Created by Ajay Kumar
Last edited August 25, 2023


The list of ship launches in 1812 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1812.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 January  United Kingdom John King Upnor Mulgrave -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[1]
1 January  United Kingdom Gibson Hull Sceptre Merchantman For Messrs. James Featherstone and Son.[2]
3 January  United Kingdom Thomas Steemson Paull Apollo Merchantman For John Staniforth.
7 January  France La Ciotat Égyptienne -class flûte For French Navy.
16 January  United Kingdom Frances Barnard Deptford Cornwall -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[3]
30 January  United Kingdom Dudman Deptford Princess Charlotte of Wales East Indiaman For British East India Company.
January  France Marseille Le Jean Bart Privateer For private owner.[4]
13 February  United Kingdom Smith, Timbrell & Co. Northfleet Broxbornebury Full-rigged ship For British East India Company.[5]
13 February  United Kingdom Samuel Brent Rotherhithe Dublin -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[6]
14 February  United Kingdom Woolwich Dockyard Chatham Third rate For Royal Navy.
23 February  France Genoa Agamemnon -class ship of the line For French Navy.
26 February  France Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair Antwerp Le Terpsichore -class frigate For French Navy.[7]
27 February  United Kingdom Thomas Pitcher Northfleet Gloucester -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[8]
28 February  United Kingdom Kirkwall Pallas' Brig For Thomas and William Trails.[9]
25 March  France Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair Antwerp L'Erigone -class frigate For French Navy.[10]
29 March  United Kingdom Joseph Graham Harwich Scarborough -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[11]
March  United States Thomas Kemp Baltimore, Maryland Grecian Schooner For Isaac McKim.
10 April  United Kingdom Sir Robert Seppings Chatham Dockyard Tenedos Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[12][13]
11 April  France Mathurin Crucy Nantes Aréthuse -class frigate For French Navy.[14]
11 April  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Briton -class frigate For Royal Navy.
11 April  United Kingdom Isaac Blackburn Turnchapel Clarence -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[15]
13 April  United Kingdom Edward Adams Bucklers Hard Lady Hannah Ellice West Indiaman For Chalmers & Co.
13 April  United Kingdom George Parsons Bursledon Nymphe Fifth rate For Royal Navy.
14 April  France Antwerp Gaulois -class ship of the line For French Navy.
27 April  France Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair Antwerp Conquérant -class ship of the line For French Navy.[16]
27 April India James Bonner & James Horsburgh Calcutta Severn Merchantman For private owner.
27 April India Matthew Smith Calcutta Regent Merchantman For James Haig.
27 April  United Kingdom Ramsey Boston Witham Schooner For Messrs. Gee & Clark.[17]
27 April  United Kingdom James Fairnie Burntisland Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.[18]
27 April  United Kingdom James Fairnie Burntisland Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.[18]
27 April  United Kingdom James Fairnie Burntisland Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.[18]
2 May France French First Empire Jean François Guillemand Amsterdam Trave -class frigate For French Navy.[19]
5 May  France Mathurin François Boucher Genoa La Galatée Fifth rate For French Navy.[20]
9 May France French First Empire Alexandre Notaire-Granville Rotterdam La Jahde -class frigate For French Navy.[21]
11 May  United Kingdom Thomas Steemson Hull Anson -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[22]
12 May France French First Empire Jean-François Guillemand Amsterdam Weser -class frigate For French Navy.
17 May  France François-Fréderic Poncet Toulon Melpomène -class frigate For French Navy.[23]
25 May  United Kingdom Jabez Bayley Ipswich Nimrod -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
25 May  France Antoine Crucy Nantes Rubis -class frigate For French Navy.
26 May India Anthony Blackmore Howrah Bengal Merchant Merchantman For Sedgewicke & Hearne.
26 May France French First Empire Alexandre Notaire-Granville Rotterdam L'Ems -class frigate For French Navy.[24]
27 May  United Kingdom William Good & Co. Bridport Curlew -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
31 May  France Toulon Romulus -class ship of the line For French Navy.
May  United Kingdom Hutchinson & Brown Sunderland Wear Brig or snow For T. Hudson.[25]
