The list of ship launches in 1858 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1858. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Antigua Clipper Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son Dumbarton For John Kerr. 1 January David William Pickering Schooner Griffith Thomas Barmouth For David William Pickering and others. 1 January Flying Fish Barque J. M. Reed Pallion For Messrs. Cavan Bros. 1 January Georgetown Barque Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Messrs. Cavan Bros. 1 January Steamship Messrs. Brownlow & Lumsden Hull For William B. Brownlow and others. 1 January Plover Barque Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons Sunderland For Messrs. Cavan Bros. 1 January Sea Wave Barque J. Hardie Southwick For Mr. Tweddell. 1 January Unnamed Barque James Robinson North Hylton For private owner. 2 January Steam yacht Messrs. Green Blackwall For Pedro V of Portugal. 2 January Camellia Barque N. Stothard Pallion For Mr. Robinson. 2 January Champion Merchantman Camper Gosport For Messrs. Beale. 2 January Clarence Full-rigged ship W. Pile Sunderland For John Hay. 2 January Ocean Pearl Schooner James Bannister Tarleton For James Ashcroft, Hugh Forshaw and James Taylor. 2 January Westburn Clipper Messrs. W. Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Mr. Nicol. 2 January Unnamed Brig Messrs. Rawson & Watson Sunderland For private owner. 2 January Unnamed Barque Stothard Pallion For Mr. Robinson. 4 January Dover Castle Full-rigged ship Haswell Sunderland For John Hay. 4 January Standard Barque William Pile Sunderland For Mr. Kelso. 9 January Steamship Messrs. Laurence Hill &. Co. Port Glasgow For European and Australian Royal Mail Company. 14 January Countess of Fife Merchantman T. H. Wood Sunderland For Mr. Anderson. 14 January The Mary Barque W. H. Pearson Sunderland For private owner. 16 January British Queen Clipper Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 18 January Edith Moore Full-rigged ship W. C. Miller Toxteth For Charles Moore & Co. 25 January Steamship Messrs Hyde & Co. Bristol For Messrs. Mileses & Kingston. 30 January Polestar Barque Messrs Samuelson & Co. Hull For Messrs. Cotesworth, Lyne & Co. 31 January Great Eastern Paddle steamer J Scott Russell & Co London For Eastern Steam Navigation Co. The largest ship built to date. January Catherine Merchantman Rhyl For private owner. January Delhi Mersey flat John Anderton Runcorn For private owner. January Unnamed Full-rigged ship James Briggs Pallion For Messrs. Bradley & Potts. 1 February Steamship Messrs. Tod & McGregor Greenock For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 8 February Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Glasgow For Bremen and New York Steam Packet Company. 13 February Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 February Norah Greame Full-rigged ship Belfast Steam-Ship Building Company Belfast For George Bates. 15 February Ann Law Brig Messrs. David Burns & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 16 February Alea Schooner Camper Gosport For private owner. 17 February Flying Dutchman Schooner Messrs. Hanson's Cowes For private owner. 17 February Lincolnshire Clipper Messrs. Money Wigram & Sons Poplar For private owner. 17 February Lily Schooner William Bayley & Sons Ipswich For Ebenezer Goddard and Mr. Peck. February Steamship Harvey & Co. Hayle For Hayle and Bristol Steam Packet Company. February Lady Alice Clipper For The Passengers' Line of Packets. 1 March Steamship Middlesbrough For private owner. 2 March Ellie Schooner J. Roberts Nefyn For R. Hughes. 2 March Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Imperial Russian Government. 3 March Surinam Merchantman Messrs. James McMillan & Son Greenock For John Kerr. 3 March The Oaklands Barque H. Follett Shaldon For Mr. Clarke. 13 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For H. P. Prior. 13 March Annie Brig Messrs. Bowman & Drummond Blyth For Messrs. William Winship & Co. 15 March Steamship Messrs. Morton Leith For private owner. 16 March Alliance Schooner Messrs. Trewick, Sons & Co. Amlwch For Messrs. J. Palmer & Co. 16 March Meridian Schooner Aberystwyth For Richard Francis and others. 