom	Mottershead & Heyes	Liverpool	George Canning	Merchantman	For private owner. [9]
6 April	France		Rochefort	L'Iris	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [10]
8 April	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Rockingham	East Indiaman	For John Laing.
27 April	United Kingdom	Steemson	Hull	Sisters	Brig	For John Marshall. [11]
27 April	United Kingdom		Lyme Regis	Stedcombe	Schooner	For private owner.
1 May	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Oktrytie	Kamchatka-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [12]
2 May	United Kingdom	Thomas White	Cowes	Olive Branch	Snow	For Brown Mount.
7 May	Russia	A. I. Melikhov	Nicholaieff	Flora	Fourth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [13]
8 May	Russia	M. K. Surovtsov	Kherson	Skoryi	Anapa-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [14]
14 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wilson & Smillie	Falkirk	Vulcan	Steamboat	For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. [15]
20 May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Retvizan	Selafail-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [16]
28 May	United States	Noah Brown	Black Rock, New York	Walk-in-the-Water	Paddle steamer	For Lake Erie Steamboat Company.
May	United Kingdom		Monkwearmouth	Fanny	Brig	For private owner. [17]
3 June	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Racer	Nightingale-class cutter	For Royal Navy.
3 June	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Sprightly	Nightingale-class cutter	For Royal Navy.
10 June	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Diana	Amfitrada-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [18]
18 June	France	Aimé Jean Louis Nicholas René Le Dean	Rochefort	Duc de Berry	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [19]
18 June	Russia	Y. A. Kolodkin	Lodeynoye Pole	Ladoga	Transport ship	For Imperial Russian Navy. [20]
24 June	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies		Naples	Unnamed	Steamship	For private owner. [21]
June	United Kingdom	J. Watson & P. Mills	Sunderland	Ann	Merchantman	For R. Denton. [2] [22]
June	United Kingdom			Antelope	Sailboat	For private owner. [23]
June	India	Michael Smith	Howrah	Barretto Junior	Merchantman	For R. Ford & Co.
1 July	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Raduga	Schooner	For Imperial Russian Navy. [24]
4 July	United Kingdom	Gibson	Hull	Guard	Schooner	For Gee, Loft & Co. [25]
4 July	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Vostok	Sloop-of-war	For Imperial Russian Navy. [26]
15 July	Denmark		Copenhagen	Diana	Frigate	For Royal Danish Navy. [27]
27 July	Russia	A. I. Melikhov	Saint Petersburg	Gonets	Feniks-class sloop	For Imperial Russian Navy. [28]
July	United States	Forman Cheeseman	Corlear's Hook, New York	Curacio	Corvette	For Paul Delano.
July	France		Nantes	Hippomene	Merchantman	For private owner. [29]
3 August	Russia	Y. A. Kolodkin	Lodeynoye Pole	Svir	Mirnyi-class transport ship	For Imperil Russian Navy. [30]
5 August	United Kingdom	Steemson	Hull	Dauntless	Merchantman	For Messrs. Eggington & Beadle. [31]
17 August	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Pegas	Vestnik-class cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy. [32]
August	United Kingdom	J. Bell	Sunderland	Emulous	Brig	For B. Roberts & Co. [2] [33]
August	France		Brest	La Constance	Frigate	For French Navy. [34]
August	United States	Fickett & Crockett	New York	Savannah	Paddle steamer	For Savannah Steamship Company.
3 September	United Kingdom	John Scott & Sons	Greenock	Malay	Merchantman	For Roger Sinclair.
16 September	India	J. Thomas	Howrah	Bussorah Merchant	Merchantman	For W. Bruce & Co.
18 September	Egypt			Asiya	Fifth rate	For Egyptian Navy. [35]
September	United Kingdom	Richard Bussell	Lyme Regis	Nimrod	Smack	For Thompson, Lumsden & Catto. [36]
