List of ship launches in 1863

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The list of ship launches in 1863 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1863.

Date	Country	Builder and location	Ship	Class and type	Notes
10 January	United States	Keyport, New Jersey	Oleander	Ram
13 January	United States	F Z Tucker, Brooklyn, New York	Mendota
13 January	United States	Union Iron Works, Carondelet, Missouri	Osage	Monitor
17 January	United States	Reaney, Son, & Archibold, Chester, Pennsylvania	Lehigh	Template:Sclass-
17 February	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Tallapoosa
18 February	United States	George C Bester, Peoria, Illinois	Ozark	Monitor
18 February	United States	Union Iron Works, Carondelet, Missouri	Neosho	Monitor
February	United States	J J Abrahams, Baltimore, Maryland	Eutaw
February	United States	Boston, Massachusetts	Niphon
February	Confederate States of America	H D Bassett, Selma, Alabama	Tennessee	Ironclad Ram
4 March	United States	Paul Curtis, Boston, Massachusetts	Chicopee
7 March	United States	Thomas Stack, Brooklyn, New York	Metacomet
8 March	United States	Curtis & Tilden, Boston, Massachusetts	Massasoit
17 March	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Shamrock
19 March	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine	Agamenticus	Miantonomoh-class Monitor
19 March	United States	J Simonson, Greenpoint, New York	Chenango
19 March	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England	Ocean	Template:Sclass-
23 March	United States	Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts	Monadnock	Template:Sclass-
31 March	United States	J A & D D Westerveldt, New York, New York	Otsego
3 April	United States	H A Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio	Kenwood
4 April	United States	G W Jackson, Newburyport, Massachusetts	Ascutney	Gunboat
16 April	France	Charles Brun, Rochefort	Plongeur	Submarine	First mechanically propelled submarine
17 April	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine	Shawmut	Gunboat
21 April	United States	G W Lawrence, Portland, Maine	Agawam	Gunboat
22 April	United States	New York, New York	Mackinaw
6 May	United Kingdom	Cowper Phipps Coles, Glasgow, Scotland	Rolf Krake	Ironclad	Denmark's first ironclad warship
7 May	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Tacony
9 May	United Kingdom	James Trahey, Alexandria, British Columbia, Canada	Enterprise
12 May	United States	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wyalusing	Gunboat
29 May	United States	Curtis & Tilden, Boston, Massachusetts	Osceola	Gunboat
4 June	United States	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts	Pequot
15 June	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine	Nipsic	Gunboat
29 June	Confederate States of America	William Graves, Richmond, Virginia	Virginia II	Ironclad ram
30 June	Confederate States of America	H F Willink, Savannah, Georgia	Savannah	Ironclad
June	United Kingdom	Samuda Brothers, Poplar, London, England	Tamar	Troopship
2 July	Japan	Ishikawajima, Tokyo	Chiyodagata	Gunboat
3 July	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Maumee	Gunboat
4 July	United States	Union Iron Works, St. Louis, Missouri	Winnebago	Monitor
4 July	United States	Laird, Son & Co, Birkenhead, England	Scorpion	Ironclad
29 July	United States	Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, New York	Onondaga
30 July	United States	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts	Winooski
July	Confederate States of America	Hunley, McClintock, and Watson, Mobile, Alabama	H. L. Hunley	Submarine
July	United States	East Albany, New York	Mary Cook
1 August	United States	Harrison Loring, Boston, Massachusetts	Canonicus	Template:Sclass-	lead ship of her class
6 August	United States	D S Mainthon, Bordentown, New Jersey	Mingoe
12 August	United States	Reany, Son, and Archibold, Chester, Pennsylvania	Wateree
15 August	United States	New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York	Miantonomoh	Miantonomoh-class monitor
15 August	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke, Wales	Research	Sloop
24 August	United States	Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Carnation
28 August	United States	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts	Saco	Gunboat
29 August	United Kingdom	Laird, Son & Co, Birkenhead, England	Wivern	Ironclad
August	United Kingdom	Glasgow, Scotland	Sea King
12 September	United States	Secor and Company, Jersey City, New Jersey	Tecumseh	Monitor
29 September	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Kansas	Gunboat
September	United States		Vicksburg	Tugboat
3 October	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire, Wales	Alberta	Royal yacht
14 October	United States	Perine, Secor & Co., New York, New York	Manhattan	Monitor
14 October	United Kingdom	Thames Ironworks, Leamouth, London, England	Valiant	Hector-class battleship
19 October	Ottoman Empire	Taşkızak Shipyard, Golden Horn	Ertuğrul	Frigate
20 October	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Peoria
October	Confederate States of America	Berry & Brothers, Wilmington, North Carolina	North Carolina	Ironclad gunboat
13 November	United States	West Brownsville, Pennsylvania	J T Stockdale
14 November	United Kingdom	Gibson, McDonald & Arnols, Ramsey, Isle of Man	Euterpe	Windjammer	for Wakefield Nash & Company
