The list of ship launches in 1859 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1859. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Queen of India Barque Cunningham Newcastle upon Tyne For W. R. Crawford. 4 January Dundee Barque Adamson Alloa For private owner. 4 January Steamship Messrs. Smith & Rodgers Glasgow For Old Shipping Co, or London and Edinburgh Shipping Co. 4 January Sea Horse Barque Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Mr. Lamont. 5 January Lady Cecilia East Indiaman Adamson Willington For W. R. Crawford. 5 January Newcastle Full-rigged ship W. Pile Jr. Sunderland For R. Green. 6 January Falcon Full-rigged ship Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For private owner. 8 January Jane Jackson Schooner Atkinson & Thompson Knottingley For Morris & Jackson. 8 January Mary Magdalen Brig Robert Jones Foryd For Gladstone, Oldha & Co. 8 January Oçeola Full-rigged ship E. J. Harland & Co. Belfast For private owner. 8 January Osiola Full-rigged ship Messrs. Hickson & Co. Belfast For private owner. 8 January Corvette Messrs. R. & H. Green Blackwall For Portuguese Navy. 17 January Tug Archibald Denny Dumbarton For private owner. 19 January Moses Parry Schooner Mr. Ellis Portinllaen For Mr. Parry and others. 19 January Sloop-of-war Philadelphia Navy Yard For United States Navy. 20 January Steamship Messrs. John Pile & Co. West Hartlepool For Greek and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 20 January Jessie Beazley Clipper Messrs. Clover & Royle Birkenhead For James Beazley. 20 January Macduff Full-rigged ship Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For Isaac Cruickshank. 20 January Sir John Lawrence Clipper Messrs. Thomas Royden & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Farnworth & Jardine. 20 January Slieve Donard East Indiaman Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Son Liverpool For Messrs. William Sinclair & Son. 20 January Summer Cloud Clipper Messrs. John Pile & Co. West Hartlepool For William Sabbiston. 21 January Star of the Sea Cutter Stephen Walsh Ringsend For private owner. 22 January Old Tom Clipper Belfast Ship Building Co. Belfast For private owner. January Anne Jane Schooner For private owner. January Eglantine Merchantman Forsyth South Shields For Robert Wright. January Matilda Brig Ipswich For private owner. January Steamship Messrs. John Pile & Co. West Hartlepool For private owner. Unknown date Steamship Brownlow & Lumsden Hull For William B. Brownlow and others. 3 February Lady Melville Full-rigged ship J. Haswell Sunderland For J. Hay. 3 February Merry Monarch Barque J. T. Alcock Sunderland For J. G. Hill. 3 February Naomi Full-rigged ship G. Peverall Pallion For Mr. Vickermann. 3 February Regalia Brig S. P. Austin Sunderland For Messrs. Fullerton & Ridley. 3 February Not named Schooner Messrs. Hodgson & Gardner North Hylton Subsequently sold to Colverson & Co., and named Two Emmas. 5 February Conway's Pride Smack Messrs. John Hyde & Jones Conwy For private owner. 5 February Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Cartvale For Bombay Steam Navigation Company. 5 February Snowdrop Schooner Messrs. Bayley & Sons Ipswich For private owner. 8 February Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. 15 February Gunboat Charleston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 15 February Sloop-of-war Portsmouth Navy Yard For United States Navy. 15 February Sloop-of-war Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 16 February Steamship Messrs. Charles & William Earle Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. 17 February Asterope Clipper Messrs. A. Hall & Co. Aberdeen For Alex Dunn. 17 February The Dublin Lass Schooner Messrs. Smith & Scallen Ringsend For private owner. 18 February Blue Jacket Schooner Messrs. Parry & Co Hirael For private owner. 19 February Ocean Spray Yorkshire Billyboy George Hill Barton upon Humber For Robert Chapman. 19 February screw frigate Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol For Spanish Navy. 19 February Sea Nymph Brig G. Lungley Northam For private owner. 19 February Yorkshire Clipper Messrs. Money, Wigram & Co Blackwall For Australian Line of Clippers. 21 February Aurora Fishing smack Alex Connell Belfast For private owner. 21 February Steamship Messrs. Neilson & Sons Whiteinch For private owner. February Steamship Caird & Co. Greenock For private owner. February Wild Wave Yacht Surridge & Hartnell Limehouse For R. Sadleir. 2 March Mary Scott Merchantman G. Booth Sunderland For Messrs. Scott, & Co. 3 March Sloop-of-war Mare Island Navy Yard For United States Navy. 5 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For H. B. Prior. 10 March Canonnière Nº 1 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 19 March Empress of India Full-rigged ship Messrs. Batchelor Bros. Cardiff For W. Nicol. 19 March Steamship Messrs. R. Napier & Sons Govan For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 21 March Highland Lass Schooner Messrs. R. & D. Ross Inverkeithing For private owners. 23 March Sloop-of-war Norfolk Navy Yard For United States Navy. 25 March Ezra Nye Pilot boat Wells & Webb New York For New Jersey Pilots. 26 March Aviso Arsenal de Brest Brest For French Navy. March Lord Muncaster Schooner William Ashburner Barrow-in-Furness For Mr. Charnley. March Nanhoron Brigantine Robert Thomas Nevin For private owner. April Canonnière Nº 2 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 5 April Jane Elizabeth Schooner Owen Williams Hirael For Mr. Williams. 6 April Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Paisley For Matthew Hodgart. 10 April Canonnière Nº 3 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 12 April New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 16 April Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 April Sally Gale Snow Green & Richardson Sunderland For Brooks & Co. 16 April Talca Barque Messrs. Cato & Miller Liverpool For private owner. 18 April Maid o' the Mist Schooner William Read Ipswich For Mr. Pater. 18 April Star Cutter William Camper Gosport For private owner. 