List of ship launches in 1831

The list of ship launches in 1831 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1831.

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

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22 January  |  United Kingdom | Wilson  | Tophill  | Rapid | Passage boat | For private owner.[1]
30 January  |  United Kingdom |  | Plymouth Dockyard | Saracen | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy.
31 January  |  United Kingdom |  | Portsmouth Dockyard | Actaeon | Sixth rate | For Royal Navy.
January  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Earl Grey | Merchantman | For White & Sons.[2][3]
January  |  United Kingdom | John M. Gales  | Sunderland | Jane Dunn | Merchantman | For W. Dunn.[2][3]
January  |  United Kingdom | Dickes & Gibson  | Hull | William Lee | Whaler | For Lee & Co.[4]
15 February  |  United Kingdom | Wallace  | Blackwall, London | Nicholas the First | Steamship | For Lubec Steamship Company.[5]
16 February  |  United Kingdom | Richard Pearson & Co.  | Thorne | Transit | Steamship | For private owner.[6]
28 February  |  United Kingdom |  | Portsmouth Dockyard | Charybdis | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy.[7][8]
28 February  |  United Kingdom |  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Duke of Northumberland | Full-rigged ship | For T. & W. Smith.[9]
28 February  |  United Kingdom |  | Portsmouth Dockyardd | Fanny | Yacht | For Royal Navy.[8]
February  |  United Kingdom | J. Brunton  | Sunderland | John White | Merchantman | For White & Co.[2]
14 March  |  India |  | Bombay Dockyard | Calcutta | Second rate | For Royal Navy.
14 March  |  New South Wales | Henry Gilbert  | Parramatta River | Surprise | Paddle steamer | For private owner.
16 March  |  United Kingdom | Dikes and Gibson  | Kingston upon Hull | Amulet | Brig | For Ralph Wilkinson & Son.[10]
30 March  |  United Kingdom | Adamson  | Grangemouth | Francis Jeffrey | Schooner | For private owner.[11]
March  |  United Kingdom | Horatio Ross |  | Peg a Ramsey | Schooner yacht | For Horatio Ross.[12]
March  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Reform | Merchantman | For Gales & Co.[2]
March  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | South Hylton | Thomas & Joseph | Merchantman | For Parkin & Co.[2][3]
9 April  |  United Kingdom | Okell  | Northwich | Belgrave | Merchantman | For private owner.[13]
9 April  |  United Kingdom | Okell  | Northwich | Grosvenor | Merchantman | For private owner.[13]
13 April  |  United Kingdom | Young & Son  | South Shields | Elizabeth | Brig | For Messrs. Drybrough & Co.[14]
13 April  |  United Kingdom | George Kell & Sons  | South Shields | Lord John Russel | Merchantman | For private owner.[15]
13 April  |  United Kingdom | Young & Sons  | South Shields | Speedwell | Merchantman | For private owner.[15]
14 April  |  United Kingdom | Steele & Co.  | Liverpool | Cordelia | East Indiaman | For private owner.[16]
14 April  |  United Kingdom | Green, Wigram's & Green  | Blackwall | Duke of Buccleugh | East Indiaman | For Robert Green.
14 April  |  United Kingdom | Ritchie & McLaine  | Belfast | Water Witch | Yacht | For John Echlin Matthews.[17]
26 April  |  United Kingdom | Bolton & Humphrey  | Hull | Sovereign | Steamship | For Messrs. Robert Keddy & Co.[18]
27 April  |  Upper Canada | George Black and John Saxton Campbell | Quebec | Royal William | Paddle steamer | For Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company.
28 April  |  United Kingdom |  | Woolwich Dockyard | Pluto | Paddle steamer | For Royal Navy.[19]
29 April  |  United Kingdom | Duffus & Co.  | Aberdeen | William the Fourth | Steamship | For private owner.[20]
April  |  United Kingdom |  |  | Adelaide | Snow | For private owner.[21]
April  |  United Kingdom |  | Aberdeen | Sophia | Schooner | For private owner.[20]
April  |  United Kingdom |  | Aberdeen | William | Schooner | For private owner.[20]
12 May  |  United Kingdom |  | Pembroke Dockyard | Viper | Cockatrice-class schooner | For Royal Navy.
27 May  |  United Kingdom | R. & N. Campion  | Whitby | Queen Adelaide | Brig | For private owner.[22]
30 May  |  United Kingdom | Holme  | Belfast | Don Juan | Schooner | For private owner.[23]
16 June  |  United Kingdom | H. Smith  | Gainsborough | Adelaide | Steamship | For private owner.[24]
24 June  |  United Kingdom |  | Pembroke Dockyard | Imogene | Conway-class corvette | For Royal Navy.
5 July  |  United Kingdom |  | Bristol | Albion | Steamship | For Bristol Steam Packet Company.[25]
