The list of ship launches in 1842 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1842. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Brahmin East Indiaman John Scott & Sons Greenock For private owner. 11 January Nairns Brig J. W. Wilkinson Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs. Henry & Philip Nairn. 13 January Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 17 January Steamship Liverpool For P&O. 25 January Steamship Neath Abbey For private owner. 28 January Steamship Messrs. Aeramann, Morgan, and Co. Bristol For West India Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 29 January Clipper A. Hall & Co. Aberdeen For Yule & Co. 29 January Newcastle Schooner Messrs. Duthie Aberdeen For Mr. Leslie. 29 January Seaton Barque Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 31 January Queen of the Isles Barque A. Hall & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 31 January Topaz Schooner John Scott & Sons Greenock For private owner. January Bowling Barque Bowling For private owner. January Prince of Wales Merchantman Johnson Bideford For private owner. January Yar Merchantman E. Dixon Sunderland For Squires & Co. 10 February Paddle steamer J.Winram. Douglas For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. 26 February Ellenborough Merchantman Messrs. Smith's Newcastle upon Tyne For private owner. 26 February Frigate Bombay India For British East India Company. 26 February Viscount Sandon Full-rigged ship Joseph Steel Liverpool For Messrs. Taylor, Potter & Co. 28 February Paddle steamer Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 5 March Zoe Merchantman Goldie Singapore Straits Settlements For private owner. 24 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 28 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 28 March Steamship Aeramann, Morgan & Co. Bedminster For private owner. 29 March Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 29 March Sheerness Dockyard For Royal Navy. March Glide Snow T. Stothard Sunderland For John Meldrum & Sherinton Foster. March William Packet Snow John Ray & John Riseborough Sunderland For Barber & Co. 9 April Steamship Messrs. George Lunnell & Company Hotwells For private owner. 11 April Laura Ann Schooner William Bayley & Co. Ipswich For Isiah Richmond. 12 April Paddle frigate Johnathan Laird Birkenhead For Mexican Navy. 12 April Schooner Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts For Russell & Company. 16 April Brig New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 16 April Brig Gosport Navy Yard For United States Navy. 25 April Eliza Brindley Schooner William Jones Aihfawr For private owner. 26 April Brig Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 26 April Betsey Schooner Messrs. M. & D. Cherry Hull For Messrs. Robert Kiddey & Co. 26 April Gwen Evans Barque Robert Evans Gadlys For private owner. 26 April Steamship Messrs. Wilson & Co. Liverpool For P&O. 26 April John Thomas Schooner Richard A. Pritchard Glan-y-don For private owner. 26 April Oriental Queen East Indiaman Hickson Cork For private owner. 5 May Frigate New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 11 May John Gibson Brig John Gibson Hull For private owner. 11 May Lady Buller Schooner William Bonker Salcombe For Beer & Co. 14 May Berwick Castle Barque Gowan Berwick upon Tweed For private owner. 24 May Boston Navy Yard For United States Navy. 24 May Solombalskaya Shipyard Arkhangelsk For Imperial Russian Navy. 25 May Brig Hippolyte Louis Edouard Prétot Brest For French Navy. May Ann Brigantine J. H. Robson Sunderland For J. H. Robson. 8 June Steamship For private owner. 23 June Brest For French Navy. June Protemelia Merchantman T. Young South Shields For private owner. 7 July Steamship Toulon For private owner. 9 July Prince of Wales East Indiaman Messrs. Green, Wigram & Green Blackwall For private owner. 11 July Jane and Esther Brig Speakman Marsh End For Messrs. William and John Humber. 21 July Queen East Indiaman Messrs. Green, Wigram & Green Blackwall For private owner. 23 July Steamship Coppin Londonderry For private owner. 