List of ship launches in 1845

The list of ship launches in 1845 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1845.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 January  United Kingdom Messrs. Caird & Company Greenock Foigh-a-Ballaugh Steamship For private owner.[1]
1 January  United Kingdom Messrs. William Simons & Co. Greenock Mogul East Indiaman For private owner.[1]
9 January  United Kingdom Robert Napier and Sons Govan Bloodhound Paddle gunvessel For Royal Navy.
9 January  United Kingdom Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Co. Blackwall PS Ondine (name)1= Paddle steamer For private owner.[2][3]
9 January  United Kingdom Messrs. William Simons & Co. Greenock St. Andrew Full-rigged ship For Mr. Pinkerton.[4]
10 January India Bombay Sutlej Accommodation ship For British East India Company.[5]
11 January  United Kingdom Messrs. James Hodgson & Co. Liverpool Iron Prince Steamship For private owner.[6]
23 January  United Kingdom A. Hall Aberdeen Acasta Barque For B. Moir.[7]
24 January  United Kingdom Messrs. Robert Steele & Company Greenock Britannia fill-rigged ship For private owner.[8]
25 January  United Kingdom Ellis Garth Beatrice Catherine Sloop For private owner.[9]
25 January  United Kingdom Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Glasgow Sea King Steamship For private owner.[10]
31 January  United Kingdom Messrs. Reedman & Dickie Arbroath Chase Fishing vessel For privae owner.[11]
January  United Kingdom J. Barkes Sunderland Dorothy Ann Brigantine For W. Spencer.[12][13]
January  United Kingdom H. & W. Carr Sunderland Hero Barque For Blair & Co.[12][14]
January  United Kingdom Messrs. A. Duthie & Co Aberdeen Hero Barque For William Duthie.[15]
5 February  United Kingdom Messrs. William Hood, Rowan & Co. Kelvinhaugh Gipsy Schooner For Glasgow & Liverpool Shipping Co.[16]
6 February  United Kingdom Woolwich Dockyard Terrible Paddle frigate For Royal Navy.[17]
8 February  United Kingdom Messrs. Humble, Milcrest & Co. Liverpool Harriet Humble Merchantman For Michael Humble.[18]
11 February  United Kingdom Messrs. Robert Steele & Company Greenock Albion full-rigged ship For private owner.[19]
11 February  United Kingdom John Scott & Sons Greenccok Erromanga Barque For James Kelso.[20]
18 February  United Kingdom Westacott Barnstaple Louisa Schooner For private owner.[21]
22 February  France Rochefort Seine Fluyt For French Navy.
25 February  United Kingdom Ditchburn & Mare Leamouth Torch Paddle steamer For Royal Navy.[22]
February  United Kingdom Messrs. Tindall & Co. Scarborough Rein Deer Merchantman For Alex Tindall & Others.[23]
February  United Kingdom William R. Abbay Sunderland Templar Barque For William R. Abbay.[12][24]
4 March  United Kingdom Lister & Bartram Sunderland Atuaria Snow For Lister & Co.[12][25]
8 March  United Kingdom Messrs. Clarke & Sons Liverpool Bellairs East Indiaman For Mr. Webb & others.[26][27]
8 March  United Kingdom John Gales Hylton British Tar Barque For John Gales.[12]
8 March  United Kingdom Peter Cato Liverpool Lahore East Indiaman For Cato & Burt.[27]
8 March  United Kingdom Ralph Hutchinson Sunderland Polka Schooner For Ogle & Douglas.[12]
10 March  United Kingdom Peter Austin Sunderland Caractacus Barque For Pow & Co.[12][28]
10 March  United Kingdom William Potts Sunderland Clarissa Snow For William Potts.[12][29]
10 March  United Kingdom Tiffin Sunderland Lord Nelson Brig For Donkin & Co.[12]
11 March  United Kingdom John Watson Sunderland Fairy Queen Barque For private owner.[12][30]
11 March  United Kingdom W. Naisby Hylton William & Ann Merchantman For Mr. Walker.[12]
22 March  United Kingdom Caird & Company Greenock Sea Nymph Paddle steamer For North West of Ireland Union Steam Company.
