The list of ship launches in 1836 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1836.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | T. Reed | Sunderland | Adolphus | Snow | For Mr. Scurfield. [1] [2] | |
| January | J. Carr | Sunderland | Ærial | Barque | For private owner. [1] | |
| January | Sunderland | Conservative | Merchantman | For Mr. Hutchinson. [1] [3] | ||
| January | John M. Gales | Sunderland | Courier | Snow | For John M. Gales. [1] [4] | |
| January | Sunderland | Teresa | Merchantman | For Main & Co. [1] | ||
| January | Joseph Helmsley | Sunderland | William Watson | Merchantman | For Mr Watson. [1] [5] | |
| 17 February | Lorient | Néréide | Frigate | For French Navy. | ||
| 19 February | George Green | Blackwall | Walmer Castle | East Indiaman | For private owner. | |
| 20 February | Edward Gibson | Hull | Rob Roy | Steamship | For Messrs. Gee & Co. [6] | |
| 22 February | Charles Connell & Sons | Belfast | The Brigand | Brigantine | For Charles & Daniel Davis. [7] | |
| 7 March | H. Jones | Port Madoc | Integrity | Schooner | For private owners. [8] | |
| 9 March | Washington Navy Yard | Columbia | Raritan-class frigate | For United States Navy. | ||
| 17 March | Lorient | La Daphné | Schooner | For French Navy. [9] | ||
| 18 March | Pembroke Dockyard | Harlequin | Racer-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. | ||
| 21 March | Lorient | La Levrette | Iris-class schooner | For French Navy. [10] | ||
| March | William Gales | Sunderland | Jubilee | Snow | For Gales & Co. [1] [4] | |
| March | Robert Reay | Sunderland | Sheraton | Schooner | For Mr. Sheraton. [1] [11] | |
| 2 April | Lorient | Jemmapes | Hercule-class ship of the line | For French Navy. | ||
| 4 April | Chatham Dockyard | Bat | Yacht hoy | For Royal Navy. [12] | ||
| 5 April | Sheerness Dockyard | Bonetta | Pandora-class sloop | For Royal Navy. [12] | ||
| 16 April | J. Watson | Sunderland | Niagara | Barque | For Mr. Greenwell. [1] [13] | |
| 20 April | W. Chilton | Sunderland | D'Arcy | Merchantman | For J. C. Carr. [1] [14] | |
| 21 April | William Bailey | Ipswich | The Letitia | Schooner | Forprivate owner. [15] | |
| 30 April | Jenkins | Carmarthen | True Bess | Smack | For George Morgan. [16] | |
| April | | Saint John | David | Brigantine | For private owner. [17] | |
| April | J. Storey | Sunderland | Protector | Barque | For .J. Storey [1] | |
| April | | Glasgow | Sally | Barque | For private owner. [18] | |
| April | W. Wilkinson | Sunderland | Thomas Hunter | Barque | For Thomas Hunter. [1] | |
| 3 May | Hull | London | Steamship | For private owner. [19] | ||
| 14 May | Wallis & Co | Blackwall | Prince George | Steamship | For Commercial Steam Packet Company. [20] | |
| 31 May | Porpoise | Dolphin-class brig | For United States Navy. | |||
| 31 May | Rye & Harris | Ilfracombe | The Lancashire Lass | Schooner | For John Norman. [21] | |
| 31 May | Smith | Gainsborough | Union | Steamship | For private owner. [22] | |
| May | | Quebec | Favourite | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. [23] | |
| May | Harriett Scott | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. [24] | |||
| May | | John Jardine | Richibucto | Jane and Magaret | Barque | For private owner. [25] |
| May | Robert Steele & Company. | Greenock | Unicorn | Paddle steamer | For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. | |
| 1 June | Messrs. Laird | Birkenhead | Eliza Price | Steamship | For Woodside Ferry Company. [26] | |
| 2 June | White | Cowes | Atalanta | Steamship | For private owner. [27] | |
| 2 June | Glasgow | Maid of Galloway | Steamship | For private owner. [28] | ||
| 7 June | Messrs. Wilson | Belfast | Royal William | Steamship | For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. [29] | |
| 13 June | Pembroke Dockyard | Dido | Daphne-class corvette | For Royal Navy. | ||
| 14 June | Sheerness Dockyard | Dolphin | Brigantine | For Royal Navy. [12] | ||
| 16 June | Hayes | Portsmouth Dockyard | Inconstant | Fifth rate | For Royal Navy. [30] [31] | |
| 17 June | New York Navy Yard | Dolphin | Dolphin-class brig | For United States Navy. | ||
| 18 June | Wallis & Co | Blackwall | Duchess of Kent | Steamship | For Commercial Steam Packet Company. [32] | |
| 21 June | Messrs. A. Palmer & Son | Great Yarmouth | Clipper | Schooner | For W. S. Palmer. [33] | |