23 July Brest For French Navy. 25 July Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 July Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 26 July Sloop-of-war Portsmouth Navy Yard For United States Navy. 26 July I. D. Vorobyov Nicholaieff For Imperial Russian Navy. July Bulwark Brigantine Londonderry Colony of Nova Scotia For private owner. July China Merchantman H. & G. Barrick Whitby For private owner. July Paddle steamer / target ship Acramans, Morgan & Co. Bristol For Admiralty. 10 August Steam frigate Cherbourg For French Navy. 23 August Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 29 August Lady Anne Wynne Brig Sligo For William Kernaghan. August Cambridge Merchantman J. Storey Sunderland For J. Storey. August Ceylon Barque Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 4 September Diamond Barque Prince Edward Islands Colony of Prince Edward Island For private owner. 5 September Steamship Lorient For French Navy. 6 September Plymouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 6 September Portsmouth Dockyard For Royal Navy. 6 September Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 8 September Steamship Messrs. R. Steele & Co. Greenock For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 22 September Paddle steamer Province of Canada For Royal Navy. 23 September John Cunningham Brig Charles Connell & Sons. Belfast For private owner. 23 September Steamship Coutts Walker For private owner. September Ashburton Merchantman Grinnell & Minturn New York For private owner. 5 October Lady Sale East Indiaman Messrs. Humprey's Wilcolmlee For private owner. 6 October Castle Eden Full-rigged ship Watson Pallion For Messrs. Greenwell & Packer. 6 October Dahlia Sloop William Coulson Hull For private owner. 19 October Problem Sailboat Messrs. J. Brown & Co. Kirkcaldy For Mr. Dempster. 21 October Third rate Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 24 October Paddle steamer Messrs. Thomas Wingate & Co. Broomielaw For Hull and Leith Steam Packet Company. 29 October Hannah Codner Schooner Hocking Stonehouse For private owner. 31 October Brest For French Navy. October Jane Snow Rodham & Todd Sunderland For Potts & Co. October Maria Brig Prince Edward Island Colony of Prince Edward Island For private owner. 3 November Grace Darling Schooner Messrs. Wright, Plummer & Co. Hull For private owner. 4 November Alice Barque Robert Innes Leith For R. F. Davidson. 5 November Joseph Alexander Sloop Messrs. Wake, Sissons & Sons Goole For William Briggs. 24 November Man-of-war Ramsgate For Royal Sicilian Navy. 25 November Father Mathew Schooner Galway For private owner. November Enoch Turley Pilot boat Baltimore, Maryland For Gus Clampitt, George Conwell, William Edwards, James R. Kelley, John H. Kelley, John S. Kelly, Harry Long, John Maull, James A. Orton, Harry M. Parker, George W. Pride, Morgan B. Saunders, Charles D. Schellenger, Luster D. Schellenger, Peter R. Schellenger, George Wallace, Lew Wallace, Samuel West, and John West. 3 December Guide Brig Laird North Birkenhead For British East India Company. 3 December The Prince Lightship Laird North Birkenhead For Liverpool Dock Trust. 6 December Napoléon Steamship Chantiers Augustin Normand Havre de Grâce For Frédéric Sauvage. 29 December Steamship Acramans, Morgan & Co. Bristol For Österreichischer Lloyd. December Pandora Barque Messrs. W. & J. Lawton Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. Spring Steamship Messrs. Gordons & Co Deptford For private owner. Spring James Campbell Barque River Clyde For private owner. Unknown date Adele Merchantman Sunderland For Petchell & Co. Unknown date Alert Schooner Nicholas Butson Polruan For private owner. Unknown date Alexandrina Merchantman Sunderland For Blair & Co. Unknown date Ann Schooner Austin & Mills Sunderland For Ogle & Co. Unknown date Ann and Mary Schooner J. Teasdale Sunderland For B. Green. Unknown date Anna Robertson Barque Sunderland For Mr. Robertson. Unknown date Arrietta Merchantman Laing & Simey Sunderland For Laing & Co. Unknown date Merchantman "Canada" For private