The list of ship launches in 1850 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1850. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Geraldine Barque T. Royden & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Worrall, Royden, Stott & Wakeham. 2 January Steamship Alex. Denny & Brother Dumbarton For Messrs. McKean, McLarty & Co. 2 January Termagant Merchantman Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For private owner. 4 January Isabella & Dorothy Merchantman Simpson & Short Sunderland For E. Oliver. 8 January Metropolis Barque Ralph Hutchinson Sunderland For Lindsay & Co. 12 January One Schooner Messrs. Hall Monkwearmouth For private owner. 14 January Jane Ewing East Indiaman Messrs. William Simons & Co. Greenock For private owner. 14 January Victoria Barque G. W. & W. J. Hall Sunderland For J. Donkin. 28 January Paddle Steamer William H. Brown New York For Collins Line. 28 January Steamship New York City For private owner. January Steamship New York For private owner. 29 January Amelia Thompson Barque Haswell & Co. Sunderland For . 29 January Oliver Cromwell Barque Messrs. T. Young & Son Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 30 January Earl of Hardwick Whaler Messrs. J. & T. White Cowes For Southern Whale Fishery Company. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Steel Greenock For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 31 January Steamship W. Pitcher For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. January Albatross Full-rigged ship For private owner. January Alice Merchantman William Harkass North Sands For Mr. Huntley. January Meander Barque Richard Wilkinson Sunderland For private owner. January Star in the East Barque Richard Wilkinson Sunderland For Thomas Kish. 5 February Paddle steamer Brown & Bell New York For Collins Line. 12 February Elizabeth Caroline Merchantman Messrs. Gaddy & Lamb Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 14 February Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Pim Hull For Robert Miles Sloman. 14 February Frigate Norfolk Naval Shipyard For United States Navy. 25 February Coldstream Brig Booth & Blacklock Sunderland For William Kerss & associates. 28 February Steamship Tod and MacGregor Partick For Inman Line. 28 February Hero Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For E. Graham. February Martha Schooner Buchanan & Gibson Sunderland For Mr. Peacock. 1 March Douro Schooner Richard Price Caernarfon For private owner. 1 March Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Mr. Homeyer. 2 March Steamship Thomas Collyer New York For Mr. De Groot. 4 March Ispwich Lass Schooner William Bayley Ipswich For William Bayley. 4 March Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Caledonian Railway. 14 March Lady Franklin Brig Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Admiralty. 15 March City of Calcutta East Indiaman Messrs. Barclay and Curle. Stobcross For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 16 March Frigate Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 22 March Lapwing Brig Messrs. Birnie Montrose For private owner. 25 March Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Thoms Wardropper. 25 March Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Thomas Wardropper. 25 March Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For private owner. 27 March Prudence Snow Todd & Browne Sunderland For J. Hall. 27 March Truth Schooner W. H. Pearson Sunderland For J. Lennox. 28 March Ceylon Merchantman Alcock Sunderland For private owner. 28 March My Lady Merchantman Chester For Edward Walker. 30 March Brilliant Full-rigged ship Messrs. Alexander Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. March Athelston East Indiaman Messrs. Kelsick, Wood & Sons. Maryport For private owner. March Gratitude Barque R. H. Potts & Bros. Sunderland For Potts Bros. March Saxon Maid Snow Ratcliffe & Spence Sunderland For Potts & Co. 4 April Sylph Lugger William Wright Beccles For private owner. 5 April Frigate New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 9 April Sophia Brig Adamson Dundee For private owner. 16 April Frigate New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 25 April Avalon Yacht Messrs. Harvey & Son Ipswich For James Goodson. 27 April Conqueror Full-rigged ship Messrs. Hall & Sons Aberdeen For private owner. 27 April Express Brigantine Thomas Edward St. Mary's For Messrs. Banfield & others. 27 April Harold Barque William Taylor & Son North Hylton For Pow & Co. 27 April Shepherdess Barque Messrs. W. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 29 April Arrow Sloop Allinson Tarleton For private owner. 29 April Ballet Reina Schooner Camper Gosport For R. Davenport. 30 April Sappho Yacht Messrs. J. Walters and Co. Topsham For private owner. April Sylph Barque Dumbarton For private owner. April Viking Barque Lawson Gales Sunderland For Peter Scott. 10 May Felix Schooner Messrs. Sloan & Gemmell Ayr For John Ross. 13 May Admiral Full-rigged ship Messrs. Denny & Rankine Dumbarton For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. 13 May John's Merchantman Mayor Freckleton For Messrs. John Birley & Sons. 13 May Corvette Estabelecimento de Fundição e Estaleiros Ponta da Areia Niterói For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 14 May Brest For French Navy. 16 May Le Vingt-quatre Fevrier Toulon For French Navy. 21 May Advice Barque John Duncan Speymouth For Mr. Gray. 25 May Steamship Messrs. Smith & Rodger Govan For Messrs. Lewis Potter & Co. 27 May Jane Sawyer Schooner Messrs. Humphrey Bros. Hull For Mr. Sawyer and others. 27 May Susan Brig Messrs. Spencer & Ballet Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson & Sons. 28 May Pioneer Brig Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan For private owner. 28 May Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 29 May Achilles Barque Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Watson & Co. 29 May Rajahgopaul Merchantman T. H. Oliver Saint-Roch Province of Canada For Messrs. Pryde & Jones. 30 May Mercia Full-rigged ship James Laing Sunderland For Prowse & Co. May Addison Merchantman Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Richard Brown & associates. May Agenoria Barque George Barker Sunderland For G. Gray. May Capital Snow Ralph Hutchinson Sunderland For J.Parkin. May Garland Full-rigged ship Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. 