List of ship launches in 1748

The list of ship launches in 1748 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1748.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
29 January Nasir-i Bahri Third rate Constantinople Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[1]
5 March Humber Fifth rate John Smith Bursledon  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[2]
19 March Doddington East Indiaman Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
4 April America Fifth rate Nathaniel Messerve Portsmouth, New Hampshire Thirteen Colonies For Royal Navy.[3]
16 April Vanguard Third rate Ewer East Cowes  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
3 May Boston Sixth rate Benjamin Hallowell Boston Massachusetts Thirteen Colonies For Royal Navy.[4]
13 June Saint Laurent Fourth rate Rene-Nicolas Levasseur Quebec City New France For French Navy.[5]
18 July Somerset Third rate John Ward Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
29 July Boscawen East Indiaman Blackwall  Great Britain For British East India Company.[6]
13 August Garland Garland-class frigate John Poole Sheerness Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
13 September Seahorse Sixth rate John Barnard Ipswich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
1 December Protée Third rate François-Guillaume Clarain Des Lauriers Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[7]
7 December Unicorn Unicorn-class frigate Benjamin Slade Plymouth Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
10 December Lyme Unicorn-class frigate Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
10 December Sphinx Sixth rate John Allen Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
18 December Kingdom's Wish Sailing ship Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Company of General Commerce.[8]
Unknown date Amsterdam East Indiaman Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date Bonetto Sloop Bombay India For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date Bornholm Fourth rate Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[10]
Unknown date Cholmondely Cutter  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Dolphin Sloop Bombay India For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date Draak Sixth rate Charles Bentam Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[11]
Unknown date Faam Unrated ship Charles Bentham Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[12]
Unknown date Forester Hoy Philomon Ewer Bursledon  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[13]
Unknown date Grampus Sloop Bombay India For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date Aimable Victoire-class gabarre Brest, France Kingdom of France For French Navy.[14]
Unknown date Victoire Victoire-class gabarre Brest, France Kingdom of France For French Navy.[15]
Unknown date Charmante Victoire-class gabarre Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[16]
Unknown date Gaillarde Victoire-class gabarre Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[17]
Unknown date Postillon Gunboat Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.[18]
Unknown date Luconia Snow Bombay India For British East India Company.[9]
Unknown date Prinses Carolina Fourth rate Paulus van Zwijndrecht Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[19]
Unknown date Prins Willem Third rate Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[20]
Unknown date Warren East Indiaman  Great Britain For British East India Company.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Nasir-i Bahri' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Humber' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'America' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Boston' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Laurent' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Boscawen' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Protee' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 8812". The London Gazette. 3 January 1748. p. 2.
  9. ^ a b c d Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 330.
  10. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship 'Bornholm' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Draak' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutch ship 'Faam' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "British Other Vessels hoy 'Forester' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ "French gabarre 'L'Aimable' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. ^ "French gabarre 'La Victoire' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. ^ "French gabarre 'La Charmante' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ "French gabarre 'La Gaillarde' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  18. ^ "French gunboat 'Le Postillon' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prinses Carolina' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Prins Willem' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  21. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Warren' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.