List of ship launches in 1817

The list of ship launches in 1817 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1817.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
3 January Linnet Quail-class schooner Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[1]
3 January Quail Quail-class schooner William Stone Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
January Milo Brig James Crown Sunderland  United Kingdom For James Crown.[2][3]
1 February Thetis Leda-class frigate Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
4 February Alert Whaler John Hutcheon & Co. Peterhead  United Kingdom For private owner.[4]
15 February Swift Quail-class schooner Henry Canham Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[5]
16 February Espérance Corvette Dunkirk France For French Navy.[6]
17 February Melville Black Prince-class ship of the line Bombay Dockyard India For Royal Navy.
18 February Redbreast Quail-class schooner Henry Canham Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[7]
15 March Almorah Full-rigged ship John Foster Selby  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
19 March Agincourt Vengeur-class ship of the line Edward Churchill Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[9]
22 March Defiance Paddle steamer John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Lochgoil Co.[10]
March Mary Schooner Robert Davy Topsham  United Kingdom For private owner.[11]
1 April Cléopâtre Armide-class frigate Jean Michel Segondat Cherbourg France For French Navy.[12]
2 April Hashemy Full-rigged ship Michael Smith Howrah India For private owner.
17 April Belle Alliance Merchantman James Macrae Chittagong India For private owner.
April Apollo Brig  United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
April Success Sloop Garmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[14]
3 May Starling Cutter George Parkin Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15]
11 May Tug Paddle tug John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For London, Leith, Edinburgh & Glasgow Shipping Co.[16][17]
17 May Kamchatka Kamchatka-class frigate B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[18]
17 May Tees Conway-class post ship William Taylor Bideford  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 May Réal Ferdinand Steamship Seville Spain For private owner.[19][20]
15 June Olimp Feniks-class sloop B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[21]
26 June Traveller Brig Jabez Bayley Ipswich  United Kingdom For private owner.[22]
June Broughton Brig Metcalf Kingston upon Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
June Perkins Brig Steemson Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
15 July Brampton East Indiaman William Bottomley King's Lynn  United Kingdom For private owner.[24]
15 July Kains Indiaman James Evans South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
16 July Catherine Indiaman Richard Bulmer South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[25][26]
17 July Royal George Royal yacht Deptford  United Kingdom For George III.
27 July Arethusa Leda-class frigate Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
30 July Prince of Cobourg Steam packet J. & H. Smith Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[27]
31 July Emulous Brig Chapman & Campion Whitby  United Kingdom For Chapman & Co.
July Polyphème Téméraire-class ship of the line Schuyt Amsterdam Netherlands For French Navy.
4 August Fershampenuaz Trekh Sviatitlei-class ship of the line I. S. Razumov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[28]
12 August Prince Regent Royal yacht Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For George III.[29]
13 August Pomona Sixth rate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[30]
August Caroline Brig  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
1 September Gektor Provornyi-class frigate B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[32]
17 September Eol Vestnik-class
cutter
B. F. Stoker Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[33]
29 September Glasgow Merchantman Robert Steel & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For private owner.[34]
7 October Asia Brig Richard Bulmer & Co. South Shields  United Kingdom For W. Stoveld.
7 October Evstafii Fourth rate M. K. Surovtsov Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[35]
9 October Andrei Tender A. I. Melikhov Nikolaev  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[36]
11 October Dionissi Tender Tarusov Sevastopol  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[37]
12 October Trincomalee Leda-class frigate Wadia Group Calcutta India For Royal Navy.
25 October Dunira East Indiaman Robert Wigram Blackwall Yard  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[38]
28 October Lady Patroness Cutter Charles Grayson Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[39]
October Salus Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Gales.[2][40]
14 November Henry Porcher Barque Hilhouse, Sons & Co. Bristol  United Kingdom For Joseph Graves.
15 December Thalia Full-rigged ship Gibson Hull  United Kingdom For Joel Foster.[41]
Unknown date Agenor Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Richard Clark.[2]
Unknown date Amphitrite Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & William Gales.[2]
Unknown date Aries Merchantman John & Philip Lain Sunderland  United Kingdom For H. Tanner.[2]
Unknown date Borneo Full-rigged ship Richard Hare Borneo Netherlands East Indies For Richard Hare.
Unknown date Busy Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Everard.[2]
Unknown date Calcutta Merchantman Chester  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Columbus Brigantine United States For private owner.
Unknown date Danmark Third rate Denmark For Royal Danish Navy.[42]
Unknown date Darius Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thomas Bonner.[2]
Unknown date Diana Paddle steamer Elias Evans Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Elias Evans.[43]
Unknown date Doris Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Laing.[2]
Unknown date Dotterel Brig Coringa India For private owner.
Unknown date Duke of York Barque Bideford  United Kingdom For J. Price.
Unknown date Factor Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & William Gales.[2]
Unknown date Favorite Paddle steamer Elias Evans Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Elias Evans.[43]
Unknown date Fredriksværn Brig Norway For Royal Norwegian Navy.[44]
Unknown date Henry Meriton Brig Bombay India For Bombay Pilot Service.[45]
Unknown date Hindostan Merchantman Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Holland Second rate Dunkirk France For Royal Netherlands Navy.[46]
Unknown date Kozak Full-rigged ship Dunkirk France For Royal Netherlands Navy.[47]
Unknown date King Charles III Ship of the line Karlskrona Sweden For Royal Swedish Navy.[48]
Unknown date Lady Raffles East Indiaman London  United Kingdom For British East India Company.[49][50]
Unknown date Leopold Brig  United Kingdom For private owner.[51]
Unknown date London Paddle steamer Elias Evans Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Elias Evans.[43]
Unknown date Lyra Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Guest.[2]
Unknown date Onslow Merchantman Onslow Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Ontario Paddle steamer D. Boyd, J. DeGraff, E. Lusher, C. Smyth and A. Van Santvoord Sacketts Harbor, New York United States For Ontario Steamboat Company.
Unknown date Orient Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Prince Regent Merchantman King's County Upper Canada For private owner.
Unknown date Proteus Merchantman John Laing & Co Sunderland  United Kingdom For Laing & Co.[2]
Unknown date Schelde Pallas-class frigate Rotterdam Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy.[52]
Unknown date Scotia Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. Marshall.[2]
Unknown date Severn Snow Chepstow  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Shannon Merchantman John Laing & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Kendall & Co.[2]
Unknown date Sons of Commerce Paddle steamer Elias Evans Frindsbury  United Kingdom For Elias Evans.[43]
Unknown date Thalia Merchantman John & Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Felt.[2]
Unknown date Thomas & Ann Snow Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Thomas & Nancy Merchantman John Brockbank Lancaster  United Kingdom For private owner.[53]
Unknown date Transit Full-rigged ship Whitby  United Kingdom For Francis Fisher.
Unknown date Vulkan Vulkan-class bomb vessel A. P. Antipev Kazan  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[54]
Unknown date Westmoreland Full-rigged ship Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Woods Brigantine John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Bain & Co.[55]
Unknown date Zefir Cutter B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[56]
Unknown date Zwaluw Full-rigged ship Rotterdam Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy.[57]

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