The list of ship launches in 1853 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1853. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Paddle steamer Samuel Sneden Greenpoint, New York For Maine Steam Navigation Co. 7 January Abyssinian Barque Lister & Bartram North Hylton For John Charlton. 8 January Golden Light Medium clipper E. & H. O. Briggs South Boston, Massachusetts For James Huckins & Sons. 10 January Extreme clipper Jacob Aaron Westervelt New York For Chambers & Heiser. 10 January Steamship Messrs. John & Robert White Cowes For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 11 January Mystery Clipper Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts For Crocke & Sturgis and D. G. & W. B. Bacon. 11 January Swarthmore Merchantman Messrs. Coutts & Parkinson Newcastle upon Tyne For private owners. 12 January Frigate Bird Clipper J. A. Robb Baltimore, Maryland For C. H. Cummings & Co. 12 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Salkeld Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 13 January Ann Holzberg Clipper Clarke Saint Helier For Messrs. J. J. Melhuish & Co. 13 January Highflyer Medium clipper Currier & Townsend Newburyport, Massachusetts For Red Cross Packet Line. 13 January Wild Wave Schooner Westacott Barnstaple For private owner. 14 January Empress of the Seas Clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For William Wilson & Son. 15 January Cairngorm Clipper Messrs. J. & W. Hall Aberdeen For Messrs. Jardine, Mathieson & Co. 15 January Resolute Clipper Westervelt & Sons New York For private owner. 15 January Sheerness Dockyard For Royal Navy. 24 January Radiant Medium clipper Paul Curtis East Boston, Massachusetts For Baker & Morrill. 26 January British Tar Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For John Dryden. 28 January Steamship Ferrol For unknown owner. 28 January Tug Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co. Liverpool For Liverpool Steam-tug Company. 29 January Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For private owner. January Granite City Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. January Hanover Full-rigged ship South Shields For Messrs. Marshall & Edridge. January Norman Barque Austin & Mills Southwick For Langton & Co. January Rangoon Barque T. Stonerhouse Sunderland For Mr. Buchanan. January Sarah Huntly Barque Rawson & Watson Sunderland For Mr. Huntly. January Star of the East Clipper Messrs. W. & R. Wright Saint Join Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 1 February Paddle steamer New York For private owner. 4 February Pilot boat Daniel Westervelt New York For New York Pilots. 5 February Walter Duncan Merchantman John Smith Sunderland For John Martin & Walter Duncan. 8 February Steamship Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Son Liverpool For Österreichischer Lloyd. 8 February Saxon Schooner Peter Austin Sunderland For Langton & Co. 10 February Roderick Dhu Barque Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For A. Sword and others. 12 February Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For private owner. 26 February Paddle steamer J. & G. Thomson Govan For Belfast Steamship Company. 28 February Anne Cheshyre Brigantine Messrs. Brundrit and Whiteway Runcorn For Brundrit & Whiteway. 28 February Messrs. Peter Chaloner, Sons, & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. James Browne & Co. February Celestial Barque Messrs. Turnbull & Co. Stockton on Tees For private owner. February Competitor Clipper J. O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For W. F. Weld & Co. 9 March Aspirant Barque John Pile Sunderland For S. A. Gibb. 10 March John Lawson Barque Messrs. T. Turnbull & Son whitby For John Lawson. 11 March Steamship Cram Chester For private owner. 12 March Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Österreichischer Lloyd. 15 March Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Zwolle Shipping Company. 23 March Frigate Cherbourg For French Navy. 23 March Prima Donna Brig John Smith Pallion For Mr. Prew. 23 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 23 March Steamship Messrs Home & Murphy Waterford For private owner. 