List of ship launches in 1785

The list of ship launches in 1785 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1785.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
22 January San Ildefonso Third rate Juan Fernandez Romero de Landa Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.
27 January Gorgon Adventure-class ship Perry & Hankey Blackwall Yard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
January Duke of Montrose East Indiaman Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For British East India Company.
10 February Regulus Roebuck-class ship Thomas Raymond Northam  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[1]
28 February Meleager Fifth rate Greaves & Nickoldson Frindsbury  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[2]
5 March Santa Brigida Frigate Cartagena, Spain Spain For Spanish Navy.
7 March Taganrog Fifth rate Gniltonskaya  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[3]
10 March Chichester Adventure-class ship Caleb Crookenden West Itchenor  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[4]
11 March Guerriera Third rate Venice Republic of Venice For Venetian Navy.[5]
26 March Scorpion Echo-class sloop Benjamin Ashman Shoreham-by-Sea  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[6]
26 March Solebay Amazon-class frigate Henry Adams Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[7]
28 March Terrible Culloden-class ship of the line Wells Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
27 April Victorious Culloden-class ship of the line Perry Blackwall Yard  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
8 May Kizliar Kavkaz-class corvette Kazan  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[8]
8 May Mozdok Bomb vessel Kazan  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[9]
9 May Squirrel Sixth rate Barton Liverpool  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
9 May Thetis Sixth rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[10]
13 May Briachislav Briachislav-class frigate M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[11]
13 May Mstislav Iaroslav-class ship of the line M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[12]
13 May Premislav Modified Pavel-class frigate M. D. Portnove Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[13]
13 May Vseslav Iaroslav-class ship of the line M. D. Portnov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[14]
16 May Mariia Magdalina Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line S. I. Afanaseyev Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[15]
19 May Pijl Brig Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.
26 May Castor Amazon-class frigate Joseph Graham Harwich  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
2 June Bed-i Nusret Fourth rate Constantinople Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[16]
8 June Melampus Fifth rate Hilhouse Bristol  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
16 June Sviatoi Georgy Pobedonosets Fourth Rate S. I. Afanaseyev Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[17]
21 June Généreux Téméraire-class ship of the line Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.[18]
25 June Proserpine Hébé-class frigate Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.
25 June Zealous Arrogant-class ship of the line Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
12 July Ramillies Culloden-class ship of the line John Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
16 July San Antonio Third rate Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.
22 July Hind Coventry-class frigate Clayton & Willson Sandgate  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
23 July Audacious Arrogant-class ship of the line John Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
23 July Medusa Experiment-class ship Thomas Pollard Portsmouth  Great Britain For Royal Navy.[19]
July Willem de Eerste Third rate Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[20]
2 August Nuestra Señora de la Paz Fifth rate Ferrol Spain For Spanish Navy.[21]
4 August Félicité Félicité-class frigate Pierre-Alexander Forfait Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.[22]
23 August San Giorgio Leon Trionfante-class ship of the line Scabozzi Manao Venice Republic of Venice For Venetian Navy.[23]
20 August Kronprindsens Lystfregat Royal yacht Adam Hayes Deptford  Great Britain For Kronprinds Frederik.
16 September Ferme Téméraire-class ship of the line Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.
19 September Fougueux Téméraire-class ship of the line Lorient Kingdom of France For French Navy.[24]
21 September Lapwing Enterprise-class frigate Thomas King Dover  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
21 September Romulus Flora-class frigate Greaves & Purnell Limehouse  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
28 September Nassau Ardent-class ship of the line Hilhouse Bristol  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
30 September Circe Enterprise-class frigate Henry Ladd Dover  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
3 October Patriote Téméraire-class ship of the line Brest Kingdom of France For French Navy.
7 October Commerce de Marseille Téméraire-class ship of the line Toulon Kingdom of France For French Navy.
14 October St George Duke-class ship of the line Portsmouth  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
October Manship East Indiaman Wells Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
2 November Rockingham East Indiaman Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
16 November Pomone Frigate Hubert Pennivert & Henri Chevillard Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.
16 November William Pitt East Indiaman Perry Blackwall  Great Britain For British East India Company.
17 November Borée Téméraire-class ship of the line Lorient Kingdom of France For French Navy.
2 December Fleur de Lys Galathée-class frigate Rochefort Kingdom of France For French Navy.
3 December Worcester East Indiaman Perry Blackwall  Great Britain For British East India Company.
11 December Majestic Canada-class ship of the line Adams & Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
15 December Woolwich Adventure-class ship Thomas Calhoue & John Nowlan Bursledon  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
17 December Terpsichore Amazon-class frigate James Betts Mistleythorn  Great Britain For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Alexander Slave ship Bristol  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Backhouse West Indiaman Chester  Great Britain For Tarleton & Backhouse.
Unknown date Borrowdale Collier Sunderland  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Bridgewater East Indiaman Barnard Deptford  Great Britain For British East India Company.
Unknown date Cadiz Dispatch Merchantman Liverpool  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Experiment Sailing ship Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For unknown owner.[25]
Unknown date Flora Man-of-war Friesland Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[26]
Unknown date Galathe Man-of-war Friesland Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[27]
Unknown date Haarlem Third rate Amsterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[28]
Unknown date Hastings Brig Bombay India For Bombay Pilot Service.[29]
Unknown date King George Merchantman South Shields  Great Britain For King George's Sound Company.
Unknown date Manligheten Man of war Sweden For Swedish Navy.[30]
Unknown date Margaret Brig  Great Britain For private owner.[31]
Unknown date Nine Sisters West Indiaman  Great Britain For J. Lockier.
Unknown date Nordstiernen Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[32]
Unknown date Orakabeza West Indiaman Hull  Great Britain For Mr. Burton.
Unknown date Phoenix East Indiaman Wells  Great Britain For British East India Company.
Unknown date Queen East Indiaman Randall Rotherhithe  Great Britain For British East India Company.
Unknown date Sally Merchantman Liverpool  Great Britain For private owner.
Unknown date Sappho Merchantman South Shields  Great Britain For T. Weir.
Unknown date Shaftesbury Sloop Nicholas Bools Bridport  Great Britain For Francis Stewart and William Thadden.[33]
Unknown date Wesp Full-rigged ship Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[34]
Unknown date Zeehond Man-of-war Rotterdam Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[35]
Unknown date Name unknown Chasse-marée Cherbourg Kingdom of France For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Dutch Republic For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Bermuda Bermuda For private owner.

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