The list of ship launches in 1866 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1866. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Bell Hill Barque Messrs. Chaffer, Bowldler & Co. Seacombe For Messrs. J. B. Walmsley & Co. 1 January Cape Clear Merchantman Messrs. T. Vernon & Sons Liverpool For private owner. 1 January Runnymede Barque William Doxford Sunderland For Jackson & Co. 2 January Huntley Castle East Indiaman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Glasgow and Asiatic Shipping Co. 3 January Achilles East Indiaman Messrs. T. Vernon & Sons Seacombe For W. H. Dixon. 3 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Leith and Newcastle Steam Packet Co. 4 January Estrella Merchantman Messrs. Hedderwick & Co. Govan For Messrs. Doward, Dixon & Co. 4 January Explorer Merchantman Messrs. R. & J. Evans Liverpool For Messrs. T. H. Ismay & Co. 4 January Santa Clara Merchantman Messrs. R. & J. Evans Liverpool For Messrs. T. H. Ismay & Co. 6 January The Maid of Mona Schooner Ayr For John Moore. 13 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Mr. Johnston. 14 January Terentia Barque William Watson Sunderland For Walton & Co. 16 January City of Seringapatam East Indiaman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 17 January Talca Barque John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. Cardiff For Cory Bros. 18 January Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Govan For London and Edinburgh Shipping Co. 19 January Carry On Schooner Messrs. G. C. Hutchinson & Co. St. Lawrence-on-Tyne For Thomas Philp and Messrs. Charles West & Co. 19 January Salado Barque Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'Intyre & Co. Port Glasgow For John. H. Carmichael. 20 January Caledonia Fishing smack M'Lea Rothesay For John Miller & Archibald Macvicar. 20 January Steamship Messrs. Laird Bros. Birkenhead For private owner. 20 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon. 20 January Whittington Merchantman Lune Ship Building Co. Lancaster For Lancaster Ship Owners' Co. 31 January Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co Fairfield For Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal Mail Co. January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon. 1 February Steamship Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For private owner. 1 February Ceres Lighter Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. 1 February Pallas Lighter Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. 3 February Fruit Girl Merchantman W. Read Ipswich For Messrs. Love & Cundall. 3 February Kenilworth Barque Preston Iron Ship Building Co. Preston For Robert Hickson. 7 February Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Holt. 15 February Edith Schooner Thomas Smith Preston For Thomas Dawson. 15 February Paddle steamer Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Govan For Nueva Compania Saltena. 16 February Minero Barque Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For James Hainsworth. 17 February Gleniffer Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For Messrs. J. & A. Allen. 17 February Steamship Millwall Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company Millwall For Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company. 19 February Paddle steamer Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Glasgow and Helensburgh Steamboat Company. 19 February Ironclad gunboat Arsenal de Marinha do Corte Rio de Janeiro For Imperial Brazilian Navy. 19 February Steam yacht Hepworth Isle of Dogs For William Lewis Winans. 19 February Paddle steamer Messrs. R. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Glasgow and Helensburgh Steamboat Company. 27 February Steamship Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For private owner. February Goshawk Schooner Hansen Cowes For private owner. February Paddle steamer Messrs. T. Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For North British Railway. February Misero Merchantman Messrs. A. Stephens & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Mr. Hainsworth. 1 March Brinkburn Barque J. Davison Sunderland For Colling & Co. 1 March Paddle steamer Gourlay Bros. Dundee For General Steam Navigation Company. 1 March Leander Brig John Smith Abredeen For Mr. Henderson and others. 1 March Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For Messrs. Burns. 2 March Countess of Kintore Clipper William Duthie Jr. Aberdeen For Shaw, Savill & Co. 3 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Glasgow, Greenock & Campbeltown Line. 3 March Northampton East Indiaman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. John Lidgett & Sons. 5 March Balkamah East Indiaman Humber Iron Works and Ship Building Company (Limited) Hull For Edward Bates. 7 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Aitken & Manell Whiteinch For Donald. R. Macgregor. 8 March Whaler Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For private owner. 13 March Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow For Compañia Oriental de Navigacion á Vapor. 13 March Steamship London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow For Compañia Oriental de Navigacion á Vapor. 15 March City of Vienna East Indiaman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. George Smith & Sons. 17 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 17 March Steamship Messrs. C. A. Day & Co. Southampton For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 17 March Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. 20 March Steamship Messrs. Kirkpatrick, M'Intyre & Co. Port Glasgow For Greenock and Helensburgh Steamboat Company (Limited). 20 March Salisbury Clipper Portland Shipbuilding Co. Troon For Merchant Shipping Co. 20 March Gunvessel Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 21 March Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For George Lawson. 22 March Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For H. L. Seligmann. 22 March Frigate Constantinople For Ottoman Navy. 27 March Paddle steamer Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse For private owner. 29 March Dunborve Schooner Robert S. Ferguson Port Dundas For Messrs. A. & K. Macdonald. 