The list of ship launches in 1851 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1851. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 4 January Ino Extreme clipper Perrine, Patterson & Stack Williamsburg, New York For Sifkin & Ironside. 4 January Marion Macintyre Clipper Messrs. Jordan & Getty Liverpool For Messrs. L. H. Macintyre & Co. 7 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Alexander Hall & Sons Aberdeen For private owner. 16 January Third rate Toulon For French Navy. 18 January Anne Logan Barque Messrs. R. Wood & Sons Maryport For John Logan. 18 January Abbott Barque Stiven location For Mr. Dickson. 18 January Isabella Scott Brig Messrs. Chisholm, Simpson, Peter & Co. Arbroath For Scott & Cooper. 18 January The Monarchy Merchantman Messrs. P. Challoner & Sons Liverpool For Messrs. Brown & Harrison and Messrs. James Browne & Co. 18 January The Shand Merchantman Clarke Liverpool For Mr. Shand and others. 19 January Corvette Juan Duprat Shipyard Valparaíso For Chilean Navy. 21 January Anna Dorothea Merchantman Messrs. Brr & Sherer Ardrossan For Barbor & Rotheron. 21 January Gazelle Extrene clipper William H. Webb New York For Taylor & Merrill. 21 January Steamship William H. Webb New York For private owner. 21 January Isaac Bell Packet ship William H. Webb New York For private owner. January Eclipse Clipper Jabez Williams Williamsburg, New York For Thomas Wardle and Booth & Edgar. January Erromanga Barque Sunderland For R. Hansell. January McLaren Snow Ratcliffe & Co., or Ratcliffe & Spence Sunderland For J. Tindell. January Morning Star Merchantman Buchanan & Gibson Sunderland For J. Gibson. January Palmyra Snow Richard Wilkinson Sunderland For Mr. Thompson. January Staghound Clipper D. McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Messrs George E. Upton and Sampson & Tappan. 3 February Abergeldie Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For George Leslie. 4 February Admiral Grenfell Barque George Cox Bideford For private owner. 5 February N.B. Palmer Extreme clipper Westervelt & Mackay New York For A.A. Low & Brother. 5 February Taymouth Castle Full-rigged ship Messrs. John Scott & Sons Greenock For Glasgow & Calcutta Line. 8 February Milenka Barque Messrs. Thompson & Kirwan Belfast For private owner. 8 February Racer Clipper Currier & Townsend Newburyport, Massachusetts For Red Cross Line. 8 February Shooting Star Clipper James O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For Reed, Wade & Co. 9 February Eureka Extreme clipper Jacob A. Westervelt New York For Chambers & Heiser. 15 February Braganza Full-rigged ship Messrs. Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For Messrs. A. W. Lyons. 16 February Dawsons Snow Bowman and Drummond Blyth For Dawson & Shepherd. 17 February Steamship Messrs. Napier Glasgow For Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company, or Messrs. Henry Dixon & Co. 18 February City of London Barque Messrs. Barclay and Curle. Glasgow For private owner. 18 February James Booth Full-rigged ship Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 18 February John Buchanan Barque Robert Innes Leith For private owner. 18 February Typhoon Extreme clipper Fernald & Pettigrew Portsmouth, New Hampshire For D. & A. Kingsland & Co. 18 February Uruguay Merchantman John Westacott Barnstaple For Messrs. Dennison, or Messrs. James Poole & Company. 19 February Steamship Messrs. White Cowes For Ottoman Government. February Paddle steamer Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Co. Blackwall For Dublin and Holyhead Steam Packet Company. February Mansaniello Barque Booth & Blakelock Sunderland For Mr. Huntley. February Ulrica Snow Austin & Mills Sunderland For Austin & Co. 3 March Chowringhee Full-rigged ship William Pile Jr. Sunderland For John Hay. 3 March Lucy Merchantman Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For White & Co. 5 March Paddle Steamer Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For private owner. 5 March Hilda Brig Thomas Hopkirk Whitby For Messrs. Leng, Weightt, and Harrison. 17 March Chrysolite Full-rigged ship Messrs. Hall Footdee For private owner. 