The list of ship launches in 1865 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1865. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Albert Victor East Indiaman Humber Iron Works Company Hull For private owner. 7 January Sorabjee Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy East Indiaman Messrs. Laird Birkenhead For Messrs. T. Cardwell & Sons. 7 January Nouveau Monde Steamship Chantiers Scott Saint-Nazaire For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique 11 January Devonport Full-rigged ship John Smurthwaite Pallion For T. Harrison. 11 January Star of the West Barque Pile, Hay & Co Sunderland For Pardew & Co. 12 January Whaler Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Dundee For private owners. 12 January Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. Dundee For Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Co. 12 January Steamship Messrs. James & George Thompson Govan For Messrs. Burns & MacIver. 12 January Paddle steamer Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Newcastle upon Tyne For Tyne General Ferry Co. 12 January Steamship Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Glover Bros. 13 January Aird Barque Francis Robertson Peterhead For private owner. 17 January Alexandria East Indiaman Humber Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Kingston upon Hull For private owner. 25 January Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Messrs. R. Henderson & Sons. 26 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Wingate Whiteinch For John Wilkie. 26 January Shanghai Corvette Chantiers Dubigeon Nantes For Confederate States Navy. 27 January Conoid Brigantine Messrs. Carnegie & Matthews Peterhead For Messrs Scott & Leslie and others. 28 January Steamship Messrs. Robinson & Co. Cork For Messrs. Malcolmson & Co. 28 January British Princess East Indiaman Messrs. Clover & Co. Birkenhead For British Shipowners' Co. 28 January Merchantman William Patterson Shipbuilders Bristol For Gibbs, Bright & Co. 30 January Steamship Messrs. S. & W. Morton & Co. Leith For London and Edinburgh Shipping Co. 30 January Tocopilla Merchantman Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. Lean, Jase & Co. 31 January Barque Harland & Wolff Belfast, Ireland For British Shipping Company. 31 January General Lee East Indiaman Messrs. Holderness & Chilton Liverpool For Messrs. J. & W. Wright. 31 January Despatch vessel Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Bombay Coast & River Steam Navigation Co. January Ayr Barque River Clyde For Arrow Clipper Line. January Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan For Ottoman Navy. January Daisy Schooner Mr. Bishton Chester For J. Davison. January Gamma Barque Messrs. Cox Bideford For Messrs. Bath & Co. January Gunboat Peedee Naval Shipyard South Carolina For Confederate States Navy. January Texas Richmond, Virginia For Confederate States Navy. January Wilken Schooner River Spey For private owner. 1 February Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Messrs. James Currie & Co. 9 February Alvington Barque William Watson Sunderland For Balkwill & Co. 9 February Cecilia Schooner Messrs. J. & W. Geddie Banff For private owner. 9 February Da Marie Clipper Sunderland For private owner. 9 February Duke of Athole Full-rigged ship Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs Montgomerie & Greenhorne. 11 February Napoleon III Paddle steamer Thames Iron Works Co. Millwall For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. 11 February Ocean liner Millwall Iron Works Millwall For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 14 February Paddle steamer Dumbarton For private owner. 14 February Fairlie Merchantman Messrs. Hedderwick Govan For Messrs. Sandbach, Tirne & Co. 14 February Tug Humber Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company (Limited) Hull For Messrs. Ellison & Co. 14 February Steamship Humber Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Hull For Messrs. Gilmour, Rankin, Strang & Co. 14 February Steamship Humber Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Hull For J. Smurthwaite. 15 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Jones, Quiggin & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 15 February Steamship Messrs. Jones, Quiggin & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 15 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Jones, Quiggin & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 15 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Jones, Quiggin & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 15 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Jones, Quiggin & Co. Liverpool For private owner. 16 February Haslar For Royal Navy. 23 February Dione Steam yacht Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Sir James Ramsden. 24 February Leon Crespo Clipper Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. Bain Bros. 25 February Steamship Preston Iron Shipbuilding Company Marsh End For Ribble Navigation Company. 25 February Wakefield Full-rigged ship Isle of Man Shipbuilding Co. Ramsey For private owner. 27 February Actæa Barque Messrs. D. Burns & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs Pothonier, Tilsley & Co. 27 February Steamship Millwall Iron Works Co. Millwall For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 28 February Steamship Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For John Bacon. 28 February New Blessing Brigantine Daniel Griffiths Portmadoc For private owner. 28 February The Magna Charta Brig Messrs. Pierce & Ebenezer Roberts Portmadoc For Evan Hughes & Bros. February Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Glasgow For private owner. February Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Glasgow For private owner. February Nonpareil Barque J. & E. Lumsden Pallion For J. Marshall. February Steamship Messrs. Palmer Jarrow For private owner. 1 March Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 1 March Tantallan Castle Merchantman Messrs. Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Donald Currie & Co. 2 March Steamship Messrs M'Nab & Co. Greenock For private owner. 7 March Steamship Messrs. J. & R. Swan Kelvin Dock For Messrs. Mories, Munro & Co. 11 March Margaret & Helen Schooner M'Lea Rothesay For Messrs. J. & R. Callender. 11 March Steamship Messrs Hedderwick & Co. Govan For Madras and Colombo Steam Navigation Company (Limited). 