6 June Ship of the line Castellamare di Stabia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies For Royal Sicilian Navy. 6 June Three Bells Full-rigged ship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For John Bell & others. 10 June Paddle steamer William H. Webb New York For private owner. 11 June Java Brig Messr. Booth & Co. Sunderland For Mr. Blacklock. 11 June Steamship Cork For private owner. 12 June Countess of Cawdor Brig Anderson Nairn For Mr. Dallas. 12 June Harriett Preston Schooner Rees Jones Dinas For John Preston. 16 June Repeater Merchantman Sparrow For private owner. 16 June Surprise Extreme clipper Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts A. A. Low & Brother 27 June Anglo-Saxon Barque E. Taylor North Shields For private owner. 28 June Steamship Steele Greenock For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 30 June Elizabeth Frances Merchantman Hughes Teignmouth For Messrs. Hutchings. June Chevalier Snow W. H. Pearson Sunderland For Mr. Scurfield. June Hibernia Full-rigged ship Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. June Corvette Trieste For Austrian Navy. June Mandarin Extreme clipper Smith & Dimon New York For Goodhue & Co. June Owen Palfer East Indiaman Workington For private owner. June Race Horse Clipper barque Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts J.M. Forbes, I. Goddard & Co., Boston. 8 July Resolution Barque James Hardie Sunderland For Clarke & Co. 9 July Fidget Yacht John Laird Birkenhead For private owner. 9 July Luna Snow Peter Austin Sunderland For Carr & Co. 9 July Raven Snow R. H. Potts & Bros. Sunderland For Potts & Co. 10 July Courier East Indiaman Messrs. Coutts & Parkinson Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 10 July Pernana Barque Messrs. Cato, Miller & Co. Liverpool For Currie, Newton & Co. 11 July John Melhuish East Indiaman Clarke Jersey For J. J. Melhuish & Co. 11 July Lord Nelson Barque White Cowes For private owner. 11 July Mary Watkin Schooner Owen Jones Nevin For private owner. 20 July Steamship Rawlins Bristol For private owner. 24 July Elizabeth Campbell Barque Dumbarton For private owner. 25 July Acis Schooner William Bayley Ipswich For F. B. Ede. 25 July Hendon Snow W. Reed Sunderland For Walker & Son. July Hannah Merchantman George Barker Sunderland For M. Stainton. July Nono Merchantman For private owner. July Thomas Gowland Snow J. Rogerson Sunderland For J. Rogerson. July Steamship Bristol For private owner. 2 August Steamship Messrs. Smith & Rodgers Govan For Cork and Waterford Steam Shipping Company. 8 August Steamship Messrs. Alexander Denny & Brother Dumbarton For Anglo-Italian Steam Navigation Company. 8 August Palmerston East Indiaman William Gibson Hull For private owner. 10 August Steamship Messrs. William Joyce & Co. Greenwich For Commercial Steam Navigation Company. 15 August Advocate Barque Stephen Walshe Dublin For private owner. 21 August Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Pim Hull For private owner. 23 August Hamilla Mitchell Clipper Messrs. Lunan & Robertson Peterhead For John Mitchell. 24 August Clipper Alexander Hall and Sons Aberdeen For Jardine, Matheson & Co. 26 August Miller & Ravenhill Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 31 August Arctic Merchantman For A. Terega. August Catherine Hayes Schooner Charles Connell & Sons Belfast For private owner. August James Richard Hindson Merchantman Booth & Blacklock Sunderland For T. Hindson. August Ocean Breeze Merchantman William Doxford & W. Crown Sunderland For Mr. Brantingham. 5 September Corvette Toulon For French Navy. 5 September Sultan Snow Forrest & Co Sunderland For W. Burdes. 6 September John Bryant Full-rigged ship Charleston, South Carolina For private owner. 7 September Banshee Merchantman Westacott Barnstaple For Messrs. Casack. 7 September Seaman Baltimore clipper R. & E. Bell Baltimore, Maryland For Thomas Handy. 10 September Steamship Messrs. Napier Govan For Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Packet Company. 19 September Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 21 September Steamship Toward Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 23 September Caledonia Schooner Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Stockton and London Shipping Company. 24 September Lotus Yacht Camper's Yard Portsmouth For Lord Clifden. 24 September Paddle steamer William H. Brown New York For Albert Lowry, Nathanial Jarvis and William H. Brown. 24 September Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 25 September Frigate Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy. 26 September James Paxton Schooner David Swan Kelvindock For private owner. 30 September Neirich Brig Naisby North Hylton For James Ayre. 30 September Thebes Barque William Byers Sunderland For Rathbone & Co. September Alcides Barque Lawson Gales Sunderland For J. Gales. September Schooner Arsenal de la Carraca Cádiz For Spanish Navy. September Quito Barque Austin & Mills Sunderland For Kendall & Co. September Swan Merchantman Bradley & Potts Sunderland For Bradley & Potts. 5 October Electra Barque W. H. Pearson Sunderland For Reid & Co. 5 October Rochefort For French Navy. 5 October Paddle steamer New York For private owner. 5 October Surprise Clipper Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts For A. A. Low & Brother. 7 October Tay Merchantman Messrs. Calman & Martin Dundee For private owner. 8 October Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 23 October Meanwell Snow W. Pile Sunderland For Kelso & Co. 25 October Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. 26 October Tug Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 27 October Paddle Steamer Westervelt & MacKay New York For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. October Steamship River Tyne For Mr. Smith. October Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Pim Hull For private owner. 2 November Paddle steamer Perrine, Patterson & Stack Williamsburg, New York For Edward Mills. 4 November Frigate Venetian Arsenal Venice For Austrian Navy. 5 Nove