List of ship launches in 1848

The list of ship launches in 1848 includes a non-exhaustive, chronological list of ships launched in 1848.

Date	Ship	Class	Builder	Location	Country	Notes
8 January	Cambria	Paddle steamer	John Laird	Birkenhead	United Kingdom	For Chester and Holyhead Railway. [1] [2]
8 January	Margaret	Schooner	Messrs. J. Dawson & Co.	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For private owner. [1]
8 January	Trafalgar	Steamship	Messrs. Tod & McGregor	Partick	United Kingdom	For City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. [3]
19 January	Andrew Foster	Packet ship		Williamsburgh, New York	United States	For private owner. [4]
20 January	Montreal	Full-rigged ship	Messrs. Denny & Rankin	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Messrs. James & Alexander Allan. [5]
21 January	Empress	Schooner	John Anderton	Runcorn	United Kingdom	For John Anderton, [6] or Messrs. Giaive & partners. [7]
21 January	Lyra	Steamship	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	United Kingdom	For private owner. [8]
January	Foyle	Steamship	Messrs. Caird & Co.	Greenock	United Kingdom	For private owner. [9]
January	Pilot Fish	Full-rigged ship	A. Halls & Co.	Aberdeen	United Kingdom	For B. Darbyshire. [10] [11]
January	Saint Abbs	Barque	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Willis. [12] [13]
3 February	Investigator	Barque	Messrs. John Scott & Sons	Greenock	United Kingdom	For British Government. [14]
5 February	Nerbudda	Brig		Bombay	India	For Royal Navy. [15]
7 February	Bull Float	Lightship	Messrs. Gibsons, Clifford, and Brown	Hull	United Kingdom	For Trinity House. [16]
7 February	Vivid	Paddle sloop	Oliver W. Lang Jr.	Chatham Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy. [17]
9 February	Garland	Merchantman	James Laing	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For James Laing. [12]
15 February	Tuscarora	Full-rigged ship	Vaughan & Lynn	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	For Messrs. Cope's Liverpool Line. [18]
21 February	James Watt	Steamboat	Anderson	North Shields	United Kingdom	For private owner. [19]
22 February	Brigand	Steamship	Messrs. Smith & Rodger	Govan	United Kingdom	For private owner. [20]
February	Isabella Walker	Merchantman	builder	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For T. Walker. [12] [21]
February	Tertia	Snow	E. Brown	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Potts & Co. [12]
3 March	Kerslaw	Barque	Messrs. Barr & Shearer	Ardrossan	United Kingdom	For private owner. [22]
7 March	Judy	Schooner	Messrs. Holman & Waters	Topsham	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Treatt & Bicknell. [23]
7 March	Jumna	Helena-class brig		Bombay Dockyard	India	For Royal Navy.
7 March	Lady Montague	East Indiaman	Vaux	Northam	United Kingdom	For private owner. [24]
8 March	Fair Trader	Steamship	Messrs. Smith & Rodger	Govan	United Kingdom	For Andrew Greig. [25]
8 March	Leander	Fourth rate	Thomas Blake	Portsmouth Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy. [26]
13 March	Zéphyr	Zéphyr-class aviso		Bordeaux	France	For French Navy. [27]
21 March	Reynard	Screw sloop		Deptford Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
23 March	Canton	Steamship	Messrs. Tod and MacGregor	Partick	United Kingdom	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [28]
28 March	Asia	Barque	Mr. Stephen	Dundee	United Kingdom	For private owner. [29]
31 March	Mars	Steamship	Messrs. Denny Bros.	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Dundee, Leith and London Shipping Company. [30]
31 March	Neptune	Steamship	Messrs. Denny Bros.	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Dundee, Leith and London Shipping Company. [30]
March	Isabella Muston	Schooner	W. & J. Pile	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Atkinson. [12] [31]
