List of ship launches in 1840

The list of ship launches in 1840 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1840.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
4 January	United Kingdom	John Scott & Sons	Greenock	Hindostan	Merchantman	For John Scott & Sons. [1] [2]
7 January	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Lizard	Lizard-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [3] [4]
7 January	United Kingdom		Kirkcubbin	Robert Edward Ward	Merchantman	For private owner. [5]
11 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hilhouse	Bristol	Prince Albert	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [6]
14 January	United Kingdom	John Ronalds & Co	Aberdeen	John Garrow	Merchantman	For Messrs. Anderson, Garrow & Co. [7] [8]
20 January	United Kingdom	Bridge Foundry Company	Warrington	Warrington	Steamship	For private owner. [9]
21 January	United Kingdom	S. Speakman	Fleetwood	Success	Dredger	For Wyre Harbour Company. [10]
22 January	United States	Brown & Bell	New York	Jacob Bell	Pilot boat	For William H. Rolston.
22 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Muries & Clark	Greenock	Quintin Leitch	Merchantman	For private owner. [1]
23 January	United Kingdom	Messrs. Joseph Steel & Son	Liverpool	Livingstone	Barque	For private owner. [11]
January	United Kingdom	T. & N. Davie	Sunderland	Achilles	Snow	For Mr. Weatherly. [12] [13]
January	United Kingdom	W. Sutherland	Sunderland	Bithon	Snow	For B. Denton. [12]
January	United Kingdom	W. Chilton	Sunderland	Camilla	Merchantman	For Foster & Co. [12]
January	United Kingdom	H. Dixon	Sunderland	Mazeppa	Merchantman	For J. Webster. [12]
January	United Kingdom	Reed, Denton & Co	Sunderland	Royal Albert	Barque	For Mr. Briggs. [12]
January	United Kingdom	Cuthbert Potts	Sunderland	Veronica	Merchantman	For Mr. Walker. [12] [14]
5 February	United Kingdom	Robert Duncan & Company	Greenock	Britannia	Britannia-class steamship	For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
6 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Henry Smith & Son	Gainsborough	The Queen	Schooner	For private owner [15]
7 February	United States	Jabez Williams	New York	Joseph N. Lord	Pilot boat	For New York Pilots.
19 February	United Kingdom		Caernarfon	Hindoo	Merchantman	For Humphrey Owen. [16]
19 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Carmichael	Dundee	Queen	Steamship	For private owner. [17]
20 February	United Kingdom	Joseph Wilkinson	Newcastle upon Tyne	Waren Packet	Schooner	For Messrs. Henry and Philip Nairn. [18]
25 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. Petty and Postlethwaite	Ulverstone	George	Brig	For private owner. [19]
February	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Alyth	Merchantman	For Panton & Sons. [12] [20]
February	United Kingdom	J. Carr	Sunderland	Beaver	Merchantman	For Mr. Fairlamb. [12] [21]
February	United Kingdom	Lightfoot	Sunderland	Wansbeck	Merchantman	For Carr & Co. [12]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Royden & Co.	Liverpool	The Devon	full-rigged ship	For T. Tapley. [22]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wilson and Co	Liverpool	United States	Steamship	For Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company. [23] [24]