17 March Rip van Winkle Packet ship Somerset, New York For Messrs. Eagle & Co. 17 March Margaret Ritchie Brig Tay Shipbuilding Company Dundee For private owner. 18 March Sloop-of-war Fincham Sheerness Dockyard For Royal Navy. 18 March Second rate Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 March Humility Snow Bowman and Drummond Blyth For Simpson & Co. 19 March Southern Cross Medium clipper E. & H. O. Briggs East Boston, Massachusetts For Baker & Morrill. 20 March Steamship Messrs. Denny Bros. Dumbarton For Messrs. James Moss & Co. 25 March Mystery Brigantine J. B. Mansfield Teignmouth For Mr. Boden. 31 March Paddle sloop Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. March Axe Schooner Taylor & Son Sunderland For Taylor & Son. 2 April The Betsey Barque William Briggs Galmpton Kiln For private owner. 4 April Paddle steamer Bombay India For private owner. 5 April Steamship Jacob Bell New York For Messrs. Spofford, Tileston & Co. 5 April Witch of the Wave Extreme clipper George Raynes Portsmouth, New Hampshire For Glidden & Williams, East Boston. 15 April Flying Cloud Extreme clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Grinnell, Minturn & Co. 16 April Eliza Barque Webster Fraserburgh For Charles McBeath and others. 16 April Steamship Thomas Toward Newcastle upon Tyne For H. G. Smith. 16 April Martha Gertrude Smack Amlwch For private owner. 16 April Ocean Monarch Schooner Amlwch For private owner. 16 April Steamship Messrs. Tod & McGregor Partick For Cork and Queenstown Steam Boat Company. 16 April Roseina Schooner Amlwch For private owner. 17 April Paddle steamer Robinson & Russell Limehouse For Antwerp Steam Navigation Company. 17 April Dinapore East Indiaman Lamport Workington For Messrs. W. S. Lindsay & Co. 17 April Steamship Bombay India For British East India Company. 23 April Blue Bell Yacht Mansfield Teignmouth For private owner. 23 April Captain Roebuck Yacht Mansfield Teignmouth For private owner. 23 April Yachting Yacht Mansfield Teignmouth For private owner. 26 April Model frigate Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy; exhibited on The Serpentine as part of the Great Exhibition. 30 April Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. April Felicity Barque W. Spowers Sunderland For Mr. Robinson. April Jason Snow Austin & Mills Sunderland For Mr. Graydon. April Saxon Maid Barque W. Petrie Sunderland For Bradley & Co. 1 May Syren Medium clipper John Taylor Medford, Massachusetts For Silsbee & Pickman. 1 May Helen Yacht Woodbridge For G. E. Manby. 1 May Paddle frigate Bombay India For British East India Company's Bombay and Suez Line. 3 May Yacht William H. Brown New York For John Cox Stevens. 3 May Beatrice Schooner Charles Fort Gosport For private owner. 3 May Eagle Extreme clipper Perine, Patterson & Stack Williamsburg, New York For Harbeck & Co. 15 May Hotspur East Indiaman Messrs. T. & W. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Hawks & Crawshay. 16 May Steamship Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Vianna, Jones & Co. 17 May Marchioness of Londonderry Passenger ship Oliver Howdon For Messrs. Marshall & Eldridge. 17 May Steamship Pitcher Northfleet For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 17 May Pet Brig Messrs. H. & G. Barrick Whitby For Messrs. William Chapman, Riley, & Co. 24 May Challenge Clipper W. H. Webb New York For N. L. & G. Griswold. 29 May Steamship South Shields For private owner. 31 May Steamship Bombay India For British East India Company. 31 May The John Taylor Merchantman Messrs. James and William Hall Aberdeen For private owners. May Asia Barque G. H. Parke Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. May Elizabeth Duncan Barque Dundee For private owner. May Jane Pratt Merchantman Clarke Jersey For Messrs. J. J. Mellhuish & Co. May Kate Evelyn Barque George Short Claxheugh For G. Avery. May Paddle steamer Robert Napier and Sons Govan For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. May Taff Merchantman Cardiff For private owner. May Telegraph Extreme clipper J. O. Curtis Medford, Massachusetts For P. & S. Sprague & Co. 2 June Anna Dixon Merchantman W. & J Pile, or W. Pile Jr. Sunderland For R. Kirby. 