3 April	Sophia	Schooner	Messrs. Eyton & Co.	Mostyn	United Kingdom	For private owner. [32]
4 April	Aboukir	Albion-class ship of the line		Devonport Dockyard	United Kingdom	for Royal Navy.
5 April	Arrogant	Frigate	Fincham	Portsmouth Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy. [33]
5 April	Commerce	Clipper	Messrs. Geddes & Young	Kingston on Spey	United Kingdom	For private owners. [34]
5 April	Enterprise	Research vessel	Money Wigram & Sons	Blackwall	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
5 April	Plumper	Screw sloop	Fincham	Portsmouth Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy. [33]
6 April	Panic	Barque	Messrs. Cato & Miller	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For Thomas Ripley. [35]
7 April	Celt	Steamship	Messrs. Denny Bros	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Campbeltown Company. [30]
8 April	De Witt Clinton	Packet ship	Messrs. Perrine, Patterson & Stack	New York	United States	For Black Star Line. [36]
12 April	Schah Jehan	Full-rigged ship	Messrs. Denny & Rankin	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Henry Moore & Co. [37]
14 April	Europa	Steamship		Glasgow	United Kingdom	For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [38]
17 April	Charlotte Jane	Full-rigged ship	William Patterson	Bristol	United Kingdom	For private owner.
28 April	The Duke	Schooner	Messrs. Brindrit and Whiteway	Runcorn	United Kingdom	For private owner. [39]
April	Amaranth	Merchantman	William Carr	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Booth & Co. [12] [40]
April	Garrell	Schooner	William Napier Sr.	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. [41]
April	Luggie	Schooner	William Napier Sr.	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. [41]
April	Shirva	Schooner	William Napier Sr.	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Forth & Clyde Canal Company. [41]
3 May	Duguesclin	Suffren-class ship of the line	Antoine Auriol	Rochefort	France	For French Navy. [42]
3 May	Ochtertyre	Barque	Messrs. Lunnan & Robertson	Peterhead	United Kingdom	For private owner. [43]
4 May	Speculator	Schooner	Mason	Runcorn	United Kingdom	For private owner. [44]
4 May	Victoria	Schooner	Mr. Duncan	Kingston on Spey	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Forbes, Milne & Co. [45]
5 May	Colbert	Corvette		Cherbourg	France	For French Navy. [46]
13 May	Harlequin	Steamship	Messrs. Smith & Son	Gainsborough	United Kingdom	For Gainsborough Steam Packet Company. [47] [48]
17 May	Inconstant	Fabert-class aviso		Nantes	France	For French Navy. [49]
18 May	Ferooz	Frigate		Bombay	India	For British East India Company. [15]
18 May	Mosquito	Yacht	Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare	Blackwall	United Kingdom	For private owner. [50]
19 May	California	Paddle steamer	William H. Webb	New York	United States	For Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
20 May	Fabert	Fabert-class aviso		Nantes	France	For French Navy. [51]
May	Amelia Gordon	Brig		Pictou	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner. [52]
May	Edward	Barque		Pictou	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner. [53]
May	Hardwicke	Merchantman	Ralph Hutchinson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Nicholson & Thorman. [12] [54]
1 June	Colossus	Vanguard-class ship of the line		Pembroke Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
2 June	Canada	Steamship	Messrs. Robert Steel & Co.	Greenock	United Kingdom	For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [55]
2 June	Hugh Roberts	Schooner	William Roberts	Nevin	United Kingdom	For private owner. [56]
2 June	Jane	Schooner	William Roberts	Nevin	United Kingdom	For private owner. [56]
2 June	The Gem	Schooner	Innes	Leith	United Kingdom	For private owner. [57]
3 June	Bonigta	Clipper	Messrs. Hall & Sons	Footdee	United Kingdom	For William Killey. [58]
3 June	Rusé	Rusé-class aviso	Jean Baudet	Paimbœuf	France	For French Navy. [59]
3 June	Helen Wallace	East Indiaman	Joseph Steel	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For private owner. [60]
20 June	Don Quixote	Schooner	J. Roberts	Pwllheli	United Kingdom	For W. Massey Williams. [61]
29 June	Kelvin	Schooner	Messrs. Napier & Crichton	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. [62]
30 June	Airdrie	Schooner	Messrs. Napier & Crichton	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. [62]
June	Bonaparte	Schooner		Uddevalla	Sweden	For private owner [63]
June	Lynx	Zéphyr-class aviso	Arnaud Chaigneau	Bordeaux	France	For French Navy. [64]