| 27 June | Alcock | Sunderland | Keldy Castle | Merchantman | For Robert Liddell. [1] | |
| 30 June | | Bombay Dockyard | Ardaseer | Opium clipper | For Cerssetjee Cowasjee. | |
| 30 June | Menzies & Son | Leith | Sirius | Steamship | For St George Steam Packet Company. [34] | |
| 30 June | Portsmouth Dockyard | Vulcano | Paddle sloop | For Royal Navy. [12] [35] | ||
| June | Messrs. E. Evans and John Pritchard | Caernarfon | Elizabeth | Schooner | For private owner. [36] | |
| June | Hope | Schooner | For private owner [37] | |||
| June | John M. Gales | Sunderland | Vernal | Snow | For Potts & Co. [1] [4] | |
| June | Messrs. E. Evan and John Pritchard | Caernarfon | Welsh Lass | Merchantman | For private owner. [36] | |
| 1 July | Fletcher & Fearnall | Limehouse | Ocean | Steamship | For General Steam Navigation Company. [38] | |
| 7 July | W. R. & J. Tindall | Scarborough | Elisabeth | Barque | For Messrs. Samuel Smith & Co. [39] | |
| 28 July | George Frater & Co. | Sunderland | Sarah Nicholson | Snow | For Mr. Nicholson. [1] [4] | |
| 28 July | Messrs. Campion & Co. | Whitby | Vernon | Brig | For John Park. [40] | |
| 29 July | Toulon | Hercule | Hercule-class ship of the line | For French Navy. [41] | ||
| 30 July | Bailey | Shoreham-by-Sea | City of London | West Indiaman | For Mr. Walker. [42] | |
| July | James Mason | Hull | Ariel | Yacht | For private owner. [43] | |
| July | J. Carr | Southwick | Cove | Merchantman | For G. Palmer. [1] | |
| July | | John Cock | Barque | For private owner. [44] | ||
| July | | Squirrel | Brig | For private owner. [45] | ||
| July | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Wisbeach | Merchantman | For Stevens & Co. [1] [46] | |
| 1 August | Messrs. Campion & Co. | Whitby | Whitby | Merchantman | For Messrs. Wilkinson & Co. [40] | |
| 6 August | Messrs. McFarlane & Co | Aberdeen | Eagle | Steamship | For private owner. [47] | |
| 12 August | Pembroke Dockyard | Carysfort | Sixth rate | For Royal Navy. | ||
| 13 August | Joseph White | Cowes | Daring | Schooner | For Mr. Ratsey. [48] | |
| 15 August | W. Perkins | Newport | Mary Worrall | Barque | For John Worrall. [49] | |
| 16 August | Green, Wigram & Green | Blackwall | Clarence | Steamship | For General Steam Navigation Company. [50] | |
| 16 August | Messrs. Read & Page | Ipswich | Euphemia | Brig | For private owner. [51] | |
| 26 August | Saint-Malo | La Doris | Iris-class schooner | For French Navy. [52] | ||
| 26 August | Saint-Malo | La Fine | Iris-class schooner | For French Navy. [53] | ||
| 27 August | Cherbourg | Sésostris | Paddle steamer | For Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. | ||
| 29 August | John Johns | Newport | Ann | Brig | For thomas Powell. [54] | |
| 29 August | Pembroke Dockyard | Cremill | Yacht hoy | For Royal Navy. [12] | ||
| 30 August | | Saint John | Actress | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. [55] | |
| August | Oliver | Sunderland | Defence | Merchantman | For Mr. Oliver. [1] | |
| August | T. Reed | Sunderland | Mayoress | Schooner | For Mr. Mallaburn. [1] | |
| August | Vernon | Brig | For private owner. [56] | |||
| August | S. & P. Mills | Sunderland | Wensleydale | Merchantman | For Ogden & Co. [1] | |
| 10 September | Fletcher & Fearnall | Limehouse | Don Juan | Steamship | For P&O. [57] | |
| 14 September | Bailey | Shoreham-by-Sea | Porcupine | Schooner | For private owner. [58] | |
| 14 September | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Relief | Supply ship | For United States Navy. | ||
| 21 September | Messrs. Wilson | Liverpool | Roscommon | Steamship | For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. [59] | |
| 24 September | Fletcher & Fearnall | Limehouse | Braganza | Steamship | For General Steam Navigation Company. [60] | |
| 13 October | Chatham Dockyard | Wolverine | Racer-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. [12] [61] [62] | ||
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Beech | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Birch | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Cedar | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Elm | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Maple | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 15 October | Robert Russell & Sons | Woodside | Pine | Merchantman | For Liverpool and Manchester Timber Carrying Company. [63] | |