13 March	United Kingdom	G. Dickie	Montrose	Glenesk	Schooner	For private owner. [25]
18 March	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Medina	Merlin-class packet boat	For Royal Navy.
19 March	United Kingdom	Smith	Arbroath	Helen and Jean	Schooner	For private owner. [26]
19 March	United Kingdom	Stephens	Arbroath	Jessie Greig	Brig	For Andrew Greig. [26]
19 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humble & Milcrest	Liverpool	Martha Ridgway	Full-rigged ship	For Messrs. John Ridgway & Co. [27]
19 March	United Kingdom	T. Gales	Sunderland	Mary Nixon	Barque	For J. Nixon. [12]
19 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Metcalfe & Son	South Shields	Robert Ingham	Merchantman	For private owner. [28]
19 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Chaloner, Sons & Co.	Liverpool	St. Vincent	Brig	For John Cropper. [27]
21 March	United Kingdom	Oliver Chapman	Chepstow	Jane	Schooner	For Mr. M'Arthur and others. [29]
27 March	United Kingdom		Londonderry	Marchioness of Abercorn	Packet ship	For private owner. [30]
March	United Kingdom		Perth	Atlantic	Barque	For Messrs. Hepburn. [31]
March	United Kingdom	John Westacott	Barnstaple	Emanuel Boucher	Brig	For private owner. [32]
March	United Kingdom	W. Naizby & Bulmer	Sunderland	Employ	Merchantman	For Mr. Graydon. [12] [33]
March	United Kingdom	James Robinson	Sunderland	George and Elizabeth	Full-rigged ship	For George Sheville. [12] [14] [34]
March	United Kingdom	J. H. Robson	Sunderland	Ione	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12] [35]
March	United Kingdom	H. Carr	Sunderland	Princess	Merchantman	For Panton & Co. [12]
March	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Unity	Snow	For Mr. Bedlington. [12]
1 April	United Kingdom	Potts	South Shields	Emerys	Merchantman	For private owner. [36]
2 April	United Kingdom	Smtih	Newcastle upon Tyne	Bucephalus	Barque	For private owner. [37]
2 April	United Kingdom	Peter Austin & Son	Sunderland	Raymond	Barque	For Ward & Co. [12] [38]
3 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Brown & Sons	Montrose	Ocean	Brigantine	For private owner. [39]
4 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humphrey & Co.	Hull	Charlotte	Full-rigged ship	For Messrs. C. Eggington & Sons. [40]
4 April	France	Jean Michel Segondat	Cherbourg	Friedland	Océan-class ship of the line	For French Navy. [41] [42]
6 April	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Cygnet	Alert-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [43] [4]
7 April	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Mayborough	Brig	For Gateshead & Tyne Shipping Co. [12] [44] [45]
11 April	United Kingdom	Humphrey Griffith	Pwllheli	Ann and Catherine	Schooner	For private owner. [46]
13 April	United Kingdom	George Frater	Sunderland	Commercial	Barque	For Hartlepool Commercial Shipping Company. [12] [20]
15 April	United Kingdom	Geen	Appledore	Devonshire Lass	Schooner	For private owner. [47]
16 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. & W. Campion	Whitby	Seadrift	Brig	For Messrs. Addison & Campion. [48]
18 April	United Kingdom	Farnie	Burntisland	Alpha	Schooner	For private owners. [49]
18 April	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Bittern	Acorn-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [50]
18 April	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Locust	Lizard-class gunvessel	For Royal Navy. [51]
18 April	United Kingdom	Winlo	Howden	Prince Albert	Merchantman	For Port of Newcastle General Shipping Company [52]
18 April	United Kingdom	Humphrey Griffith	Pwllheli	Victory	Schooner	For private owner. [53]
20 April	United Kingdom	Curlings & Young	Limehouse	Peru	Steamship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [54]
