The list of ship launches in 1826 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1826. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 4 January Steamship Smith Gainsborough For private owner. 7 January William Wise Brig Worthington & Ashburner Skerton For Messrs. John Winder & Co. 11 January Falcon Merchantman Dikes and Gibson Hull For W. Rooth, E. Thompson and T. Wharton. 23 January Merchantman J. Mackenzie Sulkea India For private owner. 24 January Schooner Paihia New Zealand For New Zealand Church Missionary Society. 26 January Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 2 February Steamship Harwich For Post Office Packet Service. 3 February Steam yacht W. Simons & Co. Greenock For private owner. 9 February The Norfolk Schooner Johnson Walberswick For H. Ringwood. 11 February Steamship John Wilson Chester, Cheshire For St George Steam Packet Company. 17 February Merchantman Nichol Reid Aberdeen For private owner. 23 February Merchantman Robert Menzies & Sons Leith For Mr. Duncanson. February Vintage Merchantman E. & R. Lumsden Sunderland For D. Simmons. 9 March New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 12 March Steamship Fletcher, Sons & Furnell Limehouse For Dublin and London Steam Company. 17 March Brechin Castle Brig Arbroath For private owner. 25 March Steamship Dawson & Co Liverpool For City of Dublin Company. 25 March Meta Brig J. Scott & Sons. Greenock For McWhiter & Co. 27 March Steamship M'Milland & Hunter Greenock For private owner. 27 March Toulon For French Navy. 7 April Jane Merchantman James Bayley Woodbridge For private owner. 8 April Faxfleet Hall Brig Samuel S. Walton Hull For F. Cattley. 8 April Coriolanus Brig Bolton and Humphrey Hull For William Hopwood. 8 April Rimswell Full-rigged ship Bolton and Humphrey Hull For C. Thompson. 10 April The Magnet Cutter George Bayley & Co Ipswich For private owner. 12 April St. George Steamboat John Wood & Co Port Glasgow For Lochgoil and Lochlong Steam Boat Company. 15 April Toulon For French Navy. 25 April Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 April Steam yacht R. Steele & Son Greenock For private owner. 26 April Merchantman Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. 27 April Brooklyn Navy Yard For United States Navy. 29 April Steamship William Denny Dumbarton For private owner. 29 April Steamship William Denny Dumbarton For private owner. April Paddle steamer Smit Alblasserdam For Dampschiffarts-Gesellschaft von Rhein und Main. 6 May Englishman Brig William Mellanby Stockton-on-Tees For J. Bockerby and others. 6 May Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 9 May Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 9 May Phœnix Merchantman Buckle & Davies Chepstow For private owner. 9 May Steamship Graham Harwich For private owner. 22 May Modified Sheerness Dockyard For Royal Navy. 22 May Steamship Haselden Liverpool For Liverpool and Newry Steam Navigation Company. 22 May Bayonne For French Navy. 22 May Bayonne For French Navy. 24 May Foster Full-rigged ship Thomas Brodrick Whitby For executors of Joel Foster. May Hymen Barque E. & R. Lumsden Sunderland For E. & R. Lumsden. May Salus Brig Colony of Prince Edward Island For private owner. 1 June Eagle Schooner Aberdeen For private owner. 1 June Sprightly Brig Adamson Aberdeen For private owner. 2 June Gipsy Sloop Laurie & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 6 June Lion Snow Nicol, Reid & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 7 June Albion Merchantman Alexander Gray Kincardine For private owner. 7 June Ship of the line A. M. Kurochkin and V. A. Yershov Arkhangelsk For Imperial Russian Navy. 7 June Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 7 June Rose Merchantman Alexander Gray Kincardine For private owner. 12 June Steamship Daniel List Fishbourne For private owner. 20 June Jean Hastie Merchantman Great Yarmouth For private owner. 20 June Woodbine Brig William Newham Scarborough For Messrs. Fullerine, Owston and Fowler. 21 June Merchantman R. Campion Whitby For R. Campion. 26 June Fifeshire Smack Sime & Rankin Leith For Kirkcaldy and London Shipping Company. June Anne Comer Brig Colony of Prince Edward Island For private owner. June Maclean Jamaica Jamaica For Royal Navy. June Phœnix Brig Miramichi Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. June Thames Merchantman Bawden Topsham For private owner. 4 July Steamship Harwich Dockyard For private owner. 5 July Lorient For French Navy. 7 July Arcturus Brig Sime & Rankin Leith For private owner. 8 July Steamship Mottershead & Heyes Liverpool For Sir J. Tobin. 11 July Anthony Merchantman G. W. Forritt Scarborough For Messrs. Beswicks & Hesp. 14 July Findhorn Brig Alexander Wright Findhorn For private owner. 20 July Fortitude Schooner Jabez Bayley Ipswich For private owner. 20 July Bayonne For French Navy. 20 July Bayonne For French Navy. 22 July Steamship William Seddon & Co. North Birkenhead For Waterford and Bristol Steam Packet Company. July Paddle steamer Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij Rotterdam For Dampschiffarts-Gesellschaft von Rhein und Main. July Nelson Village Brig Miramichi Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 2 August Coquette Brig Daniel List Fishbourne For Mr. Thorold. 5 August Steamship Henry Smith Gainsborough For private owner. 7 August Paddle steamer Morton Dublin For Dublin and Wexford Steam Co. 18 August The Lord Abercromby Brig McNelland & Mustard Alloa For Messrs. MacNellan, Beattie and Black. 19 August Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 August Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. August Cepheus Snow For private owner. August Elizabeth Gillespie Brigantine Dumfries For private owner. 4 September Royal Sovereign Smack Menzies & Sons Leith For London and Edinburgh Shipping Company. 5 September Steamship Caleb & James Smith Liverpool For St George Steam Packet Company. 