List of ship launches in 1838

The list of ship launches in 1838 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1838.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
6 January	United Kingdom	George Hilhouse & Co.	Bristol	Ruby	East Indiaman	For private owner. [1]
12 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Connell & Soms	Belfast	Queen Victoria	Schooner	For Messrs. Connell & Sons. [2]
23 January	Egypt		Alexandria	No. 10	Ship of the line	For Egyptian Navy. [3] [4]
January	United Kingdom	T. Lightfoot	Sunderland	Carrs	Merchantman	For Carr & Co. [5] [6]
January	United Kingdom	George Frater & Co.	Sunderland	England	Snow	For Mr. Speeding. [5] [7]
1 February	United Kingdom	McLaide	Belfast	Penelope	Schooner	For Edward Lindsay Jr. [8]
4 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wilson	Liverpool	Reindeer	Steamship	For Messrs. Langtry & Herdman. [9]
10 February	United Kingdom	John Littleton	Selby	City of York	Steamship	For private owner. [10]
12 February	United Kingdom	Taylor	Woodbridge	The Fairy Queen	Schooner	For Mr. Manby. [11]
12 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bayley	Ipswich	The Queen Victoria	Brig	For Messrs. Cucknow & Co. [11]
22 February	United Kingdom	Reed, Denton & Co.	Sunderland	George Ramsay	Snow	For J. Ritson. [5]
26 February	United Kingdom	Millar	Brucehaven	Catherine Jamieon	Barque	For James Jamieson. [12]
26 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Buteman & Young	Leith	Jane Smith	Brig	For private owner. [13]
26 February	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	North Hylton	Vest	Snow	For Young & Co. [5] [14]
February	United Kingdom	Austin	Sunderland	Allison	Merchantman	For Hartlepool Original Shipping Co. [5] [15]
February	United Kingdom	T. & N. Davie	Hylton	James and Elizabeth	Merchantman	For Mr. Harrison. [5] [16]
10 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. G. Lunell & Co	Hotwells	Samson	Steamship	For private owner. [17]
12 March	United Kingdom	Robert Innes	Leith	Bartha	Brigantine schooner	For Messrs. John Dryden & Co. [18]
13 March	United Kingdom	William Gales	Hylton	Deva	Merchantman	For Morris & Co. [5] [7]
14 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Carmichael	Montrose	Caledonia	Steamship	For private owners. [19]
14 March	United Kingdom	Bally	Shoreham-by-Sea	Eleanor Russell	Barque	For private owner. [20]
17 March	United Kingdom	George Lunnell & Co	Hotwells	Queen	Steamship	For Bristol Steam Navigation Company. [21]
23 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Menzies & Sons	Leith	William Adam	Steamship	For private owner. [22]
26 March	United Kingdom		Barking	The City of Boulogne	Steamship	For Commercial Steam Packet Company. [23]
26 March	United Kingdom	John Young	Newport	King of the Forest	Schooner	For private owner. [24]
26 March	United Kingdom	John Westacott	Barnstaple	Mariner	Schooner	For private owners. [25]
26 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Smith	Newcastle upon Tyne	Plantagenet	Steamship	For private owner. [26]
26 March	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Termagant	Cherokee-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [27]
27 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Batchelor & Co	Newport	Skyridd Fawr	Schooner	For private owner. [24]
March	United Kingdom	T. Ogden	Sunderland	Druid	Snow	For Ogden & Co. [5] [28]
March	United Kingdom	Peter Austin & Son	Sunderland	Kelloe	Merchantman	For Austin & Co. [5] [15]
March	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Petrel	Merchantman	For Watson & Co. [5]
March	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Sapphiras	Snow	For A. Brown. [5]
2 April	United Kingdom	G. Flint	Mexborough	Jane and Mary	Sloop	For W. Amery. [29]
10 April	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Penguin	Alert-class brig	For Royal Navy.
16 April	Russia	S. N. Neverov	Astrakhan	Ardon	Mangishlak-class brig	For Imperial Russian Navy. [30]
23 April	France	Charles Alexandre, Joseph Daviel and Georges Allix	Saint-Servan	Cléopâtre	Artémise-class frigate	For French Navy.
23 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. John Spence & Sons	Stockton-on-Tees	Petrel	Merchantman	For Commercial Shipping Company. [31]
23 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read & Page	Ipswich	The Water Nymph	Schooner	For Mr. Jenkins & others. [32]
24 April	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	location	Dandy	Yawl	For Colonel Madden. [33]
24 April	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Grecian	Acorn-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.
25 April	United Kingdom	William Jones	Alltvawr	Salem	Schooner	For private owner. [34]
26 April	United Kingdom	L. Rose & Son	Leith	John Cree	Barque	For John Cree & partners. [35]
30 April	United Kingdom	William Bayley	Ipswich	Courier	Brig	For private owner. [32]
April	United Kingdom	Calman	Dundee	Chase	Merchantman	For private owner. [36]
April	United Kingdom		Sunderland	George Smith	Merchantman	For G. Smith. [5] [37]
April	United Kingdom	W. & A. Adamson	Sunderland	Harp	Merchantman	For Shotton & Co. [5] [38]
April	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Lady Anne	Merchantman	For Mr. McDonald. [5] [6]
April	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Lark	Merchantman	For Baker & Co. [5] [7]
April	United Kingdom	J. G. Holmes	Middlesbrough	Pacific	Merchantman	For William Fairbridge. [31]
April	United Kingdom	George Frater & Co	Sunderland	Rainbow	Merchantman	For Thomas Speeding. [5] [7]
April	United Kingdom	T. Rowntree	Sunderland, County Durham	Robert Bowery	Brig	For private owner. [31]
April	United Kingdom	William Byers	Sunderland	Skiron	Brig	For private owner. [31]
April	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	North Biddick	Xanthus	Brig	For George, Cuthbert and Elizabeth Richardson. [5] [31]
8 May	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Eudora	Cutter yacht	For R. W. Cooper. [39]
9 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Fairbairn & Co	Liverpool	Neker	Steamship	For private owner. [40]
10 May	United Kingdom	T. White	Cowes	Harpy	Cutter	For Board of Customs. [39]
10 May	United Kingdom	Carr	Hylton	Mary Coxon	Snow	For Coxon & Co. [5] [41]
10 May	United Kingdom		Portaferry	Sarah	Schooner	For William McLear Jr. [42]
10 May	United Kingdom	Parker	Wells-next-the-Sea	Wheatsheaf	Schooner	For L. Corbet. [43]
12 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hopper	Newcastle upon Tyne	Greyhound	East Indiaman	For private owner. [44]
12 May	United Kingdom	Robert Bartlett	Hotwells	Tramp	Schooner	For private owner. [45]
17 May	United Kingdom	Thompson Smith	Newcastle upon Tyne	John Brotherick	Schooner	For private owner. [41]
23 May	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Mary Brack	Merchantman	For J. Cooper. [5]
23 May	United Kingdom		Pembroke	Peterel	Alert-class brig	For Royal Navy. [46]
24 May	United Kingdom	Curling, Young & Co.	Limehouse	British Queen	Paddle steamer	For British and American Steam Navigation Company. [47]
24 May	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Glowworm	Steam yacht	For Thomas Assheton Smith. [48]
24 May	United Kingdom	Henry Moses	Port Madoc	Menai Packet	Smack	For private owner. [49]
25 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. William & John Campion	Whitby	The Eliza	Barque	For John Campion. [50]
26 May	United Kingdom	Green & Co.	Blackwall	Earl of Hardwicke	East Indiaman	For Richard Green. [51]
31 May	United Kingdom	Macdonald	Londonderry	Charlotte Atkinson	Smack	For Lessees of the Honourable Irish Society's Fisheries. [52]
May	United Kingdom	T. Cairncross, or Bell & Cairncross	Sunderland	Andrew White	Merchantman	For Mr. Thompson. [5] [53]
May	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Lively	Lighter	For Royal Navy. [54]
May	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Mary	Victualling Hoy	For Royal Navy. [54]