26 Marchate  United Kingdom Messrs. Steele & Son Liverpool Hannah Salkield East Indiaman For private owner.[31]
26 March  United Kingdom Oliver Lang Jr. Chatham Dockyard Spitfire Spitfire-class gunvessel For Royal Navy.[32]
March  United Kingdom W. & J. Pile Sunderland Fairy Queen Schooner For W. Walker & Co.[12][33]
16 April  United States W. & T. Collyer New York Santa Claus Paddle steamer For E. Fitch & Co.
22 April  United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Alarm Spartan-class corvette For Royal Navy.[34]
23 April  United Kingdom Austin & Mills Sunderland Clio Barque For Colling & Co.[12][13]
23 April  United Kingdom Curling & Young Limehouse Lady Petre East Indiaman For Joseph Somes.[35]
26 April  United Kingdom John Alcock Sunderland Mehemet Ali Barque For H. Alcock.[12]
April  United Kingdom Austin & Mills Sunderland Boadicea Barque For Parker & Co.[12][13]
April  United Kingdom Cleopatra Merchantman For private owner.[36]
3 May  United Kingdom Robert Napier and Sons Govan Ben-my-Chree Paddle steamer For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
8 May  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Calypso Daphne-class ship-sloop For Royal Navy.[37]
8 May  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Raleigh Raleigh-class frigate For Royal Navy.[37]
14 May  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Loch Lomond Steamship For private owner.[38]
29 May  United States Betts, Harlan, and Hollingsworth Wilmington, Delaware Bangor Steamship For Bangor Steam Navigation Co.
May  United Kingdom W. Spowers & Co. Sunderland Free Briton Merchantman For J. W. Roxby.[12][39]
5 June  United Kingdom Ditchburn & Mare Leamouth Queen of the French Steamshhip For South Eastern Railway.[40]
7 June  United Kingdom Newby Bridge The Lady of the Lake Steamboat For private owner.[41]
June  United Kingdom Rodham & Todd Sunderland Hirundo Barque For Mr. Rodham.[12][42]
June  United Kingdom Austin & Mills Sunderland Marcia Snow For Wake & Co.[12][13]
19 July  United Kingdom Active Pique-class frigate For Royal Navy.
July  United Kingdom William Potts Sunderland Advena Snow For William Potts.[12]
5 August  United Kingdom William Edye Devonport Dockyard Avenger Paddle frigate For Royal Navy.[43]
19 August  France Cherbourg Clorinde Frigate For French Navy.
August  United Kingdom W. Wilkinson Sunderland Mary & Sarah Snow For Thomas B. Wilkinson.[12][30]
21 September  Russia Sevastopol Kovanna Frigate For Imperial Russian Navy.[44]
21 September  Russia Sevastopol Orpheus Brig For Imperial Russian Navy.[44]
September  United Kingdom Sykes & Co Sunderland Allport Snow For Smith & Co.[12]
1 October  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard Creole Spartan-class corvette For Royal Navy.[45]
2 October  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Bulldog Bulldog-class sloop For Royal Navy.
3 October India Bombay Beas Accommodation ship For British East India Company.[5]
31 October  United Kingdom W. & J. Pile Sunderland Alliance Schooner For private owner.[12]
31 October India Bombay Ravee Accommodation ship For British East India Company.[5]
October  United Kingdom Benjamin Hodgson Sunderland Ann Merchantman For Ogle & C0.[12][46]
October  United Kingdom J. Stobart or Stobart & Soppit Sunderland Lyra Snow For Reed & Co.[12][39]
7 November  Russia I. S. Dimitriev Nicholaieff Sviatoslav Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.
14 November India Bombay Grapler Buoy tender For British East India Company.[5]
15 November  United Kingdom Peter Cato Liverpool Roscommon Steamship For City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company.[47]
November  United Kingdom W. Spowers Sunderland Amity Merchantman For Mr. Gourley.[12]
November  United Kingdom Sykes & Co. Sunderland Anna Merchantman For Tanner & Co.[12][48]
16 December  United Kingdom Ditchburn & Mare Leamouth Trident Paddle sloop For Royal Navy.
30 December  United Kingdom John Laird Birkenhead Birkenhead Paddle frigate For Royal Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Candlish Southwick Adele Merchantman For Mr. Mesnard.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Benjamin Hodgson & Co Sunderland Alexander Campbell Snow For Winship & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Wilkinson Sunderland Alicia Barque For Jenkings & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Crown Sunderland Ann Merchantman For C. Humble.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Richard Wilkinson Sunderland Athole Barque For Mr. Barbour.[12][30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Aurora Schooner For A. Simpson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Bannockburn Barque For Duncan Dunbar.[12]
Unknown date  United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bibb Steamship For United States Revenue Marine.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Byers Sunderland Borderer Barque For John Willis.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Brenda Snow For Mr. Thompson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Catherine Jenkins Barque For Jenkins & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. & J. Robinson Sunderland Chance Snow For Mr. Thompson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Charles Richard Merchantman For Mr. Fenwick.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Chaseley Barque For Brice & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Choice Barque For Hick & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Rogerson Sunderland Coverdale Merchantman For Mr. Thompson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & W. Crown Sunderland Dolphin Snow For J. Culliford & Co.[12]
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Thomas Hamilton Oliver Quebec Dunbrody Barque For Mr. Graves.
