The list of ship launches in 1868 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1868. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 8 January Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte Rio de Janeiro For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 10 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Martin Orme, or William Lang and others. 10 January Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 10 January Sloop-of-war C. Gips & Co. Dordrecht For Imperial Japanese Navy. 10 January William Lindsay East Indiaman Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For William Lindsay and others. 11 January Chieftain Barque W. Kinloch Garmouth For Mr. Wilson and others. 11 January Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs C. Connell & Co., and Messrs. J. Howden & Co. 11 January Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 11 January Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Österreichischer Lloyd. 13 January Cwm Avon Schooner Alfred Cook Appledore For English Copper Co. 14 January Laird Bros. Birkenhead For Royal Netherlands Navy. 15 January Louisa Smack Hunt Aldeburgh For John Collis. 18 January Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer For Royal Netherlands Navy. 23 January City of Edinburgh Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 25 January Sailing ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ismay, Imrie & Co. 25 January Helen Black Barque Messrs. Alexander Hall, Russel, & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. Glover Bros. 28 January Lizzy Barque Messrs. John Wray & Son Burton Stather For private owner. 29 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Macnab & Co. Greenock For Furness Railway. January Achievement Barque Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Doward, Dickinson & Co. January County of Stirling East Indiaman C. Connell & Co. Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. R. & J. Craig. January James Mason Brig R. Pace & Son Sunderland For Tully & Co. January Clipper Connell & Co Glasgow For Findlay & Co. 1 February Steamship Backhouse & Dixon Middlesbrough For James Dixon. 8 February Steamship Messrs. T. Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. John Proudfoot & Co. 8 February Perseverance Brig Messrs. John Humphrey & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. Robb, Stephen and others. 9 February Eagle Wing Schooner Dartmouth Collided with on being launched and was severely damaged. 10 February Babara Moir Schooner John Webster Fraserburgh For private owner. 10 February central battery ironclad Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 10 February Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 10 February Nyassa Clipper Messrs. Joseph Birnie & Co. Montrose For private owner. 12 February Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Robertson & Co. Greenock For Mr. Williamson. 13 February Paddle tug Messrs. Robertson & Co. Greenock For Glasgow & Greenock Shipping Co. 14 February Peter Stuart Merchantman Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For Messrs. Stuart & Douglas. 18 February Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder, & Co. Fairfield For Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipping Co. 24 February Clipper William Pile Sunderland For Adelaide Line. 25 February Medea Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Clydeholm For John H. Carmichael. 26 February Janet Wignall Schooner Messrs. Calderwood & Co. Irvine For Messrs. Wignall & Co. 27 February Steamship Messrs. Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Robert Shankland & Co. February Ben Ledi East Indiaman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Watson Bros. February Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co Govan For London, Belgian, Brazil, and River Plate Mail Steamship Co, or Peter Tait & Co. February Monitor Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Fairfield For Royal Netherlands Navy. February Gorey Lass Dandy Charles W. Aubin Jersey Jersey For J. M. Kent. February Steamship Messrs. Earle Hull For Messrs. T. Wilson & Co. February Hope Barque J. & E. Lumsden Pallion For Thomas Thompson. February Steamship J. G. Lawrie Whiteinch For private owner. February Steamship Messrs. H. Murray & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Templeton & Hunter. February Mary Moore Barque Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For John Norman Jr. February Minnie Schooner Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan For Mr. Spence. February Steamship River Clyde For private owner. February Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For private owner. Unknown date Willing Schooner Philip Bellot Gorey Jersey For Clement Noel. 6 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 7 March Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Messrs. Lofthouse, Glover & Co. 7 March Solway Brig R. Williamson & Son Harrington For R. Williamson & Son. 7 March Tenby Castle Barque Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Richards, Mills & Co. 7 March Traveller Schooner Frances Robertson Peterhead For J. Ewen and A. Simpson. 7 March Wythop Brig Harrington For private owner. 9 March Coquette Brig Bevan Llanelly For Joseph Hatton. 9 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft. 10 March Robert Napier and Sons Glasgow For Royal Netherlands Navy. 10 March Messrs. Pearse, Lockwood & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Royal Navy. 10 March Steamship Messrs. Hall, Russell & Co. Footdee For Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co. 10 March Lorient For French Navy. 12 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For private owner. 12 March Steamship Messrs. C. Connell & Co Overnewton For private owner. 13 March Zadok Barque Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer Seacombe For Messrs. J. Glyn & Sons. 16 March Margaret Shearer Smack Messrs. Scott & Macgill Bowling For Messrs. Shearer. 21 March Tug John White Cowes For British Government. 22 March Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte Rio de Janeiro For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 25 March Nucteris Schooner Hansen East Cowes For J. Batt. 26 March Paddle steamer A. Leslie and Company Hebburn For London and North Western Railway. 26 March Gunboat William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Viceroy of Canton. 