The list of ship launches in 1801 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1801.
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Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class |
Notes |
15 January |
India |
J. Gilmore |
Calcutta |
Lucy Maria |
Merchantman |
For Walter Dawes. |
15 January |
United Kingdom |
Moore |
Plymouth |
Charlotte |
Brig |
For Mr. Pedder.[1] |
28 February |
United Kingdom |
Frances Barnard |
Deptford |
Aeolus |
Amphion-class frigate |
For Royal Navy. |
29 March |
France |
|
Lorient |
Scipion |
Téméraire-class ship of the line |
For French Navy. |
1 April |
United Kingdom |
John & William Wells |
Blackwall |
Aggressor |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[2] |
1 April |
United Kingdom |
John Perry |
Blackwall |
Escort |
Gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[3] |
1 April |
United Kingdom |
Perry, Wells & Green |
Blackwall |
Jackal |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
2 April |
United Kingdom |
John & William Wells |
Blackwall |
Archer |
Gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[4] |
2 April |
United Kingdom |
John Randall & Co. |
Rotherhithe |
Basilisk |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
2 April |
United Kingdom |
John Randall |
Rotherhithe |
Bloodhound |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[5] |
2 April |
United Kingdom |
John Randall |
Rotherhithe |
Censor |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[6] |
2 April |
United Kingdom |
Frances Barnard |
Deptford |
Locust |
Gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[7] |
4 April |
United Kingdom |
John Perry |
Blackwall |
Ferreter |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[8] |
4 April |
United Kingdom |
Thomas Pitcher |
Northfleet |
Mariner |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[9] |
4 April |
United Kingdom |
Balthazar Adams |
Buckler's Hard |
Starling |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[10] |
4 April |
United Kingdom |
Balthazar & Edward Adams |
Bursledon |
Starling |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
11 April |
United Kingdom |
Frances Barnard |
Deptford |
Mallard |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[11] |
14 April |
United Kingdom |
Thomas Pitcher |
Northfleet |
Medusa |
Amphion-class frigate |
For Royal Navy. |
14 April |
United Kingdom |
Thomas Pitcher |
Northfleet |
Minx |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[12] |
16 April |
United Kingdom |
Wells & Co. |
Blackwall Yard |
Bold |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
17 April |
United Kingdom |
John Dudman |
Deptford |
Charger |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[13] |
17 April |
United Kingdom |
Dudman & Co. |
Deptford |
Conflict |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
28 April |
United Kingdom |
John Dudman |
Deptford Dockyard |
Constant |
Archer-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
29 April |
United Kingdom |
George Parsons |
Bursledon |
Resistance |
Fifth rate |
For Royal Navy.[14] |
2 May |
United Kingdom |
William Naylor Wright |
Liverpool |
Elizabeth |
Merchantman |
For Robert Charnock. |
2 May |
United Kingdom |
Balthazar and Edward Adams |
Bursledon |
Snipe |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
10 May |
France |
|
Rochefort |
Héros |
Téméraire-class ship of the line |
For French Navy.[15] |
11 May |
United Kingdom |
John Nicholson |
Rochester |
Monkey |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy. |
12 May |
United Kingdom |
Edward Tippett |
Deptford |
Narcissus |
Narcissus-class frigate |
For Royal Navy.[16] |
May |
France |
Jean-François Thibault |
Bordeaux |
L'Invention |
Privateer |
For Jean-François Thibault.[17] |
9 June |
United Kingdom |
Balthazar Adams |
Buckler's Hard |
Vixen |
Bloodhound-class gun-brig |
For Royal Navy.[18] |
13 June |
United Kingdom |
|
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Dreadnought |
Neptune-class ship of the line |
For Royal Navy. |
15 June |
United Kingdom |
Randall |
Rotherhithe |
Ann |
Full-rigged ship |
For Matthew White. |
18 June |
United Kingdom |
Temple shipbuilders |
South Shields |
Atlas |
Merchantman |
For Simon Temple. |
27 June |
United Kingdom |
J. Dudman |
Deptford |
General Stuart |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company. |
27 June |
India |
Matthew Smith |
Calcutta |
Gilwell |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
27 June |
United Kingdom |
Bridley |
Frindsbury |
Tartar |
Narcissus-class frigate |
For Royal Navy. |
2 July |
India |
Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia |
Bombay Dockyard |
David Scott |
Merchantman |
For Thomas Garland Murray. |
11 July |
United Kingdom |
Peter Everitt Mestaer |
Rotherhithe |
Northampton |
Merchantman |
For captain Barker.[19] |
July |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Jean |
Brig |
For private owner.[20] |
20 August |
Venetian Province |
|
Venice |
Carrère |
Frigate |
For French Navy. |
24 August |
India |
|
Fort William |
Medway |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
29 August |
Russia |
F. Ignatyev |
Archangelsk |
Speshnyi |
Fifth rate |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[21] |