4 June  Russia B. F. Stoke Saint Petersburg Poluks Fifth rate For Imperial Russian Navy.[26]
9 June  Russia M. K. Surovtsov Kherson Maksim Ispovednik -class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[27]
11 June  United Kingdom William Taylor Bideford Fairy -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[28]
18 June  Russia I. S. Razumov Saint Petersburg Neptunus -class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[29]
24 June  France Antoine Nicholas François Bonjean Lorient L'Atalante -class frigate For French Navy.[30]
26 June  United Kingdom Tyson & Blake Bursledon Bold -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.
27 June  United Kingdom Syme & Co Leith Cleopatra Brig For private owner.[31]
27 June  United Kingdom Wigram, Wells & Green Blackwall Yard Pembroke -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
9 July  United Kingdom Nicholas Diddams Portsmouth Dockyard Childers -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
9 July  United Kingdom James Hutcheson Peterhead Union Brig For private owner.[32]
9 July  United Kingdom Robert Davy Topsham Wasp -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[33]
13 July  United Kingdom Thomas Hills Sandwich Manly -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.
13 July  United Kingdom Mary Ross Rochester Thistle -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.
24 July  United Kingdom John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow Template:PS Paddle steamer For Henry Bell.
25 July  United Kingdom Tyson & Blake Bursledon Boxer -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.
25 July  United Kingdom Bools & Good Bridport Saracen -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
25 July  United Kingdom Russel and Son Lyme Regis Snap -class sloop For Royal Navy.[34]
25 July  United Kingdom William Stone Milford Haven Surprise -class frigate For Royal Navy.[35]
27 July  United Kingdom Tyson & Blake Bursledon Borer -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.
1 August Kingdom of Naples Castellamare di Stabia Gioacchino -class ship of the line For Royal Neapolitan Navy.
2 August  France Jean Marguerite Tupinier Venice Castiglione -class ship of the line For French Navy.[36]
8 August  United Kingdom Daniel List Binstead Magicienne -class frigate For Royal Navy.[37]
8 August  United Kingdom Richard Blake & John Scott Bursledon Rippon -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
8 August  United Kingdom Edward Larking King's Lynn Shamrock -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.[38]
10 August  United Kingdom Jabez Bayley Ipswich Espeigle -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[39]
10 August United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Baldwin & Co. Île d'Orléans Wolfe's Cove Merchantman For private owner.
12 August  France Brest La Cérès -class frigate For French Navy.[40]
15 August  France Jean Marguerite Tupinier Venice Piave Frigate For Royal Italian Navy.[41]
15 August  France Venice Piet Hein -class ship of the line For French Navy.
15 August  France Fonda Venice Royal Italien -class ship of the line For French Navy.[42]
15 August  France Toulon Ville de Marseille -class ship of the line For French Navy.
22 August  United Kingdom John Pelham Frindsbury Arab -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
24 August  United Kingdom Brockbank Lancaster William Dawson West Indiaman For Messrs. Bolton & Littledale.
26 August  United Kingdom Robert Hill Sandwich Hasty -class gun-brig For Royal Navy.[43]
August United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Quebec City Benson Full-rigged ship For private owner.[44]
August United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Quebec City Gowdies Full-rigged ship For private owner.[44]
August United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Quebec City Mary Full-rigged ship For private owner.[44]
August  United Kingdom Robert Davy Topsham Pelican -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
7 September  Russia G. S. Isakov Saint Petersburg Iupiter -class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[45]
7 September  United Kingdom Alexander Syme & Co. Leith Minerva Merchantman For private owner.[46]
8 September  United Kingdom Peter Everitt Mastaer London West Indiaman For private owner.[47]
23 September  United Kingdom Barnard Deptford Devonshire -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
26 September  United Kingdom William Good Bridport Conflict -class sloop For Royal Navy.[48]
26 September  United Kingdom Robert John Nelson Deptford Stag -class frigate For Royal Navy.[49]
4 October  France Mathurin François Boucher Genoa La Dryade -class frigate For French Navy.[50]
5 October  United Kingdom Randall, Brent & Gray Rotherhithe Bridgewater East Indiaman For British East India Company.
8 October  United Kingdom Thomas Steemson Paull Atlas East Indiaman For British East India Company.
9 October  United Kingdom Daniel List Fishbourne Satellite -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[51]
21 October  United Kingdom Robert John Nelson Deptford Dockyard Barrosa -class frigate For Royal Navy.[52]
22 October  United Kingdom John King Upnor Heron -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[53]
24 October  United Kingdom William Good Bridport Contest -class sloop For Royal Navy.[54]
October  United Kingdom Aberdeen Minerva Merchantman For private owner.