| 24 October | Christopher Heyes Jr. | Liverpool | Salmon | Smack | For Liverpool Fish Company. [64] | |
| 24 October | Christopher Heyes Jr. | Liverpool | Sole | Smack | For Liverpool Fish Company. [64] | |
| 24 October | Christopher Heyes Jr. | Liverpool | Turbot | Smack | For Liverpool Fish Company. [64] | |
| 26 October | Messrs. Read & Page | Ipswich | Celerity | Smack | For James Morgan. [65] | |
| 26 October | John Scott & Sons | Greenock | The Tobermory | Steamship | For private owner. [66] | |
| 27 October | Sheerness Dockyard | Gipsy | Schooner | For Royal Navy. [12] [67] | ||
| 29 October | Frederick Preston | Great Yarmouth | Bravo | Brig | For Messrs. Gee & Co. [68] | |
| 31 October | V. Apostoli | Nicholaieff | Sultan Makhmud | Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy. | |
| October | J. T. & C. Alcock | Sunderland | Hespa | Merchantman | For J. Watson. [1] [69] | |
| 10 November | George Frater & Co. | Sunderland | Lady Williamson | Merchantman | For private owner. [1] [4] | |
| 23 November | Joseph White | Cowes | Crusader | Schooner | For Robert Meiklam. [70] | |
| November | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Kent | Snow | For Austin & Co. [1] [46] | |
| November | T. Cairncross | Sunderland | Martin | Merchantman | For Mr. Thompson. [1] [14] | |
| 9 December | Edward Ellis | Garth | Elizabeth & Catherine | Sloop | For private owners. [71] | |
| 10 December | William Gibson | location | Earl of Harewood | Barque | For John Lascelles. [72] | |
| 15 December | White | Cowes | Watch House | Merchantman | For private owner. [73] | |
| 22 December | New York | Sheridan | Packet ship | For private owner. [74] | ||
| December | Sunderland | Gordon | Snow | For private owner. [1] | ||
| December | | Saint John | Ocean | Barque | For private owner. [75] | |
| December | Sisters | Schooner | For John White. [76] | |||
| Unknown date | Kirkbride & Co | Sunderland | Albion | Merchantman | For Mr. Fenwick. [1] [77] | |
| Unknown date | W. Adamson | Sunderland | Albyn | Barque | For W. Adamson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Schott & Whitney | Baltimore, Maryland | Asp | Schooner | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | T. Ogden | Sunderland | Auckland | Snow | For private owner. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Barbara Gordon | Barque | For Gordon & Co. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | William Gales | Hylton | Berkshire | Merchantman | For private owner. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Laing & Simey | Sunderland | Cambyses | Brig | For Mr. Wilkinson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | John Vaughan & Son | Charleston | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | ||
| Unknown date | John Laird, Sons & Co. | Birkenhead | Chatham | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | Birkenhead | Clonmel | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | ||
| Unknown date | Consort | Full-rigged ship | For United States Navy. [78] | |||
| Unknown date | Countess of Lonsdale | Steamship | For General Steam Navigation Company. [50] | |||
| Unknown date | James Macnair | Drymen | Cyclops | Yacht | For James Macnair. Claimed by Macnair to be the first iron-hulled ship built for the open sea. [79] | |
| Unknown date | J. Storey | Sunderland | Defender | Barque | For J. Storey. [1] | |
| Unknown date | John M. Gales | Sunderland | Dorothy Gales | Barque | For John M. Gales. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Joseph Helmsley | Sunderland | Emma | Snow | For Mr. Usherwood. [1] | |
| Unknown date | J. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Empress | Merchantman | For Mr. Hutchinson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Esther | Snow | For Main & Co. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | Stephenson & Stuart | Sunderland | Fawn | Schooner | For Mr. Stephenson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | İzmit | Fevziye | Second rate | For Ottoman Navy. [80] | ||
| Unknown date | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Fox | Schooner | For Richard and Thomas Fox. [81] | |
| Unknown date | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Galatea | Merchantman | For J. Ness. [1] | |
| Unknown date | J. Crown | Sunderland | Gateshead Park | Snow | For Abbott & Co. [1] | |
| Unknown date | W. Wilkinson | Sunderland | George & May | Snow | For Mr. Morrison. [1] | |