25 April	United States	Schott & Whitney	Baltimore, Maryland	Galveston	Brig	For Texan Navy.
30 April	Denmark		Holmen	Thetis	Frigate	For Royal Danish Navy.
April	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Agnes	Snow	For Mr. Henderson. [12]
April	United Kingdom	Kirkbride & partners	Sunderland	Prince Albert	Snow	For Fryer Glendenning. [12]
April	United Kingdom	W. Doxford	Sunderland	Swallow	Merchantman	For John Thompson. [12] [55]
1 May	United Kingdom	Kirkbride & Carruthers	Sunderland	Dolphin	Schooner	For Ord & Co. [12] [56]
1 May	United Kingdom	Innes	Leith	Eliza Wylie	Barque	For private owner. [57]
1 May	United Kingdom	G. Moore	Sunderland	Johns	Snow	For Elliot & Co. [12] [33]
2 May	United Kingdom	Thomas Evans	Bideford	George	West Indiaman	For Messrs. Evan Baillie, Sons & Co. [58]
2 May	United Kingdom	Tod and MacGregor	Glasgow	Iron Duke	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [59]
3 May	United Kingdom	William Jones	Alltfawr	Quarry Maid	Schooner	For private owner. [60]
5 May	United Kingdom	Robert Seppings	Chatham Dockyard	Maeander	Seringapatam-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [61]
16 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Grantham, Page & Co.	Liverpool	Brigand	Steamship	For E. Redmond. [62] [63]
18 May	United Kingdom	W. Gibson	Hull	Union	Brig	For Hull Shipping Company. [64]
22 May	Denmark	Andreas Schifter	Nyholm	Christian VIII	Second rate	For Royal Danish Navy. [65]
29 May	United Kingdom	W. Thompson & Pearson	Sunderland	Meanwell	Snow	For J. Donkin. [12] [66]
30 May	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Dover	Steamship	For Royal Navy. [67]
30 May	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Phlegethon	Steamship	For private owner. [67]
May	United Kingdom	Reed & Banfield	Sunderland	Amphitrite	Merchantman	For Mr. Headley. [12]
May	United Kingdom	Reed & Banfield	Sunderland	Auricula	Barque	For David Francis. [12] [14]
May	Upper Canada		Quebec	Corea	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [68]
May	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Glide	Snow	For Mr. Doxford. [12] [44]
May	United Kingdom	Bartram & Mills	Biddick Ford	Lady Mary	Merchantman	For Mr. Kirkcaldy. [12]
May	Upper Canada		Quebec	Macao	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [68]
1 June	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Ferret	Brig	For Royal Navy. [69]
2 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Metcalfe & Sons	Jarrow	Anne Metcalfe	East Indiaman	For private owner. [70]
2 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomson and Kirwan	Belfast	Sea Nymph	Schooner	For Messrs. Casement & McClean. [71]
2 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Menzies & Sons	Leith	The Cockburn	West Indiaman	For Walter Cockburn. [72]
3 June	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Rapid	Pandora-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy. [73]
17 June	United Kingdom	John Prichard	Pwllehli	Mary and Jane	Schooner	For private owner. [74]
27 June	United Kingdom			Edwen	Schooner	For private owner. [75]
29 June	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Lady Raffles	Barque	For Mr. Osbourne. [12]
June	Colony of New Brunswick		Saint John	Hannah Kerr	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [76]
June	Unknown			John	Brig	For private owner. [77]
June	Unknown			Shannon	schooner	For private owner. [77]
June	Colony of New Brunswick		Saint John	Springfield	Barque	For private owner. [78]
1 July	United Kingdom	Adamson	Grangemouth	Baronet	Brig	For Mr. Wylie. [79]
10 July	Russia	V. Apostoli	Nicholaieff	Selafail	Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.
14 July	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Iris	Spartan-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
23 July	Upper Canada		Chippewa	Queen	Steamship	For private owner. [80]
29 July	United Kingdom	William Gibson	Hull	Symmetry	Full-rigged ship	For Hull Shipping Company. [81]
July	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Amulet	Merchantman	For G. Noble. [12] [20]
July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co.	Greenock	Conqueror	Tug	For Clyde Shipping Company. [82]
July	United Kingdom	T. Lightfoot	Sunderland	Countess of Durham	Snow	For W. & J. Carr. [12] [83]
July	United Kingdom			Duke of Wellington	Barque	For private owner. [84]
July	United Kingdom	W. Pringle	Sunderland	Euclid	Schooner	For W. Pringle. [12]
July	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Jane	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
July	United Kingdom	W. Thompson & Pearson	Sunderland	Placid	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12] [66]
1 August	United Kingdom	Samuel Mason	Runcorn	Three Sisters	Schooner	For Mr. Dalzell & others. [85]