1 October	United Kingdom	John Blackett	Poplar	Thames	East Indiaman	For John Blackett.
2 October	United Kingdom	Robert Steele	Greenock	Albion	East Indiaman	For private owner. [37]
2 October	United Kingdom	John Scott & Sons	Greenock	Christian	Merchantman	For private owner. [37]
3 October	United Kingdom	H. J. W. Pitcher	Northfleet	Fame	Merchantman	For private owner.
15 October	United Kingdom	Henry Canham	Woolwich Dockyard	Talavera	Repulse-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [38]
16 October	United Kingdom	Nicholas Diddams	Portsmouth Dockyard	Waterloo	Third rate	For Royal Navy. [39]
29 October	United Kingdom	Rolletts	Grimsby	Providence Good Intent	Merchantman	For private owner. [40]
31 October	United Kingdom		Annan Well	Annan	Sloop	For private owner. [41]
5 November	United Kingdom	Henry & William Pitcher	Northfleet	Katherine Stewart Forbes	Full-rigged ship	For A. Chapman & Co.
November	United States	Connecticut Steam Boat Company	Hartford, Connecticut	Enterprise	Steamship	For private owner.
12 December	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Bustared	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [42]
16 December	United Kingdom	Jabez Bayley	Ipswich	Abberton	West Indiaman	For British East India Company. [43] [44]
28 December	India		Bombay Dockyard	Malabar	Repulse-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
29 December	United Kingdom		deptford Dockyard	Alacrity	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [45]
December	United Kingdom		Southwick	Henry and William	Brig	For private owner. [46]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. R. Greenwell	Sunderland	Acasta	Brig	For T. R. Greenwell. [2]
Unknown date	Spain			Alejandro I	Third rate	For Royal Spanish Navy. [47]
Unknown date	India	James Macrae	Chittagong	Alfred	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southampton	Anglesea	Yacht	For Charles Paget. [48]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cochar & Hall.	Aberdeen	Asia	Merchantman	For George McInnes. [49] [50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Bencoolen	East Indiaman	For Jones & Co. [51]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Brothers	Snow	For John M. & William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United States		New York	Cadmus	Merchantman	For Whitlock Line.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Gibbon & Sons	Aberdeen	Castle Forbes	Merchantman	For Robert Gibbon & Sons.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Dart	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	India	John Peter Fearon	Cochin	Diana	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Dolfijn	Sixth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [52]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Oswald Partis	Sunderland	Earl Strathmore	Brig	For John White. [2] [53]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Plymouth	Enchantress	Merchantman	For B. Roberts.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		North Shields	Exmouth	Brig	For Wright & Co.
Unknown date	India	James Macrae	Chittagong	Felicitas	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Monkwearmouth	Friends	Snow	For J. Clyne & Co. [2]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Galathe	Sixth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [54]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Gier	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [55]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	John	Snow	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Vlissingen	Koerier	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [56]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Komeet	Sixth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [57]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Levant	Merchantman	For John M. & William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	D. Brent	Rotherhithe	London Engineer	Paddle steamer	For T. Bramah, W. Bovill, A. Galloway and others. [58]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Lovely Ann	Brig	For Samuel Bryan. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M & William Gales	Sunderland	Luna	Brig	For Robert Knox. [2]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Lynx	Sixth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [59]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Mediterranean	Brig	For John M. & William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Reay	Sunderland	Milo	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	New Albion	Brig	For John Bishop. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southampton	Orpheus	Merchantman	For John St Barbe & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Placidia	Snow	For Mr. Oswald. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Denny	Dumbarton	Rob Roy	Paddle steamer	For David Napier.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Rosetta	Snow	For Ridley & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. & J. Pile	Sunderland	Royalist	Merchantman	For Mr. Robson. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Holt & Richardson	Whitby	Skelton	Merchantman	For Dixon & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Thames	Brig	For John White. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southampton	Union	Yacht	For Arthur Paget. [48]
Unknown date	Spain			Velasco	Third rate	For Royal Spanish Navy. [60]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Elias Evans	Frindsbury	Victory	Paddle steamer	For Elias Evans. [61]
Unknown date	Bermuda		Bermuda	William and Ann	Snow	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	William Shand	Merchantman	For Lumsden & Co. [2]
Unknown date	Unknown			Zebra	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Hull	Zoroaster	Merchantman	For Eggington & Co.

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