26 March Gunboat William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Viceroy of Canton. 28 March Yacht David Kurby Rye, New York For Josephus Williams & David Snediker. 28 March Yosemite Merchantman Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Messrs. T. H. Ismay & Co. 30 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Robertson & Co. Greenock For John Kincaid. March Lady of the Isles Dandy Charles W. Aubin Jersey Jersey For Philip Daniel Payn. March William Cargill Schooner Hempstead Barnes Gloucester For James Duncan. 3 April Mary Richmond Brigantine Messrs. Boyd & Turner Dumbarton For Mr. Richmond and others. 5 April John Laird, Son & Co. Birkenhead For Royal Netherlands Navy. 7 April Cambria Schooner Ratsey Cowes For James Ashbury. 7 April Madge Wildfire Schooner Messrs. Fullarton Ayr For Messrs. Lewis, Potter & Co. 9 April Cherbourg For French Navy. 9 April Cambria Yacht Ratsey Cowes For Mr. Ashbury. 9 April Copsefield Barque Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For Messrs. Scrutton & Campbell. 9 April Mochurn Lass Schooner M'Lea Rothesay For James M'Master. 9 April Royal Oak Cutter Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For E. Meldrum. 9 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer Seacombe For London and North Western Railway and Great Western Railway. 9 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer Seacombe For London and North Western Railway and Great Western Railway. 9 April Walter Baine Merchantman Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Baine & Johnstone. 11 April Steamship Messrs. Backhouse & Dixon Middlesbrough-on-Tees For Messrs. Gillan, Schmitz & Co. 21 April Blanche Yacht E. Robertson Ipswich For W. Thompson. 21 April Rina Schooner John M'Quistan Largs For private owner. 23 April Craig Ewan Schooner Messrs. Stephen & Forbes Peterhead For George Mitchell. 23 April Margaret Galbraith Merchantman Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. P. Henderson & Co, or Albion Shipping Co. Unknown date Swallow Smack Brundrit & Whiteway Runcorn For Brundrit & Whiteway. 24 April Ascalon Merchantman Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 25 April Armoured frigate Thames Iron Works Leamouth For Prussian Navy. 25 April Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 25 April Bulwark-class battleship Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich For Royal Navy. 25 April Unnamed Barque William Duthie Jr. Aberdeen Built on speculation. 26 April Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. April Annie Richmond Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For R. G. Sharp. April Berbice Merchantman Messrs. A. M'Millen & Co. Dumbarton For John Kerr. April Cambria Yacht Ratsey Cowes For J. Ashbury. April Candidate Full-rigged ship Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For Mr. Gambles. April Leading Star Brig J. Barkes Sunderland For J. Barkes. April Paddle tug Messrs. J. & G. Rennie Govan For Royal Navy. April Mary Orr Schooner Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Kelvinhaugh For William Smith and others. April Mermaid Ketch Charles W. Aubin Jersey Jersey For John George Pascoe. April Paddle steamer Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For London and North Western Railway. 5 May Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte Rio de Janeiro For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 6 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Robertson & Co. Greenock For David Bruce. 7 May Buckinghamshire East Indiaman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Whiteinch For George Marshall. 7 May Dynameme Yawl Messrs. Harvey & Co. Wivenhoe For private owner. 7 May Guinevere Yacht Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For Mr. Thellusson. 7 May Lizzie Iredale Barque Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Peter Iredale. 7 May Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Glasgow and Newcastle Steam Shipping Co. 9 May Alcatraz Full-rigged ship Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For Messrs. W. T. Myers & Co. 9 May Ferryhill Brig Messrs. John Humphrey Jr., & Co. Aberdeen For John M'Lauchlan. 9 May Steamship John White West Cowes For Imperial Ottoman Government. 9 May St. Clare Barque Miramichi Canada For private owner. 21 May Joseph Nicholson Schooner Robert Thomas Nevin For Messrs. Nicholson. 23 May Corrèze Sarthe-class horse transport Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy. 23 May Agnes Ann Wignall Schooner William Allsup Preston For Mr. Wignall & others. 23 May City of Perth East Indiaman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 23 May Steamship Messrs. Bowdler & Chaffer Seacombe For Aberystwyth & Cardigan Bay Steam Packet Company (Limited). 25 May Ironclad Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 May R. & M. J. Charnley Schooner William Ashburner Barrow-in-Furness For Thomas Ashburner & Co. 26 May Paddle steamer London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow For Bristol Steam Navigation Co. 27 May Mary Davidson Barque Messrs. John Humphrye & Co. Aberdeen For William Knox. May Carlin-Craig Barque Messrs. John Duthie & Sons Footdee For Messrs. Adam & Co. May Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Dumbarton For D. R. Macgregor. May Janets & Ann Schooner Messrs. J. Fullarton & Co. Paisley For Messrs. Waugh & Cameron. May Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Govan For Royal Navy. May Royal Arch Barque Sykes, Talbot & Sykes Sunderland For Tillman & Co. 2 June Birmah Merchantman Messrs. Dobie & Co. Govan For William Ross, or James M. Wood. 2 June Cornelia Steam yacht Messrs. Palmer & Co. Jarrow For Earl Vane. 2 June Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Messrs. James Moss & Co. 4 June Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros Dumbarton For British India Steam Navigation Company. 4 June Clanranald East Indiaman Messrs. James & George Thomson Govan For Messrs. A. G. Kidston & Co. 5 June Steamship Messrs. Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For J. B. Sheriff. 5 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Duke of Hamilton. 6 June Steamship James Laing Sunderland For Messrs. Hornstedt & Garthorne. 6 June Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Govan For African Steamship Co, or African Mail Co. 6 June Ferida Schooner Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock