The list of ship launches in 1862 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1862. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location State Notes 1 January G. C. Love Schooner W. Read Ipswich For private owner. 1 January James Riddell Snow Taylor & Scouler Sunderland For Mr. Riddell. 1 January Steamship W. Pile Jr. Sunderland For R. Young. 2 January City of Aberdeen Clipper Messrs. John Duthie & Sons Aberdeen For Mr. Tulloch. 17 January Helenslee Clipper Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co. 17 January Gunboat Thomas Stack New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 17 January No. 22 Hopper barge River Tyne Commissioners Howdon For River Tyne Commissioners. 18 January Emily Brig Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For Messrs. Ingham, Stephens & Co. 18 January Pasithea Barque Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Sons Liverpool For E. Preston. 25 January Paddle steamer John Hughes & S. D. Porter Bayou St. John, Louisiana For Confederate States Navy. 30 January Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Anchor Line. 30 January Floating battery Greenpoint, New York For United States Navy. 30 January Steamship Messrs. S. & H. Morton & Co. Leith For Messrs. James Miller & Sons. 30 January Ironclad warship Continental Iron Works Brooklyn, New York For United States Navy. 30 January Gunboat J. J. Abrahams Baltimore, Maryland For United States Navy. January Eleanor Isabella Merchantman W. Barclay Sunderland For Dodds & Co. January John and Elizabeth Snow John Lister Sunderland For J. Elliott. January Prince Impérial Merchantman For A. Belloc. January Saint Thomas Packet Brig D. A. Douglas Southwick For Longton & Co. 6 February Ironclad E. C. Murray New Orleans, Louisiana For Confederate States Navy. 13 February Lizzie Annie Snow G. & J. Mills Sunderland For W. Tulloch. 14 February Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 14 February Bellissima Clipper Messrs. Edward Lawrence & Co. Toxteth For Messrs. D. Whittle & Co. 14 February Broadside ironclad H.L and C.S. Bushnell Mystic, Connecticut For United States Navy. 15 February Ann Shepherd Schooner T. Smith Preston For James Bradley, John Bradley, R. Bradley, James Bradshaw, John Bradshaw, T. Corless, T. Dickenson, Miss Eborall, Daniel Fare and Messrs. W. Shepherd. 15 February Warden Law Barque J. Haswell Sunderland For Robert H. Gayner. 17 February Mary Fanny Coaster W. E. Paynter Amlwch For private owner. 17 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For B. Harkost. 17 February Portland East Indiaman Messrs. John Reid & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Temperley, Carter, Darke, & Co. 17 February Selim Clipper Messrs. J. T. Rose & Co. Leith For Thomas Robertson. 18 February John George Brig Messrs. David Burns & Co Aberdeen For Mr. M'Lauchlan. 19 February Reliance Fishing smack E. Hunt Aldeburgh For Messrs. Fisher & Reade. 19 February Steamship Messrs. Charles & William Earle Hull For Messrs. C. M. Norwood & Co. 22 February Sloop-of-war New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. February Chance Merchantman Messrs. Denny & Rankine Dumbarton For Walter Grieve. February Haitienne West Indiaman Messrs. Denny & Rankine Dumbarton For Messrs. W. D. Roberts & Co. February Isabella Atkinson Barque Rawson & Watson Sunderland For Mr. Atkinson. February Steamship Woolwich Steam-Packet Company Woolwich For Woolwich Steam-Packet Company. February Rebecca Schooner Joseph & Nicholas Butson Bodinnick or Polruan For Clements & Co. February Yeo Smack Mr. Bevans Llanelly For private owner. 3 March City of Bombay Merchantman Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 5 March Steamship Joseph Russell Ardrossan For private owner. 5 March Keangsoo Despatch vessel J. Samuel White Cowes For Imperial Chinese Navy. 8 March Ironclad warship Portsmouth, Virginia Rebuilt from the wreck of the 14 March Olympia Clipper Adamson Alloa For private owner. 15 March Artemisia Barque Todd & Brown Sunderland For J. Patton. 15 March Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 15 March Trafalgar Barque William Briggs & Son Sunderland For Mr. Collingwood. 16 March Gunboat D. S. Merschon Bordentown, New Jersey For United States Navy. 18 March Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 20 March Sloop-of-war Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 26 March Paddle steamer Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Govan For Dundalk Steam Packet Company. 28 March Sloop-of-war Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 29 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 31 March Steamship Thomas B. Sneath Rutherglen For private owner. March Claudine Full-rigged ship James Laing Sunderland For Ord & Co. March Paddle steamer Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For Dundalk Steam Packet Company. March Steamship T. B. Seath Rutherglen For private owner. March Shamrock Brig J. & R. Bailey Shoreham-by-Sea For Thomas Gates & Co. March No. 21 Hopper barge River Tyne Commissioners Howdon For River Tyne Commissioners. 1 April Nelson Merchantman Messrs. Laurence Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Potter, Wilson, & Co. 2 April Paddle steamer Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 2 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Govan For Drogheda Steam Packet Co. 2 April Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 3 April Belhaven Schooner Bowman and Drummond Blyth For W. Brodie. 3 April Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 3 April Cargo ship William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Peter Denny & Tomas Begbie. 5 April Maggie Schooner Liverpool For James Taylor. 15 April Cargo ship E. J. Harland Belfast For J. Bibby & Son. 15 April Medusa Barque William Briggs & So Sunderland For Allan & Sons. 15 April Gunboat Portsmouth Navy Yard For United States Navy 16 April Circe Schooner Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For David Richardson. 16 April Eure Ardèche-class horse transport Moulinié & Labat Bordeaux For French Navy. 16 April Deerfoot Barque W. Pile Sunderland For Mr. Hewson. 16 April Steamship Messrs. W. Simons & Co Renfrew For private owner. 