| Unknown date | James Leithead | Sunderland | Globe | Barque | For W. Ord. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Harmony | Snow | For Watson & Co. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | Great Yarmouth | Harriet | Merchantman | For Joseph Somes. | ||
| Unknown date | E. Brown | Sunderland | Hartley | Barque | For J. Panton. [1] [14] | |
| Unknown date | Allaire Works | New York City | Home | Paddle steamer | For Red Bank Line. | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Honduras | Barque | For Weller & Co. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | Indus | Steamship | For private owner. [82] | |||
| Unknown date | Laing & Simey | Sunderland | James Cooke | Merchantman | For Spaight & Co. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Jessie | Snow | For private owner. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | | Bombay | John Fleming | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. [83] | |
| Unknown date | George Frater & Col | Sunderland | Leadbitter | Merchantman | For Mr. Leadbitter. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Leonora | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Sandbach. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Lipton | Snow | For William Potts. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | T. Reed | Sunderland | Lord Brougham | Merchantman | For Lord Brougham and Vaux. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Gosport Navy Yard | Macedonian | Frigate | For United States Navy. | ||
| Unknown date | J. & G. Mills | Sunderland | Malta | Merchantman | For Andrew & Richard White. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Great Yarmouth | Maria | Barque | For Joseph Somes. | ||
| Unknown date | Laing & Simey | Sunderland | Maria Hardy | Merchantman | For P. Laing & Co. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Laing & Simey | Sunderland | Mary | Merchantman | For private owner. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Deptford | Mary & Catherine | Barque | For Mr. Arthur. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | T. & W. Dixon | Sunderland | Mayor | Snow | For Mr. Thompson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Meg Merrilees | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | | Bombay | Megna | Brig | For Bombay Pilot Service. [84] | |
| Unknown date | James Leithead | Sunderland | Midge | Schooner | For private owner. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Milvill | Brig | For Mr. Burrell. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | Chepstow | Neptune | Merchantman | For John Irving. | ||
| Unknown date | Lawrence & Sneden | Manhattan, New York | New York | Paddle steamer | For New Haven Steamboat Co. | |
| Unknown date | Mottershead & Heyes | Liverpool | Ocean | Paddle steamer | For St George Steam Packet Company. | |
| Unknown date | Sunderland | Palmer | Snow | For G. Palmer. [1] | ||
| Unknown date | E. Brown | Sunderland | Pallas | Merchantman | For private owner. [1] | |
| Unknown date | E. Brown | Hylton | Pomona | Merchantman | For Mr. Glaholm. [1] [14] | |
| Unknown date | Reay | Walker | Proof | Full-rigged ship | For Matthew Popplewell. [85] | |
| Unknown date | Redbridge | Princess Victoria | Schooner | For private owner. [86] | ||
| Unknown date | T. Cairncross | Sunderland | Radical | Snow | For R. French. [1] [14] | |
| Unknown date | Kirkbride & partners | Sunderland | Rocket | Snow | For R. Ord. [1] | |
| Unknown date | | Bombay | Saugor | Brig | For Bombay Pilot Service. [84] | |
| Unknown date | John M. Gales | Hylton | Sceptre | Merchantman | For Mr Mitcheson. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Schott & Whitney | Baltimore, Maryland | Scorpion | Schooner | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | Kirkbride & partners | Sunderland | Triton | Snow | For Mr. Fenwick. [1] | |
| Unknown date | J. Watson | Sunderland | Ulysses | Barque | For T. Pratt. [1] | |
| Unknown date | Baltimore, Maryland | Valparaiso | Baltimore clipper | For private owner. | ||
| Unknown date | Schott & Whitney | Baltimore, Maryland | Viper | Schooner | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Volusia | Schooner | For Henry Grant & others. [87] | |
| Unknown date | J. Stetson | Medford, Massachusetts | Zenobia | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |