List of ship launches in 1831

The list of ship launches in 1831 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1831.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
22 January Rapid Passage boat Wilson Tophill  United Kingdom For private owner.[1]
30 January Saracen Cherokee-class brig-sloop Plymouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
31 January Actaeon Sixth rate Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
January Earl Grey Merchantman William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For White & Sons.[2][3]
January Jane Dunn Merchantman John M. Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. Dunn.[2][3]
January William Lee Whaler Dickes & Gibson Hull  United Kingdom For Lee & Co.[4]
15 February Nicholas the First Steamship Wallace Blackwall, London  United Kingdom For Lubec Steamship Company.[5]
16 February Transit Steamship Richard Pearson & Co. Thorne  United Kingdom For private owner.[6]
28 February Charybdis Cherokee-class brig-sloop Portsmouth Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[7][8]
28 February Duke of Northumberland Full-rigged ship Newcastle upon Tyne  United Kingdom For T. & W. Smith.[9]
28 February Fanny Yacht Portsmouth Dockyardd  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[8]
February John White Merchantman J. Brunton Sunderland  United Kingdom For White & Co.[2]
14 March Calcutta Second rate Bombay Dockyard India For Royal Navy.
14 March Surprise Paddle steamer Henry Gilbert Parramatta River New South Wales For private owner.
16 March Amulet Brig Dikes and Gibson Kingston upon Hull  United Kingdom For Ralph Wilkinson & Son.[10]
30 March Francis Jeffrey Schooner Adamson Grangemouth  United Kingdom For private owner.[11]
March Peg a Ramsey Schooner yacht Horatio Ross  United Kingdom For Horatio Ross.[12]
March Reform Merchantman William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Gales & Co.[2]
March Thomas & Joseph Merchantman William Gales South Hylton  United Kingdom For Parkin & Co.[2][3]
9 April Belgrave Merchantman Okell Northwich  United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
9 April Grosvenor Merchantman Okell Northwich  United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
13 April Elizabeth Brig Young & Son South Shields  United Kingdom For Messrs. Drybrough & Co.[14]
13 April Lord John Russel Merchantman George Kell & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[15]
13 April Speedwell Merchantman Young & Sons South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[15]
14 April Cordelia East Indiaman Steele & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[16]
14 April Duke of Buccleugh East Indiaman Green, Wigram's & Green Blackwall  United Kingdom For Robert Green.
14 April Water Witch Yacht Ritchie & McLaine Belfast  United Kingdom For John Echlin Matthews.[17]
26 April Sovereign Steamship Bolton & Humphrey Hull  United Kingdom For Messrs. Robert Keddy & Co.[18]
27 April Royal William Paddle steamer George Black and John Saxton Campbell Quebec Upper Canada For Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company.
28 April Pluto Paddle steamer Woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[19]
29 April William the Fourth Steamship Duffus & Co. Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[20]
April Adelaide Snow  United Kingdom For private owner.[21]
April Sophia Schooner Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[20]
April William Schooner Aberdeen  United Kingdom For private owner.[20]
12 May Viper Cockatrice-class schooner Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
27 May Queen Adelaide Brig R. & N. Campion Whitby  United Kingdom For private owner.[22]
30 May Don Juan Schooner Holme Belfast  United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
16 June Adelaide Steamship H. Smith Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[24]
24 June Imogene Conway-class corvette Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
5 July Albion Steamship Bristol  United Kingdom For Bristol Steam Packet Company.[25]
11 July Firebrand Firebrand-class paddle steamer Limehouse  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
27 July Frank Brig Chaloner, Son & Co. Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[26]
27 July Mona Paddle steamer John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
Unknown date Mazeppa Brig T. & J. Brocklebank Whitehaven  United Kingdom For Thomas & John Brocklebank.[27]
8 August Lapwing Schooner William Mulvey Chester  United Kingdom For private owner.[28]
23 August Sapho Ariane-class corvette Saint Servan France For French Navy.[29]
24 August Hornet Schooner Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[30][8]
25 August Fly Fly-class ship-sloop Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
26 August Phœnix Steamship Smith Gainsborough  United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
August Eleanor Merchantman George Frater & Co. Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Ledbetter.[2][3]
August Thomas & Hannah Merchantman William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Longstaff.[2][3]
7 September Matthew Plummer Barque Edwards South Shields  United Kingdom For Plummer & Greenwell.[32]
22 September Thunderer Canopus-class ship of the line woolwich Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
23 September Généreux Téméraire-class ship of the line Cherbourg  United Kingdom For French Navy.
23 September Magnet Brig Henry & George Barrick Whitby  United Kingdom For Gideon Smales.[33]
24 September Ocean Queen Full-rigged ship John Longhorne & Co. Hull  United Kingdom For private owner.[33]
6 October Galathea Corvette Andreas Schifter Gammelholm Denmark For Royal Danish Navy.
22 October Jupiter Bucentaure-class ship of the line Jean Michel Segondat Cherbourg France For French Navy.[34]
26 October Enterprise Schooner New York Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.
October Catherine Snow George Kell South Shields  United Kingdom For private owner.[35]
October Echo Merchantman J. Burdon Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2][36]
8 November Harrier Fly-class ship-sloop Pembroke Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 November St. George Steamship Wilson & Sons Liverpool  United Kingdom For St. George Steam Packet Company.[37][38]
22 November Boxer Schooner Boston Navy Yard United States For United States Navy.
22 November Seagull Schooner Chatham Dockyard  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[8]
November Maria Market boat  United Kingdom For private owner.[39]
November Sarah Sloop  United Kingdom For private owner.[40]
Unknown date Abeona Sternwheeler Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States For private owner.