Unknown date  United States Baltimore, Maryland Echo Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Peter Austin Sunderland Edmundsbury Barque For J. Allan.[12][28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom M. Storey Sunderland Elizabeth Schooner For private owner.[12][39]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Eliza Stewart Full-rigged ship For Stewart & Co.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Emma Barque For Holt & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom L. T. Wang Sunderland European Merchantman For J. Denton.[12][49]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Ditchburn & Mare Leamouth Fairy Royal yacht For Queen Victoria.
Unknown date  United Kingdom W. Thompson Sunderland Fairy Barque For S. Allcock.[12]
Unknown date  United States New Orleans, Louisiana Florinda Schooner For Frederick Arnet.
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Laing Sunderland Frances Merchantman For G. Milne.[12]
Unknown date  United States Newbury, Massachusetts Fredonia Barque For Micajah Lunt & John Currier.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland George Smith Snow For Smith & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Buchanan & Gibson Sunderland Glenlyon Barque For Mr. Cropton.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Austin & Mills Sunderland Grange Snow For G. Hudson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & W. Crown Sunderland Hawthorn Merchantman For Mr. Doxford.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Isabella Merchantman For Ayre & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Jabez Snow For S. Evans.[12]
Unknown date  United States Freeman, Knapp & Totten Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania Jefferson Survey ship For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Barkes Sunderland Jessie Merchantman For Woods & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Doxford & W. Crown Sunderland John Elliotson Merchantman For T. Brown.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom R. Hutchinson Sunderland John Hutchinson Barque For R. Hutchinson & family.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Lancaster Lass Sloop For private owner.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John Barkes Sunderland Light and Sign Merchantman For Messrs. Light and Sign.[12][13]
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Colony of New Brunswick Lovett and Parker Tynemouth Creek Looshtauk Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Hutchinson Sunderland Mary Merchantman For Mr Davison.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Rodgerson Hylton Mary Ann brig For Mr. Hutchinson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom L. T. Wang Sunderland Mary Clarke Schooner For T. Clarke.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom T. Lawson Sunderland Mary Lawson Merchantman For Mr. Lawson.[12]
Unknown date  United States Samuel Hall Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts Gunvessel For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Mayda Barque For G. Lyall Jr.[12]
Unknown date  United States Cyrus Alger Boston, Massachusetts McLane Legere-class paddle steamer For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Crown Sunderland Medora Snow For J. Hay & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Tiffin Sunderland Medusa Merchantman For G. Spark.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Hodgson Hylton Mistley Park Brig For T. Greene.[12]
Unknown date  United States Bidwell & Banta Buffalo, New York Niagara Palace steamer For Collingwood Line.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Niagara Barque For Mr. Temperley.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Barkes Sunderland Ocean Merchantman For J. Barry.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. & J. Robinson Sunderland Ophelia Merchantman For A. White.[12]
Unknown date  United States Oregon Paddle steamer For George Law.
Unknown date  United States Pease & Allen Cleveland, Ohio Phoenix Steamship For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Polynesia Merchantman For Mr. Hansell.[12]
Unknown date  United States John A. Robb & E. T. Robb Baltimore, Maryland Powhatan Paddle steamer For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. & J. Rodham Sunderland Primula Barque For J. & J. Rodham.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Promise Merchantman For Brown & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Queen Schooner For private owner.[12]
Unknown date  United States Smith & Dimon New York Rainbow Clipper For Howland & Aspinwall.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Ramillies Merchantman For Duncan Dunbar.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Benjamin Hodgson & Co. Sunderland Ribicon Merchantman For private owner.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Alexander Stepher & Sons Dundee Richard Cobden Barque For William Small.
Unknown date  United States Burtis Roger Williams Paddle steamer For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William R. Abbay Sunderland Rokeby Merchantman For Mr. Hodgson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Rover's Bride Snow For Mr. Fenwick.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Sandford Full-rigged ship For Robinson & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Leithead Sunderland Sibella Barque For Mr. Luscomb.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Todd & Brown Sunderland Sir Henry Webb Snow For T. Browne.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom E. Brown Sunderland Sir John Rennie Snow For Brown & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom T. Ogden Sunderland Sisters Merchantman For Mr. Nicholson.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom T. Alcock Sunderland Stagshaw Snow For T. Alcock.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom James Leithead Sunderland Templar Barque For Duncan Dunbar.[12][50]
Unknown date  United States Waterman & Ewell Medford, Massachusetts Tonquin Merchantman For George R. Minot and Nathaniel Hooper.
Unknown date  United States Williamsburg, New York Saint Mary Steamship For private owner.
Unknown date  United States C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York Washington Pilot boat For New York Pilots.
Unknown date  United States Washington Navy Yard Water Witch Steamship For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland William Merchantman For Riley & Co.[12]
Unknown date  United States Cincinatti, Ohio Name unknown Paddle tug For private owner.

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