List of ship launches in 1850

The list of ship launches in 1850 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1850.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Owner	Notes
7 December	United States	Donald McKay	East Boston	Stag Hound	Extreme clipper	George B. Upton and Sampson & Tappan, Boston	First extreme clipper^[1]
16 May	France		Toulon	Napoléon	Napoléon-class 90-gun ship of the line
16 June	United States	Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA	New York City	Surprise	Extreme clipper	A. A. Low & Brother^[2]
June	United States	Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA	New York City	Race Horse	Clipper barque	J.M. Forbes, I. Goddard & Co., Boston^[3]^[4]
20 November	United States	George Raynes	Portsmouth, NH	Sea Serpent	Extreme clipper	Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City^[5]
21 December	United States	Paul Curtis	Chelsea, MA	Witchcraft	Extreme clipper	Samuel Hall, East Boston	Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook^[5]

References

^ Bruzelius, Lars (1999-03-09). "Stag Hound". Clipper Ships: "Stag Hound" (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
^ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
^ Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. pp. xv. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
^ Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-08). "Clipper Ships: Race Horse (1850)". Race Horse. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.

Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986) [Reprint of 1926-1927 ed.]. American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486251158.