List of ship launches in 1803

The list of ship launches in 1803 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1803.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Huddart East Indiaman Perry, Wells & Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
8 January Lady Castlereagh East Indiaman Randall Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
8 January Union East Indiaman Randall Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
24 January Brutus Téméraire-class ship of the line Lorient France For French Navy.[1]
24 January Cumbrian Merchantman Bombay India For Bruce, Fawcett & Co.
25 January Europe East Indiaman Perry Blackwall  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[2]
January Charlotte Dundas Paddle steamer John Allan Glasgow  United Kingdom For William Symington.
5 February Ceylon East Indiaman Pitcher Northfleet  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[3]
7 February Essex East Indiaman Perry Blackwall  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
8 February Mangles Merchantman Hudson, Bacon & Co Calcutta India For Buckles & Co.
8 February Prince of Wales East Indiaman Peter Everitt Mestaer Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
February Betsey and Sally Fishing vessel Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Brotherly Love's Increase Merchantman Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Nercus West Indiaman Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Neva Merchantman Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Resolution Whaler Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Robert and Ann Collier Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Sally Fishing vessel Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Sovereign Merchantman Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
February Visitor collier Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
9 March Lord Melville East Indiaman Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
22 April Alexander East Indiaman Grayson Liverpool  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
22 April Patent Merchantman Mr. Bradley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For private owner.[5]
23 April Colossus Colossus-class ship of the line Sir Henry Peake Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
7 May Liogkii Speshni-class frigate G. Ignatyev Solombala Shipyard, Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.
6 June Euryalus Apollo-class frigate Balthazar & Edward Adams Bucklers Hard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
7 June Euphrates East Indiaman Francis Hurry & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
25 June Vixen Schooner William Price Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Navy.
June Cumberland Merchantman W. & J. Richards Hythe  United Kingdom For private owner.[7]
June Zephyrus Brig W. Potts Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
5 July Tribune Fifth rate Bursledon  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[9]
13 July Bucentaure Bucentaure-class ship of the line Arsenal de Toulon Toulon France For French Navy.[10]
18 July Vétéran Téméraire-class ship of the line Pierre Ozanne Brest France For French Navy.[11]
20 July Gloire Frigate Mathurin Crucy Nantes France For French Navy.[12]
21 July Repulse Repulse-class ship of the line Barnard and Roberts Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[13]
26 July Christian VII Second rate Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[14]
July Expedition Full-rigged ship  United Kingdom For private owner.[15]
July Isla Brig Lympstone  United Kingdom For private owner.[16]
6 August Suffolk Merchantman Hudson, Bacon & Co. Calcutta India For private owner.
6 August Syren Brig Nathaniel Hutton Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
9 August Name unknown Brig Thorpe St Andrew  United Kingdom For private owner.[17]
15 August Neptune Bucentaure-class ship of the line Toulon France For French Navy.[18]
18 August Hero Fame-class ship of the line Perry Blackwall  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
18 August Magnanime Téméraire-class ship of the line Rochefort France For French Navy.
21 August Argus Brig Edmund Hartt Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
August Harmony Brigantine  United Kingdom For private owner.[19]
2 September Shannon Perseverance-class frigate Josiah and Thomas Brindley Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
3 September Illustrious Fame-class ship of the line Randall & Brent Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
17 September Suffren Téméraire-class ship of the line Mathurin Crucy Lorient France For French Navy.[20]
24 September Cassard Third rate Pierre Ozanne Brest France For French Navy.[21]
24 September Matilda Merchantman Calcutta India For private owner.
1 October Hebe Full-rigged ship Breen Chittagong India For private owner.
1 October Vengeur Océan-class ship of the line Brest France For French Navy.
3 October Name unknown Merchantman Fletcher & Co. Maryport  United Kingdom For private owner.[22]
6 October Indus Merchantman Simon Temple Jr. South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.
13 October Extremeña Schooner Guayaquil Viceroyalty of Peru For Spanish Navy.
15 October Winchelsea East Indiaman Perry, Wells & Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
17 October Scorpion Cruizer-class brig-sloop John King Dover  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
28 October 338 Pinnace Havre de Grâce France For French Navy.[23]
31 October Lord Forbes West Indiaman Troughton Chester  United Kingdom For Forbes & Co.
31 October Woodhouse Merchantman R. Reay South Hylton  United Kingdom For Messrs. Terry & Sons.[24]
October Aurora Frigate Vlissingen Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[25]
14 November Iris Frigate Amsterdam Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[26][27]
14 November Orpheus Fifth rate Amsterdam Batavian Republic For Dutch Navy.[28][27]
15 November Hermione Fifth rate Antoine Geoffroy Lorient France For French Navy.
30 November James Sibbald Merchantman Bombay India For private owner.
31 December Elisabeth Merchantman John Scott and Sons Greenock  United Kingdom For Messrs. Stirling, Gordon & Co.[29]
December Name unknown Brigantine Southwold  United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
Unknown date Active Brigantine Peterhead  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
Unknown date Adolphe Lugger Dieppe France For M. Merlin-Dubreuil.
Unknown date Adventure Privateer France For private owner.
Unknown date Alexander Full-rigged ship Bombay India For Charles Forbes & Co.
Unknown date Alsace Merchantman France For private owner.
