List of ship launches in 1788

The list of ship launches in 1788 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1788.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
21 January	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Expédition	Expédition-class brig-aviso	For French Navy.[1]
24 January	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Moselle	Gabarre	For French Navy.[2]
26 January	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Curieux	Expédition-class brig-aviso	For French Navy.[3]
January	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Hazard	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.
23 February	Great Britain	Peter Everitt Mestaer	Rotherhithe	Dick	West Indiaman	For Q. Dick.
23 February	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Epervier	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.[4]
23 February	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Sans Souci	Expédition-class brig-aviso	For French Navy.[5]
February	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Lutin	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.
27 March	Republic of Venice	Antonio Chiribiri	Venice	Bellona	Fifth rate	For Venetian Navy.[6]
March	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Espoir	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.[7]
8 April	Dutch Republic		Rotterdam	Staaten Generaal	Third rate	For Dutch Navy.[8]
21 April	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Cerf	Expédition-class brig-aviso	For French Navy.[9]
21 April	Kingdom of France	Benjamin Dubois	Saint-Malo	Impatient	Expédition-class brig-aviso	For French Navy.[10]
26 April	Denmark-Norway		Copenhagen	Odin	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica-class ship of the line	For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[11]
April	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Eveillé	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.[12]
6 May	Kingdom of France		Brest	Aglaé	Frigate	For French Navy.
7 May	Kingdom of France	Gouet & Deros	Havre de Grâce	Bienvenue	Sixth rate	For French Navy.
7 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Prokhor	Aziia-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.[13]
7 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Pomoshchnyi	Briachislav-class frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[14]
7 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Sysoi Velikii	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.[15]
8 May	Russia	M. D. Portnov	Archangelsk	Maksim Ispovednik	Iaroslav-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.[16]
8 May	Russia	Pospelov	Saint Petersburg	Neva	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy.[17]
8 May	Russia	S. Durakin	Saint Petersburg	Stashnyi	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy.[18]
8 May	Russia	M. Sarychev	Saint Petersburg	Volkhov	Sixth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[19]
14 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Letuchii	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy.[20]
20 May	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Pobeditel	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy.[21]
21 May	Kingdom of France		Brest	America	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
21 May	Kingdom of France		Rochefort	Apollon	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
24 May	Russia	Vasily Vlasov	Saint Petersburg	Nadyozhnyi	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy.[22]
24 May	Russia		Cronstadt	Schastlivyi	Cutter	For Imperial Russian Navy.[23]
16 June	Kingdom of France		Brest	Thétis	Nymphe-class frigate	For French Navy.
20 June	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Alliantie	Frigate	For Dutch Navy.
20 June	Spain		Bilbao	San Telmo	Third Rate	For Spanish Navy.[24]
June	Republic of Venice			Agile	Galiot	For Venetian Navy.[25]
June	Republic of Venice			Azzardo	Galiot	For Venetian Navy.[26]
4 July	Great Britain		Woolwich Dockyard	Prince	London-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
5 July	Great Britain		Plymouth Dockyard	Glory	Duke-class ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
21 July	Great Britain	William Barnard	Deptford	Venus	Whaler	For Alexander & Benjamin Champion.
27 July	Republic of Venice			Amazzone	Galiot	For Venetian Navy.[27]
30 July	Republic of Venice			Diana	Galiot	For Venetian Navy.[28]
2 August	Russia	Jonathan Coleman	Saint Petersburg	Dvenadtsat Apostolov	Ches'ma-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.[29]
2 August	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Sviatoi Ravnoapostolnyi Knyaz Vladimir	Ches'ma-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.[30]
2 August	Great Britain	John Perry	Blackwall	Three Sisters	West Indiaman	For Mr. Mangles.
7 August	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Commerce de Marseille	Océan-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
10 August	Russia	I. V. Dolzhnikov	Rogozhskaya	Ioann Bogoslov	Fifth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[31]
10 August	Russia	I. V. Dolzhnikov	Rogozhskaya	Pyotr Apostol	Fifth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[32]
1 September	Russia	D. Masalsky	Saint Petersburg	Letuchaia	Sixth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[33]
2 September	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Duquesne	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.[34]
16 September	Great Britain	John Nelson	Chatham Dockyard	Royal George	First rate	For Royal Navy.[35]
16 September	Kingdom of France		Lorient	Tourville	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
16 October	Portugal		Lisbon	Lebre	Sixth rate	For Portuguese Navy.[36]
16 October	Great Britain	Perry & Co.	Blackwall	Warley	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
24 October	Great Britain	Peter Everitt Mestaer	Rotherhithe	Edmund and George	West Indiaman	For J. Christie.
27 October	Great Britain	Randall	Rotherhithe	Duke of Buccleugh	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
30 October	Kingdom of France		Brest	Duguay-Trouin	Téméraire-class ship of the line	For French Navy.
30 October	Great Britain	Wells	Deptford	Ocean	East Indiaman	For British East India Company.
31 October	Kingdom of France	Charles-Jean-François Segondat-Duvernet	Lorient	Uranie	Fifth rate	For French Navy.[37]
20 December	Spain		Carthagena	San Francisco de Paula	Third rate	For Spanish Navy.[38]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Amacree	Slave ship	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain		Scotland	Britannia	Merchantman	For Hunter & Co.
Unknown date	Province of Quebec		New Brunswick	Britannia	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Rotterdam	Candia	East Indiaman	For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date	Great Britain	King	Dover	Chatham	Survey ship	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Cyrene	Full-rigged ship	For Bombay Pilot Service.[39]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Dandy	Schooner	For Mr. Akin.[40]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Good Intent	Sloop	For John Bagwall, Nicholas Bools, Joshua Gundry and Thomas Swain.[41]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Espiègle	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.[42]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Haasje	Packet ship	For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date	Russia			Iona	Sixth rate	For Imperial Russian Navy.[43]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Margaret	Sloop	For Knight & Co.[44]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Marsouin	Sixth rate	For French Navy.[45]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Martha	Slave ship	For R. Fisher.
Unknown date	Great Britain	John Brockbank	Lancaster	Myrtle	Merchantman	For private owner.[46]
Unknown date	Great Britain			North West America	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Spain		Carthagena	Nuestra Señora de la Soledad	Fifth rate	For Spanish Navy.[47]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic			Pieter Florisz	Third rate	For Dutch Navy.[48]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Plover	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Pomona	Brigantine	For Nicholas Bools and William Rodden.[49]
Unknown date	Great Britain	William Rowe	Newcastle upon Tyne	Prince William	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Amsterdam	Prins Frederik Willem	Third rate	For Dutch Navy.[50]
Unknown date	Ireland		Strangford	Prosperity	Merchantman	For private owner.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Ranger	Sloop	For Daniel Vivian and Richard Vivian.[51]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Ross	Cutter	For HM Customs.[52]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Northfleet	Royal Charlotte	East Indiaman	For private owner.[53]
Unknown date	Russia			Rozhdestvo Bogorodisty	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy.[54]
Unknown date	Great Britain	Nicholas Bools	Bridport	Sally	Sloop	For George French.[55]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Bayonne	Serin	Hazard-class brig	For French Navy.
Unknown date	Kingdom of Sicily		Castellammare del Golfo	Sibilla	Fifth rate	For Royal Sicilian Navy.[56]
Unknown date	Russia			Spiridon Trimifiiskii	Bomb vessel	For Imperial Russian Navy.[57]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Vlissingen	Star	Brig of war	For Dutch Navy.[58]
Unknown date	India		Bombay	Tweed	Brig	For Bombay Pilot Service.[39]
Unknown date	Great Britain		Liverpool	Wilding	West Indiaman	For Moses Benson.
Unknown date	Great Britain	Batson	Limehouse	No. 2 chain boat	Chain boat	For Royal Navy.[59]
Unknown date	Great Britain		South Shields	Name unknown	Merchantman	For private owner.