June	Ottawa	Brig		Pictou	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner. [65]
1 July	Gannet	Steamship	Cork Steam Ship Company	Cork	United Kingdom	For Cork Steam Ship Company. [66]
1 July	Jane	Brigantine		Bay of Fundy	Colony of New Brunswick	For private owner. [67]
1 July	Mars	Vanguard-class ship of the line		Chatham Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
4 July	Mona	Yacht	Quine	Ramsey	Isle of Man	For William Drinkwater. [68]
4 July	Trafalgar	East Indiaman	Messrs. R. & H. Green	Blackwall	United Kingdom	For Messrs. R. & H. Green. [69]
17 July	Mariner	Snow	J. King	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Thompson. [12] [13]
17 July	Waterford	Brig		River John	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner. [70]
29 July	Moselle	Corvette		Bordeaux	France	For French Navy. [71]
31 July	Breslaw	Suffren-class ship of the line	Joseph Germain Chéri Fauveau	Brest, Finistère	France	For French Navy. [71] [72]
31 July	Chasseur	Brig		Lorient	France	For French Navy. [71]
July	Arethusa	Schooner	William Jones	Caernarfon	United Kingdom	For private owner. [73]
July	Blenheim	East Indiaman		Newcastle upon Tyne	United Kingdom	For Messrs. T. & W. Smith. [74]
July	Gwen Jones	Schooner	Mr. Christian	Port Madoc	United Kingdom	For private owner. [73]
July	Vengeance	Frigate		Lorient	France	For French Navy. [75]
July	Margaret	Merchantman		South Shields	United Kingdom	For private owner. [76]
July	Petilla	Brigantine	W. & J. Pile	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Tarbit & Co. [12] [31]
1 August	Ariel	Steamship		Toulon	United Kingdom	For French Navy. [71]
1 August	Serieuse	Corvette		Brest	France	For French Navy. [71]
15 August	Balgownie	Barque	Messrs. Walter Hood & Co.	Aberdeen	United Kingdom	For private owner. [77]
16 August	Railleur	Rusé-class aviso		Saint-Malo	France	For French Navy. [78]
17 August	Ardencraig	Merchantman	Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co.	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Cannon, Miller & Co. [79]
17 August	Robina Mitchell	Full-rigged ship	Messrs. Archibald McMillan & Son	Dumbarton	United Kingdom	For Thomas Mitchell. [80]
22 August	Basilisk	Paddle sloop		Woolwich Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
23 August	Naomi	Chinaman	Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co.	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Pryde, Jones & Co. [81]
28 August	Jamestown	Merchantman	Ridgway	Dungarvan	United Kingdom	For Michael Mahoney. [82]
30 August	Independence	Steamship	Messrs. White	Cowes	United Kingdom	Built for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, but sold to the Sicilian Government. [83]
31 August	Albion	Steamship	C. Mare & Co.	Hull	United Kingdom	For General Steam Navigation Company. [84]
31 August	Franklin	Steamship		New York	United States	For Ocean Navigation Steam Company. [85]
31 August	Mercator	Steamship	Messrs. Thos. Wingate & Co.	Whiteinch	United Kingdom	For Hull & Leith Steam Packet Company. [86] [87]
31 August	Peruvian	Barque	Messrs. A. Hall & Sons	Aberdeen	United Kingdom	For private owner. [88]
August	Ann	Schooner	J. Rodgerson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. M'Callum. [12]
August	Durham	Brigantine		Pictou	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner [89]
August	Industry	Schooner	Messrs. Lunnan & Robertson	Peterhead	United Kingdom	For private owner. [90]
August	Ohio	steamship		New York	United States	For private owner. [91]
1 September	Thistle	Steamship	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	United Kingdom	For Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Packet Company. [92]
3 September	Biche	Corvette		Dunkerque	France	For French Navy. [93]
4 September	Ranee	Steamship		Singapore	Straits Settlements	For Royal Navy. [94]
5 September	Diamond	Diamond-class corvette		Sheerness Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy. [95]
14 September	Henri IV	Hercule-class ship of the line	Paul Marie Leroux	Cherbourg	France	For French Navy. [96] [97]
15 September	Vermont	North Carolina-class ship of the line		Boston Navy Yard	United States	For United States Navy
16 September	Jægar	East Indiaman	Messrs. Clarke & Sons	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For Messrs. Clarke & Sons. [98]
16 September	Unicorn	Steamship	Messrs. Brownlow, Pearson & Co.	Hull	United Kingdom	For Hull Steam Packet Co. [99] [100]
23 September	Express	Steamship	Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Co.	Blackwall	United Kingdom	For Edinburgh & Northern Railway Company. [101]
