List of ship launches in 1823

The list of ship launches in 1823 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1823.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 January	United Kingdom		Bridgend	Bridgend	Brig	For George Hurlow. [1]
30 January	United Kingdom	Samuel Standidge-Walton	Hull	William Mab	Snow	For private owner. [2]
16 February	Spain		Cartagena	La Cazelda	Corvette	For Spanish Navy. [3]
22 February	United States	Brown & Bell	Manhattan Island, New York	Canada	Packet ship	For private owner. [4]
26 February	United Kingdom		Gravesend	Don Giovanni	Yacht	For private owner. [5]
27 February	India		Bombay Dockyard	Palinurus	Survey ship	For Bombay Marine.
11 March	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Kingfisher	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [6]
13 March	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Magnet	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [7]
17 March	United Kingdom		Plymouth	Netley	Cutter	For Board of Customs. [8]
19 March	United Kingdom		Dover	Britannia	Steamship	For private owner. [9]
1 April	France		Lorient	La Vénus	Vestale-class frigate	For French Navy. [10]
12 April	United Kingdom	W. and C. Boulton	Hull	Fairy	Brig	For private owner. [11]
12 April	United Kingdom	Brodrick	Whitby	John & Mary	Full-rigged ship	For Thomas Marshall. [12]
12 April	France	Jean-Baptiste Hubert	Rochefort	Magicienne	Armide-class frigate	For French Navy. [13] [14]
12 April	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Prince Regent	Caledonia-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
13 April	France		Cherbourg	La Bressanne	Alsacienne-class gun-brig	For French Navy. [15]
13 April	France		Cherbourg	L'Alsacienne	Alsacienne-class gun-brig	For French Navy. [16]
14 April	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Tweed	Atholl-class corvette	For Royal Navy. [17]
22 April	France		Lorient	La Malouine	Alsacienne-class gun-brig	For French Navy. [18]
23 April	France		Lorient	La Lilloise	Alsacienne-class gun-brig	For French Navy. [19]
28 April	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Philomel	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [17]
April	France		Toulon	La Toulonnaise	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [20]
7 May	Russia	A. A. Popov	Saint Petersburg	Predpriiatie	Sixth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [21]
10 May	United Kingdom	Mottershead & Heyes	Liverpool	Emerald Isle	Steamship	For St. George Steam Packet Company. [22]
12 May	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Royalist	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [17]
22 May	Russia	B. F. Stoke	Saint Petersburg	Kastor	Provornyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [23]
23 May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Prokhor	Selafail-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy. [24]
May	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Echo	Merchantman	For John M. & William Gales. [25] [26]
May	Russia	A. M. Kurochkin	Archangelsk	Vind Khund	Provornyi-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [27]
8 June	France		Bayonne	L'Antilope	Gazelle-class schooner	For French Navy. [28]
10 June	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Algerine	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [29]
21 June	United Kingdom	William Ruff	Cardiff	The Glamorgan	Schooner	For private owner. [30]
25 June	France		Bayonne	La Dauphinoise	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [31]
25 June	France		Bayonne	L'Artésienne	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [32]
25 June	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Meteor	Hecla-class bomb vessel	For Royal Navy.
26 June	United Kingdom	Morton	Leith	Norna	Merchantman	For private owner. [33]
26 June	United Kingdom	Sime & Rankine	Leith	Quentin Durward	Paddle steamer	For R. Ogilvie & G. Crichton.
10 July	United Kingdom	Wilson & Co.	Liverpool	Henry Bell	Steamship	For private owner. [34]
12 July	India	Kyd & Co	Kidderpore	Diana	Paddle steamer	For British East India Company.
12 July	Russia	I. V. Kurepanov	Saint Petersburg	Mirnyi	Bodryi-class rowing frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [35]
15 July	United Kingdom		Blackwall	Soho	Steamship	For London and Edinburgh Steam Packet Company. [36]
19 July	United Kingdom	Thomas Barrick	Whitby	Cicero	Brig	For George Stephens. [37]
23 July	United Kingdom		Plymouth	Sir Francis Drake	Steamship	For private owner. [38]
25 July	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Hamadryad	Modified Leda-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
25 July	France	Garnier Saint-Maurice & Pestel	Toulon	Sirène	Vestale-class frigate	For French Navy.
July	France		Toulon	La Mesange	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [39]
7 August	United Kingdom	Cordingley	Ipswich	Deft	Schooner	For private owner. [40]
7 August	United Kingdom		Hull	Lowther	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [41]
12 August	United Kingdom	Jabez Bayley	Ipswich	Tagus	Schooner	For private owner. [40]
21 August	France		Lorient	Algésiras	Bucentaure-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
21 August	United Kingdom	William Bailey	Woodbridge	Mary	Sloop	For private owner. [42]
21 August	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Thames	Fifth rate	For Royal Navy. [43]
22 August	United Kingdom	Edward Churchill	Plymouth Dockyard	Lancaster	Southampton-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [44] [45]
August	United Kingdom		Grimsby	Active	Sloop	For John Todd & Co. [46]
2 September	Russia	A. K. Kaverznev	Kherson	Pimen	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [47]
6 September	United Kingdom	Mottershead & Heyes	Liverpool	Boode	West Indiaman	For Sandbach, Tinne & Co. [48]
19 September	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Lightning	Lightning-class paddle steamer	For Royal Navy. [49]
20 September	United Kingdom	White	Cowes	Sandwich	Brig	For Joseph Marryatt. [50]
22 September	United Kingdom	J. & R. Fisher	Liverpool	Elizabeth	Full-rigged ship	For Messrs. C. Fletcher & Co. [51]
22 September	France		Rochefort	Triton	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
24 September	Russia	I. Y. Osminin	Sevastopol	Diana	Sloop	For Imperial Russian Navy. [52]
27 September	United Kingdom	R. Symons	Falmouth, Cornwall	Lord Melville	Packet ship	For Admiralty. [53]
4 October	United Kingdom	Dawson and Pearson	Liverpool	City of Dublin	Steamship	For private owner. [54]
7 October	United Kingdom		Newport	Eclipse	Schooner	For Messrs. Jones & Co. [55]
10 October	Austrian Empire	de Girard	Tischamend	Francis I	Steamboat	For private owner. [56]
18 October	Russia	I. S. Razumov	Nicholaieff	Parmen	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [57]
21 October	United Kingdom	James Taylor	Portsmouth Dockyard	Carnatic	Third rate	For Royal Navy. [58]
October	United Kingdom		"Low Lights"	Alice	Sloop	For private owner. [59]
1 November	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Zephyr	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.
12 November	United Kingdom	Easton	Hereford	Helen	Brig	For private owner. [60]
18 November	United Kingdom	Adamson	Aberdeen	John Catto	Brig	For private owner. [61]
19 November	United Kingdom	Gatenby	Selby	Grocer	Sloop	For private owner. [62]
20 November	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Rainbow	Sixth rate	For Royal Navy. [63]
24 November	United Kingdom	Simmons	Little Falmouth	Aladdin	Steamship	For private owner. [64]
4 December	United Kingdom	Jabez Bayley	Ipswich	The Mary of London	Schooner	For private owner. [65]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Auspicious	Merchantman	For E. B. Ord & Co. [25]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Bellona	Fourth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [66]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Good & Son	Hyther	Catherine	Brig	For private owner. [67]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	L. Crown	Sunderland	Charles Henry	Merchantman	For Lees & Co. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Columbine	Barque	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Bowlt	Newcastle upon Tyne	Dandy	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United States			Decoy	Full-rigged ship	For United States Navy. [68]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Diadem	Merchantman	For Mr. Scaling. [25]
Unknown date	United States		New York	Diamond	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Effort	Snow	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Henry	Snow	For Thomas Young & others. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Henry Seton	Merchantman	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Hope	Snow	For J. Ormiston. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M & William Gales	Sunderland	Hylton	Brig	For Gales & Co. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Redbridge	Isabella	Brig	For Mr. Maughan.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Dublin	Maria	Brigantine	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Bristol	New York Packet	Barque	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Paragon	Merchantman	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hall	Sunderland	Pero	Brig	For W. Rutter. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Earton	Hereford	Pomona	Schooner	For private owner. [69]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Plutus	Merchantman	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Thorne	Prince Frederick	Steamship	For private owner. [70]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Storey	Sunderland	Rebecca	Brig	For Storey & Co. [25]
Unknown date	India	J. Scott & Co	Calcutta	Research	Survey ship	For British East India Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	Russell	Snow	For R. Scurfield. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. Elliot	Sunderland	Sons of the Wear	Merchantman	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Monkwearmouth	Starling	Snow	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Thorny Close	Snow	For private owner. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Oswald Partis	Sunderland	Unity	Snow	For Mr. Havelock. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Vesper	Merchantman	For Philip Laing. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	White	Snow	For John Robinson. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. & William Gales	Sunderland	XL	Snow	For John M. & William Gales. [25]
Unknown date	Netherlands			Zeemeeuw	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [71]

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