11 March Sovereign Barque William Beedle Aberdeen For William Beedle. 14 March Pallas Battery ship Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 14 March Patrick Denny Clipper Messrs. John Duthie, Sons, & Co. Footdee For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co. 14 March Peter Denny Clipper Messrs. John Duthie, Sons, & Co. Footdee For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co. 14 March Cutter John White cowes For Board of Customs. 15 March Crusader Merchantman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. John Lidgett & Sons. 16 March Kiltearn Merchantman Messrs. Hedderwick & Co. Govan For Messrs. Sandbach, Tinnie & Co. 17 March Motala Verkstad Norrköping For Royal Swedish Navy. 18 March Chinaman Full-rigged ship Messrs. R. Steele & Co. Greenock For private owner. 21 March Collier Messrs. Palmer Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Phillips & Co. 21 March Steamship Messrs. Palmer Jarrow For Messrs. Pickernell Bros. 21 March Not named Steamship Tyne Shipbuilding Company Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. M. J. Wilson & Co. 22 March Screw frigate Arsenal de Cartagena Cartagena For Spanish Navy. Cervantes Virtual La ilustración española y americana, No. 29, p. 67, first column (in Spanish). 24 March Steamship Messrs. Palmer Jarrow For Messrs. Rubertini. 25 March Tug James Tetlow Boston, Massachusetts For private owner. 25 March Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For private owner. 25 March Zoe Barque William Doxford Sunderland For Candlish & Co. 27 March Agincourt Messrs. Laird, Son, & Co. Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 27 March Chusan Chinaman Woodside Graving Dock Company (Limited) Birkenhead For British and Eastern Shipping Co. 27 March Steamship T. R. Oswald Pallion For Messrs. Temperley, Baster & Darke. 27 March Orange Girl Schooner John Barter Brixham For Jasper Bartlett, William Penny and others. 27 March Witchcraft Schooner Samuel White Cowes For T. Broadwood. 28 March Steamship Messrs. Walpole, Webb & Bewley Dublin For British Shipowners' Company. 28 March Mary Nickson Schooner William Allsup Preston For James Nickson. 28 March Phillis Barque John Thompson Sunderland For Mark Foreman. 28 March Sarah Brig John Jones Morben For John Evans. 28 March Zanga Barque Messrs. D. & A. Fullerton Ayr For private owner. 29 March Bute Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Wemyss Bay Steamboat Co. 29 March Haslar For Royal Navy. 29 March The Star of Hope Barque Messrs. Stephen & Forbes Peterhead For John Young. 30 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For West India Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. 30 March Verulam Barque Messrs. John Wray & Son Burton Stather For Messrs. Bullard, King & Co. 30 March Wennington Merchantman Lune Shipbuilding Co. Lancaster For Lancaster Waggon Co. 30 March Alexander Swift & Co. Cincinnati, Ohio For United States Navy. March Pacific Barque James Hardie Southwick For J. & J. Waite. March Unus Collier Readhead & Softley. South Shields For Hodge & Williamson. 9 April Tug George Middlemas San Francisco, California For private owner. 11 April Ironclad ram Harrison Millwall For Regia Marina. 11 April Uruguay Barque Messrs. M'Millan & Sons Dumbarton For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. 12 April Steamship John Key Abden For private owner. 12 April Steamship Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Kirklees Hall Steam Navigation Company. 12 April Premier Merchantman Messrs. Brown & Co Dundee For T. Nicholl and P. M. Cochrane. 12 April Sarah Grice Merchantman Messrs. Laurence, Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For private owner. 13 April Charlemagne Merchantman Mr. Lawrie Whiteinch For Messrs. Lidgett. 13 April Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Fairfield For Netherlands Inland Steam Navigation Co. 13 April Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Packet Co. 13 April Paddle steamer Messrs. T. Wingate & Co Whiteinch For United and Universal Steam Navigation Company (Limited). 15 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Burns. 18 April Bellerophon Battery ship Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 April Steamship Hull and Liverpool Iron Shipbuilding Co. Hull For Messrs. Brown, Atkinson & Co. 20 April Klamath S. T. Hambleton & Co. Cincinnati, Ohio For United States Navy. 21 April Jane Shearer Schooner Messrs. J. & R. Swan Kelvindock For Messrs. Ninian & Thomas Shearer. 24 April Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Messrs. Moss & Co. 25 April Steamship Trent Shipbuilding Co. Gainsborough For private owner. 26 April Arsenal de Brest Brest For French Navy. 26 April Mahanada Full-rigged ship Whitehaven For Messrs. T. & J. Brocklebank. 26 April Donald McKay Boston, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 27 April Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Govan For Iron Screw Collier Co. 27 April Steamship Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Anchor Line. 27 April Leila Yacht Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'Intyre & Co. Port Glasgow For John Ferguson. 27 April Pekina Clipper John Smith Aberdeen For Messrs. Devitt & Moore. 27 April Steamship Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'Intyre & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. William Taylor & Co. 28 April British Monarch East Indiaman Messrs. J. R. Clover & Co. Woodside For British Shipowners' Association. 29 April Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For National Steam Navigation Co. April Steamship Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'Intyre & Co Port Glasgow For private owner. April Paddle steamer A. Denny Dumbarton For private owner. 2 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Hedderwick & Co. Govan For private owner. 4 May Waxsaw A. & W. Denmead & Son Baltimore, Maryland For United States Navy. 8 May Merrick & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 9 May Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For West India and Pacific Steam Shipping Co. 9 May Griffin Steam yacht Messrs. Aitken & Manel Whiteinch For James Baird. 10 May Steamship Humber Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Hull For Messrs. Brownlow, Lumsden & Co. 10 May Minnie Barquentine W. Read Ipswich For Thomas Gilpin. 10 May Screw frigate Arsenal de La Carraca San Fernando For