May	United Kingdom	Simpson	Glasson Dock	Pilgrim	Schooner	For private owner. [55]
May	Upper Canada		Quebec	Premier	Barque	For private owner. [56]
May	United Kingdom	F. Oliver	Sunderland	Venture	Merchantman	For T. Oliver. [5]
9 June	United Kingdom		Plymouth Dockyard	Pilot	Acorn-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [57]
13 June	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Hydra	Hydra-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
16 June	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Aurora	Cutter yacht	For Colonel Beach. [58]
19 June	United Kingdom	T. Gales	Sunderland	Crusader	Schooner	For Union Shipping Co. [5] [7]
22 June	France		Saint-Malo	La Coquette	Corvette	For French Navy. [59]
28 June	United Kingdom	John & Luke Crown	Sunderland	Darlington	Schooner	For Stockton & London Shipping Company. [5] [16]
June	United Kingdom	Kirkbride & Carruthers	Sunderland	Defiance	Merchantman	For Ord & Co. [5] [7]
June	United Kingdom	Tate & Taylor	Sunderland	England's Queen	Snow	For Port of Newcastle General Shipping Company. [5]
June	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Friends	Snow	For Mr. Middleton. [5]
June	United Kingdom	T. S. Dixon	Sunderland	Grace	Merchantman	For T. S. Dixon. [5] [16]
June	United Kingdom	Edward Gibson	Hull	Isabella	East Indiaman	For private owner. [60]
June	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Matthew	Snow	For Mr. Matthew. [5] [15]
7 July	United Kingdom	Balley	Shoreham-by-Sea	Delhi	Barque	For private owner. [61] [62]
7 July	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Robert F. Stockton	Tow-boat	For Delaware and Rariton Canal. [63]
9 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. William Henzell & Son	Seaham	Dawson	Merchantman	For Thomas Nicholson & Robert Scurfield. [64]
9 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Harris & Challacombe	Ilfracombe	Phillyra	Schooner	For private owner. [65]
10 July	United Kingdom		Hull	Iris	Packet ship	For private owner. [66]
10 July	United Kingdom	Hunt	Aldeburgh	Nautilus	Cutter yacht	For Town Committee of Aldeburgh. [67]
11 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Menzies	Leith	St. Regulus	Merchantman	For St. Andrew's & Leith Shipping Company. [68]
23 July	United Kingdom	Thomas Brown	Stockton-on-Tees	Allerton Packet	Merchantman	For Merchant's Shipping Company. [69]
23 July	United Kingdom	William Bayley	Ipswich	Monarch	Schooner	For A. Gallaway. [70]
July	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	Sunderland	Atlas	Merchantman	For T. & R. Brown. [5] [14]
July	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Barnard Castle	Schooner	For Stockton and London Shipping Company. [5] [71]
July	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Dalston	Merchantman	For T. Reed. [5] [72]
July	United Kingdom	Luke Crown	Sunderland	Flower of Ugie	Barque	For J. Bruce & Company. [5] [16]
July	United Kingdom	John Rodgerson	South Hylton	Henry Cotes	Merchantman	For John Coates, Thomas Solsby & George Murray. [5] [14]
July	United Kingdom		Sunderland	John	Merchantman	For Mr Pattison. [5] [37]
July	United Kingdom	Edward Brown	Sunderland	Keepier	Schooner	For John Ray. [5]
6 August	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Daphne	Daphne-class corvette	For Royal Navy. [73]
8 August	United Kingdom	Samuel Gutteridge	Selby	James Audus	Brigantine	For private owner. [74]
9 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. J. & R. Tindall	Scarborough	Persia	East Indiaman	For private owner. [75]
17 August	Greece		Poros	Loudovikos	Corvette	For Royal Hellenic Navy. [76]
23 August	United Kingdom		Sheerness Dockyard	Acheron	Hermes-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
25 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Youngs	South Shields	The Science	Merchantman	For private owner. [77]