31 August |
Denmark-Norway |
Fugelsang |
Copenhagen |
Lillebælt |
Corvette |
For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
9 September |
United Kingdom |
Obadiah Ayles |
Topsham |
Retreat |
Merchantman |
For Mr. Wigram.[22] |
23 September |
United Kingdom |
Balthazar & Edward Adams |
Bucklers Hard |
Aigle |
Aigle-class frigate |
For Royal Navy. |
7 October |
France |
|
Nantes |
L'Alcion |
Alcion-class brig |
For French Navy.[23] |
7 October |
France |
|
Nantes |
Le Goéland |
Alcion-class brig |
For French Navy.[24] |
22 October |
United Kingdom |
Edward Sison |
Woolwich Dockyard |
Plantagenet |
Third rate |
For Royal Navy.[25] |
24 October |
United Kingdom |
Parr |
Plymouth |
Name unknown |
West Indiaman |
For private owner.[26] |
6 November |
India |
Hamilton & Aberdeen |
Tittaghur |
Countess of Sutherland |
Merchantman |
For Hamilton & Aberdeen. |
7 November |
United Kingdom |
Pitcher |
Northfleet |
David Scott |
East Indiaman |
For John Locke. |
7 November |
France |
|
Brest |
Diligente |
Diligente-class corvette |
For French Navy. |
10 November |
Russia |
V. I. Popatov |
Kherson |
Krepkii |
Fourth rate |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[27] |
13 November |
United Kingdom |
Perry |
Blackwall |
Alnwick Castle |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company. |
20 November |
United Kingdom |
Moore |
Plymouth |
Farne |
Full-rigged ship |
For private owner.[28] |
23 November |
United Kingdom |
Joseph Graham |
Harwich |
Conqueror |
Third rate |
For Royal Navy. |
5 December |
United Kingdom |
Pitcher |
Northfleet |
Perseverance |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company. |
15 December |
Lower Canada |
William Baldwin |
Quebec City |
Atlas |
Merchantman |
For W. Beatson & Co. |
21 December |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Constantinople |
Name unknown |
90-gun Man-of-war |
For Ottoman Navy.[29] |
22 December |
India |
Edward Bacon |
Calcutta |
Betsey |
Full-rigged ship |
For Edward Bacon.[30] |
23 December |
United Kingdom |
Perry, Wells & Green |
Blackwall |
United Kingdom |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company. |
24 December |
France |
|
Toulon |
Furet |
Abeille-class brig |
For French Navy. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Aberdeen |
Aberdeen |
West Indiaman |
For Mr. Gibbon. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
William Watson |
East Stockwith |
Aguilar |
West Indiaman |
For J. Braddick & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
South Shields |
Alexander |
Merchantman |
For F. Hurry & Co. |
Unknown date |
Lower Canada |
Henry Baldwin |
Quebec City |
Alexander |
Merchantman |
For John Lock. |
Unknown date |
India |
J. Gilmore & Co. |
Calcutta |
Althea |
Merchantman |
For J. Gilmore & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Mistley |
Amity |
Merchantman |
For Warran & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Fowey |
Ann |
Brig |
For Ball & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Barnard |
Deptford |
Baring |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company. |
Unknown date |
Ottoman Greece |
|
Rhodes |
Berk |
Third rate |
For Ottoman Navy.[31] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Poole |
Betsey |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Portuguese India |
Bomanjee |
Damão |
Bombay |
Brig |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Denmark-Norway |
Frantz Hohlenberg |
Nyholm |
Brevdrageren |
Brevdrageren-class brig |
For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Thomas Hearns |
North Shields |
British Hero |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Nicholas Bools & William Good |
Bridport |
Cato |
Schooner |
For Mr. Lambden.[32] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
William Rowe |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
City of London |
West Indiaman |
For Fenn & Co. |
Unknown date |
New South Wales |
Thomas Moore |
King's Dockyard, Sydney |
Cumberland |
Schooner |
For Colonial Government of New South Wales. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Sunderland |
Darlington |
Merchantman |
For private owner.[33] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John & Philip Laing |
Sunderland |
Doris |
Merchantman |
For private owner.[33] |
Unknown date |
India |
Hudson & Bacon |
Calcutta |
Duchess of York |
Schooner |
For Royal Navy. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Bridlington |
Elizabeth |
Full-rigged ship |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
James M. Hillhouse |
Bristol |
Fame |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John Perry |
Blackwall |
Fame |
East Indiaman |
For East India Company.[34] |
Unknown date |
Ottoman Empire |
|
Constantinople |
Fethiye |
First rate |
For Ottoman Navy.[35] |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
Baltimore, Maryland |
Flying Fish |
Schooner |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Spain |
Reales Astilleros de Esteiro |
El Ferrol |
Fuerte |
Sixth rate |
For Spanish Navy.[36] |
Unknown date |
France |
|
|
General Augereau |
Ketch |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Burma |
|
