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The list of ship launches in 1803 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1803.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class
Notes
8 January
United Kingdom
Perry, Wells & Green
Blackwall
Huddart
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
8 January
United Kingdom
Randall
Rotherhithe
Lady Castlereagh
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
8 January
United Kingdom
Randall
Rotherhithe
Union
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
24 January
France
Lorient
Brutus
Téméraire -class ship of the line
For French Navy .[ 1]
24 January
India
Bombay
Cumbrian
Merchantman
For Bruce, Fawcett & Co.
25 January
United Kingdom
Perry
Blackwall
Europe
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .[ 2]
January
United Kingdom
John Allan
Glasgow
Charlotte Dundas
Paddle steamer
For William Symington .
5 February
United Kingdom
Pitcher
Northfleet
Ceylon
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .[ 3]
7 February
United Kingdom
Perry
Blackwall
Essex
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
8 February
India
Hudson, Bacon & Co
Calcutta
Mangles
Merchantman
For Buckles & Co.
8 February
United Kingdom
Peter Everitt Mestaer
Rotherhithe
Prince of Wales
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Betsey and Sally
Fishing vessel
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Brotherly Love' s Increase
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Nercus
West Indiaman
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Neva
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Resolution
Whaler
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Robert and Ann
Collier
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Sally
Fishing vessel
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Sovereign
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 4]
February
United Kingdom
Whitby
Visitor
collier
For private owner.[ 4]
9 March
United Kingdom
Dudman
Deptford
Lord Melville
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
22 April
United Kingdom
Grayson
Liverpool
Alexander
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
22 April
United Kingdom
Mr. Bradley
King's Lynn
Patent
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 5]
23 April
United Kingdom
Sir Henry Peake
Deptford Dockyard
Colossus
Colossus -class ship of the line
For Royal Navy .[ 6]
7 May
Russia
G. Ignatyev
Solombala Shipyard , Archangelsk
Liogkii
Speshni -class frigate
For Imperial Russian Navy .
6 June
United Kingdom
Balthazar & Edward Adams
Bucklers Hard
Euryalus
Apollo -class frigate
For Royal Navy .
7 June
United Kingdom
Francis Hurry & Co.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Euphrates
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
25 June
United States
William Price
Baltimore, Maryland
Vixen
Schooner
For United States Navy .
June
United Kingdom
W. & J. Richards
Hythe
Cumberland
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 7]
June
United Kingdom
W. Potts
Sunderland
Zephyrus
Brig
For private owner.[ 8]
5 July
United Kingdom
Bursledon
Tribune
Fifth rate
For Royal Navy .[ 9]
13 July
France
Arsenal de Toulon
Toulon
Bucentaure
Bucentaure -class ship of the line
For French Navy .[ 10]
18 July
France
Pierre Ozanne
Brest
Vétéran
Téméraire -class ship of the line
For French Navy .[ 11]
20 July
France
Mathurin Crucy
Nantes
Gloire
Frigate
For French Navy .[ 12]
21 July
United Kingdom
Barnard and Roberts
Deptford
Repulse
Repulse -class ship of the line
For Royal Navy .[ 13]
26 July
Denmark-Norway
Copenhagen
Christian VII
Second rate
For Dano-Norwegian Navy .[ 14]
July
United Kingdom
Expedition
Full-rigged ship
For private owner.[ 15]
July
United Kingdom
Lympstone
Isla
Brig
For private owner.[ 16]
6 August
India
Hudson, Bacon & Co.
Calcutta
Suffolk
Merchantman
For private owner.
6 August
United States
Nathaniel Hutton
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Syren
Brig
For United States Navy .
9 August
United Kingdom
Thorpe St Andrew
Name unknown
Brig
For private owner.[ 17]
15 August
France
Paris
La Parisienne
Gunboat
For French Navy .[ 18] [ 19]
15 August
France
Toulon
Neptune
Bucentaure -class ship of the line
For French Navy .[ 20]
18 August
United Kingdom
Perry
Blackwall
Hero
Fame -class ship of the line
For Royal Navy .
18 August
France
Rochefort
Magnanime
Téméraire -class ship of the line
For French Navy .
21 August
United States
Edmund Hartt
Boston, Massachusetts
Argus
Brig
For United States Navy .
August
United Kingdom
Harmony
Brigantine
For private owner.[ 21]
2 September
United Kingdom
Josiah and Thomas Brindley
Frindsbury
Shannon
Perseverance -class frigate
For Royal Navy .
3 September
United Kingdom
Randall & Brent
Rotherhithe
Illustrious
Fame -class ship of the line
For Royal Navy .
17 September
France
Mathurin Crucy
Lorient
Suffren
Téméraire -class ship of the line
For French Navy .[ 22]
24 September
France
Pierre Ozanne
Brest
Cassard
Third rate
For French Navy .[ 23]
24 September
India
Calcutta
Matilda
Merchantman
For private owner.
1 October
India
Breen
Chittagong
Hebe
Full-rigged ship
For private owner.
1 October
France
Brest
Vengeur
Océan -class ship of the line
For French Navy .
3 October
United Kingdom
Fletcher & Co.
Maryport
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 24]
6 October
United Kingdom
Simon Temple Jr .
South Shields
Indus
Merchantman
For private owner.
13 October
Viceroyalty of Peru
Guayaquil
Extremeña
Schooner
For Spanish Navy .
15 October
United Kingdom
Perry, Wells & Green
Blackwall
Winchelsea
East Indiaman
For British East India Company .
17 October
United Kingdom
John King
Dover
Scorpion
Cruizer -class brig-sloop
For Royal Navy .
28 October
France
Havre de Grâce
338
Pinnace
For French Navy .[ 25]
31 October
United Kingdom
Troughton
Chester
Lord Forbes
West Indiaman
For Forbes & Co.
31 October
United Kingdom
R. Reay
South Hylton
Woodhouse
Merchantman
For Messrs. Terry & Sons.[ 26]
October
Batavian Republic
Vlissingen
Aurora
Frigate
For Batavian Navy .[ 27]
14 November
Batavian Republic
Amsterdam
Iris
Frigate
For Batavian Navy .[ 28] [ 29]
14 November
Batavian Republic
Amsterdam
Orpheus
Fifth rate
For Dutch Navy .[ 30] [ 29]
15 November
France
Antoine Geoffroy
Lorient
Hermione
Fifth rate
For French Navy .
30 November
India
Bombay
James Sibbald
Merchantman
For private owner.
31 December
United Kingdom
John Scott and Sons
Greenock
Elisabeth
Merchantman
For Messrs. Stirling, Gordon & Co.[ 31]
December
United Kingdom
Southwold
Name unknown
Brigantine
For private owner.[ 32]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Peterhead
Active
Brigantine
For private owner.[ 33]
Unknown date
France
Dieppe
Adolphe
Lugger
For M . Merlin-Dubreuil.
Unknown date
France
Adventure
Privateer
For private owner.
Unknown date
India
Bombay
Alexander
Full-rigged ship
For Charles Forbes & Co.
Unknown date
France
Alsace
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Sunderland
Ann
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 8]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Cowes
Ariadne
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Cowes
Badger
Cutter
For Board of Customs .
Unknown date
Location unknown
Bedford
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
India
Chittagong
Betsey
Merchantman
For Hogur & Co.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Bloys
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 34]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Brakel
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 35]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
J. Laing
Sunderland
Britannia
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 8]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Lockwood Brodrick
South Shield
British Tar
Merchantman
For T. Forrest.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Buccleuch
Ketch
For Liddle & Co.[ 36]
Unknown date
India
Bombay
Cambrian
Full-rigged ship
For private owner.[ 37]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Francis Hurry
Howdon
Cambridge
Merchantman
For Lord Camelford .
Unknown date
India
Bombay
Charlotte
Merchantman
For Alex Adamson.
Unknown date
New South Wales
Sydney
Charlotte
Sloop
For Robert Inch.
