List of ship launches in 1809

The list of ship launches in 1809 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1809.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
3 January Rhodian Sloop-of-war Robert Guillaume Northam  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[1]
6 January Venus West Indiaman Caleb Smith & Co. Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
January Friends Brig Liverpool  United Kingdom For Dawson, Humble & Co.[3]
January Iphigénie Privateer Bayonne France For private owner.[4]
1 February Sarpedon Cherokee-class brig-sloop John Warwick Eling  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[5]
12 February Basque Curieux-class brig Jean Baudry Bayonne France For French Navy.
16 February Beaver Cherokee-class brig-sloop Jabez Bailey Ipswich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
18 February Arachne Cruizer-class brig-sloop Thomas Hills Sandwich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
28 February Marinham Merchantman T. & J. Brocklebank Whitehaven  United Kingdom For private owner.[7]
February Aimable Joséphine Privateer Louis & Mathurin Crucy Nantes France For private owner.
February La Patrie Merchantman France For private owner.[8]
3 March Royal Transit Merchantman Ipswich  United Kingdom For private owner.[9]
3 March San Domingo Courageux-class ship of the line Edward Sison Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[10]
4 March Nereus Fifth rate Simon Temple Jarrow  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[11][12]
4 March Royal Oak Fame-class ship of the line John Dudman Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[13]
6 March Malacca Apollo-class frigate Prince of Wales Island, Penang India<--Penang was part of India at the time--> For Royal Navy.
24 March Mouche No. 20 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Toulon France For French Navy.
24 March Mouche No. 21 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Toulon France For French Navy.
31 March Triomphant Téméraire-class ship of the line Rochefort France For French Navy.
1 April Milford Third rate Philemon Jacobs Milford Haven  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[14]
4 April Aid Aid-class storeship Thomas Brindley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
8 April Lady Carrington Merchantman Hilhouse Bristol  United Kingdom For Messrs. Anderson & Swan.
18 April Néréide Piémontaise-class frigate Saint-Malo France For French Navy.
April Bacchus Brig Liverpool  United Kingdom For Morrall & Borland.[15]
April Lydia Full-rigged ship Hall, Buchan & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[16]
1 May Astrée Pallas-class frigate Jean Michel Segondat Cherbourg France For French Navy.[17]
2 May Ajax Vengeur-class ship of the line Perry Blackwall Yard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
2 May Persian Cruizer-class brig-sloop Daniel List Cowes  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[18]
4 May Abo Corvette D. V. Kuznetsov Nicolaev  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[19]
9 May Ne Tron Menia Selafail-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[20]
9 May Pobedonosets Third rate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[21]
9 May Trekh Ierarkhov Selafail-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[22]
10 May Vsevolod Vsevolod-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin location  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[23]
19 May Saratov Vsevolod-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin location  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[24]
25 May Ulm Téméraire-class ship of the line Toulon France For French Navy.
29 May Castilan Cruizer-class brig-sloop Thomas Hills Sandgate  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[25]
30 May Hecate Cruizer-class brig-sloop John King Upnor  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[26]
May Martin Bermuda-class sloop David McCallan Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
2 June Endeavour Boat Bowness-on-Windermere  United Kingdom For John Wilson.[27]
20 June Bulmer Transport ship Smith Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.
29 June John of Gaunt West Indiaman Brocklebank Whitehaven  United Kingdom For private owner.[28]
29 June Scylla Cruizer-class brig-sloop Robert Davy Topsham  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
June Hopewell Sloop Borrowstoneness  United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
June Leeds Merchantman Bridlington  United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
1 July Echo Cruizer-class brig-sloop John Pelham Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[31]
3 July Hesper Cormorant-class ship-sloop Benjamin Tanner & John Crook Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
15 July Mouche No. 22 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso François Peste Genoa Kingdom of Italy For French Navy.
15 July Partridge Cormorant-class ship-sloop John Avery Dartmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
15 July Thracian Cruizer-class brig-sloop Josiah & Thomas Brindley Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32]
15 July Trinculo Cruizer-class brig-sloop Scott Blake Bursledon  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[33]
29 July Welton Merchantman W. Gibson Hull  United Kingdom For T. Barkworth & Co.
July Royal George Sloop-of-war John Dennis Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard Upper Canada For Provincial Marine.[34]
2 August Mouche No. 23 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Bayonne France For French Navy.
12 August Mouche No. 24 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Jean Baudry Bayonne France For French Navy.
12 August Orpheus Apollo-class frigate Robert John Nelson Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[35]
12 August Rifleman Cruizer-class brig-sloop John King Upnor  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
14 August Sviatoslav Selafail-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[36]
15 August Adrienne Pallas-class frigate François-Frédéric Poncet Toulon France For French Navy.[37]
28 August Charybdis Cruizer-class brig-sloop John Davidson & Mark Richards Hythe  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
29 August Mouche No. 26 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Bayonne France For French Navy.
30 August Girafe Var-class storeship La Ciotat France For French Navy.[38]
8 September Sophie Cruizer-class brig-sloop John Pelham Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
11 September Berwick Vengeur-class ship of the line John Perry Blackwall  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[39]
12 September Manilla Man-of-war Edward Sison Woolwich  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[40][41]
18 September Sveaborg Fifth rate I. V. Kurepanov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[42]
20 September Archduke Charles Merchantman Simon Temple Jarrow  United Kingdom For S. Temple & M. Lindsay.
23 September Curacoa Apollo-class frigate Robert Guillaume Northfleet  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
24 September Zephyr Crocus-class brig-sloop Nicholas Diddams Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 September Alpha Merchantman Alexander Sime & Co. Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[43]
27 September Crane Cruizer-class brig-sloop Josiah & Thomas Brindley Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
September Persanne Var-class transport ship Chicallat & Jouvin Marseille France For French Navy.
