List of ship launches in 1763

The list of ship launches in 1763 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1763.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
12 January Vulture Swift-class sloop Humprhey Davis Northam  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[1]
14 February Talbot East Indiaman John Perry Blackwall  Great Britain For British East India Company.[2]
15 February British King East Indiaman John Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.[3]
1 March Swift Swift-class sloop John Greave Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[4]
31 March Defence Bellona-class ship of the line Plymouth Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
15 April Ramillies Ramillies-class ship of the line Edward Allin Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[5]
16 April Prindsesse Sophia-Magdalena Fourth rate Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[6][7]
26 April Bordelois Bordelois-class ship of the line Léon Guignance Bordeaux Kingdom of France For French Navy.
29 April Provence Ship of the line Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
16 May Albion Albion-class ship of the line Adam Heyes Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[8]
13 June Jason Richmond-class frigate Robert Batson Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
1 July Zélé César-class ship of the line Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.[9]
26 July Exeter Exeter-class ship of the line Henniker Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
10 August Terpsichore Frigate Indret Nantes Kingdom of France For French Navy.
26 August Hussar Mermaid-class frigate Thomas Inwood Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
9 September Solebay Mermaid-class frigate Thomas Airey & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
8 October Dawes Jamaicaman William Dodman and William Barnard Ipswich  Great Britain For private owner.[10]
8 October Ferret Ferret-class cutter Edward Allin Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[11]
8 October Lurcher Ferret-class cutter Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[12]
10 October Ferme Bordelois-class ship of the line Léon Guignance Bordeaux Kingdom of France For French Navy.
22 October Danae Fifth rate Indret Nantes Kingdom of France For French Navy.[13]
24 October Augusta St Albans-class ship of the line Wells & Stanton Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
24 October Glory Fifth rate Benjamin Blaydes Hull  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[14]
November Union Third rate Jean Geoffroy Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[15]
3 December Sherborne Cutter Joseph Harris Woolwich Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
5 December Guadeloupe Coventry-class frigate John Williams Neyland  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Atrevido Fifth Rate Juan Real Palma de Mallorca Spain For Spanish Navy.[16]
Unknown date Bellona Frigate Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[17]
Unknown date Devonshire East Indiaman John Perry Blackwall Yard  Great Britain For British East India Company.[18]
Unknown date Dutton East Indiaman John Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.[19]
Unknown date Duke of Gloucester East Indiaman Robert Batson Limehouse  Great Britain For British East India Company.[20]
Unknown date Earl of Lincoln East Indiaman John Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.[21]
Unknown date Le Jean Baptiste Merchantman Saint-Malo Kingdom of France For private owner.[22]
Unknown date Vigilant Corvette Nantes Kingdom of France For French Navy.[23]
Unknown date Mars Third rate L van Zwijndrecht Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[24]
Unknown date Sherbourne Cutter  Great Britain For the Revenue Service.[25]
Unknown date Swift Schooner Bombay India For Bombay Pilot Service.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Vulture (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Talbot' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'British King' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "British sloop 'Swift' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "No. 10310". The London Gazette. 3 May 1763. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prindsesse Sophia Magdalena' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Albion' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Zélé' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "1763". Ipswich Journal. No. 8109. Ipswich. 16 October 1883.
  11. ^ "British cutter 'Ferret' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ "British cutter 'Lurcher' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'Danae' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  14. ^ "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Glory' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Union' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Spanish Fifth Rate xebec 'Atrevido' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Devonshire' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Dutton' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Gloucester' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl of Lincoln ' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. ^ "French Merchant merchantman 'Le Jean Baptiste' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  23. ^ "French corvette 'Le Vigilant' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line Mars (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  25. ^ "British cutter 'Sherbourne' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  26. ^ Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 331.