List of ship launches in 1823

The list of ship launches in 1823 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1823.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 January Bridgend Brig Bridgend  United Kingdom For George Hurlow.[1]
30 January William Mab Snow Samuel Standidge-Walton Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
16 February La Cazelda Corvette Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.[3]
22 February Canada Packet ship Brown & Bell Manhattan Island, New York United States For private owner.[4]
26 February Don Giovanni Yacht Gravesend  United Kingdom For private owner.[5]
27 February Palinurus Survey ship Bombay Dockyard India For Bombay Marine.
11 March Kingfisher Cherokee-class brig-sloop Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[6]
13 March Magnet Cherokee-class brig-sloop Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[7]
17 March Netley Cutter Plymouth  United Kingdom For Board of Customs.[8]
19 March Britannia Steamship Dover  United Kingdom For private owner.[9]
1 April Vénus Vestale-class frigate Lorient France For French Navy.[10]
12 April Fairy Brig W. and C. Boulton Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[11]
12 April John & Mary Full-rigged ship Brodrick Whitby  United Kingdom For Thomas Marshall.[12]
12 April Magicienne Armide-class frigate Jean-Baptiste Hubert Rochefort France For French Navy.[13][14]
12 April Prince Regent Caledonia-class ship of the line Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 April Bressane Alsacienne-class gun-brig Cherbourg France For French Navy.[15]
13 April Alsacienne Alsacienne-class gun-brig Cherbourg France For French Navy.[16]
14 April Tweed Atholl-class corvette Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[17]
22 April Malouine Alsacienne-class gun-brig Lorient France For French Navy.[18]
23 April Lilloise Alsacienne-class gun-brig Lorient France For French Navy.[19]
28 April Philomel Cherokee-class brig-sloop Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[17]
April Toulonnaise Iris-class schooner Toulon France For French Navy.[20]
7 May Predpriiatie Sixth rate A. A. Popov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[21]
10 May Emerald Isle Steamship Mottershead & Heyes Liverpool  United Kingdom For St. George Steam Packet Company.[22]
12 May Royalist Cherokee-class brig-sloop Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[17]
22 May Kastor Provornyi-class frigate B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[23]
23 May Prokhor Selafail-class ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[24]
May Echo Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & William Gales.[25][26]
May Vind Khund Provornyi-class frigate A. M. Kurochkin Arkhangelsk  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[27]
8 June Antilope Gazelle-class schooner Bayonne France For French Navy.[28]
10 June Algerine Cherokee-class brig-sloop Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[29]
21 June The Glamorgan Schooner William Ruff Cardiff  United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
25 June Dauphinoise Iris-class schooner Bayonne France For French Navy.[31]
25 June Artésienne Iris-class schooner Bayonne France For French Navy.[32]
25 June Meteor Hecla-class bomb vessel Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
26 June Norna Merchantman Morton Leith  United Kingdom For private owner.[33]
26 June Quentin Durward Paddle steamer Sime & Rankine Leith  United Kingdom For R. Ogilvie & G. Crichton.
10 July Henry Bell Steamship Wilson & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[34]
12 July Diana Paddle steamer Kyd & Co Kidderpore India For British East India Company.
12 July Mirnyi Bodryi-class rowing frigate I. V. Kurepanov Saint Petersburg  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[35]
15 July Soho Steamship Blackwall  United Kingdom For London and Edinburgh Steam Packet Company.[36]
19 July Cicero Brig Thomas Barrick Whitby  United Kingdom For George Stephens.[37]
23 July Sir Francis Drake Steamship Plymouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[38]
25 July Hamadryad Modified Leda-class frigate Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 July Sirène Vestale-class frigate Garnier Saint-Maurice & Pestel Toulon France For French Navy.
