The list of ship launches in 1857 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1857. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Blencatura Barque C. Lamport Workington For Messrs. Lamport & Holt. 1 January Jane Spiers Barque Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan For Messrs. Spiers & Co. 1 January Mary Hamilton Schooner Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan For Messrs. Lauchlan & Brown. 10 January Charlemagne Clipper Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. Robert Catto & Son. 10 January Paddle steamer Josiah Jones Jr. Liverpool For Messrs. G. Forester & Co. 10 January Paddle steamer Josiah Jones Jr. Liverpool For Messrs. G. Forester & Co. 12 January Adelaide Full-rigged ship Henry Harvey Jr. Emsworth For Messrs. Kay. 12 January Mary Schooner Bombay India For British East India Company. 27 January Kamehameha IV Full-rigged ship Harrington and Workington Shipbuilding and Ropemaking Co. Workington For Messrs. Bushby & Co. 14 January Polar Star Barque Messrs. Stephen & Forbes Peterhead For William Mitchell and others. 19 January Star of the North Clipper William Pile Jr. Monkwearmouth For George Leslie. 27 January Mallard Full-rigged ship Messrs. L. Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For Joseph Mondel. 28 January Morning Star Full-rigged ship Messrs. Willmett Bristol For Messrs. Knapp & Besley. 28 January Steamship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For private owner. 29 January Steamship Messrs. Laurence Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For private owner. 29 January Paddle steamer Messrs. Scott & Co. Cartsdyke For Bristol General Steam Navigation Company. January Carl Clipper For private owner. January Gondola Clipper Thomas Bilbe & Co. Rotherhithe For private owner. 4 February Bristol Packet Merchantman Messrs. Cook River Usk For Messrs. Burton. 4 February Steamship Messrs. Napier River Clyde For Messrs. Lewis, Potter, & Co. 5 February Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 9 February Damascus Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Messrs. George Thompson Jr. & Co. 10 February Friar Tuck Clipper Messrs. Hall & Sons Footdee For James Beasley. 10 February Tug Messrs. Westwood, Bailie, Campbell & Co. Poplar For Thames Steam Tug and Lighterage Company. 11 February Caroline Schooner Messrs. Parkinson Hull For private owner. 11 February Emma Colley Schooner Messrs. Spencer & Gardam Hull For Jacob Colley. 11 February Kingston Barque Messrs. Hallett Hull For Messrs. Hallett. 12 February Steamship Messrs. Pearse, Lockwood & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Stockton Steam Ship Company. 13 February Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. 14 February Steamship Messrs. Stothert & Co. Hotwells For Messrs. J. Edwards & Co. 17 February Caduceus Barque John Davison Sunderland For Edmund H. Hogg. 23 February Algernon Percy Barque J. Davison Sheepfolds For George Shotton. 24 February screw frigate Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol For Spanish Navy.González-Llanos.Lledó Calabuig. 24 February Orissa Barque Messrs. Wood, Spence & Co Deptford For Messrs. J. Rodham & Co. 24 February The Maid of Anglesey Schooner Gallows Point For private owner. 25 February Steamship Alexander Denny Dumbarton For Messrs. Frederick Smelt & Son. 25 February John Scott Full-rigged ship Shevill Southwick For Messrs. Bradley & Potts. 25 February Livingstone Full-rigged ship Peter Austin Panns For Messrs. Pow & Faucas. 25 February The Spirit of the Age Barque John Westacott Barnstaple For Mr. Crisp. 26 February Bolivia Clipper Messrs. Kennedy & Co. Whitehaven For Messrs. Nicholson & McGill. 26 February Paddle steamer Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For private owner. 26 February Suffolk Full-rigged ship Money Wigram Northam For private owner. 27 February Screw frigate Arsenal de Cartagena Cartagena For Spanish Navy. 28 February Matanzas Barque Messrs. John Scott & Sons Greenock For John Kerr. February Red Deer Schooner James Mayn Falmouth For Messrs. E. Pope & Co. 7 March R. & H. Green Blackwall For Royal Navy 12 March Steamship Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. M'Nab & Clark. 