Rangoon |
General Baird |
Merchantman |
For Fairlie, Gilmore & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Nicholas Bools & William Good |
Bridport |
George |
Smack |
For George Browne.[37] |
Unknown date |
Ligurian Republic |
|
|
Giano |
Brig |
For Ligurian Navy.[38] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Temple shipbuilders |
South Shields |
Hercules |
Merchantman |
For Temple & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
South Shields |
Hercules |
collier |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John & Philip Laing |
Sunderland |
Hope |
Merchantman |
For Francis Vasic.[33] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Thomas King |
Dover |
Hunter |
Sloop-of-war |
For Royal Navy.[39] |
Unknown date |
United States |
Christopher Turne |
Salem, Massachusetts |
Jefferson |
Yacht |
For George Crowninshield Jr., John Crowninsheild Veily and Calem Johnson. |
Unknown date |
Batavian Republic |
Pieter Glavimans |
Rotterdam |
Kenau Hasselaar |
Fifth rate |
For Batavian Navy.[40] |
Unknown date |
Bermuda |
|
Bermuda |
Lady Nelson |
Merchantman |
For J. Atkins. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Nicholas Bools & William Good |
Bridport |
Lavinia |
Cutter |
For J. Murphy.[41] |
Unknown date |
Ligurian Republic |
|
|
Liguria |
Man-of-war |
For Ligurian Navy.[42] |
Unknown date |
Bermuda |
|
Bermuda |
Little Catherine |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Sunderland, County Durham |
Lord Eldon |
Merchantman |
For Mr. Kave. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Nicholas Bools & William Good |
Bridport |
Lord Kinnaird |
Smack |
For Dundee Shipping Co.[43] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Chapman & Campion |
Whitby |
Majestic |
Merchantman |
For E. Champion. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Whitby |
Majestic |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John & Philip Laing |
Sunderland |
Margaret |
Merchantman |
For E. Gray.[33] |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Chittagong |
Mersey |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
T. Nicholson & Col |
Sunderland |
Nautilus |
Brig |
For private owner.[33] |
Unknown date |
United States |
Price |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Nonpareil |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
Baltimore, Maryland |
Numa |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Batavian Republic |
Pieter Glavimans |
|
Pallas |
Fifth rate |
For Batavian Navy.[44] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John Brockbank |
Lancaster |
Paragon |
Merchantman |
For Mr. Ridley.[45] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Rotherhithe |
Perseverance |
Whaler |
For Mr. Mellish. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Dartmouth |
Policy |
Whaler |
For Hurry & Co. |
Unknown date |
Batavian Republic |
|
Amsterdam |
Proserpine |
Frigate |
For Dutch Navy. |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Calcutta |
Queen Charlotte |
Merchantman |
For Colvin, Bazett & Co. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Emsworth |
Queen Charlotte |
Packet ship |
For Post Office Packet Service. |
Unknown date |
United States |
Samuel Bowers |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Rebecca Sims |
Merchantman |
For Joseph Sims. |
Unknown date |
Denmark-Norway |
|
Hardanger |
Restauration |
Sloop |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Calcutta |
Stirling Castle |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
Talbot County, Maryland |
Superior |
Merchantman |
For Charles Boislandry & Felix Imbert. |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Bombay |
Supply |
Waterboat |
For East India Company.[46] |
Unknown date |
Ottoman Empire |
|
|
Süreyya |
Fifth rate |
For Ottoman Navy.[47] |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Bombay |
Ternate |
Brig |
For East India Company.[46] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
|
Thames |
Full-rigged ship |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
John & Philip Laing |
Sunderland |
Theseus |
Merchantman |
For ohn & Philip Laing.[33] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Lancaster |
Thetis |
West Indiaman |
For Mr. Houseman. |
Unknown date |
Jamaica |
|
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica |
Trelawney Planter |
West Indiaman |
For Mr. Sheddon. |
Unknown date |
|
|
New Brunswick |
Trio |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
India |
|
Calcutta |
Union |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
France |
|
Bordeaux |
Vaillant |
Privateer |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Simon Temple |
South Shields |
Warrior |
Merchantman |
For S. Temple. |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
Cowes |
Wolf |
Cutter |
For Board of Customs.[48] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
|
South Shields |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
New England |
Name unknown |
Full-rigged ship |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
Spain |
|
|
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
For private owner. |
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