List of ship launches in 1743

The list of ship launches in 1743 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1743.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
15 January Torrington Fifth rate George Rowcliffe Northam  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[1]
18 February Chester Fourth rate Wells & Bronsdon Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
16 March Aldborough Sixth rate John Orkill Liverpool  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
18 March Alderney Sixth rate John Reed Hull  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[2]
14 April Captain Third rate Thomas Holland Woolwich Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[3]
17 April St. Paul Ship of the line Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[4]
27 April Le Saint Louis Saint Louis-class East Indiaman Gilles Cambry Lorient Kingdom of France For Compagnie des Indes.[5]
10 May Ferret Sloop-of-war Henry Bird Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
25 May Reyna Reyna-class ship of the line Juan de Acosta Havana Cuba For Spanish Navy.[6]
8 June Hirondelle Barques latines Augustino Scolaro Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.[7]
11 June Cervo d'Oro Fifth rate Andrea Gallina Venice Republic of Venice For Venetian Navy.[8]
13 June Berwick Third rate Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
28 June Lapwing Packet ship Thomas Bronsdon Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
27 July Grampus Wolf-class sloop Philemon Perry Blackwall  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[9]
27 July Phoenix Sixth rate John Greaves Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[10]
July Brilliant Brigantine Bombay India For a private owner in Madras.[11]
28 September Drake Baltimore-class sloop John Buxton Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[12]
8 October Sheerness Sixth rate John Buxton Sr. Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
24 October Hector Fifth rate Hull  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[13]
15 November Tonnant Ship of the line Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
5 December Dennis Lighter Daniel Baker Plymouth Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[14]
6 December Alcide Third rate Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.
19 December Invencible Reyna-class ship of the line Ciprián Autrán Havana Cuba For Spanish Navy.[15]
21 December Roebuck Fifth rate  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
22 December Harwich Fourth rate Barnard Harwich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Stafford East Indiaman  Great Britain For British East India Company.[16]

References

  1. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Torrington' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Alderney' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Captain' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "No. 8222". The London Gazette. 10 May 1743. p. 1.
  5. ^ "French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Saint Louis' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Reina' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Brench barques latines 'L'Hirondelle' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Venetian Fifth Rate frigate 'Cervo d'Oro' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "British sloop 'Grampus' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "British Sixth Rate frigate 'Phoenix' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 330.
  12. ^ "British sloop 'Drake' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Hector' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ "British Other Vessels lighter 'Dennis' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Invencible' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Stafford' (1743)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 May 2021.