Global InformationList of ship launches in 1816 information
The list of ship launches in 1816 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1816.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January |  United Kingdom
|
William Stone | Deptford Dockyard | Congo | Paddle sloop | For Royal Navy.[1] |
| 15 January |  India
|
Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia | Bombay | Cameleon | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy.[2][3] |
| 16 January | United Kingdom
|
Chatham Dockyard | Diamond | Leda-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[4] | |
| 10 February | United Kingdom
|
Edward Churchill | Pembroke Dockyard | Ariadne | Hermes-class post ship | For Royal Navy.[5] |
| 10 February | United Kingdom
|
Edward Churchill | Pembroke Dockyard | Valorous | Hermes-class post ship | For Royal Navy.[6] |
| 28 February | United Kingdom
|
James Adamson | Aberdeen | Louisa | Brig | For private owner.[7] |
| 11 March |  Russia
|
Kazan | Kazan | Corvette | For Imperial Russian Navy.[8] | |
| 14 March |  France
|
François Courau | Bordeaux | L'Antigone | Armide-class frigate | For French Navy.[9] |
| 30 March | United Kingdom
|
Henry Canham | Woolwich Dockyard | Black Prince | Black Prince-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[10] |
| 10 April | United Kingdom
|
Caught | Ramsgate | Majestic | Steam yacht | For Thames Steam Yacht Company.[11] |
| 13 April | India
|
Bombay | Buckinghamshire | East Indiaman | For British East India Company.[2][12] | |
| 13 April | United Kingdom
|
Nicholas Diddams | Portsmouth Dockyard | Pallas | Apollo-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[13][14] |
| 13 April | United Kingdom
|
Nicholas Diddams | Portsmouth Dockyard | Pitt | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[15] |
| 14 April | India
|
Bombay | Amphitrite | Leda-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[2][16] | |
| 15 April | United Kingdom
|
Robert Seppings & George Parkin | Chatham Dockyard | Minotaur | Ganges-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom
|
Skene | Leith | N. Rechdun Dubh | Merchantman | For private owner.[17] |
| 16 May | Russia
|
M. K. Surovtsov | Kherson | Krasnoi | Anapa-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[18] |
| 18 May | Russia
|
B. F. Stoke | Saint Peterburg | Neva | Rossiia-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[19] |
| 26 May | Russia
|
A. M. Kurochkin | Archangelsk | Arsis | Selafail-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[20] |
| 26 May | Russia
|
A. M. Kurochkin | Archangelsk | Katsbakh | Selafail-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[21] |
| 26 May | Russia
|
A. M. Kurochkin | Saint Petersburg | Provornyi | Provornyi-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[22] |
| 5 June | United Kingdom
|
Jacob Preston | Great Yarmouth | Lord Suffield | Merchantman | For Jacob Preston. |
| 13 June | New South Wales
|
Sydney Dockyard | Elizabeth Henrietta | Brig | For Government of New South Wales. | |
| 16 June | Russia
|
D. V. Kuznetsov | Kherson | Nikolai | Anapa-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[23] |
| June | United Kingdom
|
Wallis & Co | Blackwall | Alert | Cutter | For Mr. Minshan.[24] |
| June |  United States
|
Black Rock, Connecticut | Erie | Schooner | For United States Navy.[25] | |
| 3 July | Russia
|
A. M. Kurochkin | Archangelsk | Patrikii | Speshnyi-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[26] |
| July | United Kingdom
|
Ann Burn | Sunderland | Blenheim | Merchantman | For M. Laws.[27][28] |
| 8 August | United Kingdom
|
Deptford Dockyard | Royal Sovereign | Yacht | For unknown owner.[29] | |
| 16 August | Russia
|
B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Legkii | Spechnyi-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[30] |
| 16 August | Russia
|
B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Pospeshnyi | Provornyi-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[31] |
| 20 August | France
|
Petit-Bercy | Charles Philip | Steamboat | For private owner.[32] | |
| 8 September | India
|
James Macrae | Chittagong | Victory | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 21 September | United Kingdom
|
William Stone | Deptford Dockyard | Hero | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[33] |
| September | Upper Canada
|
Ernest-town | Frontenac | Paddle steamer | For private owner.[34] | |
| 2 October | Russia
|
G. S. Isakov | Saint Petersburg | Leiptsig | Leiptsig-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[35][36] |
| 21 October | United States
|
Retire Bucket | Salem, Massachusetts | Cleopatra's Barge | Yacht | For George Crowdinshield Jr. |
| 21 October | United Kingdom
|
Robert Wigram | Blackwall, London | Waterloo | East Indiaman | For British East India Company.[37] |
| October |  Netherlands
|
Schuyt | Amsterdam | Audacieux | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| October | Netherlands
|
Rotterdam | Rhijn | Frigate | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[38] | |
| October | Upper Canada
|
Dartmouth | Sherbrooke | Horse-powered paddle-wheel vessel | For private owner.[39] | |
| October | Netherlands
|
Amsterdam | Wassenaer | Ship of the line | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[38] | |