20 April Canonnière Nº 4 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 20 April Canonnière Nº 5 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 22 April Charlotte Schooner Messrs. Roberts Rhuddlan For private owner. 3 May Corvette, or royal yacht Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall For Papal Navy, or Pope Pius IX. April W. W. Scott Brig Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. 3 May Steamship Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall For Imperial Russian Government. 4 May Second rate Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 4 May Forbin 1st class Aviso Arsenal de Brest Brest For French Navy 5 May Bates Family Full-rigged ship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For Edward Bates. 5 May The Alpine Merchantman Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For private owner. 5 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird Cartsdyke For private owner. 18 May Lamotte-Picquet Lamotte-Picquet-class 1st Class Aviso Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy 18 May Sarah Merchantman Mr. Geddes Sr. River Spey For Messrs. George Noble & Sons. 20 May Paddle aviso Königliche Werft Danzig For Prussian Navy. 26 May D'Estaing D'Estaing-class 1st Class Aviso Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy 30 May Bougainville 1st Class Aviso Arsenal de Lorient Lorient For French Navy 31 May Patriot Schooner D. Richards Portmadoc For D. Richards. May Carnatic Clipper Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For private owner. May Clio Yacht Wachill Poole For private owner. May Exeter Fishing boat Messrs. Nicholson & Sons Greenock For Society for the Relief and Encouragement of the Fishermen in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. May Lizzie King Fishing boat Messrs. Nicholson & Sons Greenock For Society for the Relief and Encouragement of the Fishermen in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. June Canonnière Nº 6 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy June Canonnière Nº 7 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy June Canonnière Nº 8 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy June Canonnière Nº 9 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 1 June Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 1 June Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 2 June Grampus Brigantine Messrs. Roberts & Sons Hirael For private owner. 2 June Paddle steamer Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall For Royal West India Mail Company. 4 June Coëtlogon Lamotte-Picquet-class 1st Class Aviso Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy 4 June Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 4 June Galatea Yacht Messrs. Willmett Bristol For Henry Crawshay. 4 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Richardson & Duck Stockton-on-Tees For private owner. 5 June Paddle steamer J. Hodgson Marsh End For private owner. 11 June Steamship Jarrow For private owner. 14 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Petersburg and Lübeck Steam Navigation Company. 18 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For private owner. 25 June Paddle steamer Lawrence & Foulks New York For Livingston, Crocheron & Co. 25 June Sloop-of-war Pensacola Navy Yard For United States Navy. 30 June Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, and Co. June Haidée Yacht Hatcher For T. Bartlett. June Steamship South Shields For private owner. June Leven Brig Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. 1 July Steamship Archibald Denny Dumbarton For private owner. 1 July Spirit of the Day Barque Messrs. M'Laine Belfast For private owner. 2 July Albatross Yacht Messrs. Peto, Brassey & Co. Birkenhead For Thomas Brassey Jr. 2 July General Caulfield East Indiaman Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For Messrs. T.& W. Smith. 2 July Jane Henderson Full-rigged ship Messrs. Scott & Sons Greenock For Messrs. Henderson & Galbraith. 2 July Japan Clipper M'Millan Dumbarton For private owner. 2 July Paddle steamer John Laird Birkenhead For Amazon Steam Navigation Company. 2 July Stanley Brigantine Johnson Bideford For private owner. 2 July Steamship Laurence Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For Glasgow & Londonderry Steam Packet Co. 3 July Paddle steamer Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 4 July James Schollick Merchantman E. J. Schollick Ulverston For private owner. 5 July Ada Letitia Schooner Evans Sea Banks For private owner. 15 July Wressel Castle Barque William Petrie Sunderland For Banks & Co. 16 July Paddle steamer Messrs. R. M. Lawrence & Co., Liverpool Ullswater For private owner. 16 July Not named Full-rigged ship Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen Speculative build. 20 July Steamship William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Indian Government. 27 July Diligence Yawl Robert Skelton Scarborough For Messrs. Woodhouse & Co. 28 July Kidgeree Brig Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan For East Indian Government. 29 July Wabeno Full-rigged ship Messrs. W. J. Fraser & Co. Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 30 July Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 30 July Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 30 July Saint Bede Barque Bowman and Drummond Blyth For Mease & Co. 31 July Emma Schooner Messrs. Andrews Bros. Lowestoft For private owner. July Ocean Guide Schooner Richardson Brixham For private owner. July Wenonah Full-rigged ship Parsons Miramichi Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. August Canonnière Nº 10 Nº 1-class Canonnière Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For French Navy 1 August Transport ship Rochefort For French Navy. 1 August Prince Alfred Merchantman Mr. Kelly Dartmouth For private owner. 2 August Heatherbell Barque Edward Ellis Garth For Mr. Thomas and others. 2 August St. German's Schooner Watter Bideford For private owner. 13 August Olinda Barque Messrs. Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Ker & McBride. 15 August Steamship Pensacola Navy Yard For United