The list of ship launches in 1840 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1840. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 4 January Hindostan Merchantman John Scott & Sons Greenock For John Scott & Sons. 7 January Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 7 January Robert Edward Ward Merchantman Kirkcubbin For private owner. 11 January Prince Albert Full-rigged ship Messrs. Hilhouse Bristol For private owner. 14 January John Garrow Merchantman John Ronalds & Co Aberdeen For Messrs. Anderson, Garrow & Co. 20 January Paddle tug Bridge Foundry Company Warrington For private owner. 21 January Dredger S. Speakman Fleetwood For Wyre Harbour Company. 22 January Pilot boat Brown & Bell New York For William H. Rolston. 22 January Quintin Leitch Merchantman Messrs. Muries & Clark Greenock For private owner. 23 January Livingstone Barque Messrs. Joseph Steel & Son Liverpool For private owner. January Achilles Snow T. & N. Davie Sunderland For Mr. Weatherly. January Bithon Snow W. Sutherland Sunderland For B. Denton. January Camilla Merchantman W. Chilton Sunderland For Foster & Co. January Mazeppa Merchantman H. Dixon Sunderland For J. Webster. January Royal Albert Barque Reed, Denton & Co Sunderland For Mr. Briggs. January Veronica Merchantman Cuthbert Potts Sunderland For Mr. Walker. 5 February Robert Duncan & Company Greenock For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 6 February The Queen Schooner Messrs. Henry Smith & Son Gainsborough For private owner 7 February Joseph N. Lord Pilot boat Jabez Williams New York For New York Pilots. 19 February Hindoo Merchantman Caernarfon For Humphrey Owen. 19 February Steamship Messrs. Carmichael Dundee For private owner. 20 February Waren Packet Schooner Joseph Wilkinson Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Henry and Philip Nairn. 25 February George Brig Messrs. Petty and Postlethwaite Ulverstone For private owner. February Alyth Merchantman John M. Gales Sunderland For Panton & Sons. February Beaver Merchantman J. Carr Sunderland For Mr. Fairlamb. February Wansbeck Merchantman Lightfoot Sunderland For Carr & Co. 7 March The Devon full-rigged ship Messrs. Thomas Royden & Co. Liverpool For T. Tapley. 7 March Steamship Messrs. Thomas Wilson and Co Liverpool For Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company. 13 March Glenesk Schooner G. Dickie Montrose For private owner. 18 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 March Helen and Jean Schooner Smith Arbroath For private owner. 19 March Jessie Greig Brig Stephens Arbroath For Andrew Greig. 19 March Martha Ridgway Full-rigged ship Messrs. Humble & Milcrest Liverpool For Messrs. John Ridgway & Co. 19 March Mary Nixon Barque T. Gales Sunderland For J. Nixon. 19 March Robert Ingham Merchantman Messrs. Metcalfe & Son South Shields For private owner. 19 March St. Vincent Brig Messrs. Chaloner, Sons & Co. Liverpool For John Cropper. 21 March Jane Schooner Oliver Chapman Chepstow For Mr. M'Arthur and others. 27 March Marchioness of Abercorn Packet ship Londonderry For private owner. March Atlantic Barque Perth For Messrs. Hepburn. March Emanuel Boucher Brig John Westacott Barnstaple For private owner. March Employ Merchantman W. Naizby & Bulmer Sunderland For Mr. Graydon. March George and Elizabeth Full-rigged ship James Robinson Sunderland For George Sheville. March Ione Snow J. H. Robson Sunderland For Mr. Thompson. March Princess Merchantman H. Carr Sunderland For Panton & Co. March Unity Snow Sunderland For Mr. Bedlington. 1 April Emerys Merchantman Potts South Shields For private owner. 2 April Bucephalus Barque Smtih Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 2 April Raymond Barque Peter Austin & Son Sunderland For Ward & Co. 3 April Ocean Brigantine Messrs. Brown & Sons Montrose For private owner. 4 April Charlotte Full-rigged ship Messrs. Humphrey & Co. Hull For Messrs. C. Eggington & Sons. 4 April Jean Michel Segondat Cherbourg For French Navy. 6 April Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 7 April Mayborough Brig Austin & Mills Sunderland For Gateshead & Tyne Shipping Co. 11 April Ann and Catherine Schooner Humphrey Griffith Pwllheli For private owner. 