13 August	United Kingdom	William Bayley	Ipswich	Anglesea	Schooner	For Mr. Rowland. [86]
13 August	United Kingdom	S. & P. Mills	Sunderland	Helen and Mary	Barque	For George Palmer. [87]
25 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Ditchburn & Co.	Blackwall, London	Father Thames	Steamship	For private owner. [88]
27 August	United Kingdom	E. Evans	Port Madoc	Lucy	Schooner	For private owner. [89]
27 August	United Kingdom		Plymouth	St George	Caledonia-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
28 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	Henry Taylor	Merchantman	For Matthew Gray and others. [90]
29 August	United Kingdom	John Johnson	Liverpool	Roseanna	Merchantman	For private owner. [91]
30 August	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies		Naples	Maria Theresa	Frigate	For Royal Sicilian Navy. [92]
30 August	United Kingdom	Gutteridge	Selby	Standerings	Brig	For private owner. [93]
31 August	United Kingdom	William Elwood	Grimsby	Mary Ann	Schooner	For Messrs. Shillito & Jackson. [94]
August	United Kingdom	T. & N. Davie	Sunderland	Aid	Merchantman	For Mr. Dobbing. [12] [13]
August	United Kingdom	Kirkbride & Carruthers	Sunderland	Alderman Pirie	Merchantman	For William Ord & Co. [12] [56]
August	United Kingdom	Wilson Chilton	Sunderland	Dart	Schooner	For Ord & Co. [12] [21]
August	United Kingdom	Cuthbert Potts	Sunderland	Thorney Close	Merchantman	For T. Young. [12]
August	United Kingdom	Walker	Sunderland	Tyro	Snow	For G. Foster. [12]
August	United Kingdom	Atkinson & Pile	Sunderland	Water Lily	Snow	For S. & P. Mills. [12]
August	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Welcome Home	Snow	For Booth & Co. [12]
5 September	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Albert	Albert-class paddle steamer	For Royal Navy. [95] [96]
11 September	United Kingdom	James Geddes	Peterhead	Reliance	Barque	For Messrs. Arbuthnot & Anderson. [97]
12 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Peile, Scott & Co.	Whitehaven	Antilles	West Indiaman	For Joseph Bushby. [98]
12 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Steele & Co.	Greenock	Columbia	Steamship	For Halifax Line. [99]
12 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Miller and Co.	River Humber	Walkington	Brig	For Messrs. W. and C. L. Ringrose. [100]
14 September	United Kingdom	Stevenson	Preston	Alpha	Brig	For Robert Martin and T. Dewhurst. [101]
14 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Lumley, Kennedy & Co.	Whitehaven	Syren	Barque	For Joseph Mondel. [98]
28 September	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	London	Rodney-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
28 September	United Kingdom		Sheerness Dockyard	Polyphemus	Alecto-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
September	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Elizabeth & Sarah	Merchantman	For James Leithead. [12] [83]
September	United Kingdom	J. Stobart	Sunderland	Eston Nab	Merchantman	For private owner. [12] [102]
September	United Kingdom	Atkingson & Pile	Southwick	Good Design	Schooner	For Mr Hoseason. [12]
September	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Grace Darling	Brig	For private owner. [103]
September	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Mark Palmer	Full-rigged ship	For Palmer & Co. [12] [44]
September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wigram & Green	Blackwall	Trident	Steamship	For General Steam Navigation Company. [104]
3 October	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Wilberforce	Albert-class paddle steamer	For Royal Navy. [105] [106]
10 October	United Kingdom	Oliver Chapman	Chepstow	Archimedes	Brigantine	For C. F. Bennett. [107]
12 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Turnbull & Co.	Larpool Wood	Alpha	Brig	For Messrs. Turnbull & Co. [108]
12 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Scott & Stevenson	Peterhead	Janet & Catherine	Hermaphrodite schooner	For private owner. [109]
13 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read and Page	Ipswich	Competitor	Schooner	For James Cuckow, John Cobbold and W. R. Mulley. [110]
13 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hunter & Sons	Wincolmlee	George Lidell	Merchantman	For private owner. [111]
15 October	United Kingdom	Pitcher	Northfleet	Mongibello	Steamship	For Steam Navigation Company. [112]
15 October	United Kingdom	William Bayley	Ipswich	Parroquet	Schooner	For private owner. [110]
20 October	France	Louis Charles Antoine Barraillier	Toulon	L'Uranie	Fourth rate	For French Navy. [113]
27 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read & Pahe	Ipswich	Orion	Steamship	For private owner. [114]