11 July  |  United Kingdom |  | Limehouse | Firebrand | Firebrand-class paddle steamer | For Royal Navy.
27 July  |  United Kingdom | Chaloner, Son & Co.  | Liverpool | Frank | Brig | For private owner.[26]
27 July  |  United Kingdom | John Wood & Co.  | Port Glasgow | Mona | Paddle steamer | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
25 August  |  United Kingdom |  | Pembroke Dockyard | Fly | Fly-class ship-sloop | For Royal Navy.
8 August  |  United Kingdom | William Mulvey  | Chester | Lapwing | Schooner | For private owner.[27]
23 August  |  France |  | Saint Servan | La Sapho | Ariane-class corvette | For French Navy.[28]
24 August  |  United Kingdom |  | Chatham Dockyard | Hornet | Schooner | For Royal Navy.[29][8]
26 August  |  United Kingdom | Smith  | Gainsborough | Phœnix | Steamship | For private owner.[30]
August  |  United Kingdom | George Frater & Co.  | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For Mr. Ledbetter.[2][3]
August  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Thomas & Hannah | Merchantman | For Mr. Longstaff.[2][3]
7 September  |  United Kingdom | Edwards  | South Shields | Matthew Plummer | Barque | For Plummer & Greenwell.[31]
22 September  |  United Kingdom |  | woolwich Dockyard | Thunderer | Canopus-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.
23 September  |  United Kingdom |  | Cherbourg | Généreux | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy.
23 September  |  United Kingdom | Henry & George Barrick  | Whitby | Magnet | Brig | For Gideon Smales.[32]
24 September  |  United Kingdom | John Longhorne & Co.  | Hull | Ocean Queen | Full-rigged ship | For private owner.[32]
6 October  |  Denmark | Andreas Schifter | Gammelholm | Galathea | Corvette | For Royal Danish Navy.
22 October  |  France | Jean Michel Segondat  | Cherbourg | Jupiter | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[33]
26 October  |  United States |  | New York Navy Yard | Enterprise | Schooner | For United States Navy.
October  |  United Kingdom | George Kell  | South Shields | Catherine | Snow | For private owner.[34]
October  |  United Kingdom | J. Burdon  | Sunderland | Echo | Merchantman | For private owner.[2][35]
8 November  |  United Kingdom |  | Pembroke Dockyard | Harrier | Fly-class ship-sloop | For Royal Navy.
21 November  |  United Kingdom | Wilson & Sons  | Liverpool | St. George | Steamship | For St. George Steam Packet Company.[36][37]
22 November  |  United States |  | Boston Navy Yard | Boxer | Schooner | For United States Navy.
22 November  |  United Kingdom |  | Chatham Dockyard | Seagull | Schooner | For Royal Navy.[8]
November  |  United Kingdom |  |  | Maria | Market boat  | For private owner.[38]
November  |  United Kingdom |  |  | Sarah | Sloop | For private owner.[39]
Unknown date  |  United States |  | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Abeona | Sternwheeler | For private owner.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Robert & Thomas Brown Jr.  | Jarrow | Africaine | Barque | For Mr. Fenwick.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. and A. Adamson & Bell  | Sunderland | Alston | Snow | For W. Bell.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Peter Austin  | Sunderland | Beatitude | Snow | For .[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Messrs. Wilsons  | Liverpool | Berbice | Barque | For private owner.[40]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | North Hylton | Blackaller | Merchantman | For Mr. Blackaller.[2][41]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Philip Laing  | Sunderland | Castor | Merchantman | For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For Mr. Smith.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Brunton  | Sunderland | Eliza Ann | Merchantman | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  Denmark |  |  | Frederick VI | Second rate | For Royal Danish Navy.[42]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Philip Laing  | Sunderland | Guiana | Merchantman | For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date  |  United States |  | New York Navy Yard | Hamilton | Cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service.[43]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Ianthe | Merchantman | For Robert Ord.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | Hylton  | Jane Shirrefs | Merchantman | For Smith & Co.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | John Frederick | Schooner | For William Gales.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Peter Austin  | Sunderland | Lavinia | Merchantman | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Allison  | Sunderland | Lord Brougham | Merchantman | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Michael McDonald  | Sunderland | Mary Ann | Schooner | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United States | Webb and Allen  | New York | Morris | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. Chilton  | Sunderland | Naiad | Snow | For Hunter & Co.[2]