Unknown date Ann Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
Unknown date Ariadne Merchantman Cowes  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Badger Cutter Cowes  United Kingdom For Board of Customs.
Unknown date Bedford Merchantman Location unknown For private owner.
Unknown date Betsey Merchantman Chittagong India For Hogur & Co.
Unknown date Bloys Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[32]
Unknown date Brakel Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[33]
Unknown date Britannia Merchantman J. Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
Unknown date British Tar Merchantman Lockwood Brodrick South Shield  United Kingdom For T. Forrest.
Unknown date Buccleuch Ketch Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Liddle & Co.[34]
Unknown date Cambrian Full-rigged ship Bombay India For private owner.[35]
Unknown date Cambridge Merchantman Francis Hurry Howdon  United Kingdom For Lord Camelford.
Unknown date Charlotte Merchantman Bombay India For Alex Adamson.
Unknown date Charlotte Sloop Sydney New South Wales For Robert Inch.
Unknown date City of Edinburgh Merchantman Henry Baldwin Quebec City Lower Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Countess of Northesk Smack Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For James Johnson.[36]
Unknown date Das Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[37]
Unknown date Defence Transport ship Simon Temple South Shields  United Kingdom For Mr. Duncan.
Unknown date De Gelder Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[38]
Unknown date De Haan Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[39]
Unknown date De Haas Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[40]
Unknown date De Liefde Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[41]
Unknown date Déterminé Brig France For private owner.
Unknown date Eliza Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
Unknown date Estombole Full-rigged ship Bombay India For private owner.[35]
Unknown date Evertsen Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[43]
Unknown date Fame Merchantman Matthew Smith Calcutta India For private owner.
Unknown date Fame Sloop Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Mr. Bell.[44]
Unknown date Forth Snow Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Leith Shipping Co.[45]
Unknown date Frisk Cutter Bools & Good Bridport  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Governor King Schooner Henry Kable & James Underwood Sydney New South Wales For Henry Kable & James Underwood.
Unknown date Harriot Merchantman Broadstairs  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Heemskerck Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[46]
Unknown date Holland Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[47]
Unknown date Hulst Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[48]
Unknown date Intrepid Merchantman Simon Temple Jr. South Shields  United Kingdom For Simon Temple Jr.
Unknown date Jason Ship-sloop William Rowe Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For W. Row.
Unknown date Kemphaan Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[49]
Unknown date Lady Nepean Cutter Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Gibbs & Co.[50]
Unknown date Le Courrier de Terre Neuve Privateer Jean-Baptiste Collet Saint-Servan France For private owner.[51]
Unknown date Lord Castlereagh Merchantman P. Tonks Cochin India For Bruce, Fawcett & Co.
Unknown date Macclesfield Slave ship Lancaster  United Kingdom For Mr. Taylor.
Unknown date Mansfield Smack or sloop Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Mr. Richardson.[52][53]
Unknown date Mansuriye Third rate Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[54]
Unknown date Nancy Sloop Kable & Co Hawkesbury River New South Wales For private owner.
Unknown date Nepean Cutter Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For George Browne.[55]
Unknown date Œconomy Merchantman builder Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
Unknown date Otter Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[56]
Unknown date Oxford Collier Howdon Pans  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Pack-Horse Luggage boat Bombay India For British East India Company.[35]
Unknown date Paragon Merchantman Portsmouth, New Hampshire United States For private owner.
Unknown date Patent Merchantman King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Mr. Gillespie.
Unknown date Pieter Floriszoon Full-rigged ship Dunkirk France For Batavian Navy.[57]
Unknown date Reynst Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[58]
Unknown date Roemer Vlack Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[59]
Unknown date Rosina Merchantman Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Royal George Brig-sloop Cowes  United Kingdom For Board of Customs.
Unknown date Saint Pierre Slave ship Bordeaux France For private owner.
Unknown date Sarah Merchantman Liverpool  United Kingdom For R. Kitchen.
Unknown date Schram Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[60]
Unknown date Schrijver Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[61]
Unknown date Sir William Burroughs Merchantman Calcutta India For private owner.
Unknown date Staghouwer Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[62]
Unknown date Tevfiknüma Second rate Rhodes Ottoman Greece For Ottoman Navy.[63]
Unknown date Thames Collier River Thames  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Thames Schooner Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Liddle & Co.[64]
Unknown date Thomas Schooner Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
Unknown date Thomas & Anne Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Matthews.[8]
Unknown date Tjerk Hiddes de Vries Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[65]
Unknown date Trial Coaster Belfast  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Triton Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[66]
Unknown date Tromp Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[67]
Unknown date Two Uncles Schooner Robert Newman Dartmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[68]
Unknown date Tyne Packet Schooner Alexander Doeg Gateshead  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Ulysses Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For John & Philip Laing.[8]
Unknown date Van Der Does Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[69]
Unknown date Van Gendt Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[70]
Unknown date Van Nes Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[71]
Unknown date Vlug Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[72]
Unknown date Volunteer Merchantman South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Warmond Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[73]
Unknown date Wassenaar Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[74]
Unknown date William Pitt West Indiaman Liverpool  United Kingdom For James Loughan.
Unknown date Witte Cornelisz Full-rigged ship Batavian Republic For Batavian Navy.[75]
Unknown date Name unknown Schooner France For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman United States For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Cowes  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Spain For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Rotterdam Batavian Republic For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Spain For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.

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