24 March Euphrosyne Full-rigged ship Robert Thompson & Sons Monkwearmouth For Coxon & Grace. 24 March Kangaroo Full-rigged ship William Pile Jr. Monkwearmouth For P. Tindall. 24 March Nimrod Full-rigged ship Austin & Mills Southwick For John Allan. 25 March Belle of the West Extreme clipper Shiverick Brothers East Dennis, Massachusetts For Christopher Hall. 26 March John Land Medium clipper E. & H. O. Briggs South Boston, Massachusetts For Baker & Morrill. 26 March Mischief Extreme clipper James M. Hood Somerset, Massachusetts For W. H. Merrill. 26 March Queen of Clippers Clipper Robert E. Jackson East Boston, Massachusetts For Seccomb & Taylor. 26 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Scott, Russell & Co. River Thames For Australian Screw Steam Shipping Company. 26 March White Swallow Clipper Hayden & Cudworth Medford, Massachusetts For William Lincoln & Co. 28 March Cleopatra Clipper Paul Curtis East Boston, Massachusetts For Benjamin Bangs. 28 March Stewarts Barque South Shields For Robert Stewart. 28 March Paddle tender Bank Quay Foundry Co. Warrington For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 31 March Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Österreichischer Lloyd. March Olive Branch Brig W. Reed Sunderland For R. Oliver. March Steamship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Edmund Graham. March West Wind Medium clipper Joshua Foster Medford, Massachusetts For J. & A. Tirrell. 7 April Wild Ranger Clipper J. O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For Searse & Thatcher. 9 April Steamship Cork Steamship Company Cork For private owner. 9 April Sloop Moulmein Burma For Royal Navy. 9 April Steamship Messrs. Giles & Boucher Chatham For private owner. 13 April Wild Duck Clipper George Raynes Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Olyphant & Co. 16 April Neptunes Car Clipper Page & Allen Portsmouth, Virginia For Foster & Nickerson. 23 April Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. 23 April Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For African Mail Steamship Company. 23 April Pembroke Dock For Royal Navy. 23 April Frigate Venice For Austrian Navy. 23 April Sappho Schooner Camper Gosport For G. P. Naylor. 25 April Steamship Messrs. John Wood & Co Port Glasgow For Messrs. Salomon, Moro & Leon. 25 April Martaban Clipper Messrs. John Scott & Sons Greenock For Mr. Campbell and others. 25 April Steamship Messrs. John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. 25 April Corvette Cherbourg For French Navy. 25 April Ferry Messrs. Jordan & Co. Liverpool For Liverpool Harbour Commissioners. 26 April Paddle steamer Caird & Company Greenock For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 26 April Hurricane Clipper Messrs. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. 27 April Caprice Cutter yacht Ratsey Cowes For H. Baring. 27 April Susan Bayley Brig William Bayley Ipswich For private owner. 28 April Steamship Smith & Rodger Govan For Malcolmson Bros. 30 April North Wind Extreme clipper Abraham C. Bell New York For Grinnell, Minturn & Co. 30 April Young America Extreme clipper William H. Webb New York For George B. Daniels. April Chariot of Fame Medium clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Enoch Train & Co. April Paddle steamer River Clyde For private owner. April Martha Miles Merchantman William Henry Pearson Panns For William Henry Pearson. April Steamship River Clyde For private owner. April Spirit of the North Clipper John Pile Sunderland For T. A. Gibb & John Pender. 6 May Water Witch Clipper Fernald & Pettigrew Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Stephen Tilton and others. 9 May I. S. Dimitriev Sevastopol For Imperial Russian Navy. 9 May Margaret Cutter yacht Colchester For Mr. Mann. 10 May Ærolite Clipper Webster Fraserburgh For Messrs. John Wemyss & Co. 10 May Name unknown Barque Bradley Potts & Co Pallion Flats For Berwick & Co. 11 May Gauntlet Yacht Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For private owner. 12 May Cutter Charleston Navy Yard For United States Coast Survey. 12 May Bonita Medium clipper E. & H. O. Briggs South Boston, Massachusetts For James Huckins. 