28 August	Russia	S. I. Chernyavskiy	Nicholaieff	Trekh Ierarkhov	Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.
28 August	Russia	Vorobyov	Nicholaieff	Tri Svyatitelya	First rate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [78]
August	United Kingdom	J. Barkes	Sunderland	Auckland	Schooner	For Stockton and London Shipping Company. [5] [79]
August	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Mary Ann	Snow	For Forster & Co. [5]
4 September	Colony of New Brunswick	James Smith	Saint John	Eleanor	Barque	For private owner. [80]
6 September	United Kingdom	J. & G. Mills	Sunderland	Eleven	Snow	For London & Newcastle Shipping Co. [5] [81]
12 September	United Kingdom	W. Harrison	Hull	John and Mary	Schooner	For Mr. Pearson. [82]
18 September	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Merlin	Merlin-class packet boat	For Royal Navy.
19 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bayley & Co.	Ipswich	Briton's Pride	Schooner	For Mr. Scott and others. [83]
20 September	United Kingdom	Perkins	Newport	Florist	Merchantman	For private owner. [84]
29 September	United Kingdom	Barker	Great Yarmouth	Joseph Wallace	Schooner	For private owner. [85]
September	United Kingdom	T. Lanchester	Sunderland	England's Queen	Snow	For Alcock & Co. [5]
September	United Kingdom	F. Oliver	Sunderland	Friends	Merchantman	For Mr. Oliver. [5]
September	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Robert Henderson	Barque	For Mr. Henderson. [5]
September	United Kingdom	J. Crown, or Walker & Crone	Sunderland	Skipton	Snow	For Newcastle Shipping Company. [5]
September	United Kingdom	G. Thompson	Sunderland	Tweed	Merchantman	For Mr. Longstaff. [5] [86]
2 October	United Kingdom	Messrs John & William Campion	Whitby	Dew Drop	Schooner	For Messrs. J. Storm and Coggan. [87]
3 October	United Kingdom	George Metcalf	South Shields	Elizabeth	Merchantman	For private owner. [88]
4 October	France	Courreau & Arman	Bordeaux	Chili	Frigate	For Chilean Navy. [89] [90]
4 October	United Kingdom	Atkinson	Goole	The Patchett	Schooner	For Messrs. Ibbotson, Lister & Co. [91]
5 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Kirwan & McCune	Belfast	William and Sarah	Schooner	For William Massey. [92]
8 October	United Kingdom	Charles Connell & Sons	Belfast	Aurora	Paddle steamer	For private owner [93] [94]
18 October	United Kingdom	Henry Wimshurst	London	Archimedes	Steamship	For Ship Propeller Company.
18 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Jackson, Gordon & Co	Liverpool	Ironsides	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [95]
18 October	United Kingdom	J. W. Green	Dartmouth	Rosalie	Brig	For R. Alsop. [96]
20 October	United Kingdom	Thomas White	West Cowes	Miranda	Schooner	For private owner. [97]
26 October	United Kingdom	Messrs William & Richard Roberts	Newport	Sarah Maria Ann	Schooner	For Messrs. Thomas Wall & Co. [98]
