List of ship launches in 1803

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 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 Spain 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 India Bombay Cambrian Full-rigged ship For private owner.[36]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Francis Hurry Howdon Cambridge Merchantman For Lord Camelford.
Unknown date India Bombay Charlotte Merchantman For Alex Adamson.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales Sydney Charlotte Sloop For Robert Inch.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lower Canada Henry Baldwin Quebec City City of Edinburgh Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Das Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[37]
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.[38]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic De Haan Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[39]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic De Haas Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[40]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic De Liefde Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[41]
Unknown date  France Déterminé Brig For private owner.
Unknown date India Bombay Estombole Full-rigged ship For private owner.[36]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Evertsen Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[42]
Unknown date India Matthew Smith Calcutta Fame Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom Bools & Good Bridport Frisk Cutter For private owner.
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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.[43]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Hulst Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[44]
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.[45]
Unknown date  France Jean-Baptiste Collet Saint-Servan Le Courrier de Terre Neuve Privateer For private owner.[46]
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  Ottoman Empire Mansuriye Third rate For Ottoman Navy.[47]
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales Kable & Co Hawkesbury River Nancy Sloop For private owner.
Unknown date  United Kingdom builder Sunderland Œconomy Merchantman For private owner.[8]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Howdon Pans Oxford Collier For private owner.
Unknown date India Bombay Pack-Horse Luggage boat For British East India Company.[36]
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.[48]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Reynst Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[49]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Roemer Vlack Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[50]
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.[51]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Schrijver Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[52]
Unknown date India Calcutta Sir William Burroughs Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Staghouwer Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[53]
Unknown date Ottoman Empire Ottoman Greece Rhodes Tevfiknüma Second rate For Ottoman Navy.[54]
Unknown date  United Kingdom River Thames Thames Collier For private owner.
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.[55]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Belfast Trial Coaster For private owner.
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Triton Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[56]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Tromp Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[57]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Newman Dartmouth Two Uncles Schooner For private owner.[58]
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.[59]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Van Gendt Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[60]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Van Nes Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[61]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Vlug Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[62]
Unknown date  United Kingdom South Shields Volunteer Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Warmond Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[63]
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Wassenaar Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[64]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Liverpool William Pitt West Indiaman For James Loughan.
Unknown date  Batavian Republic Witte Cornelisz Full-rigged ship For Batavian Navy.[65]
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.

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