List of ship launches in 1844

The list of ship launches in 1844 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1844.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
9 January	United Kingdom	Thomas Williams	Caernarfon	St. Helen	Brig	For private owner. [1]
17 January	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Hamoaze	Lighter	For Royal Navy. [2]
19 January	United Kingdom	James Laing & Sons	Deptford	Agincourt	Merchantman	For Laing & Co. [3] [4]
20 January	France		Lorient	Le Léger	Aviso	For French Navy. [5]
23 January	United Kingdom	P. Cato	Liverpool	Laurina	Barque	For private owner. [6]
26 January	United Kingdom	Coalbrookdale Company	Ironbridge	Henrietta	Steamship	For Coalbrookdale Company. [7]
31 January	United Kingdom	P. Chaloner, Sons & Co.	Liverpool	Achilles	East Indiaman	For private owner. [8]
January	United Kingdom	Stephenson & Stuart	Sunderland	Fawn	Schooner	For Mr. Stephenson. [4]
5 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. Webster & Co.	Fraserburgh	Isabella	Brig	For Messrs. John Wemyss & Co. [9] [10]
6 February	United Kingdom	William Potts	Sunderland	Gratitude	Snow	For private owner. [4]
6 February	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Janus	Janus-class sloop	For Royal Navy. [11]
7 February	United Kingdom	Joseph Helmsley	Sunderland	Brilliant	Snow	For Joseph Helmsley. [4]
February	United Kingdom	J. Stobart	Sunderland	Lady Pirie	Barque	For Mr. Nicholson. [4] [12]
5 March	France		Rochefort	Descartes	Paddle frigate	For French Navy. [13]
5 March	United Kingdom	Alexander Linton	Findhorn	Swift	Clipper	For private owner. [14]
6 March	United Kingdom	p. Cato	Liverpool	Fisher	Merchantman	For private owner. [15]
7 March	United Kingdom	Tod and MacGregor	Glasgow	Albion	Steamship	For private owner. [16]
7 March	United Kingdom	Messrs Denny & Rankin	Dumbarton	Nelson	Barque	For Lewis Potter. [17]
20 March	United Kingdom		Harwich	John Williams	Barque	For London Missionary Society.
31 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. George Lunnell & Co.	Bristol	Swift	Clipper	For Bristol Steam Navigation Company. [18]
March	United Kingdom	Messrs. J. B. Maxton & Co	Leith	Granton	Ferry	For Granton and Burntisland Ferries. [19]
March	United Kingdom	builder	Sunderland	Sultana	Barque	For Mr. Scurfield. [4] [20]
March	United Kingdom	Fletcher & Co.	Deptford	Sylph	Paddle steamer	For Woolwich Steamboat Company. [21]
2 April	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Daring	Brig	For Royal Navy.
2 April	United Kingdom		location	Osprey	Brig	For Royal Navy. [2]
3 April	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Boscawen	Third rate	For Royal Navy.
3 April	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Flying Fish	Brig	For Royal Navy. [22]
4 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Maxton & Co.	Leith	Burntisland	Ferry	For Granton & Burntisland Ferries. [19] [23]
4 April	United Kingdom	Richard Green	Blackwall	Lion	Steamship	For Richard Green. [24]
4 April	United Kingdom	Miller, Ravenhill & Co.	Blackwall	Meteor	Steamship	For private owner. [25] [26]
4 April	United Kingdom	Green	Blackwall	Monarch	Steamship	For private owner. [25] [26]
4 April	United Kingdom	Richard Green	Blackwall	Wellesley	East Indiaman	For Richard Green. [25] [24]
6 April	United Kingdom	Samuel Mason	Runcorn	Mountain Maid	Smack	For Thomas Lloyd. [27]
18 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Stoveld & Robinson	Blyth	Salem	Merchantman	For private owner. [28]
19 April	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	City of London	Steamship	For Aberdeen Steam Packet Company. [29]
20 April	United Kingdom	Markham	Stockton-on-Tees	Byror	Merchantman	For private owner. [28]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Read, Chatfield & Creuze	Chatham Dockyard	Espeigle	Brig	For Royal Navy. [30] [31]
20 April	United Kingdom	Fincham	Chatham Dockyard	Mutine	Brig	For Royal Navy. [30] [31]
20 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barr & McNab	Paisley	The Countess of Eglington	Steamship	For private owner. [32]
April	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Cruizer	Brig	For Royal Navy. [30]
April	United Kingdom	F. Oliver	Sunderland	Radiant	Snow	For Oliver & Co. [4]
2 May	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Centurion	Vanguard-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
2 May	France	Messrs. Arman & Couran	Bordeaux	Nil	Steamship	For private owner. [33]