September Venus Merchantman James MacRae Chittagong India For private owner.
14 October John Campbell Full-rigged ship John Scot & Sons Glasgow  United Kingdom For John Campbell Sr. & Co.[44]
20 October Mouche No. 27 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Bayonne France For French Navy.
24 October Earl of Chester Merchantman Chester  United Kingdom For Clarke & Tods.[45]
25 October Muros Crocus-class brig-sloop Robert Seppings Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
October The Jubilee Merchantman John Foster Selby  United Kingdom For private owner.[46]
8 November Trelawney West Indiaman John Barrey Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[47]
9 November Arcade Merchantman Pearson, Collinson & Co Thorne  United Kingdom For Messrs Moxons.[47]
9 November Leda Apollo-class frigate Edward Sison Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[48]
9 November Mountaineer Merchantman Smales & Co. Whitby  United Kingdom For James Arry.[47]
9 November Prospero Crocus-class brig-sloop Edward Sison Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
9 November Trent Merchantman John Smith Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[47]
21 November Christopher West Indiaman Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For Bradshaw & Co.
21 November Coquette Diligente-class corvette France For French Navy.[49]
24 November Hebe West Indiaman Thomas Steemson Paull  United Kingdom For Mr. Staniforth.
November Mouche No. 28 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Bayonne France For French Navy.
8 December Golymin Téméraire-class ship of the line Caudan Lorient  France For French Navy.
8 December Rodney Vengeur-class ship of the line Frances Barnard Deptford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[50]
8 December Saldanha Apollo-class frigate Temple South Shields  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
9 December Astell East Indiaman Peter Everitt Mestaer Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[51]
9 December Poictiers Vengeur-class ship of the line John King Upnor  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[52]
20 December Jalouse Cormorant-class ship-sloop Joseph Tucker Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[53]
22 December Theban Apollo-class frigate George Parsons Warsash  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[54]
23 December Belvidera Apollo-class frigate Robert John Nelson Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[55]
December Fidèle Pallas-class frigate Vlissingen Kingdom of Holland For French Navy.[56]
Unknown date Accommodation Paddle steamer John Jackson & John Bruce Montreal Lower Canada For John Molson.
Unknown date Achilles Merchantman United States For private owner.
Unknown date Ann Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Covey.[57]
Unknown date Ariel Brig Bombay India For British East India Company.[58]
Unknown date Aurora Sloop Bombay Dockyard Bombay India For Bombay Marine.
Unknown date Balfour Barque T. & J. Brocklebank Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Thomas & John Brocklebank.[59]
Unknown date Bombay Merchantman Bombay India For private owner.[60]
Unknown date Bona Privateer United States For George J. Brown, John Gooding, William T. Graham, John Hollins, Charles Kalkman, Michael McBlair and James Williams.
Unknown date Bramble Shamrock-class schooner Dell Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date British Hero Transport ship Simon Temple Jarrow  United Kingdom For British government.
Unknown date Charles Grant East Indiaman Bombay India For British East India Company.[58]
Unknown date Diana Schooner Oswego, New York United States For Matthew McNair.
Unknown date Elizabeth West Indiaman William James, Brice & Co. Wapping  United Kingdom For Robert Claxton & Sons.
Unknown date Elizabeth Merchantman Buckle & Davies Chepstow  United Kingdom For Lowbridge and Richard Bright.
Unknown date Ferret Cutter Josiah Fox Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia United States For United States Navy.[61]
Unknown date Ganges Whaler Haverhill, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Hebe Merchantman  United Kingdom For Mr. Cheesewright.
Unknown date Holly Shamrock-class schooner Nathaniel Tynes Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.[62]
Unknown date John west Indiaman Chester  United Kingdom For Hind & Co.
Unknown date John O'Gaunt Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For Worswick & Co.
Unknown date John Tobin Merchantman Hull  United Kingdom For Tobin & Co.
Unknown date Le Fantôme Privateer France For private owner.[63]
Unknown date Juniper Shamrock-class schooner Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Lord Wellington Merchantman R & J Bulmer South Shields  United Kingdom For Bulmer & Co.
Unknown date Mariner Merchantman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For private owner.
Unknown date Mistletoe Shamrock-class schooner Hill Bermuda Bermuda For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Monmouth Barque Laing & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown Mouche No. 25 Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso Bayonne France For French Navy.
Unknown date Myrtle Brigantine  United Kingdom For private owner.[64]
Unknown date Nimrod Merchantman Montreal Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Oneida Brig Christian Bergh & Henry Eckford Oswego, New York United States For United States Navy.
Unknown date Orange Gunboat Halifax Upper Canada For Royal Navy.[65]
Unknown date Phénix Privateer Bordeaux France For private owner.
Unknown date Ramoncita Merchantman South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Rosina Brig Hylton Ferry Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[57]
Unknown date Sappho Full-rigged ship John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Sir F. Baring.[57]
Unknown date Tranby Brig Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Clarkson.[57]
Unknown date Trelawney West Indiaman Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Vautour Sylphe-class brig Vlissingen France For Royal Navy.
Unknown date Vestal Brig Bombay Dockyard India For Bombay Marine.
Unknown date Wasp Brig Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date William Rathbone West Indiaman Liverpool  United Kingdom For Tobin & Co.
Unknown date Yestal Brig Bombay India For British East India Company.[58]
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Boston, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman Boston, Massachusetts United States For private owner.
Unknown date Name unknown Merchantman France For private owner.

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