List of ship launches in 1820

The list of ship launches in 1820 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1820.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
3 January Coromandel Merchantman George Gooch Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For Scott& Co.
January Helen Jane East Indiaman Wilson & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Gladstone & Co.[1]
January Huskisson East Indiaman Mottershead & Heyes Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Tobins & Co.[1]
January Packet Merchantman Mulby and Evans Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. Kerslake & Co.[1]
2 February George the Fourth Brig J. & W. Quirk Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
February Albion Brig J Hepton Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Hepton.[3][4]
10 March Belfast Steamship Ritchie and McLaine Belfast  United Kingdom For George Langtry.[5]
16 March Hawke Black Prince-class ship of the line Henry Canham Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
24 March Clyde Merchantman John Scott & Sons. Greenock  United Kingdom For John Scott & Sons.
March Jesmond Snow W. & J. Pile Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Anderson.[3][7]
25 April Unnamed Brig White West Cowes  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
April John and William Schooner United States For private owner.[9]
1 May Henry Schooner Emsworth  United Kingdom For private owner.[10]
3 May Trinity Buoy Yacht Yacht White West Cowes  United Kingdom For private owner.[8]
4 May Gerkules Ariadna-class corvette Kazan  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[11]
5 May Aiaks Aiaks-class sloop B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[12]
5 May Ida Aiaks-class sloop B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[13]
7 May Merkurii Brig I. Y. Osminin Sevastopol  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[14]
11 May Beagle Cherokee-class brig-sloop Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 May Barracouta Cherokee-class brig-sloop Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15]
17 May Béarnaise Iris-class schooner Bayonne France For French Navy.[16]
24 May Ganimed Brig A. I. Melikhov Nicholaieff  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[17]
24 May Nord Adler Third rate A. I. Melikhov Nicholaieff  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[18]
30 May Ohio Third rate Henry Eckford Brooklyn Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.[19]
30 May Prince Regent Royal yacht Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For George IV.[20]
31 May Hirondelle Schooner Bayonne France For French Navy.[21]
31 May Merkurii Spechnyi-class frigate A. M. Kurohkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[22]
May Albion Brig J. Hall Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hall & Co.[3][4]
May Industry Schooner  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
8 June Ladoga Sloop Y. A. Kolodkin Lodeynoye Pole  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[24]
10 June Falcon Cherokee-class brig-sloop Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
10 June Frolic Cherokee-class brig-sloop Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 June Minerva Leda-class frigate Nicholas Diddams Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[25]
1 July The Asia Brig James Tippett & Co. Bristol  United Kingdom For Mr. Scott.[26]
11 July John Watson Schooner Menzies Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[27]
11 July Royal George Merchantman James Shepherd Paull  United Kingdom For Joseph Soames.
26 July Jasper Cherokee-class brig-sloop Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[28]
26 July Trafalgar Second rate George Parkin Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[29]
27 July David Walter Brig Carmarthen  United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
27 July Villers Brig George Llewelling Swansea  United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
28 July Ariel Cherokee-class brig-sloop Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[31]
5 August Jeanne d'Arc Jeanne d'Arc-class frigate Brest France For French Navy.
10 August Venus Leda-class frigate William Stone Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32][33]
18 August Melampus Modified Leda-class frigate Edward Churchill Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[34]
24 August Britomart Cherokee-class brig-sloop Portsmouth  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[35]
25 August Jean Bart Téméraire-class ship of the line Lorient France For French Navy.
7 September North Carolina Ship of the line William Doughty Philadelphia Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.
16 September Feliza Full-rigged ship Hilhouse & Co. Wapping  United Kingdom For private owner.[36]
5 October Sviatoi Lavrentii Aiaks-class sloop B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  United Kingdom For Imperial Russian Navy.[37]
19 October Hopewell Sloop William Patrick Mirfield  United Kingdom For private owner.[38]
20 October Britannia Caledonia-class ship of the line Devonport Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 October Delaware North Carolina-class ship of the line Norfolk Navy Yard  United Kingdom For United States Navy.[39]
21 October Provornyi Spechnyi-class frigate B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[40]
24 October Wilberforce East Indiaman William Simons & Co. Greenock  United Kingdom For John Robertson.[41]
October Marquis of Salisbury Packet ship William Symons Little Falmouth  United Kingdom For Post Office Packet Service[42]
2 November Alligator Schooner Boston Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.
7 November Henry Brougham Sloop Annan  United Kingdom For Messrs. Nicholson & Co.[43]
7 November Southampton Southampton-class frigate William Stone Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[44]
27 November Niemen Atholl-class corvette Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[45]
29 November Atholl Atholl-class corvette Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[45]
5 December The Flotentia East Indiaman W. Smith & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[46]
6 December Kent East Indiaman Wigram & Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For British East India Company.
7 December Ranger Atholl-class corvette Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[47]
Unknown date Aaron Manby Paddle steamer Horseley Ironworks Tipton & London  United Kingdom For Aaron Manby.[48]
Unknown date Arend Sixth rate Dunkirk France For Royal Netherlands Navy.[49]
Unknown date Carley Sloop Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[3]
Unknown date Gata Schooner Baltimore, Maryland United States For private owner.
Unknown date Helen Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Ballantyne.[3]
Unknown date Henry Sloop Plymouth  United Kingdom For H. Rowe.
Unknown date Hinde Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[3]
Unknown date Hive Merchantman Deptford  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Indefatigable Packet boat Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.[50]
Unknown date Indian Merchantman Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Woods & Co.
Unknown date Johns Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. Gales.[3]
Unknown date Newby Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For R. Scurfield.[3]
Unknown date Pauline Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Grimshaw.[3]
Unknown date Peyk i Mesiret Third rate Constantinople Ottoman Empire For Ottoman Navy.[51]
Unknown date Porpoise Schooner Portsmouth Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.
Unknown date Reaper Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & William Gales.[3]
Unknown date Rising Star Paddle steamer Blent Rotherhithe  United Kingdom For Thomas Cochrane.
Unknown date Sea Flower Brig Sunderland  United Kingdom For B. robson.[3][52]
Unknown date Sericca Brig John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Nicholson.[3]
Unknown date Skylark Cutter Milford Haven  United Kingdom For Board of Customs.[53]
Unknown date Tarragona Merchantman Tiffin Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Tiffin.[3]
Unknown date Thisbe Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Philip Laing.[3]
Unknown date Uraniia Malyi-class frigate Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[54]
Unknown date Vigilant Schooner Bombay India For British East India Company.[55]
Unknown date Vulcan Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thomas Young.[3]

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