List of ship launches in 1815

The list of ship launches in 1815 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1815.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
25 January Sphynx Sloop Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia Bombay India For Royal Navy.[1][2]
26 January Redoubtable Vengeur-class ship of the line Edward Sison Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[3]
20 February Dumbarton Castle Paddle steamer Archibald Maclauchlan Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Glasgow Castle Steam Packet Co.[4][5]
24 February Romney Salisbury-class ship of the line John Pelham Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
24 February Wellesley Black Prince-class ship of the line Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia Bombay Dockyard India For Royal Navy.[7]
25 February Angerstein Brig Rollett Grimsby  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
25 February Bengal East Indiaman Steele & Carsewell Greenock  United Kingdom For Cropper, Benson & Co.[9][10]
February Britannia Paddle steamer John Hunter Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Lewis MacLellan and A. McTaggart.
11 March St Vincent Nelson-class ship of the line Thomas Roberts Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[11]
28 March Howe Nelson-class ship of the line Robert Seppings Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[12]
March Duke of Wellington Brig Pulteneytown  United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
11 April Cybèle Pallas-class frigate France For French Navy.[14]
12 April Neptune Merchantman J. Kyd & Co. Kidderpore India For Hook & Co.
17 April East Indian Merchantman J. Kyd & Co., or Kyd & Richards Kidderpore India For private owner.
18 April Genoa Téméraire-class ship of the line Genoa France French First Empire For Royal Navy.
25 April Defence Vengeur-class ship of the line George Parkin Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15]
27 April Caledonia Paddle steamer John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Caledonia Steam Boat Company.
14 May Margery Paddle steamer Archibald McLauchlin & William Denny Dumbarton  United Kingdom For private owner.[16]
23 May Golconda Merchantman Michael Smith Calcutta India For private owner.
26 May Hercule Téméraire-class ship of the line Toulon France For French Navy.
May Greenock Steamship John Denny Dumbarton  United Kingdom For Andrew Shearer.[17]
7 June Woodford West Indiaman Fishburn & Broderick Whitby  United Kingdom For Mr. Chapman.
19 June Brothers Full-rigged ship W. S. Chapman & Co. Whitby  United Kingdom For Aaron Chapman.[18]
23 June Cambridge Third rate William Stone Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[19]
23 June Waterloo Merchantman Peter Blackburn Plymouth  United Kingdom For Mr. Rutledge.
13 July Merkurii Spechnyi-class frigate B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[20]
15 July Perseverance Sloop Matthew & William Moody Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[21]
19 July Liguria Galley Duchy of Genoa Genoa  United Kingdom For Genoese Navy.[22]
22 July Hecla Hecla-class bomb vessel Barkworth, Hawkes & Co. Hessle  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[23]
22 July Waterloo Barque George Hillhouse, Sons, & Co. Bristol  United Kingdom For George Hillhouse, Sond, & Co.
26 July Infernal Hecla-class bomb vessel Barkworth, Hawkes & Co Hessle  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[23][24]
July Duke of Wellington Merchantman Bell and Grange Grimsby  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
July Editha Snow G. D. Smith Scarborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
July Lord Normanby Brig Feetham Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
July Morning Star Merchantman Richard Walker Grimsby  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
July Pacific Snow Tindall Scarborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
7 August Byron Snow Stockton-on-Tees  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
7 August Tecumseh Schooner George Moore Chippawa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada For Royal Navy.[26]
21 August Franklin Ship of the line Samuel Humphreys & Charles Penrose Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.[27]
29 August Tom Bowline Merchantman J. and H. Smith Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[28]
August Erato Barque J. Hutchinson Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29][30]
5 September Hercules Vengeur-class ship of the line George Parkin Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[31]
5 September Mary Brig Bird Tranmere  United Kingdom For private owner.[32]
20 September Waterloo Merchantman Chapman & Ellis Bideford  United Kingdom For William Fry.
3 October Caledonia East Indiaman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Laing & Co.[29]
5 October Zenobia Merchantman Matthew Smith Calcutta India For private owner.
9 October Bromby Smack Gill Aberdeen  United Kingdom For Aberdeen & Hull Shipping Company.[33]
19 October Stately Smack James Birnie Montrose  United Kingdom For Old Shipping Co.[34]
October Sir John Cameron Brig Corpach  United Kingdom For private owner.[34][35]
1 November Marquis of Anglesea Merchantman B. Heward Sunderland, County Durham  United Kingdom For private owner.
7 November Augustus Frigate Venice Austrian Empire For Austrian Navy.[36]
7 November Cesare Téméraire-class ship of the line Venice Austrian Empire For Austrian Navy.
15 November Waterloo Sloop J. Vellan Leeds  United Kingdom For H. Harrison.[37]
16 November Java Fourth rate Edward Churchill Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[38][39]
18 November Melpomene Merchantman George Dobson & Joseph Wales King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Mr. Vidal.
