List of ship launches in 1744

The list of ship launches in 1744 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1744.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
January L'Insulaire Frigate Nicholas Levesque Port-Louis Mauritius For Compagnie des Indes.[1]
17 February Swallow Merlin-class sloop John Buxton Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[2]
20 March Merlin Merlin-class sloop Greville & Whetstone Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
19 April Hind Hind-class sloop Philemon Perry Blackwall  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
3 May Winchester Fourth rate Bird Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
4 May Vulture Hind-class sloop John Greaves Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
11 May Vigilant Third rate Jacques-Luc Coulomb Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[3]
13 May Caribou Fourth rate Rene-Nicholas Levasseur Quebec City New France For French Navy.[4]
27 May Fine Fifth rate Pierre Chaillé Fils Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For French Navy.[5]
31 May Shoreham Sixth rate John Reed Hull  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[6]
2 June Wager Sixth rate John Quallett Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[7]
16 June Mary Galley Fifth rate Henry Bird Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
29 June Pearl Fifth rate John Okill Liverpool  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[8]
30 June Lark Fifth rate Richard Golightly Liverpool  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[9]
1 July Princess Louisa Fourth rate Carter Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
17 July Jamaica Hind-class sloop Joseph Allin Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
17 July Trial Hind-class sloop Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
31 July Ludlow Castle Fifth rate James Taylor Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[10]
14 August Colchester Fourth rate Barnard Harwich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
14 August Fowey Fifth rate Blaydes Hull  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
August Emeraude Frigate Pierre Chaillé Fils Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For French Navy.
11 October Portland Fourth rate Snellgrove Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
12 October Defiance Fourth rate West Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
12 October Maidstone Fourth rate Wells Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
13 October Bridgewater Sixth rate George Rowcliffe Northam  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[11]
21 October Invincible Third rate Pierre Morineau Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.
30 October Oriflamme Ship of the line Pierre-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
9 November Speedwell Merlin-class sloop John Buxton Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[12]
12 November Falcon Merlin-class sloop John Barnard location  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[13]
22 November Magnanime Third rate Blaise Geslain Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.
11 December Hazard Merlin-class sloop John Buxton, Sr. Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Ambitieuse France-class galley Jean Reynoir Marseille Kingdom of France For French Navy.[14]
Unknown date København Third rate Denmark–Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[15]
Unknown date Le Grand Turque Full-rigged ship Saint-Malo Kingdom of France For Private owner.[16]
Unknown date Le Lis Privateer Saint-Malo Kingdom of France For private owner
Unknown date Singe Catboat Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[17]
Unknown date Tigre Catboat Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[18]

References

  1. ^ "French Merchant frigate 'L'Insulaire' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "British sloop 'Swallow' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Vigilant' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Caribou' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Fine' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Shoreham' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Wager' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Pearl' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Lark' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Ludlow Castle' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Bridgewater' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ "British sloop 'Speedwell' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ^ "British sloop 'Merlin' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ^ "French galle 'L'Ambitieuse' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'København' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ^ "French Privateer ship 'Le Grand Turque' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  17. ^ "French cat 'Le Singe' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ "French cat 'Le Tigre' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.