3 May	United States	Brown & Bell	New York City	Houqua	Clipper	For A.A. Low & Brother, New York City. Originally built as warship for Chinese government. [34] [35]
4 May	United Kingdom	Henry Barrick	Whitby	Gwalior	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [36]
4 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barr & McNab	Paisley	Pilot	Steamship	For Greenock Railway Company. [37]
11 May	United Kingdom		Paisley	Blue Bonnet	Steam yacht	For Earl of Eglington and Winton. [38]
22 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Heighington	Battersea	Sunbeam	Paddle steamboat	For private owner. [39]
31 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Steele & Company	Greenock	Cressid	Full-rigged ship	For Messrs. Campbell, Anderson & Co. [40]
May	United Kingdom	G. Thompson	Sunderland	Antioch	Schooner	For Mr. Thompson. [4]
May	United Kingdom	Laing & Sons	Deptford	Sea Park	Merchantman	For Duncan Dunbar.
1 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Menzes & Sons	Leith	Ariel	Yacht	For private owners. [41]
1 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Grindrod & Patrick	Liverpool	Leander	Yacht	For private owner. [42]
1 June	United Kingdom	Green	Blackwall	Monarch	East Indiaman	For private owner. [43]
1 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. & A. Anderson	Birkenhead	The Great Unknown	Barque	For private owner. [42]
1 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. & T. Smith	Newcastle upon Tyne	Tudor	Merchantman	For private owner. [44]
3 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Caird & Company	Greenock	Cardiff Castle	Steamship	For Castle Company. [45]
3 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wilson	Liverpool	Queen	Steamship	For James Hartley. [46] [42]
4 June	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	Lord Elgin	Steamship	For P. Lundie. [42]
5 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Smith & Rodgers	Broomielaw	Edinburgh Castle	Steamship	For Castle Company. [45]
8 June	United Kingdom	Somes Bros.	Sunderland, County Durham	Sir George Seymour	Full-rigged ship	For Joseph Somes. [47]
17 June	United Kingdom	Messrs. Samuda Brothers	Blackwall, London	Gipsy Queen	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [48]
17 June	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Porcupine	Paddle steamer	For Royal Navy.
24 June	United Kingdom	David Calman	Dundee	Duke of Wellington	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [49]
29 June	France		Toulon	Le Topaze	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy. [50]
June	United Kingdom	Ralph Hutchison	Sunderland	Duke of York	Barque	For Burnet & Co. [4]
1 July	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Juno	Spartan-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
1 July	United Kingdom	Handson	Cowes	Kestrel	Yacht	For Earl of Yarborough. [51]
2 July	United Kingdom		Chatham Dockyard	Retribution	Paddle frigate	For Royal Navy. [52]
4 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hall & Son	Aberdeen	Collooney	Barque	For private owner. [53]
4 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Wilson & Co.	Liverpool	Thomas Wilson	Steamship	For private owner. [54]
6 July	United Kingdom	F. Preston	Great Yarmouth	Byzantium	full-rigged ship	For William Carpenter. [55]
19 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. James Hodgson & Co.	Liverpool	Richard Cobden	Barque	For Messrs. Darby & Co. [56] [57] [58]
21 July	Colony of Prince Edward Island			Lavinia	Brig	For private owner. [59]
27 July	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Dolphin	Paddle steamer	For Messrs. Thomson & Macconnell. [60]
27 July	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Fire Queen	Yacht	For Thomas Assheton Smith. [60]
27 July	United Kingdom	Tod and MacGregor	Glasgow	Her Majesty	Paddle Steamer	For F. Kemp & Company. [61]
30 July	United Kingdom	Gutteridge	Selby	George	Schooner	For private owner. [62]
30 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. W. H. Rowan & Co.	Kelvinhaugh	Vixen	Barque	For private owners. [63]
July	United Kingdom	H. Dixon	Sunderland	Ami	Merchantman	For Mr. Bedlington. [4] [64]
July	United Kingdom	W. Potts	Sunderland	Hutton	Merchantman	For W. Potts. [4] [65]
1 August	United Kingdom	Messr. Robert Steele & Company	Greenock	Cambria	Steamship	For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [66]
