The list of ship launches in 1854 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1854.__NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes- 2 January Recorder Merchantman Carleton, New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 3 January Lightning Extreme clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Black Ball Line. 5 January Her Majesty Full-rigged ship Byers & Co Sunderland For John Rogers Watkins. 14 January Dunsandle Barque Pickersgill & Miller Sunderland For Dealy, Fidds & Ramsey. 14 January Maria Hay Full-rigged ship John Crown Sunderland For John Hay. 14 January Paddle steamer Jacob A. Westervelt & Co. New York For Harris & Morgan Line. 16 January Norma Brig Henry Barrick Whitby For Messrs. Weighill & Co. 16 January Steamship Glasgow For Messrs. Samuel Howes & Co. 19 January Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle location For Messrs. W. & C. L. Ringtree. 21 January Nabob Clipper John Taylor Chelsea, Massachusetts For William Appleton & Co. 26 January Steamship G. M. Duck South Stockton For private owner. 26 January Second rate Plymouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 28 January Steamship John Laird Liverpool For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. 28 January Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. 28 January Rosario Barque Cram Chester For Messrs. Charles Smith & Co. 30 January Miranda Barque Messrs. L. Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For private owner. 30 January Steamship Messrs. Tod and Macgregor Partick For P&O. 31 January Black Eagle Full-rigged ship Messrs. Getty & Major Liverpool For Messrs. Getty & Major. 31 January City of Palaces Barque Thomas Wallis South Shields For Messrs. Clint & Co. and partners. 31 January Second rate Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 31 January Margaret Merchantman James Hardie Sunderland For Thompson & Co. 31 January Paddle steamer Northfleet For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. January Arnotdale Full-rigged ship John & Robert Candlish Southwick For Messrs. Conbro & Potter. January Coeur de Lion Medium clipper George Raynes Portsmouth, New Hampshire For W. F. Parrott and Mr. Tucker. January Crown Barque J. Crown Sunderland For J. Crown. January Duchess of Northumberland Barque William Reed Sunderland For S. Mease. January Great Britain, or New Great Britain Full-rigged ship J. Reed Pallion For Mr. Temperley. January Steamship Messrs. Thobourn & Co. "Coble Dean" For Messrs. Joseph Blacklock & Co. January The Guide Merchantman Kelly Dartmouth For private owner. January Tijaret Misr Brig John Smith Sunderland For Mr. Grey, or Joyce & Co. January Unnamed East Indiaman Robert Thompson & Sons Monkwearmouth For Edmund Graham. 8 February Glen Roy Merchantman Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. Peter & Thomson Aikman. 11 February Crouch Brothers Barque Messrs. Symons & Bevan Wapping For Messrs. E. Crouch & Co. 11 February Full-rigged ship E. & H. O. Briggs South Boston, Massachusetts For Baker & Morill. 14 February Raphael Clipper Messrs. Alexander Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For Andrew Anderson. 15 February Pierre Thomeuf Lorient For French Navy. 15 February Steamship Bombay India For private owner. 18 February Steamship Messrs. Batchelor Cardiff For private owner. 28 February Driving Mist Snow W. Pile Sunderland For William Maudsley. 28 February Isa Barque Messrs. William Simons & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Gregor, Turnbull & Co. 28 February Rochefort For French Navy. 28 February Steamship John Laird, Sons & Co. Birkenhead For P&O 28 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Thompson Deptford For private owner. February Achilles Full-rigged ship J. Watson Sunderland For Shield & Co. February Alice & Ann Barque Rawson & Watson Southwick For Mr. Barras. February Andrew Marvell Barque Haswell Sunderland For private owner. February Caroline Elizabeth Barque Briggs Sunderland For T. Todd. February Hekin Snow Thomas Robson Sunderland For Herring & Co. February Meteor Barque Sykes & Co Sunderland For John Lambton, Robert Lambton, John Scurfield and Robert Scurfield. February Phoenix Clipper Cape Elizabeth, Maine For private owner. February Steamship Liverpool For South American and General Steam Navigation Company. February Sultana Full-rigged ship Arrow Leithead Sunderland For John Hay. February Usworth Barque Todd & Brown Sunderland For M. Tweddell. 