owner. Unknown date Paddle steamer Ditchburn & Mare Blackwall, London For London and Blackwall Railway. Unknown date Callao Brig T. & J. Brocklebank Whitehaven For Thomas & John Brocklebank. Unknown date Cassandra Merchantman Lightfoot Sunderland For T. Potter. Unknown date Colaba Lightship Bombay India For British East India Company. Unknown date Commodore Merchantman W. Wilkinson Sunderland For Hay & Co. Unknown date Croxdale Merchantman Hull & Sikes Sunderland For H. Dixon. Unknown date Diadem Merchantman Sunderland For T. Brown. Unknown date Dublin Barque Sunderland For Deaker & Edmonds. Unknown date Elizabeth Barque Sunderland For Lawson & Co. Unknown date Elizabeth Thompson Barque Sunderland For Mr. Thompson. Unknown date Excavator Schooner J. Haswell Sunderland For W. Cowan. Unknown date Cutter Cherbourg For French Navy Unknown date Barque Tindall Scarborough For Mr. Tindall. Unknown date Cutter William Easby Washington, Virginia For United States Revenue Marine. Unknown date Girl I Love Schooner W. & H. Browne Passage West For private owner. Unknown date Goddess Schooner William Bayley Ipswich For private owner. Unknown date Grace Schooner T. S. Dixon Sunderland For T. Dixon. Unknown date Full-rigged ship Rotterdam For Royal Netherlands Navy. Unknown date Sixth rate Vlissingen For Royal Netherlands Navy. Unknown date Hewson Snow Sunderland For Mr. Hewson. Unknown date Hugh Lupus Schooner Bridgewater Trustees, or Bridgewater Navigation Company Runcorn For private owner. Unknown date Isabella Merchantman Peter Austin Sunderland For Palmer & Co. Unknown date Paddle steamer Brown & Bell New York For private owner. Unknown date Judith Allan Full-rigged ship Austin & Mills Sunderland For John Allan. Unknown date Kirtons Brig Hylton For C. S. Kirton. Unknown date Libya Schooner Bridge Foundry Company Warrington For private owner. Unknown date Full-rigged ship Vlissingen For Royal Netherlands Navy. Unknown date Maid of Iowa Sternwheeler Dan Jones and Levi Moffitt Mississippi River For Dan Jones and Levi Moffitt. Unknown date Mary Schooner Sunderland For Mr. Buchanan. Unknown date Marys and Anns Snow Bowman and Drummond Blyth For Gibson & Co. Unknown date Paddle steamer For British East India Company. Unknown date Paddle frigate Green, Wigram's & Green Blackwall For Mexican Navy. Unknown date Paddle steamer Liverpool For Indian Navy. Unknown date New Zealand Barque T. Gales Sunderland For P. Laing. Unknown date Norval Merchantman Sunderland For Mr. Greenwell. Unknown date Brig Andreas Schifter Orlogsværftet For Royal Danish Navy. Unknown date Paddle steamer Bishop & Simonson New York For James P. Allaire. Unknown date Pansy Merchantman Sunderland For J. Allcock. Unknown date Paragon Snow Sunderland For Mr. Hodgson. Unknown date Philip Schooner Brundrit & Whiteway Runcorn For Brundrit & Whiteway. Unknown date Prince of Wales Merchantman Thompson & Pearson Sunderland For White & Co. Unknown date Prince of Wales Schooner Cemaes For private owner. Unknown date Prince Oscar Snow J. Mackey Sunderland For Mr. Lawsons. Unknown date Princess Brigantine Sunderland For W. Briggs. Unknown date Paddle steamer Ditchburn & Mare Blackwall For London and Blackwall Railway. Unknown date Rajasthan full-rigged ship Cochin India For private owner. Unknown date Rambler Brig Hylton For private owner. Unknown date Renown Barque R. & H. Green Blackwall Yard For private owner. Unknown date Revenge Brig Seaham For private owner. Unknown date Robinson Brig R. Robinson Sunderland For Mr. Robinson. Unknown date Sabina Barque R. Hutchinson Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Saint Helena Snow T. Rountree Sunderland For Mr. Rountree. Unknown date Steamship Bombay India For private owner. Unknown date Stag Merchantman Sunderland For R. Green. Unknown date Schooner Felix Hathaway Willamette River Oregon Country For Felix Hathaway. Unknown date Sylph Snow Sunderland For private owner. Unknown date Templar Full-rigged ship Francis Oliver Sunderland For Ingleby & Co. Unknown date Second rate Constantinople For Ottoman Navy. Unknown date Underley Barque Laing