List of ship launches in 1805

The list of ship launches in 1805 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1805.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 January Martin Merlin-class sloop Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 January Desperate Archer-class gun-brig Thomas White Broadstairs  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[1]
4 January Forward Archer-class gun-brig Joseph Todd Berwick upon Tweed  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
5 January Marchioness Wellesley Merchantman Thomas Hawkins Calcutta India For private owner.
14 January Jane, Duchess of Gordon East Indiaman Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[2]
15 January Forbes Merchantman Michael Smith Calcutta India For private owner.
16 January Earnest Archer-class gun-brig Menzies & Goalen Leith  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
16 January Oreste Oreste-class brig Havre de Grâce France For French Navy.
16 January Woodlark Archer-class gun-brig Menzies & Goalen Leith  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[3]
17 January Governor Hunter Schooner Isaac Nichols Sydney New South Wales For private owner.
17 January Neptune West Indiaman Brockman Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
17 January Pitt Perseverance-class frigate Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia Calcutta India For Royal Navy.[5]
17 January Pomone Leda-class frigate Josiah & Thomas Brindley Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
17 January Pluton Téméraire-class ship of the line Toulon France For French Navy.[6]
31 January Avon Cruizer-class brig-sloop Symons Falmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
January Martin Merlin-class sloop Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[7]
January Surinam Cruizer-class brig-sloop Obadiah Ayles Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
January Weazel Cruizer-class brig-sloop Thomas Owen Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
1 February Protector Archer-class gun-brig Matthew Warren Brightlingsea  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[8]
2 February Calypso Cruizer-class brig-sloop John Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 February Dexterous Archer-class gun-brig Balthazar & Edward Adams Buckler's Hard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 February Northumberland East Indiaman Francis Hurry Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
2 February Sharpshooter Archer-class gun-brig Matthew Warren Brightlingsea  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
10 February Pomone Hortense-class frigate Genoa Ligurian Republic For French Navy.
15 February Nisus Palinure-class brig Lerond Campion et Cie. Granville France For French Navy.
1 March Gunboat No. 5 Gunboat William Price Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Navy.
1 March Topaze Gloire-class frigate Nantes France For French Navy.
1 March Wolverine Cruizer-class brig-sloop Thomas Owen Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 March Otter Merlin-class sloop Peter Atkinson Hull  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 March Haddock Ballahoo-class schooner Goodrich & Co. Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
30 March William Pitt East Indiaman Frances Barnard, Son & Roberts Deptford  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
12 April Hearty Confounder-class brig Jabez Bailey Ipswich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[9]
12 April Régulus Téméraire-class ship of the line Lorient France For French Navy.
13 April Revenge Third rate Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 April Streatham East Indiaman Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
17 April Martial Confounder-class brig Charles Ross Rochester  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[10]
17 April Pylade Brig Havre de Grâce France For French Navy.
17 April Resolute Confounder-class brig John King Dover  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[11]
27 April Redbreast Archer-class gun-brig John Preston Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
April Brisk Merlin-class sloop Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[12]
April Confounder Confounder-class brig Robert Adams Southampton  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[13]
April King George Full-rigged ship Underwood & Cable Sydney New South Wales For Simeon Lord.
2 May Exertion Confounder-class brig John Preston Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[14]
10 May Conflict Confounder-class brig Robert Davy Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 May Indignant Confounder-class brig Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15][16]
16 May Encounter Confounder-class brig Robert Guillaume Northam  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[17]
16 May Strenuous Confounder-class brig William Rowe Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[18]
18 May Rose Merlin-class ship-sloop William Rule Hastings  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[19][20]
21 May Encounter Gun-brig Guillaume Southampton  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[21]
28 May Moira Schooner Upper Canada Kingston, Ontario For Royal Navy.
28 May Wrangler Archer-class gun-brig John Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[22]
30 May Inveterate Confounder-class brig Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[23][24]
30 May Rebuff Confounder-class brig John Davidson Hythe  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[25]
May Starling Confounder-class gun-brig William Rowe Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
14 June Minorca Cruizer-class brig-sloop Josiah & Thomas Brindley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
17 June Shpitsbergen Fifth rate M. Sarychev Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[26]
27 June Apollo Lively-class frigate George Parsons Bursledon  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
27 June Borée Téméraire-class ship of the line Toulon France For French Navy.
28 June Hornet Sloop-of-war William Price Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Navy.[27]
June Minorca Cruizer-class brig-sloop Josiah and Thomas Brindley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[28]
1 July Seagull Seagull-class brig-sloop John King Dover  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
1 July Solombal Sixth rate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[29]
4 July Grom Bomb vessel Lukmanov Astrakhan  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[30]
9 July Jupiter Merchantman Simon Temple South Shields  United Kingdom For Mr. Bousfield.
11 July Imogen Seagull-class brig-sloop Jabez Bayley Ipswich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
16 July Kite Fly-class brig-sloop Matthew Warren Brightlingsea  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[31]
17 July Moshchnyi Third rate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[32]
17 July Turbulent Confounder-class gun-brig Benmamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[33]
18 July Neva Sixth rate M. Sarychev Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[34]
18 July Skoryi Third rate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[35]
18 July Tvyordyi Urill-class ship of the line A. I. Melikhov Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[36]
20 July Lougen Lougen-class brig Ernst Wilhelm Stibolt Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.
20 July Savage Seagull-class brig-sloop Robert Adams Southampton  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 July Havock Confounder-class brig William Stone & Mr. Custuno Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[37][38]