July Mesange Iris-class schooner Toulon France For French Navy.[39]
7 August Deft Schooner Cordingley Ipswich  United Kingdom For private owner.[40]
7 August Lowther Paddle steamer Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[41]
12 August Tagus Schooner Jabez Bayley Ipswich  United Kingdom For private owner.[40]
21 August Algésiras Bucentaure-class ship of the line Lorient France For French Navy.
21 August Mary Sloop William Bailey Woodbridge  United Kingdom For private owner.[42]
21 August Thames Fifth rate Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[43]
22 August Lancaster Southampton-class frigate Edward Churchill Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[44][45]
August Active Sloop Grimsby  United Kingdom For John Todd & Co.[46]
2 September Pimen Third rate A. K. Kaverznev Kherson  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[47]
6 September Boode West Indiaman Mottershead & Heyes Liverpool  United Kingdom For Sandbach, Tinne & Co.[48]
19 September Lightning Lightning-class paddle steamer Deptford Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[49]
20 September Sandwich Brig White Cowes  United Kingdom For Joseph Marryatt.[50]
22 September Elizabeth Full-rigged ship J. & R. Fisher Liverpool  United Kingdom For Messrs. C. Fletcher & Co.[51]
22 September Triton Téméraire-class ship of the line Rochefort France For French Navy.
24 September Diana Sloop I. Y. Osminin Sevastopol  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[52]
27 September Lord Melville Packet ship R. Symons Falmouth, Cornwall  United Kingdom For Admiralty.[53]
4 October City of Dublin Steamship Dawson and Pearson Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[54]
7 October Eclipse Schooner Newport  United Kingdom For Messrs. Jones & Co.[55]
10 October Francis I Steamboat de Girard Tischamend Austrian Empire For private owner.[56]
18 October Parmen Third rate I. S. Razumov Nicholaieff  Russia For Imperial Russian Navy.[57]
21 October Carnatic Third rate James Taylor Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[58]
October Alice Sloop "Low Lights"  United Kingdom For private owner.[59]
1 November Zephyr Cherokee-class brig-sloop Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
12 November Helen Brig Easton Hereford  United Kingdom For private owner.[60]
18 November John Catto Brig Adamson Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[61]
19 November Grocer Sloop Gatenby Selby  United Kingdom For private owner.[62]
20 November Rainbow Sixth rate Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[63]
24 November Aladdin Steamship Simmons Little Falmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[64]
4 December The Mary of London Schooner Jabez Bayley Ipswich  United Kingdom For private owner.[65]
Unknown date Auspicious Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For E. B. Ord & Co.[25]
Unknown date Bellona Fourth rate Dunkirk France For Royal Netherlands Navy.[66]
Unknown date Catherine Brig Good & Son Hyther  United Kingdom For private owner.[67]
Unknown date Charles Henry Merchantman L. Crown Sunderland  United Kingdom For Lees & Co.[25]
Unknown date Columbine Barque Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Dandy Paddle steamer John Bowlt Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Decoy Full-rigged ship United States For United States Navy.[68]
Unknown date Diadem Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Scaling.[25]
Unknown date Diamond Full-rigged ship New York United States For private owner.
Unknown date Effort Snow Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Henry Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thomas Young & others.[25]
Unknown date Henry Seton Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Hope Snow Sunderland  United Kingdom For J. Ormiston.[25]
Unknown date Hylton Brig John M & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Gales & Co.[25]
Unknown date Isabella Brig Redbridge  United Kingdom For Mr. Maughan.
Unknown date Maria Brigantine Dublin  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date New York Packet Barque Bristol  United Kingdom For private owner.
Unknown date Paragon Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Pero Brig J. Hall Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. Rutter.[25]
Unknown date Pomona Schooner Earton Hereford  United Kingdom For private owner.[69]
Unknown date Plutus Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Prince Frederick Steamship Thorne  United Kingdom For private owner.[70]
Unknown date Rebecca Brig J. Storey Sunderland  United Kingdom For Storey & Co.[25]
Unknown date Research Survey ship J. Scott & Co Calcutta India For British East India Company.
Unknown date Russell Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For R. Scurfield.[25]
Unknown date Sons of the Wear Merchantman T. Elliot Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Sprightly Paddle tug Wigram & Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[71]
Unknown date Starling Snow Monkwearmouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Thorny Close Snow J. Watson Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[25]
Unknown date Unity Snow Oswald Partis Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Havelock.[25]
Unknown date Vesper Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Philip Laing.[25]
Unknown date White Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Robinson.[25]
Unknown date XL Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John M. & William Gales.[25]
Unknown date Zeemeeuw Full-rigged ship  Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy.[72]

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