12 December	United Kingdom	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London, England	Minotaur	Minotaur-class ironclad
16 December	United States	Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware	Saugus	Monitor
21 December	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Algonquin	Gunboat
23 December	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, England	Achilles	Broadside ironclad
29 December	United States	Delamater Iron Works, New York, New York	Dictator	Monitor
unknown date	United States	S H Pook, Fair Haven, Connecticut	Admiral
unknown date	United States	Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ajax
unknown date	United States		Albert de Groat	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Lewis Hagland, New Brunswick, New Jersey	Alfred A Wotkyns
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Alice Dean
unknown date	United Kingdom	Renfrew, Scotland	Alexander
unknown date	German Confederation		America		For Norddeutscher Lloyd
unknown date	United States	Monongahela, Pennsylvania	Argosy
unknown date	United States	Monongahela, Pennsylvania	Argosy No.2
unknown date	United States	Mystic, Connecticut	Augusta Dinsmore
unknown date	United States	New Albany, Indiana	Avenger
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Banker
unknown date	United States	Metropolis, Illinois	Benefit
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Ben Gaylord
unknown date	United States	Cleveland, Ohio	Clematis	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	New Orleans, Louisiana	Commodore
unknown date	United States		Dai Ching
unknown date	Confederate States of America	T Stoney, Charleston, South Carolina	David	Torpedo boat
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Emma Brown
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Fanny Barker
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Florence Miller II
unknown date	United States	S H Pook, Fair Haven, Connecticut	Fort Morgan
unknown date	Confederate States of America	Richmond, Virginia	Fredericksburg
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Fred Wheeler
unknown date	United States	Fincourt, New York, New York	Fuchsia	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Monongahela, Pennsylvania	General Grant
unknown date	Confederate States of America	Savannah, Georgia (U. S. state)	Georgia	Floating battery
unknown date	United Kingdom	Greenock, Scotland	Gertrude
unknown date	United States	Reany, Archibald & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Glide	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Van Deusen Bros, New York, New York	Glaucus		for the Neptune Steamship Company
unknown date	United States	Murraysville, Virginia	Glide	Gunboat
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Hartford
unknown date	United States	Portland, Maine	Harvest Moon
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Innes	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Gloucester, New Jersey	J E Bazely	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Newburgh, New York	John A Dix
unknown date	United States	New Brunswick, New Jersey	John T Jenkins	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Lilac	Tugboat
unknown date	United Kingdom	River Clyde, Scotland	Lilian
unknown date	USA	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Luke Hoyt	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Marigold
unknown date	United States	Cleveland, Ohio	Mary Grandy	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Newburgh, New York	Meteor
unknown date	Confederate States of America	Montgomery, Alabama	Nashville	Ironclad
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Naumkeag
unknown date	United Kingdom		Neptune	Cutter
unknown date	United States	New York Navy Yard, New York, New York	Nereus
unknown date	United States	Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania	Nyanza
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Nymph
unknown date	United States	Harmer, Ohio	Ohio Valley
unknown date	United States	Brooklyn, New York	Peter B Van Houten
unknown date	United Kingdom	Australian Steam Navigation Company, Sydney, Australia	Pioneer	Gunboat	for the New Zealand Colonial Government
unknown date	United States	Brooklyn, New York	Polar Star
unknown date	United States	Wilmington, Delaware	Pontiac
unknown date	United States	Freedom, Pennsylvania	Princess
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rachel Miller
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	R F Loper	Tugboat and Torpedo boat
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rodolph
unknown date	United States	East Haddam, Connecticut	Sarah S B Gary
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Scioto
unknown date	United States	East Haddam, Connecticut	Signal
unknown date	United Kingdom	Robert Steele, Greenock, Scotland	Taeping	Clipper
unknown date	United States	Cincinnati, Ohio	Tallahatchie
unknown date	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Tonawanda
unknown date	France		Ville de Bordeaux	Ville de Nantes-class Ship of the line
unknown date	United States	Brooklyn, New York	Willett Rowe
unknown date	United Kingdom		Wolverine	Template:Sclass-
unknown date	United States	Newburgh, New York	Zouave	Tugboat
unknown date	United States	Richmond, Maine	Ellen Southard	Full-rigged ship	Wrecked at Liverpool in 1875