17 March Carmel Schooner Walters Exmouth For Mr. Popham. 17 March Eclipse Clipper Anderson Granton For private owner. 17 March Eclipse Barque Thomas Wright Aberdeen For private owner. 17 March Mary Barque Messrs. Hall Footdee For Mr. McKay. 18 March Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. 20 March Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Imperial Russian Government. 30 March Not named Barque Innes Leith Speculative build. 31 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For private owner. 31 March Steamship Messrs. Summers & Day Northam For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. March Lady Alice Barque James Hardie Sunderland For A. O. Wilkinson. March Aviso Rochefort For French Navy. 1 April Steamship Paisley For Mr. Hetherington. 3 April James Sloop John Anderton Runcorn For private owner. 6 April Warhawk Yacht M. Ratsey Cowes For J. W. Cannon. 14 April Queen of Hindustan or Queen of India Full-rigged ship W. Briggs, or J. Reed Sunderland For W. Brass. 15 April Steamship Messrs. S. & H. Morton Leith For private owner. 15 April Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 April Elizabeth Schooner Thomas Price Pill For James Smith. 17 April Steamship Messrs. R. Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Burns. 20 April Test Brig Vaux Harwich For Mr. Vaux. 1 May Pilot Schooner Richard Cliffe Castleford For private owner. 1 May Steamship T. D. Marshall South Shields For Messrs. Vianna, Chappel & Co. Collided with the barque Rossendale on being launched. Rossendale sank. 5 May Paddle steamer Robert Napier and Sons Glasgow For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. 7 May Paddle Steamer Messrs. John & Robert White West Cowes For Imperial Brazilian Government. 11 May Steamship James Laing Southwick For E. T. Gourlay & Co. 12 May Caledonienne Galliot Brest For French Government. 12 May Devonport, Dockyard For Royal Navy. 13 May Paddle steamer Messr. J. & G. Thompson Govan For Dublin and Glasgow Steam Packet Company 13 May James & Eleanor Snow Bowman and Drummond Blyth For John Dobson & Co. 15 May Grace Peile Barque Messrs. Chaloner, Hart & Sinott Liverpool For Mr. Sawyers. 17 May Integrity Sloop Messrs. Hazlehurst & Son Hull For J. B. Lowther. 21 May Griffin Steam yacht Messrs. Laurence Hill & Co. Greenock For James Baird. 26 May Paddle steamer John Laird Birkenhead For Macgregor Laird. 27 May Ellen and Ann Fishing smack Messrs. Gibson & Butcher Fleetwood For Thomas Wright and Mrs. Blundell. 27 May Corvette Messrs. Young, Sons & Magnay Limehouse For Portuguese Navy. 28 May Wildfire Schooner Robinson Gosport For J. F. Turner. 29 May Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. May Corvette Danzig For Prussian Navy. May Chinchas Merchantman Richibucto Colony of New Brunswick For J. W. Holderness. May Cleveland Clipper Messrs. T. & W. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. May Frigate Arnand Bordeaux For Imperial Russian Navy. 11 June Huguenot Clipper W. Duthie Aberdeen For John T. Rennie. 11 June Mary Rowlands Schooner H. Hughes Porthdinllaen For T. Williams. 12 June Steamship Messrs. Samuda Bros. Poplar For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 12 June Corvette Lorient For French Navy. 12 June Steamship Messrs. Palmer, Brothers, & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For Norddeutscher Lloyd. 12 June Jason Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 12 June Margaret Ann Schooner Robert Banister Tarleton For W. Ball, H. Breakell, T. Hindle and Joseph Whiteside. 12 June Melrose Barque J. Hardie Sunderland For R. Soutter. 12 June Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 12 June Steamship Victoria Iron Works Greenwich For private owner. 14 June Finnart Steam yacht Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For John MacGregor. 15 June Hebrides Steam yacht Messrs. John Scott & Sons Greenock For Royal Northern Yacht Club. 16 June Paddle Steamer R. Napier & Sons Glasgow For Österreichischer Lloyd. 18 June Mary Catherine Schooner Messrs. Hughes, Thomas & Co Amlwch For private owner. 