28 October	United Kingdom	L. Rose & Sons		Benares	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [115]
31 October	Russia	A. S. Akimov	Nicholaieff	Uriil	Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.
October	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Alderman Thompson	Barque	For P. Laing. [12] [116]
October	United Kingdom	John Stephenson	Newcastle upon Tyne	Earl of Leicester	Merchantman	For private owner. [117]
October	United Kingdom	E. T. Thompson & J. Teasdale	Sunderland	Northam	Merchantman	For Mr Twynams. [12] [118]
October	United Kingdom	W. Thompson & Pearson	Sunderland	Thomas & Joseph Crisp	Barque	For T. Crisp. [12] [66]
9 November	United Kingdom	John Whalley	Preston	The Lord Willoughby	Merchantman	For private owner. [119]
12 November	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Syria	Snow	For William Nicholson & Sons. [12] [13]
21 November	United Kingdom	James Gibson	Witton	Bazaar	Mersey flat	For Thoma Ferth. [120]
24 November	United States		New York	Kamchatka	Steam frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy. [121]
25 November	United Kingdom	R. Banks	Boston	Echo	Sloop	For private owner. [122]
27 November	France		Lorient	Pénélope	Frigate	For French Navy. [123]
November	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Elizabeth	Merchantman	For Mr. Stephens. [12] [124]
10 December	United Kingdom	Gutteridge	Selby	Harriet	Schooner	For William Dunhill. [125]
12 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Humble & Milcrest	Liverpool	Will-o-the-Wisp	Schooner	For private owner. [126]
17 December	United Kingdom	Coppin	Londonderry	Barbara	Barque	For Daniel Baird & Co. [127]
24 December	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Driver	Driver-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
December	United Kingdom		River Tyne	Janet Muir	Brig	For private owner. [128]
December	United Kingdom	Spencer & Todd	Sunderland	Princess	Merchantman	For Mr. Hutchinson. [12]
Spring	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read & Page	Ipswich	Baitus	Schooner	For Liverpool and London Shipping Company. [110]
Spring	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read & Page	Ipswich	Xanthus	Schooner	For Liverpool and London Shipping Company. [110]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Abbotsford	Schooner	For John Fisher. [12] [38]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Adamant	Merchantman	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Reed & Banfield	Sunderland	Admiral	Merchantman	For Panton & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Advice	Schooner	For Mr. Garbutt. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wanhill	Poole	Alarm	Yacht	For private owner. [129]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Noble	Sunderland	Ancona	Merchantman	For G. Noble. [12]
Unknown date	United States	Brown & Bell	New York	Anglona	Opium clipper	For Russell & Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. W. & W. J. Hall	Sunderland	Ann Carr	Schooner	For Mr. Carr. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Anne	Snow	For R. Hutchinson & Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Arab	Merchantman	For W. Brown. [12] [124]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Ariadne	Sloop-of-war	For British East India Company. [130]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Stobart	Sunderland	Arve	Snow	For Mr. Moon. [12]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Auckland	Frigate	For British East India Company. [131]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	S. & P. Mills	Sunderland	Autumnus	Barque	For S. & P. Mills. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Doxford	Sunderland	Bee's Wing	Merchantman	For John Robson, John Crossby and William Walker. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Maryport	Bella Marina'	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [132]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Hetherington	Sunderland	Bethesda	Schooner	For W. Hetherington. [12] [133]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joshua Helmsley	Sunderland	Britannia	Snow	For J. Kemp. [12]
Unknown date	Upper Canada	Williams Lampson	Quebec	Cataraqui	Barque	For Smith & Sons.
Unknown date	France		Bordeaux	Chile	Frigate	For Chilean Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Commerce	Merchantman	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Thompson	Monkwearmouth	Commodore	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12] [118]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Commodore Napier	Snow	For Law & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Tiffin	Monkwearmouth	Concord	Snow	For T. Shotton. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Cossack	Snow	For John Webster. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Jolly & Turnbull	Sunderland	Cove	Snow	For Mr. Soulsby. [12]
Unknown date	Bremen		Bremen	Diana	Whaler	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. Ogden	Sunderland	Dundee	Barque	For Mr. Borrie. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Earl Durham	Barque	For Gateshead & Tyne Shipping Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Earl Talbot	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Frater & Co	Sunderland	Eleanor	Merchantman	For Mr. Leadbetter. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Maryport	Eleanor Lancaster	Barque	For David Laidman.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hunter	Sunderland	Elizabeth Hunter	Merchantman	For Thomas Hunter. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Falcon	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Plymouth	Fernet	Brig	For private owner. [134]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Fiddler	Tug	For Messrs. West & Co. [135]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Thompson	Sunderland	Gazelle	Snow	For R. Thomas. [12]
Unknown date	Colony of Prince Edward Island			Glenburnie	Barque	For T. Chanter.
Unknown date	South Australia	Emanuel Underwood	Port River	Governor Gawler	Schooner	For Emanuel Underwood.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Spowers & Co	Sunderland	Harmony	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	Upper Canada		Quebec	Harmony	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [136]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Noble	Sunderland	Hector	Schooner	For Hudson & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	IJssel	Fourth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [137]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Iö	Snow	For Hunter & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Cowes	Isabella Blyth	Barque	For private owner. [138]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Jane	Merchantman	For P. Madden. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Doxford	Sunderland	Jane & Isabella	Merchantman	For Christopher Elliot, Robert Reed and Thomas Smith. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Ferguson	Sunderland	John & Ann	Merchantman	For J. Ray. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	John Line	Merchantman	For Pirie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Benjamin Brown	Sunderland	Juventus	Snow	For Mr. Speeding. [12]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Vlissingen	Koerier	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [139]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Louisa	Merchantman	For Lechen & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United States			Lydia	Barque	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Stothard	Sunderland	Maid of Athens	Merchantman	For G. Forster. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Petrie	Sunderland	Mariner's Hope	Merchantman	For Petrie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Hylton	Marsden	Brig	For T. Gibson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Mary Ann Cook	Merchantman	For William Cook. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Mary Bartram	Merchantman	For R. Hutchison. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Mary Ridley	Merchantman	For Laing & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Thompson	Sunderland	Matthew	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	C. Taylor	Sunderland	Mayor	Merchantman	For J. R. Tuer. [12]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Medusa	Sloop-of-war	For British East India Company. [130]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Meg Lee	Brig	For J. & W. Carr. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Blackwall, London	Mermaid	Steamship	For J. and G. Rennie.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Frater & Co	Sunderland	Minstrel	Snow	For Ord & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cuthbert Potts	Sunderland	Nestor	Merchantman	For S. & T. Mills. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Nestor	Barque	For Mr. Crawford. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	builder	Sunderland	Oak	Merchantman	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	R. Dixon	Sunderland	Ocean	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. H. Robson	Claxheugh	Olinda	Barque	For Mr. Allhusen. [12]
Unknown date	United States	William Capes	Williamsburg, New York	Onkahye	Schooner	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. Elliot	Monkwearmouth	Pallas	Snow	For T. Jackson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	Sunderland	Parsee	Barque	For Hunter & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joshua Helmsley	Southwick	Persian	Barque	For R. Bell. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Dobbinson	Sunderland	Pet	Barque	For Mr. Dobbinson. [12]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Planet	Steamship	For British East India Company. [130]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Poultons	Brigantine	For Mr. Morrice. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Prince of Wales	Barque	For Bell & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Princess Royal	Merchantman	For S. Mease. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Byers	Sunderland	Prospect	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Pytho	Merchantman	For S. & P. Mills. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southwick	Reflector	Barque	For Walker & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Doxford	Sunderland	Robert & Ann	Merchantman	For Clay & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hutchinson	Sunderland	Rolla	Merchantman	For Mr. Hutchinson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Watson	Sunderland	Rosalind	Snow	For Blair & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Leithead	Sunderland	Royal Consort	Merchantman	For H. Metcalf. [12]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Satellite	Steamship	For British East India Company. [130]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	M. Whitfield	Sunderland	Sedulous	Snow	For Mr. Whitfield. [12] [140]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Petrie	Sunderland	Shamrock	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Byers	Sunderland	Sirocco	Snow	For W. Byers. [12]
Unknown date	Sweden			Snapopp	Man of war	For Royal Swedish Navy. [141]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Sons of Commerce	Barque	For Mr. Mitcheson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Barkess	Sunderland	Stokesley	Merchantman	For Page & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Burma		Tenasserim	Success	Full-rigged ship	For Cockerell & Co.
Unknown date	Colony of Newfoundland		Saint John's	Troubadour	Barque	For private owner. [142]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Noble	Sunderland	Vanguard	Schooner	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	Sunderland	Vanguard	Snow	For Clark & Co. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Hull & Sikes	Sunderland	Veracity	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	William Thompson	Snow	For Mr. Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	King	Vauxhall	Vivid	Steamship	For private owner. [143]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Kevin & Sanderson	Sunderland	Yacht	Snow	For J. Ayre. [12]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Zwaluw	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [144]

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