5 September John Renwick West Indiaman Smith Newcastle upon Tyne For John Renwick. 16 September Gale Schooner C. Gale Whitby For private owner. 16 September Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 23 September First rate I. S. Razumov Nicholaieff For Imperial Russian Navy. September Spray Brig Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 3 October Fourth rate Louis-Charles Léfebure de Censy Marseille For Egyptian Navy. 3 October Robert Seppings Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. October Schooner Paterson Plains New South Wales For Thomas Winder & others. October Indian Chief Full-rigged ship Liverpool For private owner. 1 November Avon Full-rigged ship Thomas Brodrick Whitby For R. W. Haden. 7 November Mountstewart Elphinstone Full-rigged ship Steele Greenock For John Fleming. 10 November Liverpool Third rate Bombay India For Imaum of Muscat. 14 November Sixth rate Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 November Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 29 November Charlestown Navy Yard For Royal Navy. 30 November The St. George Merchantman Wilson Chester For private owner. 30 November Sixth rate Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. November Ant Merchantman For private owner. November Paul Pry Schooner Shoreham-by-Sea For private owner. 1 December Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 1 December Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 5 December Merchantman St. Martins Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 14 December East Indiaman For British East India Company. 14 December Henry Canham Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 21 December East Indiaman Gordon Deptford For British East India Company. 27 December Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. Summer Foveran Barque Unknown For private owner. Autumn Earl Dalhousie Brig Pictou Upper Canada For private owner. Unknown date Abeona Barque Sunderland For Thomas Watson and James Watt. Unknown date Third rate Saint Petersburg For Imperial Russian Navy. Unknown date Fifth rate New York For Imperial Brazilian Navy. Unknown date Anns Schooner John M. & William Gales Sunderland For J. Cook. Unknown date Argus Brig Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Autumn Merchantman Rowntree Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Bell Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland For Turner Thompson. Unknown date Benjamin Morgan Schooner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For private owner. Unknown date Briton Barque John M. & William Gales Sunderland For John M. & William Gales. Unknown date Captain Cook Snow J. Storey Sunderland For Fleck & Co. Unknown date Ceres Snow Sunderland For W. Bagge & Co. Unknown date Charles Kerr Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland For Pirie & Co. Unknown date Clive Sloop Bombay India For British East India Company. Unknown date Merchantman Portland Upper Canada For Muir & Co. Unknown date Paddle steamer For private owner. Unknown date Steamship Holyhead For Liverpool Steam Company. Unknown date Tug R. Watson & Waters Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Man of war For Royal Swedish Navy. Unknown date West Indiaman Robert Thomson Troon For J. Hill. Unknown date Merchantman Fletcher, Son & Fearnall River Thames For Colvile Wedderburn & Co. Unknown date Merchantman Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. Unknown date Elbe Merchantman Sunderland For Mr. Maughan. Unknown date Eliza Dick Merchantman Philip Laing Sunderland For Philip Laing. Unknown date George IV Snow For private owner. Unknown date Barque William Newton Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. Unknown date Brig Norton Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. Unknown date Hope Frigate New York For Hellenic Navy. Unknown date Barque Edward Adams Bucklers Hard For Mr. Row. Unknown date Jessie Full-rigged ship Letang Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. Unknown date Kite Full-rigged ship Frederick Baddeley Brixham For Frederick Baddeley. Unknown date Lagoda Whaler Seth and Samuel Foster Norwell, Massachusetts For Ezra Weston II. Unknown date Liberator Frigate Smith & Dimon New York For Hellenic Navy, who were unable to pay for her. To United States Navy. Unknown date Merchantman T. Barrick Whitby For private owner. Unknown date Luna Yorkshire Billyboy George Burton Knottingley For private owner. Unknown date Manchester Snow Monkwearmouth For Mr. McCulloch. Unknown date Mary Schooner Richard Bussell Lyme Regis For private owner. Unknown date McLean Jamaica Jamaica For Royal Navy. Unknown date Mount Stewart Elphinstone Full-rigged ship Steel & Son Bombay India For private owner. Unknown date Paley Snow J. Hall Sunderland For Hall & Co. Unknown date Paddle steamer D. Brent Rotherhithe For F. A. Hastings. Unknown date Pleiades Brig Rowntree Sunderland For Hogg & Co. Unknown date Priscilla Merchantman John M. & William Gales Sunderland For John Craig. Unknown date Rachel Brig Monkwearmouth For Withel & Co. Unknown date Brig Great Yarmouth For Priest & Co. Unknown date Renown Snow John M. & William Gales Sunderland For Peter Jackson. Unknown date Frigate For Spanish Navy. Unknown date Fourth rate Rotterdam For Royal Netherlands Navy. Unknown date Sappho Brig Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Stewart & Co. Unknown date Sarah Schooner J. & R. Lightfoot Sunderland For B. Dunnington. Unknown date Merchantman Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. Unknown date The Skeen Full-rigged ship Perth For private owner. Unknown date Thetis Brig Tiffin Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Thomas Jackson Full-rigged ship Edward Gibson Hull For private owner. Unknown date West Indiaman Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For Gale & Son.
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