Unknown date
Lower Canada
Henry Baldwin
Quebec City
City of Edinburgh
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Countess of Northesk
Smack
For James Johnson.[ 38]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Das
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 39]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Simon Temple
South Shields
Defence
Transport ship
For Mr. Duncan.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
De Gelder
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 40]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
De Haan
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 41]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
De Haas
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 42]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
De Liefde
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 43]
Unknown date
France
Déterminé
Brig
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
John Brockbank
Lancaster
Eliza
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 44]
Unknown date
India
Bombay
Estombole
Full-rigged ship
For private owner.[ 37]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Evertsen
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 45]
Unknown date
India
Matthew Smith
Calcutta
Fame
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Fame
Sloop
For Mr. Bell.[ 46]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Forth
Snow
For Leith Shipping Co.[ 47]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Bools & Good
Bridport
Frisk
Cutter
For private owner.
Unknown date
New South Wales
Henry Kable & James Underwood
Sydney
Governor King
Schooner
For Henry Kable & James Underwood.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Broadstairs
Harriot
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Heemskerck
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 48]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
John Brockbank
Lancaster
Holland
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 49]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Hulst
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 50]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Simon Temple Jr.
South Shields
Intrepid
Merchantman
For Simon Temple Jr.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
William Rowe
Newcastle upon Tyne
Jason
Ship-sloop
For W. Row.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Kemphaan
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 51]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Lady Nepean
Cutter
For Gibbs & Co.[ 52]
Unknown date
France
Jean-Baptiste Collet
Saint-Servan
Le Courrier de Terre Neuve
Privateer
For private owner.[ 53]
Unknown date
India
P. Tonks
Cochin
Lord Castlereagh
Merchantman
For Bruce, Fawcett & Co.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Lancaster
Macclesfield
Slave ship
For Mr. Taylor.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Mansfield
Smack or sloop
For Mr. Richardson.[ 54] [ 55]
Unknown date
Ottoman Empire
Mansuriye
Third rate
For Ottoman Navy .[ 56]
Unknown date
New South Wales
Kable & Co
Hawkesbury River
Nancy
Sloop
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Nepean
Cutter
For George Browne.[ 57]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
builder
Sunderland
Œconomy
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 8]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
John Brockbank
Lancaster
Otter
Merchantman
For private owner.[ 58]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Howdon Pans
Oxford
Collier
For private owner.
Unknown date
India
Bombay
Pack-Horse
Luggage boat
For British East India Company .[ 37]
Unknown date
United States
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Paragon
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
King's Lynn
Patent
Merchantman
For Mr. Gillespie.
Unknown date
France
Dunkerque
Pieter Floriszoon
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 59]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Reynst
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 60]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Roemer Vlack
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 61]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Hull
Rosina
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Cowes
Royal George
Brig-sloop
For Board of Customs .
Unknown date
France
Bordeaux
Saint Pierre
Slave ship
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Sarah
Merchantman
For R. Kitchen.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Schram
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 62]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Schrijver
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 63]
Unknown date
India
Calcutta
Sir William Burroughs
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Staghouwer
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 64]
Unknown date
Ottoman Greece
Rhodes
Tevfiknüma
Second rate
For Ottoman Navy .[ 65]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
River Thames
Thames
Collier
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Nicholas Bools & William Good
Bridport
Thames
Schooner
For Liddle & Co.[ 66]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Sunderland
Thomas
Schooner
For private owner.[ 8]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
John & Philip Laing
Sunderland
Thomas & Anne
Merchantman
For Mr. Matthews.[ 8]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 67]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Belfast
Trial
Coaster
For private owner.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Triton
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 68]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Tromp
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 69]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Robert Newman
Dartmouth
Two Uncles
Schooner
For private owner.[ 70]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Alexander Doeg
Gateshead
Tyne Packet
Schooner
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
John & Philip Laing
Sunderland
Ulysses
Merchantman
For John & Philip Laing.[ 8]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Van Der Does
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 71]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Van Gendt
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 72]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Van Nes
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 73]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Vlug
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 74]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
South Shields
Volunteer
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Warmond
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 75]
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Wassenaar
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 76]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Liverpool
William Pitt
West Indiaman
For James Loughan.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Witte Cornelisz
Full-rigged ship
For Batavian Navy .[ 77]
Unknown date
France
Name unknown
Schooner
For private owner.
Unknown date
United States
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Cowes
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Spain
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Batavian Republic
Rotterdam
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
Spain
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Hull
Name unknown
Merchantman
For private owner.