List of ship launches in 1768

The list of ship launches in 1768 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1768.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
21 March Arend Sixth rate Jacob Spaans Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[1]
20 April Trident Exeter-class ship of the line William Pownall Portsmouth Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[2]
22 April San Vicente Ferrer Third rate Edward Bryant Carthagena Spain For Spanish Navy.[3]
April Mouche Cat Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[4]
April Ours Cat Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[5]
2 May San Isidro San Isidro-class ship of the line Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[6]
May Couronne Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line Chevallier Antoine Groignard Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[7]
30 July Barfleur Barfleur-class ship of the line Joseph Harris Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[8]
30 July Indien Indien-class ship of the line Gilles Cambry Lorient Kingdom of France For French East India Company.[9]
July L'Oiseau Chasse-marée Lorient Kingdom of France For Compagnie des Indes.[10]
3 August César César-class ship of the line Chevallier Antoine Groignard Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.[11]
29 August Egmont Third rate Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[12]
30 August Perle Corvette Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Lercaradec Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[13]
28 September Prudent Exeter-class ship of the line William Gray Woolwich Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[14]
10 October San Lorenzo San Juan Nepomuenco-class ship of the line Manuel de Zubiria Guarnizo Spain For Spanish Navy.[15]
19 October Flèche Corvette Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
11 November Flore Frigate Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.
22 November Den Prægtige Third rate Frederik Michael Krabbe Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[16]
23 November Aurore Frigate Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.
9 December San Agustín Ship of the line Manuel de Zubiria Guarnizo Spain For Spanish Navy.[17]
10 December Raisonnable Ardent-class ship of the line Joseph Harris Chatham Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[18]
10 December San Julián San Isidro-class ship of the line Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[19]
Unknown date Bellona Sixth rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[20]
Unknown date Betsey Guineaman Liverpool  Great Britain For William James & Co.
Unknown date Boreas Sixth rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[21]
Unknown date Duke of Grafton East Indiaman John Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.[22]
Unknown date Feth-i Zafer Fifth rate Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[23]
Unknown date L'Ajax Full-rigged ship Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For private owner.[24]
Unknown date Sainte Reine Sainte Reine-class gabarre Lorient Kingdom of France For Compagnie des Indes.[25]
Unknown date Cerf Volant Corvette Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[26]
Unknown date Ecureuil Corvette Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[27]
Unknown date Gange Flûte François Caro Lorient Kingdom of France For Compagnie des Indes.[28]
Unknown date Vert Galant Corvette Bordeaux Kingdom of France For French Navy.[29]
Unknown date Experience Corvette Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For French Navy.[30]
Unknown date Princess Auguste Grab Bombay India For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date Princess Royal Grab Bombay India For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date Queen Ketch Bombay India For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date Thetis Sixth rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[32]
Unknown date Venus Fourth rate Peter Edwards Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate corvette 'Arend' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Vicente Ferrer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "French cat 'Le Mouche' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "French cat Le Ours (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Couronne' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  8. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Barfleur' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "French Merchant east indiaman 'Indien' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ^ "French Merchant chasse-maree 'L'Oiseau' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'César' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Egmont' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "French corvette 'La Perle' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Lorenzo' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Den Praegtige' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Augustin' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  18. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Raisonnable' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Boreas' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  22. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Grafton' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Turkish Fifth Rate frigate 'Feth-i Zafer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  24. ^ "French Merchant ship 'L'Ajax' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  25. ^ "French Merchant gabarre 'La Sainte Reine' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  26. ^ "French corvette 'Le Cerf Volant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  27. ^ "French corvette 'L'Ecureuil' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  28. ^ "French Merchant flûte 'Le Gange' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  29. ^ "French corvette 'Le Vert Galant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  30. ^ "French corvette 'L'Experience' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  31. ^ a b c Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. pp. 331–32.
  32. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  33. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate corvette 'Venus' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.