29 March Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 31 March Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 31 March Brunette Yawl Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For N. Watney. 31 March Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Glasgow For Ardrossn and Belfast Line. 31 March Flora Cutter Robinson Gosport For HM Coastguard. 31 March Omound Smack Messrs. Smith, Stephenson & Co Grimsby For H. Smethurst. 31 March Sloop-of-war New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. March Paddle steamer Messrs. Thomas B. Sneath & Co. Rutherglen For R. W. Preston. March Ferry Queen Brig Robert Allen & Son. Pembroke For William Allen. 2 April Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For Angola Company (Limited). 3 April Belette Belette-class flotilla craft (schooner) Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy 3 April Levrette Belette-class flotilla craft (schooner) Arsenal de Rochefort Rochefort For French Navy 3 April Ceylon Brig James Robinson Sunderland For Messrs. John H. Berry & Co. 3 April Susan Cutter Messrs. Camper & Nicholson Gosport For Lord Hardwicke. 3 April Wallace Schooner Messrs. Carnegie & Matthew Peterhead For private owners. 4 April Paddle steamer William H. Webb New York For Narragansett Steamship Company. 11 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Burns. 11 April Paddle steamer Messrs. A. & J. Inglis Glasgow For private owner. 12 April Paddle steamer Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For Messrs. D. Hutcheson & Co. 14 April Paddle steamer Messrs. Robinson & Co. Cork For Citizens' River Steamers Co. 14 April Clyde of Padstow Smack Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. A. & D. Mackay. 14 April Dorothy Thompson Barque William Doxford Sunderland For Mr. Tully. 14 April Elizabeth Mary Barque William Watson Sunderland For Duncan & Co. 14 April Esmerelda Barque Messrs. Vernon & Son Seacombe For Mr. Lowe and others. 14 April Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Fairfield For private owner. 14 April Sylhet Merchantman Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Mr. Davies and others. 16 April Paddle steamer Messrs. L. Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For Greenock & Helensburgh Co. 16 April Breadalbane Schooner Messrs. J. & R. Swan Kelvindock For Messrs M'Caul. 16 April Rebecca Brig Evans Morben For private owner. 17 April Paddle steamer Preston Iron Ship Building Company Preston For Messrs. J. H. Forester & Co. 17 April Marpesia Clipper Port Glasgow For Messrs. Thompson, May & Co, or Messrs. Joseph Heap & Sons. 17 April Millwall Iron Works Millwall For Royal Navy. 17 April Pride of Mistley Merchantman W. Read Ipswich For private owner. 17 April Steamship Alexander Hall & Co. Aberdeen For Shaw, Lowther, Maxton & Co. 17 April Paddle steamer Preston Iron Ship Building Company Preston, Lancashire For General Steam Navigation Company. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Kirkpatrick & M'Intyre Port Glasgow For Glasgow and Liverpool Carrying Company. 18 April Minnie Cutter Messrs. R. & M. Ratsey Cowes For Ralph Dawson. 18 April Paddle steamer Seath Rutherglen For private owner. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansell Whiteinch For Glasgow & Newcastle Shipping Co. 19 April Steamship Messrs. Robert Steele & Son Greenock For Walter Grieve. Lion collided with the steamship Albion on being launched. 19 April Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Messrs. M. Langlands & Sons. 19 April Ocean liner Chantiers Scott Saint-Nazaire For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. 20 April Condor Cutter Messrs. Robert Steele & Son Greenock For William Houldsworth. 21 April The Calderbank Barque Messrs. Fullarton Ayr For private owner. 24 April Stinchar Clipper F. Robertson Peterhead For Arrow Line. 28 April Steamship Messrs. Randolph, Elder & Co. Fairfield For private owner. 30 April Brazilian Brig Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 30 April Steamship Messrs. Bowdler, Chaffer & Co. Seacombe For London and Liverpool Steamship Co. April Steamship River Clyde For private owner. April Brazilian Brig Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. April Iron Queen Full-rigged ship Spittle Newport For private owner. April M. A. Dixon Barque Andrews Seacombe For John McDiarmid. April May Full-rigged ship Messrs. T. M. & R. J. Jenkins Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. April Paddle steamer River Clyde For private owner. 25 April Isère Moselle-class transport Arsenal de Lorient Lorient For French Navy. 1 May Sailing ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For T. & J. Brocklebank. 2 May County of Bute Merchantman Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. R. & J. Craig. 2 May Flechers Clipper Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Son Liverpool For private owner. 2 May Paddle steamer Messrs. T. Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For Messrs. Brown. 4 May Steamship Messrs. A. Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. James Howden & Co. 4 May Steamship Messrs. Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow For Robert Little. 10 May Steamship Messrs. J. & R . Swan Kelvinhaugh For James Hay. 12 May Steamship Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Whiteinch For London Steam Colliery & Coal Co. (Limited). 14 May Steamship Messrs. J. Wigham Richardson & Co. Low Walker For Shields Steam Shipping Co. 15 May Steamship Messrs. Aitken & Mansel Whiteinch For London and Margate Saloon Steam Packet Company. 15 May City of St. Asaph Barquentine Robert Jones Voryd For Mr. Williams and others. 15 May Steamship A. Denny Glasgow For private owner. Unknown date Paddle steamer John Batchelor, or Batchelor Bros. Cardiff For private owner. 16 May Belpore Merchantman Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co Whiteinch For Messrs. Eyre, Evans & Co. 16 May Steamship William Watson Sunderland For Hudson's Bay Company. 16 May Maria Rickard Lugger M. Scallan Ringsend For Stephen Rickard. 16 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Malcolmson Bros. Waterford For London, Havre and New York Line. 17 May Durham Snow Robert P