List of ship launches in 1831

The list of ship launches in 1831 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1831.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
22 January	United Kingdom	Wilson	Tophill	Rapid	Passage boat	For private owner. [1]
30 January	United Kingdom		Plymouth Dockyard	Saracen	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.
31 January	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Actaeon	Sixth rate	For Royal Navy.
January	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Earl Grey	Merchantman	For White & Sons. [2] [3]
January	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Jane Dunn	Merchantman	For W. Dunn. [2] [3]
January	United Kingdom	Dickes & Gibson	Hull	William Lee	Whaler	For Lee & Co. [4]
15 February	United Kingdom	Wallace	Blackwall, London	Nicholas the First	Steamship	For Lubec Steamship Company. [5]
16 February	United Kingdom	Richard Pearson & Co.	Thorne	Transit	Steamship	For private owner. [6]
28 February	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Charybdis	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [7] [8]
28 February	United Kingdom		Newcastle upon Tyne	Duke of Northumberland	Full-rigged ship	For T. & W. Smith. [9]
28 February	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyardd	Fanny	Yacht	For Royal Navy. [8]
February	United Kingdom	J. Brunton	Sunderland	John White	Merchantman	For White & Co. [2]
14 March	India		Bombay Dockyard	Calcutta	Second rate	For Royal Navy.
14 March	New South Wales	Henry Gilbert	Parramatta River	Surprise	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
16 March	United Kingdom	Dikes and Gibson	Kingston upon Hull	Amulet	Brig	For Ralph Wilkinson & Son. [10]
30 March	United Kingdom	Adamson	Grangemouth	Francis Jeffrey	Schooner	For private owner. [11]
March	United Kingdom	Horatio Ross		Peg a Ramsey	Schooner yacht	For Horatio Ross. [12]
March	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Reform	Merchantman	For Gales & Co. [2]
March	United Kingdom	William Gales	South Hylton	Thomas & Joseph	Merchantman	For Parkin & Co. [2] [3]
9 April	United Kingdom	Okell	Northwich	Belgrave	Merchantman	For private owner. [13]
9 April	United Kingdom	Okell	Northwich	Grosvenor	Merchantman	For private owner. [13]
13 April	United Kingdom	Young & Son	South Shields	Elizabeth	Brig	For Messrs. Drybrough & Co. [14]
13 April	United Kingdom	George Kell & Sons	South Shields	Lord John Russel	Merchantman	For private owner. [15]
13 April	United Kingdom	Young & Sons	South Shields	Speedwell	Merchantman	For private owner. [15]
14 April	United Kingdom	Steele & Co.	Liverpool	Cordelia	East Indiaman	For private owner. [16]
14 April	United Kingdom	Green, Wigram's & Green	Blackwall	Duke of Buccleugh	East Indiaman	For Robert Green.
14 April	United Kingdom	Ritchie & McLaine	Belfast	Water Witch	Yacht	For John Echlin Matthews. [17]
26 April	United Kingdom	Bolton & Humphrey	Hull	Sovereign	Steamship	For Messrs. Robert Keddy & Co. [18]
27 April	Upper Canada	George Black and John Saxton Campbell	Quebec	Royal William	Paddle steamer	For Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company.
28 April	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Pluto	Paddle steamer	For Royal Navy. [19]
29 April	United Kingdom	Duffus & Co.	Aberdeen	William the Fourth	Steamship	For private owner. [20]
April	United Kingdom			Adelaide	Snow	For private owner. [21]
April	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Sophia	Schooner	For private owner. [20]
April	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	William	Schooner	For private owner. [20]
12 May	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Viper	Cockatrice-class schooner	For Royal Navy.
27 May	United Kingdom	R. & N. Campion	Whitby	Queen Adelaide	Brig	For private owner. [22]
30 May	United Kingdom	Holme	Belfast	Don Juan	Schooner	For private owner. [23]
16 June	United Kingdom	H. Smith	Gainsborough	Adelaide	Steamship	For private owner. [24]
24 June	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Imogene	Conway-class corvette	For Royal Navy.
5 July	United Kingdom		Bristol	Albion	Steamship	For Bristol Steam Packet Company. [25]
11 July	United Kingdom		Limehouse	Firebrand	Firebrand-class paddle steamer	For Royal Navy.
27 July	United Kingdom	Chaloner, Son & Co.	Liverpool	Frank	Brig	For private owner. [26]
27 July	United Kingdom	John Wood & Co.	Port Glasgow	Mona	Paddle steamer	For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. & J. Brocklebank	Whitehaven	Mazeppa	Brig	For Thomas & John Brocklebank. [27]
8 August	United Kingdom	William Mulvey	Chester	Lapwing	Schooner	For private owner. [28]
23 August	France		Saint Servan	La Sapho	Ariane-class corvette	For French Navy. [29]
24 August	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Hornet	Schooner	For Royal Navy. [30] [8]
25 August	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Fly	Fly-class ship-sloop	For Royal Navy.
26 August	United Kingdom	Smith	Gainsborough	Phœnix	Steamship	For private owner. [31]
August	United Kingdom	George Frater & Co.	Sunderland	Eleanor	Merchantman	For Mr. Ledbetter. [2] [3]
August	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Thomas & Hannah	Merchantman	For Mr. Longstaff. [2] [3]
7 September	United Kingdom	Edwards	South Shields	Matthew Plummer	Barque	For Plummer & Greenwell. [32]
22 September	United Kingdom		woolwich Dockyard	Thunderer	Canopus-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
23 September	United Kingdom		Cherbourg	Généreux	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
23 September	United Kingdom	Henry & George Barrick	Whitby	Magnet	Brig	For Gideon Smales. [33]
24 September	United Kingdom	John Longhorne & Co.	Hull	Ocean Queen	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [33]
6 October	Denmark	Andreas Schifter	Gammelholm	Galathea	Corvette	For Royal Danish Navy.
22 October	France	Jean Michel Segondat	Cherbourg	Jupiter	Bucentaure-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [34]
26 October	United States		New York Navy Yard	Enterprise	Schooner	For United States Navy.
October	United Kingdom	George Kell	South Shields	Catherine	Snow	For private owner. [35]
October	United Kingdom	J. Burdon	Sunderland	Echo	Merchantman	For private owner. [2] [36]
8 November	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Harrier	Fly-class ship-sloop	For Royal Navy.
21 November	United Kingdom	Wilson & Sons	Liverpool	St. George	Steamship	For St. George Steam Packet Company. [37] [38]
22 November	United States		Boston Navy Yard	Boxer	Schooner	For United States Navy.
22 November	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Seagull	Schooner	For Royal Navy. [8]
November	United Kingdom			Maria	Market boat	For private owner. [39]
November	United Kingdom			Sarah	Sloop	For private owner. [40]
Unknown date	United States		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Abeona	Sternwheeler	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert & Thomas Brown Jr.	Jarrow	Africaine	Barque	For Mr. Fenwick.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. and A. Adamson & Bell	Sunderland	Alston	Snow	For W. Bell. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Beatitude	Snow	For . [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wilsons	Liverpool	Berbice	Barque	For private owner. [41]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		North Hylton	Blackaller	Merchantman	For Mr. Blackaller. [2] [42]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Ball Jr.	Salcombe	Boreas	Sloop	For Robert Hurrell and others. [43]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Castor	Merchantman	For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Eleanor	Merchantman	For Mr. Smith. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Brunton	Sunderland	Eliza Ann	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	Denmark			Frederick VI	Second rate	For Royal Danish Navy. [44]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Guiana	Merchantman	For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date	United States		New York Navy Yard	Hamilton	Cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service. [45]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Ball Jr.	Salcombe	Happy Return	Sloop	For William Blackmore. [46]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Ianthe	Merchantman	For Robert Ord. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Hylton	Jane Shirrefs	Merchantman	For Smith & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	John Frederick	Schooner	For William Gales. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Frederick Baddeley	Brixham	Kent	Fishing trawler	For William White. [47]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Ball Jr.	Salcombe	Lady Brougham	Schooner	For Thomas Forbes & others. [48]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Lavinia	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allison	Sunderland	Lord Brougham	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Michael McDonald	Sunderland	Mary Ann	Schooner	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United States	Webb and Allen	New York	Morris	Morris-Taney-class cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Chilton	Sunderland	Naiad	Snow	For Hunter & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United States		New York	North America	Packet ship	For Liverpool and Havre Line. [49]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Philip Laing	Sunderland	Osbert	Merchantman	For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Bonker	Salcombe	Pearl	Schooner	For Robert Hurrell and others. [50]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Potts	Sunderland	Pilot	Paddle tug	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rowntree	Sunderland	Red Rover	Brig	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Potts	Sunderland	Redwing	Snow	For William Potts. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Bristol	Reliance	Merchantman	For G. Hilhouse & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Renovation	Brig	For Mr. Young. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hall	Sunderland	Reward	Brig	For Parker & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Robert Raikes	Snow	For Thomas Speeding. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Robert Taylor	Merchantman	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gales	Sunderland	Rose	Merchantman	For John Thompson. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. and A. Adamson & Bell	Sunderland	Royal Mint	Barque	For Bell & Co. [2]
Unknown date	United States	Webb and Allen	New York	Rush	Morris-Taney-class cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	United States	Dorgin & Baily	Baltimore, Maryland	Sarah Ann	Schooner	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Sedgefield	Merchantman	For T. Reed. [2] [51]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Sharp	Snow	For C. Sharp. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hutchinson	Sunderland	Spring	Snow	For Hick & Co. [2]
Unknown date	India	Currie & Co	Sulkea	Sylph	Opium clipper	For Rustomjee Cowasjee and others.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	L. Crown	Sunderland	Theodosia	Snow	For H. Metcalf. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Potts	Sunderland	Thomas Ferguson	Snow	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Ball Jr.	Salcombe	Traveller	Sloop	For Mr. Blackmore. [52]
Unknown date	New South Wales	Marshall & Lowe	Erringhi	William the Fourth	Paddle steamer	For Joseph Hickey Grose.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	L. Crown	Sunderland	Willey	Snow	For M. Willey. [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Harrison & Oliver	Sunderland	William Henry	Snow	For private owner. [2]
Unknown date	United States	Webb and Allen	New York	Wolcott	Morris-Taney-class cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Zaan	Fourth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [53]

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