18 April Gunboat Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 24 April Ironclad warship J. T. Shirley Memphis, Tennessee For Confederate States Navy. 24 April Ironclad Nelson Tift & Asa F. Tift New Orleans, Louisiana For Confederate States Navy. 28 April Sloop-of-war Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 29 April Toulon For French Navy. 30 April Janie Yacht Messrs. Wingate Whiteinch For Thomas A. Lane. April Steamship Messrs. Richardson & Duck Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. April John T. Shirley Memphis, Tennessee For Confederate States Navy. April Steamship Messrs. C. Connell & Co. Scotstoun For Queensland Government. April Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Govan For Messrs. David Hutcheson & Co. April Iolanthe Schooner Messrs. Cowie & Archibald Douglas For Harry Bridson. April Isabella Hunter Brigantine Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Walter Grieve. April Janet Fraser Schooner Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Messrs. M'Innis & Niven. April Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Messrs. Begbie & Co. April Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Glasgow For Loch Lomond Steamboat Company. April Steamship Hartlepool For Messrs. W. S Lindsay & Co. 1 May Submarine Neafie & Levy Kensington, Philadelphia First submarine of the United States Navy. 1 May Paddle steamer Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 3 May Tug East Albany, New York For Schuyler Steam Towing Company. 6 May Gosport Navy Yard Portsmouth, Virginia For Confederate States Navy. 10 May Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For J. Bibby & Sons. 10 May Ironclad William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy 12 May Ann Mitchell Brig John Smith Aberdeen For D.Mitchell. 14 May Dinorwic Schooner Rees Jones Port Dinorwic For Messrs. Millington, Buckingham & Jones. 14 May Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste For Austrian Navy. 14 May Ferry Messrs. H. M. Lawrence & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 14 May Scotia's Queen Barque J. H. Watson Sunderland For George Watson. 14 May The Stranger Sloop John Goss Pottington For private owner. 15 May Asphodel Barque James Hardie Sunderland For T. Walker. 15 May Weeky Schooner W. Camper Gosport For Prince Wittgenstein. 16 May Tug Messrs. M. Samuelson & Co. Hull For New Steam-tug Company. 16 May Constance Schooner Messrs. Pearce and Ebenezer Roberts Port Madoc For private owner. 17 May Steamship Messrs. M. Samuelson & Co Hull For Messrs. Z. C. Pearson & Co. 17 May Viking Brig David Burns Aberdeen For J. B. Adam. 27 May Paddle steamer Messrs. T. Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Brown. 28 May Steamship Messrs. Charles & William Earle Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson & Co. 31 May Adela Merchantman Cobbold Ipswich For private owner. 31 May Steamship Messrs C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For private owner. 31 May Shannon East Indiaman Messrs. R. & H. Green Blackwall For private owner. 31 May Steamship Messrs. J. Wigham Richardson & Co. Low Walker For private owner. 31 May Zara Cargo steamer Palmer Bros & Co Jarrow For A. G. Robinson. May Steamship Messrs. Napier Glasgow For private owner. May Screw frigate Pola For Austrian Navy, conversion of the sail frigate originally launched in 1854. Mau Somersetshire Full-rigged ship Medford, Massachusetts For private owner. 2 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For private owner. 3 June Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle, & Co. Glasgow For Leith, Hull, and Hamburg Steam Packet Company. 6 June Janet Houston Schooner Messrs. J. & R. Swan Maryhill For Messrs. Burrell & Son. 12 June Steamship Samuda Brothers Cubitt Town For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 12 June Cornwallis Full-rigged ship Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Son Liverpool For Messrs. Liston, Young, & Co. 14 June Ocean Child Brigantine John Barter Brixham For William R. Pierce, William Varwell and others. 14 June Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste For Austrian Navy. 26 June Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 26 June For Royal Navy. 27 June Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. June Paddle steamer Tod & MacGregor Glasgow For Glasgow & Stranraer Steam Packet Co. June Tug Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Clyde Navigation Company. June Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle, & Co. Stobcross For Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Company. June Steamship Kingston upon Hull For Messrs, Thomas Wilsons, Sons, & Co. June Steamship Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew For H. L. Saligman. 1 July Acapulco Barque T. R. Oswald Sunderland For Shallcross & Higham. 1 July Gunboat Orlogsværftet Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy. 1 July Steamship C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York For Wakeman, Dimon & Co. 1 July Viking Barque Robert Thompson Sunderland For Joseph Potts and others. 3 July Humility Barque John Lister South Hylton For J. Heatley. 3 July John Reay Barque W. Chilton South Hylton For private owner. 3 July Lord Clyde Paddle steamer Caird and Co. Greenock For Dublin & Glasgow Sailing and Steam Packet Company. 3 July Margaret Barque or Snow Messrs. Gibbon & Nicol. Hylton For H. Robson. 10 July Sloop-of-war Philadelphia Navy Yard For United States Navy 12 July Golondrina Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For William Nicholson & Sons. 12 July Steamship David Bell Buffalo, New York For James C. Evans & Edwin T. Evans. 16 July Steamship T. R. Oswald Sunderland For George Fleming. 18 July Corvette Medici Arsenal Livorno For Regia Marina. 21 July Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For J. Bibby & Sons. 24 July Pori Grand Duchy of Finland For Imperial Russian Navy. 26 July Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Trieste For Austrian Navy. 29 July Sloop-of-war John Laird, Sons, and Company Birkenhead For Confederate States Navy. 31 July Steamship Messrs. Smith & Rodger Govan For Malcolmson Bros. July Steamship James Laing Deptford For Frederic Peter Obicini. July Athenian Barque Haswell S