List of ship launches in 1859

The list of ship launches in 1859 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1859.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 February	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Kittery, Maine	Mohican	Steamer sloop-of-war
3 March	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California	Saginaw	Paddle steamer sloop-of-war
23 March	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Portsmouth, Virginia	Dacotah	Steamer sloop-of-war
1 June	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard		Charybdis	Pearl-class 21-gun corvette
25 June	United States	Lawrence & Foulks	New York City	De Soto	Paddle steamer
30 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Venetian	Cargo ship	For J. Bibby and Sons.
12 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Sicilian	Steamship	For J. Bibby and Sons.
24 November	France		Toulon	Gloire	Gloire-class ironclad battleship
Unknown date	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware	Arizona	Paddle steamer
Unknown date	Confederate States of America		Plymouth, North Carolina	Black Warrior	Schooner
Unknown date	United States		Cincinnati, Ohio	Champion	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States		New York City	Commodore Barney	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States		Williamsburg, New York	Commodore Perry	Gunboat
Unknown date	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Daylight	Screw steamer
Unknown date	United Kingdom			General Kharsakov	Paddle steamer	Transported to Vladivostock in sections for assembly there.

References

Sources

• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.