List of ship launches in 1768

The list of ship launches in 1768 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1768.

Date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Ship  | Class  | Notes

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21 March  |  Dutch Republic | Jacob Spaans  | Rotterdam | Arend | Sixth rate | For Dutch Navy.[1]
20 April  |  Great Britain | William Pownall  | Portsmouth Dockyard | Trident | Exeter-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[2]
22 April  |  Spain | Edward Bryant  | Carthagena | San Vicente Ferrer | Third rate | For Spanish Navy.[3]
April  |  Kingdom of France |  | Rochefort | Mouche | Cat | For French Navy.[4]
April  |  Kingdom of France |  | Rochefort | Ours | Cat | For French Navy.[5]
2 May  |  Spain | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro | El Ferrol | San Isidro | San Isidro-class ship of the line | For Spanish Navy.[6]
May  |  Kingdom of France | Chevallier Antoine Groignard  | Brest | Couronne | Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[7]
30 July  |  Great Britain | Joseph Harris  | Chatham Dockyard | Barfleur | Barfleur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[8]
30 July  |  Kingdom of France | Gilles Cambry  | Lorient | Indien | Indien-class ship of the line | For French East India Company.[9]
July  |  Kingdom of France |  | Lorient | L'Oiseau | Chasse-marée | For Compagnie des Indes.[10]
3 August  |  Kingdom of France | Chevallier Antoine Groignard  | Toulon | César | César-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[11]
29 August  |  Great Britain | Adam Hayes  | Deptford Dockyard | Egmont | Third rate | For Royal Navy.[12]
30 August  |  Kingdom of France | Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Lercaradec  | Brest | Perle | Corvette | For French Navy.[13]
28 September  |  Great Britain | William Gray  | Woolwich Dockyard | Prudent | Exeter-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[14]
10 October  |  Spain | Manuel de Zubiria  | Guarnizo | San Lorenzo | San Juan Nepomuenco-class ship of the line | For Spanish Navy.[15]
19 October  |  Kingdom of France |  | Toulon | Flèche | Corvette | For French Navy.
11 November  |  Kingdom of France |  | Brest | Flore | Frigate | For French Navy.
22 November  |  Denmark-Norway | Frederik Michael Krabbe  | Copenhagen | Den Prægtige | Third rate | For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[16]
23 November  |  Kingdom of France |  | Rochefort | Aurore | Frigate | For French Navy.
9 December  |  Spain | Manuel de Zubiria  | Guarnizo | San Agustín | Ship of the line | For Spanish Navy.[17]
10 December  |  Great Britain | Joseph Harris  | Chatham Dockyard | Raisonnable | Ardent-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[18]
10 December  |  Spain | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro | El Ferrol | San Julián | San Isidro-class ship of the line | For Spanish Navy.[19]
Unknown date  |  Dutch Republic |  | Amsterdam | Bellona | Sixth rate | For Dutch Navy.[20]
Unknown date  |  Great Britain |  | Liverpool | Betsey | Guineaman | For William James & Co.
Unknown date  |  Dutch Republic |  | Amsterdam | Boreas | Sixth rate | For Dutch Navy.[21]
Unknown date  |  Great Britain | John Wells  | Deptford | Duke of Grafton | East Indiaman | For British East India Company.[22]
Unknown date  |  Ottoman Empire |  |  | Feth-i Zafer | Fifth rate | For Ottoman Navy.[23]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Havre de Grâce | L'Ajax | Full-rigged ship | For private owner.[24]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Lorient | Sainte Reine | Sainte Reine-class gabarre | For Compagnie des Indes.[25]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Rochefort | Cerf Volant | Corvette | For French Navy.[26]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Brest | Ecureuil | Corvette | For French Navy.[27]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France | François Caro  | Lorient | Gange | Flûte | For Compagnie des Indes.[28]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Bordeaux | Vert Galant | Corvette | For French Navy.[29]
Unknown date  |  Kingdom of France |  | Havre de Grâce | Experience | Corvette | For French Navy.[30]
Unknown date  |  India |  | Bombay | Princess Auguste | Grab | For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date  |  India |  | Bombay | Princess Royal | Grab | For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date  |  India |  | Bombay | Queen | Ketch | For British East India Company.[31]
Unknown date  |  Dutch Republic |  | Amsterdam | Thetis | Sixth rate | For Dutch Navy.[32]
Unknown date  |  Dutch Republic | Peter Edwards  | Amsterdam | Venus | Fourth rate | For Dutch Navy.[33]

## References

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1. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate corvette 'Arend' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Vicente Ferrer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
4. ^ "French cat 'Le Mouche' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. ^ "French cat Le Ours (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
6. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Couronne' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
8. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Barfleur' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
9. ^ "French Merchant east indiaman 'Indien' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
10. ^ "French Merchant chasse-maree 'L'Oiseau' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
11. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'César' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
12. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Egmont' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
13. ^ "French corvette 'La Perle' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
14. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
15. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Lorenzo' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
16. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Den Praegtige' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
17. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Augustin' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
18. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Raisonnable' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
19. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
20. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
21. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Boreas' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
22. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Grafton' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
23. ^ "Turkish Fifth Rate frigate 'Feth-i Zafer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
24. ^ "French Merchant ship 'L'Ajax' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
25. ^ "French Merchant gabarre 'La Sainte Reine' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
26. ^ "French corvette 'Le Cerf Volant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
27. ^ "French corvette 'L'Ecureuil' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
28. ^ "French Merchant flûte 'Le Gange' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
29. ^ "French corvette 'Le Vert Galant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
30. ^ "French corvette 'L'Experience' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
31. ^ a b c Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. pp. 331–32.
32. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
33. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate corvette 'Venus' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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