Unknown date Africaine Barque Robert & Thomas Brown Jr. Jarrow  United Kingdom For Mr. Fenwick.
Unknown date Alston Snow W. and A. Adamson & Bell Sunderland  United Kingdom For W. Bell.[2]
Unknown date Beatitude Snow Peter Austin Sunderland  United Kingdom For .[2]
Unknown date Berbice Barque Messrs. Wilsons Liverpool  United Kingdom For private owner.[41]
Unknown date Blackaller Merchantman North Hylton  United Kingdom For Mr. Blackaller.[2][42]
Unknown date Boreas Sloop John Ball Jr. Salcombe  United Kingdom For Robert Hurrell and others.[43]
Unknown date Castor Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date Eleanor Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Smith.[2]
Unknown date Eliza Ann Merchantman J. Brunton Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Frederick VI Second rate Denmark For Royal Danish Navy.[44]
Unknown date Guiana Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date Hamilton Cutter New York Navy Yard United States For United States Revenue Cutter Service.[45]
Unknown date Happy Return Sloop John Ball Jr. Salcombe  United Kingdom For William Blackmore.[46]
Unknown date Ianthe Merchantman William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Robert Ord.[2]
Unknown date Jane Shirrefs Merchantman Hylton  United Kingdom For Smith & Co.[2]
Unknown date John Frederick Schooner William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Gales.[2]
Unknown date Kent Fishing trawler Frederick Baddeley Brixham  United Kingdom For William White.[47]
Unknown date Lady Brougham Schooner John Ball Jr. Salcombe  United Kingdom For Thomas Forbes & others.[48]
Unknown date Lavinia Merchantman Peter Austin Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Lord Brougham Merchantman Allison Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Mary Ann Schooner Michael McDonald Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Morris Morris-Taney-class cutter Webb and Allen New York United States For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date Naiad Snow W. Chilton Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hunter & Co.[2]
Unknown date North America Packet ship New York United States For Liverpool and Havre Line.[49]
Unknown date Osbert Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland  United Kingdom For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date Pearl Schooner William Bonker Salcombe  United Kingdom For Robert Hurrell and others.[50]
Unknown date Pilot Paddle tug G. Potts Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Red Rover Brig Rowntree Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Redwing Snow William Potts Sunderland  United Kingdom For William Potts.[2]
Unknown date Reliance Merchantman Bristol  United Kingdom For G. Hilhouse & Co.
Unknown date Renovation Brig William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For Mr. Young.[2]
Unknown date Reward Brig J. Hall Sunderland  United Kingdom For Parker & Co.[2]
Unknown date Robert Raikes Snow Peter Austin Sunderland  United Kingdom For Thomas Speeding.[2]
Unknown date Robert Taylor Merchantman Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Rose Merchantman William Gales Sunderland  United Kingdom For John Thompson.[2]
Unknown date Royal Mint Barque W. and A. Adamson & Bell Sunderland  United Kingdom For Bell & Co.[2]
Unknown date Rush Morris-Taney-class cutter Webb and Allen New York United States For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date Sarah Ann Schooner Dorgin & Baily Baltimore, Maryland United States For private owner.
Unknown date Sedgefield Merchantman W. Wilkinson Sunderland  United Kingdom For T. Reed.[2][51]
Unknown date Sharp Snow J. Watson Sunderland  United Kingdom For C. Sharp.[2]
Unknown date Spring Snow J. Hutchinson Sunderland  United Kingdom For Hick & Co.[2]
Unknown date Sylph Opium clipper Currie & Co Sulkea India For Rustomjee Cowasjee and others.
Unknown date Theodosia Snow L. Crown Sunderland  United Kingdom For H. Metcalf.[2]
Unknown date Thomas Ferguson Snow William Potts Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Traveller Sloop John Ball Jr. Salcombe  United Kingdom For Mr. Blackmore.[52]
Unknown date William the Fourth Paddle steamer Marshall & Lowe Erringhi New South Wales For Joseph Hickey Grose.
Unknown date Willey Snow L. Crown Sunderland  United Kingdom For M. Willey.[2]
Unknown date William Henry Snow Harrison & Oliver Sunderland  United Kingdom For private owner.[2]
Unknown date Wolcott Morris-Taney-class cutter Webb and Allen New York United States For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date Zaan Fourth rate Dunkerque France For Royal Netherlands Navy.[53]

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