21 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Henderson & Son Renfrew For private owner. 28 June Daniel Rankin Clipper Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. 28 June John Middleton Snow E. Potts Seaham For Mr. Middleton. 29 June Ellen Rodger Barque Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Mr. Rodger. 29 June Imperial Yacht Bordeaux For Alexander II of Russia. 30 June Francis Barque H. Claughton Bristol For private owner. June Azela Brig Messrs. Gaddy & Lamb Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. June Calmouk Transport ship Astrakhan For Imperial Russian Government. June Venilia Full-rigged ship Messrs. W. J. Fraser & Co. Miramichi Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 2 July Corvette Jörgensen Turku Grand Duchy of Finland For Finnish Navy. 10 July Ann Dunn Barque Robert Thompson Jr. Sunderland For L. Dunn. 10 July Westmoreland Barque William Watson North Hylton For Messrs. Thomson & Co. 10 July Ziba Clipper Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. Wade. 12 July Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. 12 July Etheldreda Merchantman S. Peter Austin Sunderland For William Stevens. 12 July Verulam Clipper S. Peter Austin Sunderland For William Stevens. 13 July Naval Brigade East Indiaman Messrs. T. Young & Sons South Shields For Messts. T. Young & Sons. 14 July Deerhound Steam yacht John Laird Birkenhead For Duke of Leeds. 17 July Frigate Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy. 20 July Santa Catarina Schooner Ring Strood For Mr. Appleyard. 23 July John Adams schooner Some of the crew of the American clipper Wild Wave Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island For themselves 24 July Gunboat Thompson Rotherhithe For Ottoman Navy.Lloyd's Register (1860), Seq.№343. 26 July Georgina Merchantman W. Briggs Sunderland For private owner. 26 July Moravian Full-rigged ship Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. George Thompson Jr. & Co. 28 July Valiant Fishing smack Messrs. Lister & Trenery Gainsborough For Mr. Hellyer. 29 July Sir Richard Schooner Beaumaris For private owner. 29 July Undaunted Fishing smack Messrs. Lister & Trenery Gainsborough For James Westcott. 31 July Paddle steamer W. C. Miller Toxteth For Maranham Steam Packet Company. July Acacia Barque G. Booth Sunderland For Denton & Co. July Steamship Robinson Cork For private owner. July Sloop-of-war Jacob A. Westervelt & Sons New York For United States Navy. July Gartsherrie Barque William Cotnam Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. July The Duke of Argyle Fishing boat Iona For private owner. July Surge Cutter Messrs. Fyffe Fairlie For C. T. Couper. July Wallace Full-rigged ship Quebec Province of Canada For private owner July Widders Sloop Brundrit & Whiteway Runcorn For private owner. 7 August Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Messrs. Charles Moore & Co. 7 August Arsenal de Cherbourg Cherbourg For French Navy. 10 August Castle Howard Full-rigged ship Taylor & Scouler Sunderland For Mr. Greenwell. 10 August Elizabeth Richards Schooner Pensarn For private owner. 10 August Northerner Cutter Messrs. D. Burns & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 10 August Powerful Full-rigged ship William Cotman Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. 10 August Simla Full-rigged ship Messrs. Peto, Brassey & Co. Birkenhead For Messrs. Charles Moore & Co. 11 August Steamship Messrs. A. Leslie & Co Hebburn For private owner. 12 August Steamship Messrs. John Pile & Co. West Hartlepool For Richard Young. 13 August Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 14 August Paddle steamer W. C. Miller Toxteth For Maranham Steam Packet Company. 18 August Pilot boat Edward F. Williams Greenpoint, New York For Abraham Jones, Josiah Johnson Jr., Frank Penay and Louis Sampson. 21 August Paddle steamer Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For private owners. 25 August Paddle steamer Messrs. Westwood, Baillie, and Campbell Millwall For General Steam Navigation Company. 26 August First rate Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 28 August Sheerness