2 August	United Kingdom	Tod & McGregor	Glasgow	Royal Consort	Paddle steamer	For F. Kemp & Company.
15 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Menzies & Co	Leith	Nemesis	Barque	For John Ferguson. [67] [68]
16 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Pilot	Brig	For British East India Company. [69]
17 August	United Kingdom		Caernarfon	Mrs. Assheton Smith	Merchantman	For private owner. [70]
29 August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Barnhill & Co.	Bay of Quick	Breadalbane	Yacht	For Free Church of Scotland. [71]
29 August	United Kingdom	Messrs William Simpson & Son	Aberdeen	Queen	Paddle steamer	For Aberdeen, Leith & Clyde Shipping Company. [72]
31 August	United Kingdom	A. Leslie	Speymouth	Guardian	Schooner	For private owner. [73]
August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Walter Hood & Co.	Aberdeen	Neptune	Barque	For private owner. [74]
11 September	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Flora	Pique-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [75]
11 September	India		Bombay	Napier	Steamship	For British East India Company. [76]
12 September	India		Bombay	Conqueror	Steamship	For British East India Company. [76]
13 September	United Kingdom	James Geddes & Son	Peterhead	Queen	Barque	For Mr. Mitchell. [77]
14 September	France		Cherbourg	Le Faune	Brig	For French Navy. [78]
19 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tayleure & Sanderson	Warrington	Wassernize	Paddle steamer	For private owner. [79]
28 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Co.	Liverpool	Sabrina	Steamship	For City of Cork Steam Packet Company. [80]
28 September	United Kingdom	Oliver Laing	Woolwich Dockyard	Sampson	Paddle frigate	For Royal Navy. [81] [82]
30 September	United Kingdom		Ardrossan	Earl of Eglington	Full-rigged ship	For private owner. [83]
September	United Kingdom	T. Lightfoot	Sunderland	Cuba	Barque	For private owner. [4] [84]
September	United Kingdom		Greenwich	Mystery	Steamboat	For private owner. [85]
September	United Kingdom	J. Henderson	Sunderland	Napoleon	Merchantman	For J. Smith. [4] [86]
11 October	United States		Boston Navy Yard	Plymouth	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
14 October	United Kingdom	P. Cato	Liverpool	George Canning	Pilot boat	For private owner. [87]
15 October	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Gladiator	Cyclops-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [88]
26 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Duthie & Co.	Aberdeen	Favourite	Schooner	For private owner. [89]
28 October	Portugal		Lisbon	Mondego	Brig-of-war	For Portuguese Navy. [90]
28 October	Portugal		Oporto	Serra do Pilar	Brig-of-war	For Portuguese Navy. [90]
29 October	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Jackal	Jackal-class gunvessel	For Navy. [91]
1 November	Russia	I. S. Dimitriev		Rostislav	Third rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.
7 November	United Kingdom	Elastic Pavement Company	Lambeth	Kamptulicon	Lifeboat	For Belgian Government. [92]
9 November	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Scourge	Bulldog-class sloop	For Royal Navy.
12 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. and W. Mulvey	Chester	Earl of Chester	Merchantman	For Mr. Prowse. [93]
16 November	France		Toulon	La Poursuivante	First rate	For French Navy. [94]
28 November	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Lizard	Jackal-class gunvessel	For Navy.
November	United Kingdom	H. Dixon	Sunderland	Exertion	Merchantman	For Mr. Keiss. [4] [64]
November	Colony of New Brunswick		Hampton	Fanny	Brigantine	For private owner. [95]
November	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Oak	Merchantman	For Austin & Co. [4] [96]
6 December	India		Bombay	Meanee	Steamship	For British East India Company. [76]
7 December	United Kingdom		Devonport Dockyard	Amethyst	Spartan-class corvette	For Royal Navy. [97]
9 December	Sweden		Karlskrona shipyard	Eugenie	Frigate	For Royal Swedish Navy.
14 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Vernon & Co.	Liverpool	The Ocean Queen	Steamship	For private owner. [98]
22 December	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Pascoe Grenfell	Barque	For Ridley & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Alacrity	Merchantman	For Austin & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Ferguson	Sunderland	Alverton	Barque	For Mr. Fergusson. [4]
Unknown date	Unknown			Amanda	Brigantine	For private owner. [99]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Ann-Batens	Merchantman	For private owner. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Lightfoot	Hylton	Ariadne	Barque	For J. Twizell. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Acramans, Morgan & Co.	Bristol	Bournabat	Paddle steamer	For George Percy Whittall. [100]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Camilla	Barque	For private owner. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Worthy	Sunderland	Caroline	Barque	For W. Ash. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Glasgow	Chaucer	Barque	For private owner. [101]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southwick	Claudia	Barque	For Colling & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Courier	Merchantman	For Taylor & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Petrie	Sunderland	Crocus	Snow	For A. Alcock. [4] [102]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Crown	Merchantman	For J. Crown. [4]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Vlissingen	Dolfijn	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [103]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Edward Pear	Brig	For private owner. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ralph Hutchinson	Sunderland	Eleanor	Snow	For Storey & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Laing	Sunderland	Eliza Sharp	Merchantman	For James Laing. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hutchinson	Sunderland	Emerald	Snow	For White & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Energy	Merchantman	For Benson & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Joseph Helmsley	Sunderland	Favourite	Snow	For Mr Helmsley. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Henderson	Sunderland	Gem	Schooner	For H. Man. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Stobart	Sunderland	Grenfell	Snow	For Moon & Co. [4]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Vlissingen	Huzaar	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [104]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Heath	Barque	For H. Alcock. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Thomas Tiffin Jr. & Benjamin Tiffin	Sunderland	Industrious	Snow	For Mr. Restarick. [4]
Unknown date	United States		Gosport Navy Yard	Jamestown	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Jane	Merchantman	For Smith & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Benjamin Hodgson & Co.	Sunderland	Janus	Merchantman	For private owner. [4]
Unknown date	United States		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	J. G. Loane	Steamship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	John Edward	Merchantman	For J. Munro. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brundrit & Whiteway	Runcorn	Julia	Schooner	For private owner. [105]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Juliet Erskine	Barque	For Erskie & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	Sunderland	Lady Pirie	Barque	For J. Cropton. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Lanchester	Barque	For Mr. Mitcheson. [4]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Lek	Fourth rate	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [106]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Lucy	Schooner	For Millar & Sons. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Micklam & T. Newton	Deptford	Margaret	Merchantman	For private owner. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Benjamin Hodgson & Co.	Sunderland	Northumberland	Merchantman	For Ogle & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United States		New York	Naugatuck	Ironclad gunboat	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	United States	S. Hall	East Boston, Massachusetts	Nettle	Pilot boat	For E. C. Mosser.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Tiffin	Sunderland	Orb	Merchantman	For T. Tiffin. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Perseverance	Merchantman	For Winter & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	Planet	Schooner	For Mr. Moffett. [107]
Unknown date	United States	Joseph Tomlinson	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Robert J. Walker	Paddle steamer	For United States Coast Survey.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Robinson	Sunderland	Rocket	Schooner	For W. Adamson. [4]
Unknown date	United States		New York City	Sachem	Clipper	For private owner
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Scindian	Barque	For J. Allan.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Sharp	Barque	For Mr. Sharp. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Simlah	Barque	For E. Arthur. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Sir George Seymour	Full-rigged ship	For J. Somes. [4]
Unknown date	Burma		Moulmein	Sir Robert Seppings	Merchantman	For J. Allen.
Unknown date	United States	Patterson	St. Mary's, Georgia	St. Mary's	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Sultan	Barque	For Mr. Watkins. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Thalia	Barque	For Booth & Co. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Victoria	Merchantman	For Matthew Smith. [4]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Vos	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [108]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare	Blackwall	Waterman No. 12	Steamship	For Waterman's Steam Packet Company. [109] [110]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare	Blackwall	Waterman No. 13	Steamship	For Waterman's Steam Packet Company. [110]
Unknown date	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Wesp	full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [111]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	William Nicholson	Barque	For Mr. Nicholson. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin & Sons	Sunderland	Zealous	Barque	For Mr. Collinson. [4]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Halls	Sunderland	Zephyr	Snow	For Mr. Davidson. [4]

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