List of ship launches in 1787

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The list of ship launches in 1787 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1787.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
20 January  Great Britain Hill & Mellish Limehouse Marquis of Lansdown East Indiaman For British East India Company.
22 January  Great Britain Thomas Calhoun Bursledon Blonde Frigate For Royal Navy.[1]
5 February  Great Britain Caleb Crookenden & Co. Itchenor Hartwell East Indiaman For British East India Company.[2]
6 March  Great Britain Deptford Dockyard Vanguard Arrogant-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
7 March  Great Britain William Cleverley Gravesent Nottingham East Indiaman For British East India Company.
31 March Denmark Denmark-Norway Copenhagen Fyen Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[3]
4 April  Great Britain William Cleverley Gravesend Colossus Courageux-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
4 April  Great Britain John & William Wells Deptford Swiftsure Elizabeth-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
18 April  Great Britain Philemon Jacobs Sandgate Alligator Enterprise-class frigate For Royal Navy.
18 April  Great Britain Crookenden & Taylor Itchenor Belvedere East Indiaman For British East India Company.
18 April  Kingdom of France Rochefort Orion Téméraire-class ship of the line For French Navy.
20 April  Kingdom of France Hubert Pennevert Rochefort Alerte Brig of war For French Navy.
2 May  Spain Reales Astilleros de Esteiro El Ferrol Salvador del Mundo Santa Ana-class ship of the line For Spanish Navy.
4 May  Kingdom of France Raymond-Antoine Haran Bayonne Goéland Goéland-class brick-aviso For French Navy.[4]
9 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Arhchangelsk Arkhangel Gavriil Briachislav-class frigate For Imperial Russian Navy.[5]
9 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk Severnyi Oryol Aziia-class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[6]
15 May  Russia S.I. Afanaseyev Kherson Alexander Nevskii Fourth rate For Imperial Russian Navy.[7]
15 May  Russia S. I. Afanaseyev Kherson Sviatoi Vladimir Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[8]
18 May  Kingdom of France Joseph Niou Rochefort Gracieuse Charmante-class frigate For Royal Navy.
31 May Ottoman Empire Jean-Jacques Sébastien Le Roy Constantinople Mukaddeme-i Nusret Third rate For Ottoman Navy.[9]
May  Kingdom of France Raymond-Antoine Haran Bayonne La Mouche brig of war For French Navy.[10]
1 June  Great Britain Barnard Deptford Orion Canada-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
15 June  Russia S. I. Afanaseyev Kherson Josif II Third rate For Imperial Russian Navy.[11]
22 June  Kingdom of France Brest Léopard Téméraire-class ship of the line For French Navy.
11 July  Kingdom of France Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Impérieuse Junon-class frigate For French Navy.[12]
16 July  Great Britain Edward Hunt Buckler's Hard Sheerness Adventure-class ship For Royal Navy.[13]
31 July  Great Britain John Mackenzie Rotherhithe Harriot West Indiaman For Mr. Davidson.
9 August  Kingdom of France Toulon Sensible Magicienne-class frigate For French Navy.
13 August  Portugal Fenix Fourth rate For Portuguese Navy.[14]
14 August  Great Britain Fabian East Cowes Veteran Third rate For French Navy.
14 September  Great Britain Peter Everitt Mestaer Rotherhithe Justinian West Indiaman For Hamilton & Co.
12 October  Kingdom of France Lorient Entreprenant Téméraire-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
25 October  Kingdom of France Rochefort Impétueux Téméraire-class ship of the line For French Navy.[15]
27 October  Great Britain John Perry Blacwall Albion East Indiaman For British East India Company.
27 October  Great Britain Randall & Brent Rotherhithe Lord Hawkesbury East Indiaman For British East India Company.
October  Kingdom of France Bayonne Recherche Marsouin-class scow For French Navy.
4 November Spain Cuba Havana Real Carlos Santa Ana-class ship of the line For Spanish Navy.
10 November  Great Britain John Randall Rotherhithe Carnatic East Indiaman For British East India Company.
10 November  Great Britain Rotherhithe Pacific East Indiaman For private owner.[16]
26 November  Great Britain Robert Batson Limehouse Captain Canada-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
26 November  Great Britain Randall Rotherhithe Triton East Indiaman For British East India Company.
27 November  Great Britain Graham Harwich Excellent Arrogant-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
28 November  Great Britain Perry & Co. Blackwall Ceres East Indiaman For British East India Company.
11 December  Great Britain Barnard Deptford Airly Castle East Indiaman For British East India Company.
27 December  Great Britain Barnard Deptford Boddam East Indiaman For British East India Company.
December  Kingdom of France Lorient Le Bretagne East Indiaman For Compagnie des Indes.[17]
Unknown date  Russia Saint Petersburg Aleksander Nevskii Third rate For Imperial Russian Navy.[18]
Unknown date  Russia Bityug Unrated For Imperial Russian Navy.[19]
Unknown date Duchy of Holstein Dorf-Gården Kiel Bomb No. 1 Bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy.[20]
Unknown date Duchy of Holstein Dorf-Gården Kiel Bomb No. 2 Bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy.[21]
Unknown date India Bombay Cartier Brig For Bombay Pilot Service.[22]
Unknown date India Surat Cecilia Merchantman For Private owner.[23]
Unknown date  Great Britain Ipswich Ceres Brig For private owner.
Unknown date India Bombay Dockyard Cornwallis East Indiaman For British East India Company.[22]
Unknown date  Russia Feniks Brig of war For Imperial Russian Navy.[24]
Unknown date  Spain Cádiz Infante Brig of war For Spanish Navy.
Unknown date India Bombay Jay Snow For Bombay Pilot Service.[22]
Unknown date India Bombay Juno Snow For Bombay Pilot Service.[22]
Unknown date  Great Britain Sunderland, County Durham Kitty Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Great Britain Lapwing Sloop For Granville Sharp.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Veere Minerva Brig of war For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date India Bombay Seahorse Brig For Bombay Pilot Service.[22]
Unknown date India Bombay Shaw Arsdeer Full-rigged ship For private owner.[22]
Unknown date Denmark Denmark-Norway Copenhagen Stege Gunboat For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[25]
Unknown date  Great Britain Tartar Merchantman For John St Barbe.
Unknown date  Great Britain Thetis Brig For Taylor & Co.
Unknown date  Great Britain William Wallis Blackwall No. 1 chain boat Chain boat For Royal Navy.[26]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Vlissingen Wilhelmina Fifth rate For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Great Britain Parkgate Name unknown Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Extract of a letter from Chichester, dated Feb. 9". Daily Universal Register. No. 676. London. 15 February 1787. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Fyen' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ "French brig 'Le Goéland' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Arkhangel Gavriil' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Severnyi Oryol' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Russian Fourth Rate frigate 'Alexander Nevskii' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoi Vladimir' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Mukaddeme-i Nusret' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ "French brig 'La Mouche' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Josif II' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Impérieuse' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Sheerness' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Portugese Fourth Rate frigate 'Fenix' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Impétueux' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  16. ^ "London". Daily Universal Register. No. 898. London. 12 November 1787. p. 2.
  17. ^ "French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Bretagne' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Aleksander Nevskii' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Russian 'Bityug' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Bomb No 1' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Bomb No 2' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  22. ^ a b c d e f Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 334.
  23. ^ "British Merchant merchantman 'Cecilia' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Russian brig 'Feniks' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Danish gunboat 'Stege' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  26. ^ "British Other Vessels chain boat 'No. 1 Chain Boat' (1787)". Threedecks. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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