List of ship launches in 1783

The list of ship launches in 1783 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1783.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
6 January Dictator Inflexible-class ship of the line Batson Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
20 January Gladiator Roebuck-class ship Adams Bucklers Hard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
21 January Carnatic Courageux-class ship of the line Dudman Deptford Wharf  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
3 February Dryade Hébé-class frigate Saint-Malo Kingdom of France For French Navy.
22 March Rattler Echo-class sloop Francis S. Willson Sandgate  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
23 March Désirée Seine-class Flûte (ship) Jean-Joseph Ginoux Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For French Navy.[1]
March Seine Seine-class Flûte (ship) Jean-Joseph Ginoux Havre de Grace Kingdom of France For French Navy.[2]
3 April Powerful Elizabeth-class ship of the line John Perry Blackwall Yard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
4 April Chetyrnadsatye Vosmoi-class frigate O. Matveev Gnilotonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[3]
18 April Weazle Childers-class sloop Andrew Hills Sandwich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[4]
2 May Iris Amazon-class frigate Balthazar Adams Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[5]
4 May Shestnadtsatyi Vosmoi-class frigate O. Matveev Gnilotonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[6]
11 May Grom Perun-class bomb vessel V. A. Selyaninov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[7]
16 May Boleslav Aziia-class ship of the line M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[8]
16 May Mecheslav Aziia-class ship of the line M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[9]
16 May Vozmislav Modified Pavel-class frigate M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[10]
17 May Charon Roebuck-class ship Hilhouse Bristol  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[11]
May Nécéssaire Seine-class Flûte (ship) Havre de Grâce Kingdom of France For French Navy.[12]
May Megaera Tisiphone-class fireship Stephen Teague Ipswich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[13]
9 June Ioann Krestitel Ches'ma-class ship of the line V. A. Selyaninov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[14]
16 June Culloden Ganges-class ship of the line John Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
16 June Druid Hermione-class frigate Teast, Tombes & Blaming Bristol  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
30 June San José First rate Francisco Gautier Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[15]
20 June Tritão Fifth rate Lisbon Portugal For Portuguese Navy.[16]
June Étoile Seine-class Flûte (ship) Bayonne Kingdom of France For French Navy.[17]
1 July Rose Enterprise-class frigate Stewart and Hall Sandgate  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
5 July Séduisant Séduisant-class ship of the line Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
15 July Phoenix Perseverance-class frigate George Parsons Bursledon  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
19 July Prins Willem Third rate Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[18]
19 July Venus Bellona-class frigate Karlskrona Sweden For Royal Swedish Navy.
31 July Bourbon Frigate Cotton John Chatham, Connecticut United States For Continental Navy.[19]
4 August Mercure Séduisant-class ship of the line Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
9 August Prindsesse Lovisa Augusta Indfødsretten-class ship of the line Henrik Gerner Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[20]
15 August Princess Royal Full-rigged ship Liverpool  Great Britain For Baker & Dawson.
2 September Rättvisan Third rate Frederik Henrik af Chapman Karlskrona Sweden For Royal Swedish Navy.[21]
9 September Berrington East Indiaman Perry & Hankey, or Randall Blackwall  Great Britain For British East India Company.
9 September Hillsborough East Indiaman Perry & Co. Blackwall Yard  Great Britain For British East India Company.
12 September Leda Perseverance-class frigate John Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[22]
12 September Prins Maurits Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[23]
12 September Vulcan Tisiphone-class fireship Shoreham-by-Sea  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[24]
16 September Slava Ekateriny Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line S. I. Afanaseyev Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[25]
26 September Europa Portland-class frigate Henry Peake Woolwich Dockyard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[26]
26 September Trekh Ierarkhov Ches'ma-class ship of the line I. V. James Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[27]
27 September Calypso Echo-class sloop-of-war Edward Graves Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
September Middlesex East Indiaman Adams & Barnard, or Randall Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
27 October Penelope Hermione-class frigate John Barton Liverpool  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[28]
28 October Conflagration Tisiphone-class fireship John Pelham Shoreham-by-Sea  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[29]
28 October Inconstant Perseverance-class frigate William Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
11 November Comet Tisiphone-class fireship Moses Game Harwich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[30]
13 November Thunderer Culloden-class ship of the line John & William Wells Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
25 November Thisbe Enterprise-class frigate Thomas King Dover  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
26 November Oostergo Third rate Harlingen Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[31]
10 December Defiance Elizabeth-class ship of the line John Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
11 December Greyhound Amazon-class frigate James Betts Mistley  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32]
23 December Vittoria Leon Trionfante-class ship of the line Andrea Chiribiri Venice Republic of Venice For Venetian Navy.[33]
December Lord Camden East Indiaman Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
Unknown date Æolus West Indiaman Henrik Gerner Åbenrå Denmark-Norway For Butz & Partners.