November Waterloo Packet ship Foster & Co. Selby  United Kingdom For private owner.[40]
12 December Iason Corvette A. I. Melikhov Sevastopol  Russia For Imperial Navy.[41]
18 December Zebra Cruizer-class brig-sloop Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia Bombay Dockyard India For Royal Navy.
19 December Actaeon Merchantman Thomas Owen Topsham  United Kingdom For private owner.
19 December British Queen Steamship Smith & Co. Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
19 December Friend's Goodwill Brig Moody & Co Gainsborough, Lincolnshire  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
December Industry Brig Bell & Grage Grimsby  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Actaeon Merchantman Calcutta India For J. Scott & Co.
Unknown date Alexander Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[43]
Unknown date Alliance Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Ann & Dorothy Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & Willia Gales.[29]
Unknown date Argyle Paddle steamer J. & C. Wood Glasgow  United Kingdom For private owner.[44]
Unknown date Asia Merchantman Matthew Smith Calcutta India For Charles A. Hackett.
Unknown date Burc i Zafer Third rate Constantinople Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[45]
Unknown date Avon Full-rigged ship Boston, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Belle Alliance Merchantman Barry Patourel Saint Peter Port England Guernsey For J. Vidamour.
Unknown date Boxer Full-rigged ship United States For United States Navy.[46]
Unknown date Braddock Merchantman  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Brigantine Sloop Bombay India For Royal Navy.[1]
Unknown date Christopher Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[47]
Unknown date Creole Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[48]
Unknown date Cyrus Whaler Holt & Richardson Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date DBUS Tijger Full-rigged ship Netherlands Netherlands For Dutch Navy.[49]
Unknown date Dorothy Merchantman Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Echo Full-rigged ship Netherlands Netherlands For Dutch Navy.[50]
Unknown date Eliza Merchantman Java Netherlands Netherlands East Indies For private owner.
Unknown date Elizabeth Square Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Fame Merchantman John Goodie Quebec United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Firebrand Full-rigged ship United States For United States Navy.[51]
Unknown date Four Sisters Merchantman Rangoon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Burma For private owner.
Unknown date Frederiksvœrn Brig Norway For Royal Norwegian Navy.[52]
Unknown date Gallant Snow Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Garland Privateer Quincy, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Glenbervie Merchantman Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Douglas & Co.
Unknown date Globe Whaler Nantucket, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Hero Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thomas Railston Cooper.[29]
Unknown date Isabella Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Laing & Co.[29]
Unknown date James Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Sheal.[29]
Unknown date John and Mary Merchantman A. Cockburn Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date John Bull Merchantman James Scott & Co. Calcutta India For private owner.
Unknown date John Bull Packet ship Matthew & William Moody Gainsborough  United Kingdom For J. Bell & Co.[21]
Unknown date Lavinia Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Liverpool Merchantman Michael Smith Calcutta India For J. Green & Co.
Unknown date Margaret Brig Monkwearmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[53]
Unknown date Necm i Sevket Third rate Eerğli Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[54]
Unknown date Nicholas Snow Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[55]
Unknown date Phoenix Paddle steamer Lake Champlain Steam-boat Company Vergennes, Vermont United States For builder.
Unknown date Picton Merchantman Bristol  United Kingdom For Josiah Gist, George Hilhouse, James Martin Hilhouse, and Robert Hilhouse.
Unknown date Prince Blucher Merchantman Chittagong India For C. Blaney.
Unknown date Princess Charlotte Merchantman Thomas Brocklebank Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Thomas Brocklebank.
Unknown date Providence Snow W. Feetham Monkwearmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Sea Flower Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For B. Robson.[29]
Unknown date Spring Snow James Johnson Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Thyatira Brig Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Torch Lightship Bombay India For Bombay Pilot Service.[1]
Unknown date Traveller Merchantman Peterhead  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Triton Merchantman Calcutta India For private owner.
Unknown date Unity Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John White.[29]
Unknown date Wesp Full-rigged ship Netherlands Netherlands For Dutch Navy.[56]
Unknown date Widdrington Brig Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Waterloo Merchantman St. Martin's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Waterloo Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Grenville.
Unknown date Waterloo Merchantman Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Mr. Preston.

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