1 March Steamship Messrs. Coutts & Parkinson Howdon For W. S. Lindsay. 1 March City of Bristol Full-rigged ship Lawson Gales Hylton For Evans, Son & Avery. 7 March Steamship Stephenson & Lafrinier Ohio City, Ohio For Sternberg & Co. 11 MArch Steamship Messrs. Palmer Bros. Jarrow For Messrs. Laing & Stephens. 13 March Empress Eugenie Full-rigged ship William Briggs Sunderland For W. Briggs. 15 March Paddle frigate Bombay India For Indian Navy. 15 March Merrington Clipper Cunningham St. Lawrence For Messrs. G. W. Beckwith & Co. 15 March Virginia Cutter yacht Daniel Robinson Gosport For Joseph Gee. 16 March Steamship Messrs. Barclay & Curle Stobcross For London and Limerick Steam-ship Company. 16 March Galatea Medium clipper Joseph Magoun Charlestown, Massachusetts For W. F. Weld & Co. 17 March Come On Snow Forrest & Co. Sunderland For G. Foster. 18 March Steamship Messrs. John Scott & Sons Greenock For private owner. 18 March Frigate Green Blackwall For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 27 March Steamship Neptune Iron Workd Waterford For private owner. 28 March Cameo Barque G. Booth Sunderland For Johnson & Co. 28 March Emily Amina Merchantman Messrs. Thomas and De Winton Caernarfon For private owner. 29 March Charles Robert Alexandre Lorient For French Navy. 29 March Lord Raglan Full-rigged ship Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Mr. Nicholson. 29 March Full-rigged ship James O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For Reed, Wade & Co. 30 March Louis Nicholas Frédéric Sollier Cherbourg For French Navy. 20 March Walter Dean Schooner Thomas Smith Preston For private owner. 29 March Ocean Telegraph Extreme clipper J. O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For Reed, Wade & Co. March Alice Schooner Johnson Bideford For private owner. March Lizzy Garrow Merchantman Kingsbridge For private owner. March Stormaway Clipper For private owner. 1 April Steamship Charles Lungley & Co. Millwall For North of Europe Steam Navigation Co. 1 April Mary Anne Barque John Westacott Barnstaple For Messrs. Bruford & Co. 4 April Swallow Clipper Robert E. Jackson East Boston, Massachusetts For Duggan & Leland and Seccomb & Taylor. 11 April Ecliptic Barque Lightfoot Hylton Dene or Pallion For Brown & Sacker. 12 April Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 12 April Lady Wharncliffe Barque T. Stonehouse Sunderland For Smith & Co. 12 April Steamship C. J. Mare Blackwall For General Screw Steam Shipping Company. 13 April Bankside Barque Austin & Mills Sunderland For Messrs. Peggs & Co. 13 April Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 April Enea Barque Bailey Pallion For Mr. Hikie. 13 April Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 April Lady Ann Full-rigged ship John Smith Pallion For George Hodgkinson. 13 April Ocean Queen Merchantman Rawson & Watson Sunderland For Mr. Thomas. 13 April Steamship Messrs. Charles & William Earle Hull For Messrs. Depledge Bros. 13 April Frigate Money Wigram & Sons Northam For Austrian Navy. 15 April Anglo Saxon Full-rigged ship J. Watson, or Watson & Sons Sunderland For Peter Tindale Jr. 15 April City of Montreal Clipper Messrs. John Reed & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Jacot, Taylor & Tipper. 15 April Deva East Indiaman Clarke Liverpool For private owner. 15 April Joseph Steel East Indiaman J. Steel Jr. Liverpool For private owner. 15 April Louisa Shelburne Merchantman Nine Elms For private owner. 15 April Rochefort For French Navy. 17 April Midnight Clipper Fernald & Pettigres Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Henry Hastings. 19 April Champion of the Seas Extreme clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Black Ball Line. 20 April Madge Wildfire Barque Albert White Waterford For private owner. 21 April Aracan Full-rigged ship Messrs. Brocklebank Whitehaven For private owner. 