26 July Starr Merlin-class ship-sloop Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
28 July Delphinen Lougen-class brig Ernst Wilhelm Stibolt Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.
28 July Hornet Sloop-of-war Baltimore, Maryland United States For United States Navy.
28 July Kherson Transport ship M. K. Surovtsov Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[39]
29 July Nightingale Brig-sloop Thomas King Dover  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
29 July Sparrow Fly-class brig-sloop John Preston Great Yarmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[37]
10 August Resistance Lively-class frigate Charles Ross Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[40][41]
12 August Bustler Confounder-class brig Obadiah Ayles Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
12 August Raven Fly-class brig-sloop Matthew Warren Brightlingsea  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[42]
13 August Oberon Seagull-class brig-sloop James Shepherd Sutton-on-Hull  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
16 August Génois Téméraire-class ship of the line Muzzio & Mignone Genoa Ligurian Republic For French Navy.
24 August Name unknown Merchantman William Osborne Kingston  United Kingdom For private owner.[43]
26 August Intelligent Confounder-class brig Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
7 September Arrow Schooner Henry Peake Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[44]
9 September Minerve Fifth rate Jean-Charles Rigoult de Genouilly Rochefort France For French Navy.[45]
19 September Kangaroo Sloop-of-war Joseph Brindley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 September Prindsesse Caroline Prindsesse Caroline-class ship of the line Copenhagen Denmark-Norway For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[46][47]
23 September Milanaise Milanaise-class frigate Louis Jean Baptiste Bretocq Dunkirk France For French Navy.[48]
23 September Virago Confounder-class brig Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[49]
24 September Royal Yeoman West Indiaman Gleed Weymouth  United Kingdom For Mr. Willis.[50][51]
8 October Fame Fame-class ship of the line Elias Bird Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[52]
23 October Orestes Seagull-class brig-sloop Jabez Bayley Ipswich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
24 October Fly Fly-class brig-sloop Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
24 October Ocean Second rate Edward Sison Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[53]
24 October Thames Thames-class frigate Robert Seppings Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 October Minerva Thames-class Frigate Henry Peake Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[54]
October Indian Bermuda-class sloop Robert Shedden Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
9 November Adder Confounder-class brig Obadiah Ayles Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[55]
9 November Lord Collingwood West Indiaman Ayles Wapping  United Kingdom For private owner.[56]
November Whiting Ballahoo-class schooner Goodrich & Co. Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
November Wizard Fly-class brig-sloop Thomas Sutton Ringmore  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[57]
7 December Paulina Seagull-class brig-sloop Robert Guillaume Northam  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[58]
16 December David Shaw Merchantman Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Stitt & Co.
17 December Paulina Seagull-class brig-sloop Robert Guillaume Northam  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
24 December Swallow Cruizer-class brig-sloop Benjamin Tanner Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 December Diana Frigate Rotterdam Kingdom of Holland For Royal Netherlands Navy.[59]
December Dapper Confounder-class brig Robert Adams Southampton  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[60]
Unknown date Albion Merchantman Michael Smith Calcutta India For private owner.
Unknown date Alexander Brodie Merchantman Cooper Calcutta India For Thomas Garland Murray.
Unknown date Austerlitz Privateer United States For private owner.
Unknown date Beaver Barque Eckford & Beebe New York United States For John Jacob Astor.
Unknown date Bermuda Bermuda-class sloop Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Betsey or Betsy Brig John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[61]
Unknown date Betsey, Betsy or Betsys Brig John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[61]
Unknown date Bootle Slave ship Liverpool  United Kingdom For Mr. Kitchen.
Unknown date Caroline Merchantman John Harvey & John Fostger Calcutta India For Clastelin & Co.
Unknown date Dame Ernouf Privateer France For private owner.
Unknown date Despatch Smack Nicholas Bools & William Good Bridport  United Kingdom For Nicholas Bools & William Good.[62]
Unknown date Elizabeth Barque Dartmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Gunboat No. 1 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[63]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 2 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[64]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 3 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[65]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 4 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[66]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 5 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[67]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 6 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[68]
Unknown date Gunboat No. 7 1805-class gunboat  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[69]
Unknown date Iason Brig Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[70]
Unknown date Isabella Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. & P. Laing.[61]
Unknown date James Merhantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Laing.[61]
Unknown date Jane Slave ship Liverpool  United Kingdom For Falkner & Co.
Unknown date Leeds Merchantman Quebec City Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Lord Hobart Brig John Ball Salcombe  United Kingdom For Mr. Deake.[71]
Unknown date Manchester Packet ship Falmouth  United Kingdom For Post Office Packet Service.
Unknown date Marietta Gunboat Edward W. Tupper Marietta, Ohio United States For United States Navy.
Unknown date Minerva West Indiaman Brocklebank Lancaster  United Kingdom For Stuart Donaldson.
Unknown date Mohawk Privateer France For private owner.
Unknown date Neptune West Indiaman Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Penelope Brig John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[61]
Unknown date Pilchard Ballahoo-class schooner Goodrich & Co. Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Prince of Wales Sloop Bombay India For British East India Company.[5]
Unknown date Princess Charlotte Schooner Cowes  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Remittance Full-rigged ship United States For private owner.[72]
Unknown date Resource Merchantman Holt & Richardson Whitby  United Kingdom For Mr. Harrison.
Unknown date Shipley Merchantman Whitby  United Kingdom For Shipley, Williams & Co.
Unknown date Sinclair Merchantman  United Kingdom For W. Osborn.
Unknown date Snapper Ballahoo-class schooner Goodrich & Co. Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Union Slave ship Liverpool  United Kingdom For Mr Thompson.
Unknown date Vengeance Full-rigged ship United States For United States Navy.[73]
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman United States For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Brig France For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Schooner  United Kingdom For private owner.

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