2 June Sloop-of-war Woolwich Dockyard For Royal Navy. 2 June Derwent Yacht William Camper Gosport For Lord Londesborough. 2 June Lavrack Cutter yacht White Cowes For Mr. Williams. 3 June Heather Bell Brig Messrs. Walter Hood & Col. Aberdeen For private owner. 12 June Steamship Birely & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Messrs. Harnden & Co. 14 June Chebucto Full-rigged ship Messrs. Bilbe & Perry Rotherhithe For Anderson, Thompson & Co. 14 June Pilot boat Westervelt & Co. New York For New York Pilots. 14 June Ocean liner Tod and MacGregor Partick For Inman Line. 16 June Nightingale Extreme clipper Samuel Hanscomb Jr. Portsmouth, New Hampshire For A.F. Miller. 16 June Vimiera Full-rigged ship James Laing Sunderland For Duncan Dunbar & Sons. 17 June Staffordshire Clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For Enoch Train & Co. 20 June Hornet Extreme clipper Westervelt & McKay New York For Chamberlain & Phelps. 21 June Steamship Williamsburg, New York For C. Statesbreng. 25 June Seamans Bride Extreme clipper R. & E. Bell Baltimore, Maryland For Thomas J. Handy. 28 June Paddle steamer R. & H. Green Blackwall Yard For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 28 June Steamship River Thames For Imperial Russian Navy. 28 June Omega Yacht Gutteridge Selby For Mr. Gutteridge. June Duchess of Sutherland Merchantman H. Carr Hylton For Thomas Young. June H. C. Kidston Barque New Glasgow Unknown For private owner. June Phantasie Schooner Marshall Ringsend For private owner. 1 July Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For Imperial Russian Government. 1 July Steam yacht Messrs. Joyce & Co. Isle of Dogs For Pacha of Egypt. 1 July Raven Extreme clipper James M. Hood Somerset, Maine For Crocker & Sturgis. 2 July New Orleans Barque Messrs. A. McMillan & Son Dumbarton For Messrs. Andrew Stewart & Co. 2 July The Wanderer Yacht Thomas Williams Caernarfon For Humphrey Owen. 3 July Glaucus Brig Messrs. Robert Steele & Co Dumbarton For Messrs. J. & N. Stewart. 9 July Steamship Gray Newhaven For private owner. 10 July Extreme clipper William H. Webb New York For Bucklin & Crane. 12 July Golden Gate Extreme clipper Jacob A. Westervelt New York For Chambers & Heiser. 12 July Steamship Pitcher Northfleet For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 15 July Steamship Messrs. Wigram & Sons Northam For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 15 July Snow Squall Clipper Cornelius Butler Cape Elizabeth, Maine For Charles R. Green. 29 July Affghan East Indiaman Messrs. L. Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For N. Boadle. 29 July Dan Glaister Schooner Messrs. H. Wood & Sons Liverpool For private owner. 31 July Frigate Brest For French Navy. 31 July R. B. Forbes Clipper Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts For J. S. Coolidge & Co. 31 July Shandon Clipper Robert Napier and Sons Govan For private owner. 31 July Tubal Cain Full-rigged ship Messrs. Jordan & Getty Liverpool For Messrs. L. H. Macintyre & Co. 31 July Vixen Schooner H. Grave Peel For private owner. 31 July Wild Pigeon Extreme clipper George Raynes Portsmouth, New Hamphire For Olyphant & Co. July Anchor Hoy Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. July Glasgow Full-rigged ship Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. July Glencoe Merchantman Ralph Hutchinson Sunderland For Mr. Davison. July Island Home Barque Buchanan & Gibson Sunderland For John Martin. July Jubilee Snow Bradley & Potts Hylton For Mr. Haddock. July Marion Snow Thomas Robson Claxheugh For J. Wright. July Star Merchantman John Crown Southwick For J. Crown. July William McGowan Merchantman William Carr Hylton For Martin & Co. July Zuma Snow William Carr Hylton For W. Frost. 1 August City of Manchester Merchantman Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. Jacot, Taylor and Teper. 2 August Steamship Messrs. Alexander Denny & Brother Dumbarton For private owner. 6 August Invincible Clipper William H. Webb New York For James W, Phillips. 7 August Paddle steamer Thomas Collyer New York For Thomas Collyer, William R