19 May Steamboat Cram Chester For Mr. Walters. 21 May Paddle steamer John Laird Birkenhead For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. 23 May Frigate Messrs. T. & W. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne For Royal Sardinian Navy. 24 May Steamship Cram Chester For New South Wales and Intercolonial Steam Navigation Company. 24 May Paddle steamer C. J. Mare & Co. Leamouth For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 24 May Rubens Clipper Messrs. Alexander Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For Andrew Anderson. 25 May Corvette Rochefort For French Navy. 25 May Water Lily Yacht Birkenhead For Messrs. Phillips & Weare. 26 May Burlington Full-rigged ship J. & R. Mills Southwick For J. Lidgett, or Messrs. Ledgett & Son. May Annie Jane Clipper Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. May Julia Schooner Ratsey Cowes For W. Peareth. 6 June Lancashire Witch Schooner J. B. Mansfield Teignmouth For L. V. Palk. 7 June Queen of Sheba Barque Mrs. M. J. Stokeld Blyth, Northumberland For Messrs. John Patterson. 7 June Steamship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For private owne. 8 June Crawfords Barque Messrs. Bowman & Drummond Blyth For W. R. Crawford. 8 June Steamship Messrs. John & Robert White Cowes For Royal West India Mail Steamship Company. 11 June Steamship Teas & Birely Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For private owner. 11 June Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Ramsey (Isle of Man) Steam Packet Company. 15 June Whistler Clipper George W. Jackman, Jr. Newburyport, Massachusetts For Bush & Wildes. 18 June Paddle steamer Vaughn & Lynn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Philadelphia and Savannah Steam Navigation Company. 20 June Skimmer of the Seas Barque William Pile Jr. Sunderland For Thomas Thompson. 21 June Steamship Messrs. C. J. Mare & Sons Blackwall For General Screw Steam Shipping Company. 21 June Clipper Alexander Hall and Sons Aberdeen For Daniel Green, William Killey and Robert Vining. 21 June Pallion Barque John Watson Sunderland For Edward Mounsey. 21 June Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 21 June Sweepstakes Extreme clipper Daniel and Aaron Westervelt New York For private owner. 21 June Titania Schooner John Scott Russell Glasgow For Robert Stephenson. 21 June Uncle Tom Barque John Smith Pallion For private owner. 22 June Berdinkha Snow J. & J. Robinson Sunderland For Messrs. Marwood. 23 June Second rate Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 23 June Unnamed Merchantman Messrs. Gaddy & Lamb Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Woods, Spence & Co. 25 June Steamship Messrs. Tod & Macgregor Partick For private owner. 25 June Lady of the Test Yacht M. Ratsey & Sons West Cowes For J. Woods. 25 June Full-rigged ship Northfleet For Messrs. Dent. 25 June Steamship Messrs. Pattersons Wapping For private owner. 25 June Zara Schooner J. White East Cowes For Earl of Wilton. 30 June Paddle steamer Messrs Denny Brothers Dumbarton For private owner. 30 June Matchless Clipper Isaac Taylor Chelsea, Massachusetts For Nathaniel and Benjamin Goddard. June Amphitrite Clipper Samuel Hale Boston, Massachusetts For private owner. June Elizabeth & Emily Barque Peter Gibson Sunderland For Briggs & Co. June Flying Dragon Clipper Trufant & Drummond Bath, Maine For Reed, Wade & Co. June Irene Barque J. Watson Sunderland For private owner. June Queen Margaret Barque W. Naisby Sunderland For "Mesn'rd". June Soho Schooner John Duncan Speymouth For Peter Murray. June Wave Barque Hartlepool For private owner. June Unnamed Barque Havelock & Robson Sunderland For Mr. Nicholson. June Unnamed Barque Sykes Sunderland For Messrs. Douglas. 6 July William the Conqueror Barque Messrs. Thomas Young & Sons South Shields For Messrs. T. Young & Co. 7 July Lady Agnes Duff Barque Messrs. Calman & Martin Dundee For private owners. 7 July Paddle steamer Thomas & Robert White Cowes For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 9 July Steamship New York For private owner. 9 July Steamship Robert Napier and Sons Glasgow F