26 September	Mary and Catherine	Pilot boat	Jacob Aaron Westervelt	New York	United States	For Josiah Johnson Sr.
29 September	Marquis of Stafford	Steamship	Messrs. John Reid & Co.	Port Glasgow	United Kingdom	For the Duke of Sutherland and Mr. Matheson. [102]
September	Granville	Brig		"Granville," Bay of Fundy	Unknown	For private owner [103]
September	Henry Lawson	Barque	J. Mearns	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Lawson. [12] [104]
September	John Wood	Full-rigged ship	Messrs. Wood & Sons	Marhport	United Kingdom	For private owner. [105]
September	Madawska	Merchantman	Barclay, Curle & Co.	Glasgow	United Kingdom	For private owner. [106]
September	Utility	Brigantine		Rustico	Colony of Prince Edward Island	For private owner. [107]
2 October	Bombay	Steamship	Messrs. Pilcher	Northfleet	United Kingdom	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. [108]
10 October	Orient	Barque	Walter Hood & Co.	Aberdeen	United Kingdom	For private owner. [109]
12 October	Ariel	Barque	Messrs. Duthie	Aberdeen	United Kingdom	For private owner. [109]
30 October	Sir Bevois	Full-rigged ship	Vaux	Northam	United Kingdom	For private owner. [110]
October	Jessie	Barque			Colony of New Brunswick	For private owner. [111]
October	Johnnes Freiderick	Merchantman		Memel	Prussia	For H. D. Bradhering. [112]
2 November	Vivid	Schooner	Messrs. Lunnan and Robertson	Peterhead	United Kingdom	For Peterhead and London Shipping Company. [113]
11 November	Keystone State	Paddle steamer	Bidwell & Banta	Buffalo, New York	United Kingdom	For Charles M. Reed.
11 November	Meeanee	Vanguard-class ship of the line	Cursetjee Rostomjee	Bombay	India	For Royal Navy.
13 November	Taman	Steamship	Messrs. Robinsons & Russel	Poplar	United Kingdom	For Imperial Russian Government, [114] or the Emperor of Russia. [115]
14 November	Saranac	Sloop-of-war		Portsmouth Navy Yard	United States	For United States Navy.
15 November	The Black Prince	Schooner	William Jones	Caernarfon	United Kingdom	For Mr. Jones. [116]
19 November	John Murray	Merchantman	Hylton Carr	Hylton	United Kingdom	For S. Murray. [12] [40]
21 November	Janus	Génie-class brig		Toulon	France	For French Navy. [117]
25 November	Phaeton	Fourth rate		Deptford Dockyard	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
25 November	Reindeer	Merchantman	Hall & Sons	Footdee	United Kingdom	For private owner. [118]
27 November	Findhorn	Brig	J. Duncan	Kingston on Spey	United Kingdom	For private owner. [119]
28 November	The Scotia	Schooner	John Duncan	Kingston on Spey	United Kingdom	For Mr. Shand. [120]
29 November	Emma and Eliza	Yorkshire Billyboy	William Atkinson	Goole	United Kingdom	For private owner. [121]
November	James Heward	Merchantman	Margaret Reay	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For B. Heward. [12] [122]
November	Myra	Snow	T. Tiffin Jr. & B. Tiffin	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Thomas & George Reed. [12] [122]
14 December	Cyclops	Schooner	John Moore	Castletown	Isle of Man	For Thomas Boyd. [123]
27 December	Porvenir	Tug	Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co.	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For private owner. [124]
28 December	Menai	Steamship	Messrs. Greenstreet and Paton	Liverpool	United Kingdom	For private owner. [125]
December	Elizabeth	Sloop		Peterhead	United Kingdom	For private owner. [126]
Unknown date	Activ	Man of war			Sweden	For Royal Swedish Navy. [127]
Unknown date	Ann & Isabel	Merchantman		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Robson. [12]
Unknown date	Anne	Snow	W. Harty	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Robert Willerton. [12]
Unknown date	Balmoral	Schooner	R. Forrest & Co	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For R. Surtees. [12]
Unknown date	Baltimore	Sidewheel steamer		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	Beatitude	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Bird & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Bermuda	Schooner		Bermuda	Bermuda	For Royal Navy. [128]
Unknown date	Bernicia	Schooner	R. Thompson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Hay & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Bernicia	Barque	James Laing	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Brodie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Black Friar	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Greenwell. [12]
Unknown date	Bounty of Providence	Yorkshire Billyboy	Edward Bannister	Lincoln	United Kingdom	For private owner. [129]
Unknown date	Branch	Snow	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For John Gray & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Brilliant	Snow	Byers	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Matthew. [12]
Unknown date	British Empire	Barque	G. W. & W. J. Hall	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Hall & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Caleb Grimshaw	Full-rigged ship	William H. Webb	New York	United States	For Caleb Grimshaw & Co.
