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

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