13 April Commercial Barque George Frater Sunderland For Hartlepool Commercial Shipping Company. 15 April Devonshire Lass Schooner Geen Appledore For private owner. 16 April Seadrift Brig Messrs. J. & W. Campion Whitby For Messrs. Addison & Campion. 18 April Alpha Schooner Farnie Burntisland For private owners. 18 April Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 18 April Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 18 April Prince Albert Merchantman Winlo Howden For Port of Newcastle General Shipping Company 18 April Victory Schooner Humphrey Griffith Pwllheli For private owner. 20 April Steamship Curlings & Young Limehouse For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 25 April Galveston Brig Schott & Whitney Baltimore, Maryland For Texan Navy. 30 April Frigate Holmen For Royal Danish Navy. April Agnes Snow J. Crown Sunderland For Mr. Henderson. April Prince Albert Snow Kirkbride & partners Sunderland For Fryer Glendenning. April Swallow Merchantman W. Doxford Sunderland For John Thompson. 1 May Dolphin Schooner Kirkbride & Carruthers Sunderland For Ord & Co. 1 May Eliza Wylie Barque Innes Leith For private owner. 1 May Johns Snow G. Moore Sunderland For Elliot & Co. 2 May George West Indiaman Thomas Evans Bideford For Messrs. Evan Baillie, Sons & Co. 2 May Iron Duke Full-rigged ship Tod and MacGregor Glasgow For private owner. 3 May Quarry Maid Schooner William Jones Alltfawr For private owner. 4 May Cynosure Schooner William Bonker Salcombe For Henry Grant and others. 5 May Robert Seppings Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 16 May Steamship Messrs. Grantham, Page & Co. Liverpool For E. Redmond. 18 May Union Brig W. Gibson Hull For Hull Shipping Company. 22 May Second rate Andreas Schifter Nyholm For Royal Danish Navy. 29 May Meanwell Snow W. Thompson & Pearson Sunderland For J. Donkin. 30 May Steamship John Laird North Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 30 May Steamship John Laird North Birkenhead For private owner. May Amphitrite Merchantman Reed & Banfield Sunderland For Mr. Headley. May Auricula Barque Reed & Banfield Sunderland For David Francis. May Corea Full-rigged ship Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. May Glide Snow Austin & Mills Sunderland For Mr. Doxford. May Lady Mary Merchantman Bartram & Mills Biddick Ford For Mr. Kirkcaldy. May Macao Full-rigged ship Quebec Upper Canada For private owner. 1 June Brig Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 2 June Anne Metcalfe East Indiaman Messrs. Metcalfe & Sons Jarrow For private owner. 2 June Sea Nymph Schooner Messrs. Thomson and Kirwan Belfast For Messrs. Casement & McClean. 2 June The Cockburn West Indiaman Messrs. Menzies & Sons Leith For Walter Cockburn. 3 June Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 17 June Mary and Jane Schooner John Prichard Pwllehli For private owner. 27 June Edwen Schooner For private owner. 29 June Lady Raffles Barque John M. Gales Sunderland For Mr. Osbourne. June Hannah Kerr Full-rigged ship Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. June John Brig Unknown For private owner. June Shannon schooner Unknown For private owner. June Springfield Barque Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 1 July Baronet Brig Adamson Grangemouth For Mr. Wylie. 10 July V. Apostoli Nicholaieff For Imperial Russian Navy. 14 July Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 23 July Steamship Chippewa Upper Canada For private owner. 29 July Symmetry Full-rigged ship William Gibson Hull For Hull Shipping Company. July Amulet Merchantman John M. Gales Sunderland For G. Noble. July Tug Messrs. Robert Duncan & Co. Greenock For Clyde Shipping Company. July Countess of Durham Snow T. Lightfoot Sunderland For W. & J. Carr. July Duke of Wellington Barque For private owner. July Euclid Schooner W. Pringle Sunderland For W. Pringle. July Jane Snow J. Crown Sunderland For Mr. Thompson. July Placid Snow W. Thompson & Pearson Sunderland For Mr. Thompson. 