Unknown date Albion Merchantman Liverpool  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Atlantic Merchantman Swansea  Great Britain For John St Barbe & Co.
Unknown date Bahama Ship of the line Havana Cuba For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date Benjamin Sloop Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For Thomas Ford.[34]
Unknown date Berid-i Zafer Third rate Rhodes Ottoman Greece For Ottoman Navy.[35]
Unknown date Boyd West Indiaman Hill Limehouse  Great Britain For private owner.[36]
Unknown date Britannia Brig Maryport  Great Britain For Mr. Younghusband.
Unknown date Britannia Brig Saltcoats  Great Britain For Bent & Salisbury.
Unknown date Britannia Brig Sunderland  Great Britain For John St Barbe & Co.
Unknown date Britannia Whaler Bridport  Great Britain For Samuel Enderby & Sons.
Unknown date Britannia Full-rigged ship Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For Mr. Le Messurier.[37]
Unknown date Delft Fourth rate De Hoog & De Wit Delfshaven Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date Dordrecht Third rate Jacob Spaans Dordrecht Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[38]
Unknown date Duchess of Portland West Indiaman Bristol  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Duckenfield Hall West Indiaman River Thames  Great Britain For Mr. Nesbit.
Unknown date Duke of Buccleugh Merchantman Yarmouth  Great Britain For Mr. Thompson.
Unknown date Elliott Slave ship Liverpool  Great Britain For F. Ingram & Co.
Unknown date Fletcher East Indiaman John & William Wells Rotherhithe  Great Britain For British East India Company.
unknown date Friderichsværn Frigate Henrik Gerner Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.
Unknown date Friesland Third rate J. Swerus Harlingen Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[39]
Unknown date Hersteller Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[40]
Unknown date Hoop Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[41]
Unknown date Horn Full-rigged ship Sunderland  Great Britain For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Iris Slave ship Liverpool  Great Britain For Backhouse et al.
Unknown date Jenny Schooner Harbour Grace Newfoundland For John Clements.
Unknown date King George West Indiaman River Thames  Great Britain For Neave & Co.
Unknown date Kurer Kurer-class schooner Gnilotonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[43]
Unknown date Lord Donoughmore Cutter Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For Mr. O'Conner.[44]
Unknown date Lord Mulgrave Merchantman Whitby  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Margaret and Ann Brig Sunderland  Great Britain For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Nancy Sloop Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For Robert Thorne & Thomas Ford.[45]
Unknown date Noord Holland Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[46]
Unknown date Piadnadtsatyi Vosmoi-class Frigate Gnilotonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[47]
Unknown date Post Brig Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[48]
Unknown date Rachel Brig Whitby  Great Britain For Coulson, Holt & Lacy.
Unknown date Rotterdam Third rate Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[49]
Unknown date Salamander Cutter Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[50]
Unknown date San Sebastián San Fermin-class ship of the line Pasaia Spain For Spanish Navy.[51]
Unknown date Sante Elisabeth Frigate Valetta Malta For Navy of the Order of Saint John.
Unknown date Semend-i Bahri Third rate Sinop Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[52]
Unknown date Sokol Kurer-class schooner Gnilotonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[53]
Unknown date Statenjacht Jacht Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[54]
Unknown date Tılsım-ı Bahri Fourth rate Rhodes Ottoman Greece For Ottoman Navy.[55]
Unknown date Vliegende Vis Full-rigged ship Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[56]
Unknown date Vrijheid Third rate location Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[57]
Unknown date Westfriesland Third rate Medemblik Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[58]
Unknown date Westmoreland Merchantman Yarmouth  Great Britain For T. Mangles.
Unknown date Windsor Castle West Indiaman Whitby  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Zeven Provincien Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[59]
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Kingdom of France For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Brig Kingdom of France For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Full-rigged ship Southampton  Great Britain For private owner.

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