| 6 November | United Kingdom
|
John Pelham | Rotherhithe | Lady Mary Pelham | Packet ship | For Post Office Packet Service.[40] |
| 6 November | United Kingdom
|
John Pelham | Rotherhithe | Marchioness Salisbury | Packet ship | For Post Office Packet Service.[40] |
| 21 November | India
|
Kyd & Co. | Kidderpore | Lady Kennaway | Merchantman | For Kyd & Co. |
| December | United Kingdom
|
Chepstow | Maria | Barque | For private owner.[41] | |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick
|
Saint John | Amity | Brig | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | India
|
Anna | Merchantman | For private owner.[42] | ||
| Unknown date | India
|
James Macrae | Chittagong | Ann and Amelia | Full-rigged ship | For Joseph Somes.[43] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Arvales | Brig | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | United States
|
Thatcher Magoun | Medford, Massachusetts | Cadmus | Merchantman | For Benjamin Rich & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John Laing & Co. | Sunderland | Cerberus | Brig | For Mr. Blanchard.[27][44] |
| Unknown date | India
|
Kidderpore | Commodore Hayes | Full-rigged ship | For Forbes & Co.[45] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Swansea | Constantia | Coaster | For W. Moyes & Co. | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Cyprus | Brig | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | India
|
S. Teague | Calcutta | David Clark | Barque | For Ferguson Bros. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands
|
De Voos | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[46] | ||
| Unknown date | India
|
Chittagong | Dorah | Merchantman | For F. J. I. Edwards & Co. | |
| Unknown date | India
|
Calcutta | Eliza | Merchantman | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
R. Radcliffe | Sunderland | Eliza | Brig | For private owner.[27] |
| Unknown date | India
|
J. Gilmore & Co | Calcutta | Elizabeth | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | India
|
J. S. Scott | Calcutta | Fame | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Graces | Snow | For private owner.[27] |
| Unknown date | Netherlands East Indies
|
Java | Greyhound | Merchantman | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Hannah | Square | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
J. Hall | Sunderland | Isabella | Brig | For private owner.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Isabella | Brig | For John M. & William Gales.[27] |
| Unknown date | Netherlands
|
Rotterdam | Java | Fourth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[47] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | John Baker | Merchantman | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | Netherlands
|
Kanonneerboot No. 7 | Gunboat | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[48] | ||
| Unknown date | Netherlands
|
Kanonneerboot No. 27 | Gunboat | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[49] | ||
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John Pelham | Rotherhithe | Lady Mary Pelham | Brig | For James Hay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Marsha & Ann | Brig | For Mark Thompson.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Paris | Merchantman | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | India
|
Matthew Smith | Howrah | Pascoa | Full-rigged ship | For T. de Souza & Co. |
| Unknown date | India
|
Cochin | Phatisalam | Merchantman | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | India
|
Bombay | Planet | Lightship | For Bombay Pilot Service.[50] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Prince Leopold | Merchantman | For Mr. Mitchell. | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Riseborough | Merchantman | For Bailey & Co.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Sunderland | Royal Union | Merchantman | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Rothsay Castle | Paddle steamer | For private owner. | ||
| Unknown date | Russia
|
Tarusov | Sevastopol | Sevastopol | Schooner | For Imperial Russian Navy.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Monkwearmouth | Sisters | Brig | For private owner.[27] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
Skene | Leith | Skene | Brig | For L. Skeene. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Starling | Snow | For John M. & William Gales.[27] |
| Unknown date | United States
|
Ashtabula, Ohio | Superior | Schooner | For private owner. | |
| Unknown date | India
|
Bombay | Supply | Water boat | For Royal Navy.[50] | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Three Sisters | Merchantman | For R. Smith.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Union | Snow | For Jonathan & Will Canney.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
W. Potts | Sunderland | Wanderer | Merchantman | For private owner.[27] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
George Hilhouse & Sons | Bristol | William Miles | West Indiaman | For Miles & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom
|
E. Potts | Sunderland | Zephyr | Snow | For Rowland Webster.[27] |
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