1 August Three Sisters Schooner Samuel Mason Runcorn For Mr. Dalzell & others. 13 August Anglesea Schooner William Bayley Ipswich For Mr. Rowland. 13 August Helen and Mary Barque S. & P. Mills Sunderland For George Palmer. 25 August Steamship Messrs. Ditchburn & Co. Blackwall, London For private owner. 27 August Lucy Schooner E. Evans Port Madoc For private owner. 27 August Plymouth For Royal Navy. 28 August Henry Taylor Snow Messrs. Bowman and Drummond Blyth For Matthew Gray and others. 29 August Roseanna Merchantman John Johnson Liverpool For private owner. 30 August Frigate Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies For Royal Sicilian Navy. 30 August Standerings Brig Gutteridge Selby For private owner. 31 August Mary Ann Schooner William Elwood Grimsby For Messrs. Shillito & Jackson. August Aid Merchantman T. & N. Davie Sunderland For Mr. Dobbing. August Alderman Pirie Merchantman Kirkbride & Carruthers Sunderland For William Ord & Co. August Dart Schooner Wilson Chilton Sunderland For Ord & Co. August Thorney Close Merchantman Cuthbert Potts Sunderland For T. Young. August Tyro Snow Walker Sunderland For G. Foster. August Water Lily Snow Atkinson & Pile Sunderland For S. & P. Mills. August Welcome Home Snow J. Watson Sunderland For Booth & Co. 5 September John Laird North Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 11 September Reliance Barque James Geddes Peterhead For Messrs. Arbuthnot & Anderson. 12 September Antilles West Indiaman Messrs. Peile, Scott & Co. Whitehaven For Joseph Bushby. 12 September Steamship Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Halifax Line. 12 September Walkington Brig Messrs. Miller and Co. River Humber For Messrs. W. and C. L. Ringrose. 14 September Alpha Brig Stevenson Preston For Robert Martin and T. Dewhurst. 14 September Syren Barque Messrs. Lumley, Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For Joseph Mondel. 28 September Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 28 September Sheerness Dockyard For Royal Navy. September Elizabeth & Sarah Merchantman James Leithead Sunderland For James Leithead. September Eston Nab Merchantman J. Stobart Sunderland For private owner. September Good Design Schooner Atkingson & Pile Southwick For Mr Hoseason. September Grace Darling Brig Liverpool For private owner. September Mark Palmer Full-rigged ship Austin & Mills Sunderland For Palmer & Co. September Steamship Messrs. Wigram & Green Blackwall For General Steam Navigation Company. 3 October John Laird North Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 10 October Archimedes Brigantine Oliver Chapman Chepstow For C. F. Bennett. 12 October Alpha Brig Messrs. Turnbull & Co. Larpool Wood For Messrs. Turnbull & Co. 12 October Janet & Catherine Hermaphrodite schooner Messrs. Scott & Stevenson Peterhead For private owner. 13 October Competitor Schooner Messrs. Read and Page Ipswich For James Cuckow, John Cobbold and W. R. Mulley. 13 October George Lidell Merchantman Messrs. Hunter & Sons Wincolmlee For private owner. 15 October Steamship Pitcher Northfleet For Steam Navigation Company. 15 October Parroquet Schooner William Bayley Ipswich For private owner. 27 October Steamship Messrs. Read & Pahe Ipswich For private owner. 28 October Benares Full-rigged ship L. Rose & Sons For private owner. 31 October A. S. Akimov Nicholaieff For Imperial Russian Navy. October Alderman Thompson Barque Laing & Simey Sunderland For P. Laing. October Earl of Leicester Merchantman John Stephenson Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. October Northam Merchantman E. T. Thompson & J. Teasdale Sunderland For Mr Twynams. October Thomas & Joseph Crisp Barque W. Thompson & Pearson Sunderland For T. Crisp. 9 November The Lord Willoughby Merchantman John Whalley Preston For private owner. 12 November Syria Snow J. Crown Sunderland For William Nicholson & Sons. 21 November Bazaar Mersey flat James Gibson Witton For Thoma Ferth. 24 November Steam frigate New York For Imperial Russian Navy. 25 November Echo Sloop R. Banks Boston For private owner. 27 November Frigate Lorient For French Navy. November Elizabeth Merchantman Sunderla