21 April Paddle frigate Cursetjee Rustomjee Bombay Dockyard India For Indian Navy. 26 April Joseph Germain Chéri Fauveau Brest For French Navy. 27 April Steamship Cork Steam Ship Company Cork For private owner. 27 April James Pilkington Full-rigged ship John Getty Liverpool For Edward Bates. 30 April The Jamaica Clipper Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Whiteinch For Stirling, Gordon & Co. April Arrow Schooner Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. Gibson & Clark. April Steamship Alexander Denny location For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. April Donna Anna Merchantman Mansfield Teignmouth For Messrs. Walker & Son. April Juno Snow William Reed Sunderland For C. Alcock. April Norwester Clipper S. Lapham Medford, Massachusetts For J. T. Coolidge & Co. 4 May Henrietta Full-rigged ship William Harkass Sunderland For Charles, Edward & William Rayner. 10 May Isabella Hay Brig T. & J. Robinson Hylton For Mr. Marks. 13 May Ben Avon Clipper Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For G. Leslie. 13 May Steamship Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Sons Liverpool For General Iron Screw Collier Company. 13 May Britannia Brig W. Johnson Coxgreen For Mr. Sutherland. 13 May Steamship Messrs. Cato & Miller Liverpool For Mr. Hall. 13 May Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 May June Merchantman Messrs. Brundritt & Whiteway Runcorn For private owner. 13 May Lady Octavia Barque Bank Quay Foundry Co. Warrington For Messrs Charles Moore & Co. 13 May Omar Pasha Clipper Messrs. W. Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Mr. Thompson. 13 May Ship of the line Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 May Star Queen Full-rigged ship Richard Wilkinson Pallion For J. Shepherd. 13 May Rochefort For French Navy. 15 May Arthur Wellesley Barque Messrs, Morrison & Fawcus South Shields For E. Oliver. 15 May W. & H. Pitcher Northfleet For Royal Navy. 16 May Englishman Brig Messrs. J. & R. White Cowes For private owner. 17 May W. & H. Pitcher Northfleet For Royal Navy. 18 May Ship of the line Sveaborg Grand Duchy of Finland For Imperial Russian Navy. 24 May Full-rigged ship Isaac C. Smith & Son Hoboken, New Jersey For Napier, Johnson & Co. 27 May Bride of the Ocean Barque Howdon For private owner. 27 May Steamship John Laird Liverpool For African Steam Navigation Company. 27 May Come On Merchantman Holman Topsham For private owner. 27 May James Montgomery Barque George Worthy Pallion For Jane B., Robert, Richard, Thomas & J. B. Hansell. 29 May Hirnant Yacht H. Richardson Barmouth For H. J. Richardson. 29 May Sierra Nevada Clipper Tobey & Littlefield Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Glidden & Williams. 30 May Steamship Messrs. Tod & McGregor Partick For Inman Line. 31 May Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. May Eblana Merchantman Peter Gibson Sunderland For T. Speeding. May Elpis Merchantman J. & R. Mills Sunderland For Graydon & Co. May Fullerton Brig Banks Howden Dyke For private owner. May Barque William H. Webb New York For C. H. Marshall & Co. May King John Barque Ratcliffe & Spence Sunderland For Wilson & Co. May Pioneer Barque D. Douglas Sunderland For Waite & Co. May Sierra Nevada Full-rigged ship Messrs. Tobie & Littlefold Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Pearce Wentworth Penhallow and others. May Wild Wave Barque Bathurst Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 3 June Sting Ray Medium clipper Eckford Webb Greenpoint, New York For Wakeman & Dimon. 6 June L'Imperatrice Eugenie Barque Messrs. Scott & Co Cartsdyke For John T. Rennie. 8 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Salkeld Low Walker For Royal West Indian Mail Steam Packet Company. 10 June Eliza Jane Snow George Booth Sunderland For Mr. Wrightson. 12 June J. Scott Russell & Co. Millwall For Royal Navy. 12 June Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 12 June Lorient For French Navy. 12 June Northumberland Barque Bowman and Drummond Blyth For John Dryden & Thomas Dryden. 13 June Earl of Eglington Clipper Portland Shipbuilding Company Troon For Bailie Mitchell. 13 June Steamship Messrs. Thomas Vernon