31 October	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Medusa	Merlin-class packet boat	For Royal Navy.
October	United Kingdom	H. Penman	Sunderland	Bewley	Merchantman	For Penman & Co. [5] [28]
October	United Kingdom	T. & N. Davie	Sunderland	Martindale	Snow	For Hartlepool & Durham Com. Sh. Co. [5] [16]
October	United Kingdom	George Frater	Sunderland	Robert Henry Allen	Merchantman	For Hartford & Durham Commercial Shipping Company. [5] [7]
1 November	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Southwick	Benjamin Greene	Barque	For Greene & Co. [5]
3 November	United Kingdom	John Vaux	Newcastle upon Tyne	Pazo de Ragoe	Merchantman	For private owner. [99]
7 November	United Kingdom	John Scott & Sons	Greenock	Scotland	East Indiaman	For William Morrison & other. [100]
10 November	United Kingdom		River Thames	Daldia	Steamship	For Newcastle and Shields Steam Packet Company. [101]
15 November	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Acorn	Acorn-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [54]
20 November	United Kingdom		Perth	Grace Darling	Brig	For private owner. [102]
30 November	United Kingdom		location	Aid	Lighter	For Royal Navy. [54]
November	United Kingdom	Thomas Ogden	Sunderland	Governor	Merchantman	For Mr. Spaight. [5] [28]
November	United Kingdom		Greenock	Lady Bute	Barque	For private owner [103]
November	United Kingdom	James Carr	Sunderland	Sheraton Grange	Merchantman	For Robert Liddell. [5] [53]
8 December	United Kingdom	Coates & Young	Belfast	Countess of Caledon	Steamship	For private owner. [104]
14 December	Egypt		Alexandria	No. 12	Ship of the line	For Egyptian Navy. [105]
18 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Butiment & Young	Leith	Monro	Brig	For private owner. [106]
19 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hedderwick & Rankin	Glasgow	Royal Sovereign	Steamship	For private owner. [107]
December	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Pomona	Brig	For private owner. [108]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & G. Mills	Sunderland	Abbotsford	Merchantman	For Mr. Chambers. [5]
25 December	United Kingdom	Robert Symons	Penzance	Charlotte	Schooner	For Robert Symons. [109]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Potts	Sunderland	Advena	Snow	For W. Potts. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John Ball Jr.	Salcombe	Agenoria	Schooner	For Hugh Narramore and others. [110]
Unknown date	United States		Baltimore, Maryland	Alabama	Paddle steamer	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Ann	Snow	For private owner. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Anne Laing	Merchantman	For P. Laing & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Ann Emma	Merchantman	For Hartlepool Union Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Arcturus	Merchantman	For Given & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Arrietta	Merchantman	For P. Laing & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Frederick Baddeley	Brixham	Augusta	Schooner	For Frederick Baddeley. [111]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Beacon	Snow	For Mr. Nicholson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Thompson	Sunderland	Belford	Merchantman	For Mr. Thompson. [5] [86]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Thompson	Sunderland	Brandon	Merchantman	For Mr. Alderson. [5] [86]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. B. Simey	Sunderland	Britannia	Merchantman	For Milbro & Lon Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Bell	Sunderland	British Oak	Merchantman	For J. Bell. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Dobbinson	Sunderland	Caledonia	Snow	For Mid. & Lon. Sh. Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Caroline	Snow	For T. Rowell. [5]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Cauvery	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service. [112]
Unknown date	Jersey			City of Adelaide	Barque	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	City of Rochester	Merchantman	For Hayman & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Thompson	Sunderland	Chieftain	Merchantman	For Mr. Ness. [5]
Unknown date	Colony of Nova Scotia		Granville	Clio	Barque	For private owner.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Colleron	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service. [112]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Crown	Merchantman	For William Thompson. [5]
Unknown date	India	Gervase Coachman	Bombay	Constance	Schooner	For Royal Navy. [112] [113]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ditchburn & Mare	Blackwall	Daylight	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [114]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Field Porter	Liverpool	Dorset	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Eagle	Brig	For Walker & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Elizabeth Adnett	Snow	For T. Farrell. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Elizabeth Holmes	Snow	For William Holmes. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Elizabeth Thompson	Snow	For Turner Thompson & associates. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Ellen	Barque	For Mr. Buchanan. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Equitable	Barque	For Graham & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rowntree	Sunderland	Fanny	Snow	For R. Robson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Rodgerson	Sunderland	Ford Mill	Merchantman	For J. Vint. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Hart	Snow	For Hartlepool Union Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Hercules	Paddle steamer	For St George Steam Packet Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Indus	Merchantman	For H. Moon. [5]