6 November India Kyd & Co. Kidderpore Castle Huntly East Indiaman For British East India Company.
6 November  United Kingdom Bligh Falmouth Hinchinbroke Packet ship For Post Office Packet Service.
10 November  United States Charleston, South Carolina Template:USS schooner For United States Navy.[55]
19 November  United Kingdom Thomas Pitcher Northfleet Medway -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[56]
20 November  United Kingdom John Sutton Ringmore Perseus -class post ship For Royal Navy.[57]
24 November  United Kingdom George Parkin Portsmouth Dockyard Lacedaemonian Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[58][59]
26 November  United States Henry Eckford Sackets Harbor, New York Template:USS Corvette For United States Navy.
2 December  United Kingdom Mary Ross Rochester Epervier -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[60]
6 December  France Antoine Arnoud Toulon Montebello -class ship of the line For French Navy.[61][62]
7 December  United Kingdom John King Upnor Despatch -class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.[63]
12 December  United Kingdom Thomas Kemp Fell's Point, Maryland Chasseur Baltimore Clipper For William Hollins.
19 December  United Kingdom John Dudman Blackwall Indus -class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[64][65]
26 December  Ottoman Empire Constantinople Mahmudiye First rate For Ottoman Navy.[66]
30 December India James Scott & John Hunter Calcutta Cornwallis Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date India Michael Smith Howrah Alexander Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Middletown, Connecticut Anaconda Brig-sloop For New York State Navy.[67]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Thomas Richardson Hull Andrew Marvel Whaler For Mr. Marshall.
Unknown date India Bombay Ann Full-rigged ship For Pestonjee Bomanjee.[68]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Stockton-on-tees Astrea Transport ship For Mr. Grayham.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Fishburn & Broderick Whitby Bellona Merchantman For Fishburn & Broderick.
Unknown date  United States Catherine Griffith Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Monkwearmouth Cheerful Brig For private owner.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John & Philip Laine Sunderland Clitus Merchantman For Laing & Co.[25]
Unknown date  United States Baltimore, Maryland Cora Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda New Providence Cora Brig For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Cossack Brig For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Baltimore, Maryland Courier Merchantman For John Gooding, William T. Graham and James Williams.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Plymouth Coventry Brig For private owner.[69]
Unknown date India Michael Smith Calcutta Creole Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Edward Brig For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Liverpool Emu Snow For W. Hurry.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lower Canada Quebec Fame Merchantman For Mr. Linthorne.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Daniel Brent Rotherhithe General Harris East Indiaman For British East India Company.[70]
Unknown date  United States Kemp Baltimore, Maryland Grampus Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Template:USS Sloop-of-war For United States Navy.[71]
Unknown date India Bombay Herefordshire Full-rigged ship For British East India Company.[68]
Unknown date  United States Talbot County, Maryland Hussar Privateer For John Hollins, John Smith Hollins, William Hollins and Michael McBlair.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Lascelles Brig For J. Foster & Co.
Unknown date  United Kingdom William & John M. Gales Sunderland Latona Brig For Rowland Webster.[25]
Unknown date  France Saint-Malo La Ville de Caen Lugger For Robert Surcouf.[72]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John & Philip Laing Sunderland Leda Merchantman For John Hubbard.[25]
Unknown date  France Le Fougueux Third rate For French Navy.[73]
Unknown date  France L'Impétueux Third rate For French Navy.[74]
Unknown date  United States New Orleans, Louisiana Template:USS Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Thomas Kemp Fells Point, Maryland Lynx Topsail schooner For United States Navy.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Heward Benj Sunderland Meanwell Full-rigged ship For J. Phillips & Co.[25]
Unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Melantho Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Dorchester County, Maryland Ned Schooner For James & William Bosley.
Unknown date  United States Baltimore, Maryland Template:USS Schooner For George Stiles.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada John Dennis York Prince Regent Schooner For Provincial Marine.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Whitehaven Prince Regent West Indiaman For Mr. Bowen.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bottomley & Co. King's Lynn Providence Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Rambler Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Charles Turner Medford, Massachusetts Rambler Brig For Benjamin Rich.
Unknown date  France Saint-Malo Renard Cutter For Robert Surcouf.
Unknown date  United States Baltimore, Maryland Template:USS Privateer For private owner.[75]
Unknown date  United States William Flanaghan Baltimore, Maryland Siro Schooner For George Stiles.
Unknown date  United States New York Star Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada Montreal Stirling Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda Nathaniel Tynes Bermuda Sylph -class ship-sloop For Royal Navy.[76]
Unknown date  United Kingdom John & Philip Laing Sunderland Tay Merchantman For private owner.[25]
Unknown date  United States New York Vengeance Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Sunderland Union Brig For private owner.[25]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Forsyth & Co. South Shields Vittoria Transport ship For private owner.
Unknown date  United States New York William Bayard Merchantman For Roy Bayard, William Bayard, Enoch Conklin, Allyn Mather, & M.Sims.
Unknown date  United States Name unknown Schooner For private owner.

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