Unknown date  |  United States |  | New York | North America | Packet ship | For Liverpool and Havre Line.[44]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Philip Laing  | Sunderland | Osbert | Merchantman | For Philip Laing.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | G. Potts  | Sunderland | Pilot | Paddle tug | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Rowntree  | Sunderland | Red Rover | Brig | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Potts  | Sunderland | Redwing | Snow | For William Potts.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | Bristol | Reliance | Merchantman | For G. Hilhouse & Co.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Renovation | Brig | For Mr. Young.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Hall  | Sunderland | Reward | Brig | For Parker & Co.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Peter Austin  | Sunderland | Robert Raikes | Snow | For Thomas Speeding.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | Sunderland | Robert Taylor | Merchantman | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Gales  | Sunderland | Rose | Merchantman | For John Thompson.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. and A. Adamson & Bell  | Sunderland | Royal Mint | Barque | For Bell & Co.[2]
Unknown date  |  United States | Webb and Allen  | New York | Rush | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date  |  United States | Dorgin & Baily  | Baltimore, Maryland | Sarah Ann | Schooner | For private owner.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. Wilkinson  | Sunderland | Sedgefield | Merchantman | For T. Reed.[2][45]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Watson  | Sunderland | Sharp | Snow | For C. Sharp.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Hutchinson  | Sunderland | Spring | Snow | For Hick & Co.[2]
Unknown date  |  India | Currie & Co  | Sulkea | Sylph | Opium clipper | For Rustomjee Cowasjee and others.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | L. Crown  | Sunderland | Theodosia | Snow | For H. Metcalf.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Potts  | Sunderland | Thomas Ferguson | Snow | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  New South Wales | Marshall & Lowe  | Erringhi | William the Fourth | Paddle steamer | For Joseph Hickey Grose.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | L. Crown  | Sunderland | Willey | Snow | For M. Willey.[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Harrison & Oliver  | Sunderland | William Henry | Snow | For private owner.[2]
Unknown date  |  United States | Webb and Allen  | New York | Wolcott | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date  |  France |  | Dunkerque | Zaan | Fourth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy.[46]

## References

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6. ^ "New Steam Ship". Hull Packet. No. 2414\. Hull. 22 February 1831.
7. ^ "British sloop 'Charybdis' (1831)". Threedecks. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
8. ^ a b c d Reports from Committees: Eighteen volumes. -(15. part II.)- Navy, Army and Ordnance Estimates: Part II (Report). London: House of Commons. 1848. p. 855.
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10. ^ "(untitled)". Hull Packet. No. 2418\. Hull. 22 March 1831.
11. ^ "Edinburgh News Continued". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17116\. Edinburgh. 2 April 1831.
12. ^ "(advertisement)". The Times. No. 14662\. London. 8 October 1831. col B, p. 8.
13. ^ a b "Patriotism Rewarded". Liverpool Mercury. No. 1041\. Liverpool. 15 April 1831.
14. ^ "(untitled)". Caledonian Mercury. No. 1725\. Edinburgh. 23 April 1831.
15. ^ a b "Marine Intelligence". Newcastle Courant. No. 8151\. Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 April 1831.
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17. ^ "Launch". Belfast News-Letter. No. 9792\. Belfast. 19 April 1831.
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