Unknown date	Territory of Iowa			Iowa	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brownlow, Pearson & Co.	Hull	Iris	Paddle steamer	For W. B. Brownlow. [115]
Unknown date	United States		Portsmouth, New Hampshire	Isaac Allerton	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	John Rickinson	Merchantman	For Mr. Rickinson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Lively	Snow	For private owner. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Lord Willoughby	Schooner	For private owner. [116]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Mabel	Snow	For Grey & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth & Sons	London	Madagascar	paddle Steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Musica	Merchantman	For Austin & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Alcock	Sunderland	Neptune	Merchantman	For Mr. Fenwick. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Newport	New Tredger	Sloop	For private owner. [117]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	North Briton	Snow	For Hay & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Tiffin	Sunderland	Oberon	Snow	For Garbutt & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Old England	Full-rigged ship	For Mr. Rowlinson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. & N. Davie	Sunderland	Ophelia & Mary	Merchantman	For White & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Orion	Snow	For Mr. Peacock. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. & W. Carr	Sunderland	Orphan's Friend	Snow	For Mr. Sharp. [5]
Unknown date	Greece		Poros	Othon	Paddle steamer	For Royal Hellenic Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cuthbert Potts	Sunderland	Paragon	Snow	For Union Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Patriot	Merchantman	For Mr. Patterson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	S. & P. Mills	Sunderland	Percival Foster	Merchantman	For Hartlepool & Durham Commercial Shipping Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Premium	Merchantman	For Newcastle Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Bonker	Salcombe	Prosperous	Sloop	For Nicholas Prettyjohn and others. [118]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Dobbinson	Sunderland	Queen	Merchantman	For Penman & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Bayley	Ipswich	Queen	Schooner	For private owner. [119]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Wilson	Glasgow	Queen Victoria	Paddle steamer	For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allcock	Sunderland	Reward	Snow	For Mr. Scurfield. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Romance	Merchantman	For John M. Gales. [5]
Unknown date	Colony of Nova Scotia			Sarah	Barque	For private owner. [120]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Petrie	Sunderland	Schiedam	Snow	For Hartlepool Original Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Hylton	Seven	Merchantman	For London & Newcastle Shipping Co. [5] [37]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Shepherd	Snow	For Mr. Wilkinson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rowntree	Sunderland	Shincliffe	Snow	For Mr. Hodgson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Sirius	Paddle steamer	For St. George Steam-packet Co. [121]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Six	Merchantman	For London, Newcastle & South Shields Shipping Co. [5]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Snake	Steamship	For British East India Company. [112]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	S. & P. Mills	Sunderland	Sovereign	Snow	For Linskill & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. & G. Mills	Sunderland	Spring	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Chilton	Sunderland	Stephen Thompson	Snow	For Watson & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Maudslay, Sons and Field	Lambeth	Sylph	Paddle steamer	For Woolwich Packet Co. [122]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Tasso	Brig	For Mr Cropper. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Thirteen	Brig	For London & Newcastle Shipping Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Stobart	Sunderland	Thomas Oliver	Brig	For R. Oliver. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Triton	Snow	For Commercial Shipping Company. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Undaunted	Snow	For Mr. Hillyard. [5]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Venus	full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [123]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Bonker	Salcombe	Victory	Schooner	For Robert Hurrell and others. [124]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Viscount Lambton	Snow	For Forster & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	Vulcan	Brig	For Mr. Longridge. [125]
Unknown date	Bermuda		Victoria	Wave	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Wear	Brig	For White & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joshua Helmsley	Sunderland	Welcome	Merchantman	For White & Co. [5]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Thompson	Sunderland	Welcome	Merchantman	For Mr. Thompson. [5] [86]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	William Pitt	Merchantman	For Palmer & Co. [5]

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