Unknown date	Caledonia	Barque	R. H. Potts & Bros.	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Potts Bros. [12]
Unknown date	Calphurnia	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Toulmin. [12]
Unknown date	Candace	Merchantman	Sykes, Talbot & Sykes	Cox Green	United Kingdom	For Briggs & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Caroline	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For W. Carling. [12]
Unknown date	Charles	Brig		Pictou	Colony of Nova Scotia	For private owner. [130]
Unknown date	Charles Phelps	Whaler		New London, Connecticut	United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	Charlotte Whitmore	Barque	T. Stonehouse	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Nicholson. [12]
Unknown date	City of Glasgow	Full-rigged ship			United Kingdom	For private owner. [131]
Unknown date	Constance	Barque	J. Watson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Marshall. [12]
Unknown date	Cora	Paddle steamer	William Patterson	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Reichsflotte .
Unknown date	Crescent City	Schooner	Joshua T. Foster	Medford, Massachusetts	United States	For private owner. [132]
Unknown date	Cresswell	Merchantman	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Stephen Eltringham. [12]
Unknown date	Culloden	full-rigged ship	H. Ferguson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Ferguson. [12]
Unknown date	Dalhousie	Merchantman		Moulmein	Burma	For Mr. Allan. [133]
Unknown date	Darien	Brig		Blyth	United Kingdom	For private owner. [134]
Unknown date	Dorcas	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Robson. [12]
Unknown date	Duke	Schooner	Brundrit & Whiteway	Runcorn	United Kingdom	For Brundrit & Whiteway. [135]
Unknown date	Economy	Merchantman		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Chapman. [12]
Unknown date	Edith	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Bamfield. [12]
Unknown date	Elijah Packer	Merchantman	James Laing	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Packer. [12]
Unknown date	Elizabeth	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Hindmarsh. [12]
Unknown date	Ellen	Schooner	Thomas Whymark	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Thomas Whymark. [12]
Unknown date	Engineer	Merchantman	J. Barkes	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Kirtley. [12]
Unknown date	Exchange	Schooner	R. Forrest & Co.	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Hodgson. [12]
Unknown date	Ellida	Corvette			Norway	For Royal Norwegian Navy. [136]
Unknown date	Expert	Merchantman		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Waite Bros. [12]
Unknown date	Fairfax	Snow	William R. Abbay	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For William R. Abbay. [12]
Unknown date	Fanny	Snow	L. Gales	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Gales & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Feyzâ-i Bahrî	Mecidiye-class frigate	Tersâne-i Âmire	Constantinople	Ottoman Empire	For Ottoman Navy
Unknown date	Firefly	Merchantman		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [137]
Unknown date	Friend	Pilot boat	Kelley & Holmes	East Boston, Massachusetts	United States	For Thomas Cooper.
Unknown date	Gallovidian	Schooner	J. Rodgerson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Rae & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Gem	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Schofield. [12]
Unknown date	Général Castilla	Paddle steamer			France	For private owner.
Unknown date	Glide	Barque	William Doxford & W. Crown	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Doxford. [12]
Unknown date	Golden Grove	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Brough. [12]
Unknown date	G. P. Griffith	Paddle steamer		Maumee, Ohio	United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	Henrietta	Barque	George Worthy	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Ord & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Henry Morton	Snow	Hugh Morton	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Todd. [12]
Unknown date	Hope	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For W. Herring. [12]
Unknown date	Iceni	Merchantman	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J.Hay. [12]
Unknown date	Indiana	Steamship			United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	Isis	Barque	builder	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For "Shellsh'ar". [12]
Unknown date	Jenny	Merchantman	W. & J. Pile	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Haddock. [12]
Unknown date	John Myers	schooner		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Milner. [12]
Unknown date	John Scott	Snow	R. Forrest & Co.	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Heslop & Co.. [12]
Unknown date	John & Isabella	Snow	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Curry. [12]
Unknown date	Juan	Schooner	William Bonker	Salcombe	United Kingdom	For Robert Hurrell and others. [138]
Unknown date	Kate	Schooner	Mr. Bevans	Llanelly	United Kingdom	For private owner. [139]
Unknown date	Konstantin	Survey vessel	A. I. Butakov		Russia	For Imperial Russian Navy. [140]
Unknown date	Lagerbjelke	Man of war			Sweden	For Royal Swedish Navy. [127]
Unknown date	Lalla Rookh	Brig		Peterhead	United Kingdom	For private owner.
