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

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

References[edit | edit source]

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  7. "British Merchant merchantman 'Duke of Northumberland' (1831)". Threedecks. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. "(untitled)". Hull Packet. No. 2418. Hull. 22 March 1831.
  9. "Edinburgh News Continued". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17116. Edinburgh. 2 April 1831.
  10. "(advertisement)". The Times. No. 14662. London. 8 October 1831. col B, p. 8.
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  22. "(untitled)". Bristol Mercury. No. 2149. Bristol. 5 July 1831.
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  24. "Launch". Liverpool Mercury. No. 1057. Liverpool. 5 August 1831.
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