12 March Full-rigged ship William Pile Sunderland For Greens Blackwall Line. 14 March Steamship Young, Son & Magnay Limehouse For Österreichischer Lloyd. 14 March Winchester Dredger Bombay India For British East India Company. 18 March R. & N. Green Blackwall For Royal Navy. 18 March For Royal Navy. 22 March Minnehaha Medium clipper Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For private owner. 24 March Lady Canning Sloop of war Bombay India For British East India Company. 25 March Daylight Barque James Laing Sunderland For Hastie & Co. 25 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 27 March Rochefort For French Navy. 27 March Lauriston Barque Woods, Spence & Co. Sunderland For Andrew Anderson. 27 March Margaret Jane Schooner James Owen Nefyn For private owner. 28 March Steamship Messrs. Samuelson & Co. Hull For private owner. 28 March Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. March Planter Clipper Green Grimsby For private owner. 2 April Oak Schooner Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For R. Johnston. 7 April Steamship William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij. 9 April Steamship Messrs. Richardson Bros. Hartlepool Drove ashore on launch and was damaged. 9 April Fop Smit Kinderdijk For Royal Netherlands Navy. 9 April William and Sarah Ann Schooner Richard Cliffe Castleford For private owner. 10 April Steamship Messrs. J. W. Hoby & Co. Renfrew For Messrs. H. W. Lange & Co. 16 April Leeds Schooner James Wake Goole For Messrs. William France, Silva & Co. 23 April Amble Brig Messrs. Sanderson & Leighton Amble For private owners. 25 April Anne Steam yacht Messrs. Andrew Ogle & Co. Preston For Jonathan Grindrod. 25 April Ann Staniland Brig Waley Thorne For William Staniland. 25 April Bogota Full-rigged ship Messrs. Andrew Ogle & Co. Preston For Messrs. Blythe & Troughton. 25 April Steamship Messrs. Brassey, Peto & Co. Birkenhead For John Hastie. 25 April Idwal Schooner Edward Ellis Garth For private owner. 25 April Latona Barque Bowman and Drummond Blyth For W., R. & T Smith. 25 April Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 April First rate ship of the line Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 April Sylphide Yacht Daniel Robinson Jr. Gosport For Mr. Peters. 25 April W. W. Smith Clipper F. C. Clarke Jersey For Messrs. J. J. Melhuish & Co. 26 April Steamship Toulon For Imperial Russian Navy. 27 April Akyab Clipper Nantes For J. T. Barbey et . 27 April Steamship John Laird Birkenhead For British Government. 27 April George Washington Full-rigged ship Wright Aberdeen For private owner. 27 April Steamship Messrs. Samuelson & Co. Hull For Messrs. Z. C. Pearson, Coleman & Co. 27 April Rio Grande Clipper Nantes For J. T. Barbey et . 29 April William Carvill Full-rigged ship Thomas M'Williams Straight Shore Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 30 April Steamship T. B. Seath Rutherglen For Messrs. James Steel & Sons. April Morning News Barque Messrs. Pots & Sons Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. April Phoebus Barque William Reed Sunderland For Mr. Smallman. April Queen of the Pacific Paddle steamer Westervelt & Co. New York For Morgan & Garrison. 7 May May Queen Steam yacht Charles Slight New Holland For William Hart. 9 May Steamship Messrs. Earle Hull For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. 11 May Firefly Steam yacht Messrs. J. & R. White Cowes For Henry Oglander. 12 May Steamship Messrs. William Simons & Co. Whiteinch For private owner. 13 May Screw frigate Cartagena For Spanish Navy. 14 May Her Majesty Brig Henry Harvey Littlehampton For private owner. 18 May Duncan Dunbar Clipper James Laing Sunderland For Gellatly, Hankey & Sewell. 21 May Stour Sailing barge Harwich Dockyard For private owner. 23 May Edyth Byrne Full-rigged ship Messrs. Brassey, Peto & Co. Birkenhead For Messrs. A. and E. Byrne. 23 May Mayflower Yacht Messrs. Brassey, Peto & Co. Birkenhead For George Harrison. 23 May Transatlantic Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For George Thompson Jr. & Co. 23 May Collier Messrs. Charles Mitchell & Sons Low Walker For William Corey, John Nixon & Hugh Taylor. 