Unknown date	Lavinia	Merchantman	Robert Thomson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	Lord George Bentinck	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. & F. Somes. [12]
Unknown date	Lucy	Merchantman	Ralph Hutchinson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Harper & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Margaret	Merchantman	T. Dryden	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	Margaret	Schooner	D. A. Douglas	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For T. Brodie. [12]
Unknown date	Margaret	Schooner	J. King	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For King & Co. [12] [141]
Unknown date	Mary Ann	Merchantman	William Harkass	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	Mary Matthew	Merchantman	Peter Austin	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For George Matthew. [12]
Unknown date	Memnon	Clipper	Smith and Dimon Shipyard	New York City	United States	For Merchants' Express Line.
Unknown date	Mercia	Snow	W. Petrie	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For J. Hay. [12]
Unknown date	Meridian	Schooner		Ohio	United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	Merlin	Snow	R. H. Potts & Bros.	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Potts & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Minden	Full-rigged ship	James Laing	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Duncan Dunbar & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Mistley	Snow	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Thomas Green. [12]
Unknown date	Mora	Merchantman	T. Dryden	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Simms. [12]
Unknown date	Negotiator	Barque	J. Watson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Lonie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Orion	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Henderson. [12]
Unknown date	Phoenix	Steamship		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	Phoenix	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Patterson. [12]
Unknown date	Pilot	Merchantman	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For George Potts. [12]
Unknown date	Porto Novo	Full-rigged ship			Unknown	For private owner. [142]
Unknown date	Prima Donna	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Cropton. [12]
Unknown date	Prince Albert	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Clarke & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Prince Charlie	Barque	J. Watson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For R. Dall. [12]
Unknown date	Radiant	Snow	Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	United Kingdom	For Richardson Bros. [143]
Unknown date	Relief	Sloop	W. & T. Brodie	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Brodie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Robert & Betsey	Brigantine		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Benson & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Roman Emperor	Full-rigged ship			United Kingdom	For private owner.
Unknown date	Roman Empress	Snow	Buchanan & Gibson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Lesslie & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Rose	Merchantman	Lister & Bartram	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For T. Walker. [12]
Unknown date	Royal Sovereign	Merchantman	G. W. & W. J. Hall	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Collingwood. [12]
Unknown date	Saint George	Snow	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Pinchim. [12]
Unknown date	Sea Witch	Barque			United Kingdom	For Taylor & Co.
Unknown date	Secret	Merchantman		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Kelso. [12]
Unknown date	Senator	Paddle steamer	William H. Brown	New York	United States	For James C. Cunningham.
Unknown date	Senegal	Merchantman	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Mr. Hay. [12]
Unknown date	Serenader	Merchantman	J. Hardie & M. Clark	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Turner Thompson. [12]
Unknown date	St. Lawrence	Brandywine-class frigate		Norfolk Navy Yard	United States	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	Sumatra	Sixth rate		Rotterdam	Netherlands	For Royal Netherlands Navy. [144]
Unknown date	Sumner	Barque	L. Gales	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Brass & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Swallow	Schooner	R. Wright	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Wright & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Syrian	Barque		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Clay & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Thomasine	Merchantman	William Byers	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Parker & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Trelawney	Barque			United Kingdom	For Messrs. Stirling, Gordon & Co. [145]
Unknown date	Tryphena	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Clay & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Una	Snow	W. Hay	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Waters & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Uncle Sam	Paddle steamer		New Albany, Indiana	United States	For private owner.
Unknown date	United	Brig		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Clarke & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Wanderer	Merchantman	William Doxford & W. Crown	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Parker & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Waterloo	Full-rigged ship		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Duncan Dunbar & Sons. [12] [146]
Unknown date	Wear	Merchantman	Robert Thompson & Sons	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Thomas Weir. [12]
Unknown date	William & John	Snow		Sunderland	United Kingdom	For Meadley & Co. [12]
Unknown date	Witham	Merchantman	G. W. & W. J. Hall	Sunderland	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	Yankee	Pilot boat	Holbrook & Adams	Boston, Massachusetts	United States	For New York Pilots.

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