List of ship launches in 1859

The list of ship launches in 1859 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1859.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 February	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Kittery, Maine	*Mohican*	Steamer sloop-of-war
3 March	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California	*Saginaw*	Paddle steamer sloop-of-war
23 March	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Portsmouth, Virginia	*Dacotah*	Steamer sloop-of-war
1 June	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard		*Charybdis*	Pearl-class 21-gun corvette
25 June	United States	Lawrence & Foulks	New York City	*De Soto*	Paddle steamer
30 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Venetian*	Cargo ship	For J. Bibby and Sons.[1]
12 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Sicilian*	Steamship	For J. Bibby and Sons.[2]
24 November	France		Toulon	*Gloire*	Gloire-class ironclad battleship
Unknown date	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware	*Arizona*	Paddle steamer
Unknown date	Confederate States of America		Plymouth, North Carolina	*Black Warrior*	Schooner
Unknown date	United States		Cincinnati, Ohio	*Champion*	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States		New York City	*Commodore Barney*	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States		Williamsburg, New York	*Commodore Perry*	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	*Daylight*	Screw steamer
Unknown date	United Kingdom			*General Kharsakov*	Paddle steamer	Transported to Vladivostock in sections for assembly there.[3]

References

Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.

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