25 May Celia Schooner Messrs. Bayley & Sons Ipswich For Messrs. Williams & Co. 25 May Tug Messrs. A. Ogle & Co. Preston For Trustees of the Duke of Bridgwater. 25 May Lady Brisbane Schooner Messrs. J. Brisbane Jr. & Co. Birkenhead For private owner. 25 May Frigate Brest For French Navy. 25 May Philanthropist Schooner J. Roberts Holyhead For private owner. 26 May Adriatic Barque Hillsborough Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 26 May Steamship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For private owner. 26 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Samuelson Hull For private owner. 30 May Dione Barque Henry Claughton Bristol For Messrs. Gordon Bros. May Chowan Steamship John K. Kirkham Murfreesboro, North Carolina For North Carolina and New York Steamship Co. May Grace Vernon Merchantman Quebec City Province of Canada Capsized on launch. Righted and found to be severely hogged. May Milton Lockhart Clipper Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. May Sisters Schooner Robert Thompson & Sons Sunderland For James Hall. May Steamship Danube For private owner. May Steamship Danube For private owner. 6 June Paddle steamer Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Brazilian Steampacket Company. 8 June Steamship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For Messrs. Pearson, Coleman & Co. 9 June Not named Brig Messrs. G. Milne & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 10 June Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Clydebank For European and Australasian Company. 18 June Minerva Merchantman Hazzlehurst Hull For John Crosskill. 20 June Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeeboy Barque Belfast Iron-Ship-Building Company Belfast For private owner. 22 June Abbey Craig Full-rigged ship Richibucto Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 23 June Steamship Caird & Company Greenock For Hamburg America Line. 23 June Fylde Schooner Fleetwood For private owner. 23 June Steamship Messrs. A. Leslie & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 23 June Steamship T. B. Seath Rutherglen For private owner. 23 June Secret Fishing smack Messrs. Gibson & Butcher Fleetwood For Messrs. William and Richard Leadbetter. 24 June Norseman Steam yacht Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Greenock For Arthur Anderson. 25 June Baltic Schooner Robert Jones Voryd For private owner. June Anne Snow Sykes & Co. Sunderland For Robert Harrowing. June Briseis Barque Thomas Lightfoot Sunderland For R. H. Bamfield & Co. June Florence Nightingale Barque Hopewell Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. June Governor Barque Richard Wilkinson Pallion For George Thomson. June Frigate Arkhangelsk For Imperial Russian Navy. June Iris Brig Tignish Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. June Transport ship Nantes For French Navy. June Maid of the Mist Clipper Quebec Province of Canada For private owner. June Mary Ann Brigantine Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 4 July C. J. Kershaw Barque Cleveland, Ohio For private owner. 4 July Mayflower 4 July John T. Alcock Sunderland For Mr. Matthews. 7 July Unnamed Steamship Athlone For Midland Great Western Railway. 9 July Tyburnia Full-rigged ship Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons Kelvinhaugh For Messrs. Somes Bros. 15 July Profit and Loss Schooner Robert Thomas Nefyn For private owner. 22 July Steamship Messrs. Alexander Denny & Sons Dumbarton For M'Connell & Laird. 22 July Tug Messrs. Hoby & Co. Renfrew For Liverpool New Steam-Tug Company (limited). 23 July Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 23 July George & Emily Barque Bowman and Drummond Blyth For R. Soulsby & Co. 23 July Kinaldie Clipper Messrs. Milne & Co. Aberdeen For George Milne. 23 July Steamship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For private owner. 24 July Royal Burgh Steamboat Seath Rutherglen For private owner. 25 July Steamship Messrs. Brassey, Peto & Co. Birkenhead For J. Jones. 25 July Elizabeth Aaron Schooner Pearson Goole For private owner. 25 July Steamsh