List of ship launches in 1843

The list of ship launches in 1843 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1843.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
10 January	United Kingdom	Oliver Chapman	Chepstow	Dasher	Brig	For private owner.[1]
11 January	United Kingdom	Thomas Royden	Liverpool	British Hero	East Indiaman	For private owner.[2]
31 January	United Kingdom	Joseph Wheeler	Cork	Indian Queen	Barque	For Messrs. Hardy.[3]
January	United Kingdom		River Thames	Magician	Paddle steamer	For private owner.[4]
January	United Kingdom			Mercury	Clipper	For private owner.[5]
15 February	United Kingdom	Messrs. George Ross & Son	Inverkeithing	William Fraser	Brig	For private owner.[6]
16 February	United Kingdom	J. Henry Jones	Port Madoc	Mary Holland	Brig	For Messrs. Menish & Co.[7]
17 February	United Kingdom	Hugh Jones	Beaumaris	Maria	Sloop	For Hugh Jones.[8]
21 February	Province of Canada		Kingston	Mohawk	Steamship	For private owner.[9]
9 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Hilhouse & Hill	Bristol	Duke of Cornwall	Chinaman	For private owner.[10]
9 March	United States		New York	Liverpool	Packet ship	For private owner.[11]
10 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. Denny & Rankine	Dumbarton	Commodore	Merchantman	For private owner.[12]
18 March	United Kingdom	Messrs. K. Woods & Sons	Maryport	Hugh Matthie	Full-rigged ship	For Joseph Sparks.[13]
21 March	United Kingdom	Fagan	Kingstown	Duchess of Leinster	Brig	For private owner.[14]
30 March	France		Cherbourg	Agile	Brig	For French Navy.[15]
March	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Bzyb	Barque	For Imperial Russian Government.[16][17]
3 April	United Kingdom	Michael Ratsey	Cowes	Fairy	Schooner yacht	For Mr. Perreth.[18]
4 April	France		Cherbourg	Rossignol	Brig	For French Navy.[19]
12 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Wilmet & Hall	Newport	Anjer	Full-rigged ship	For Messr. Wilmet & Hall[20]
13 April	United Kingdom		Sheerness Dockyard	Rattler	Sloop-of-war	For Royal Navy.
13 April	United Kingdom	Coulson	Sculcoates	Zephyr	Merchantman	For private owner.[21]
17 April	United Kingdom	Messrs. T. & W. Smith	Newcastle upon Tyne	Gloriana	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.[22][23]
25 April	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Victoria and Albert	Royal yacht	For Queen Victoria.
April	United Kingdom	H. Carr	Sunderland	Ann Mills	Snow	For J. Ritson.[16]
April	United Kingdom	Messrs. Parkinson, Brown & Co.	Hull	James and Emma	Schooner	For private owner.[24]
April	Colony of Nova Scotia		Fatamagouche	Liberty	Brigantine	For private owner.[25]
16 May	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Eurydice	Corvette	For Royal Navy.
18 May	United Kingdom	W. Byers	Sunderland	Isabella	Snow	For T. Crozier.[16][26]
31 May	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Infernal	Driver-class sloop	For Royal Navy.[27][28][29][30]
31 May	United Kingdom	Messrs. Miller & Ravenhill	Blackwall	Prince of Wales	Paddle steamer	For Old Margate Steam-boat Company.[31][32]
31 May	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Rosamond	Steamship	For Royal Navy.[33]
May	United States		Norfolk Navy Yard	Perry	Brig	For United States Navy.
May	United Kingdom	Ralph Hutchinson	Monkwearmouth	Four Sisters	Barque	For S. Mease.[16][34]
May	United Kingdom	W. Spowers	Sunderland	Saville	Snow	For McColl & Co.[16][35]
May	United Kingdom	Austin & Mills	Sunderland	Till	Snow	For Pow & Co.[16][36]
1 June	United Kingdom	James Edwards	South Shields	Dublin	Merchantman	For private owner.[37]
13 June	United States		Philadelphia Navy Yard	Raritan	Raritan-class frigate	For United States Navy.
14 June	United Kingdom	John Arthur Prichard	Pwllheli	Argoed	Schooner	For private owner.[38]
24 June	Prussia	Carmesins Werft	Grabow	Amazone	Corvette	For Prussian Navy.
29 June	United Kingdom	Hedderwich & Rowan	Kelvinhaugh	Breadalbane	Barque	For McNeil & Co.[39]
29 June	United Kingdom		Govan	Vanguard	Steamship	For Dublin, Glasgow and Cork Steam Packet Company.[39]
June	Province of Canada	Thomas H. Oliver	Quebec	Chusan	Barque	For private owner.[40]
June	United Kingdom	Hugh Morris	Pwllheli	Maria	Sloop	For private owner.[38]
3 July	United Kingdom		Killaloe	The Lady Burgoyne	Steamship	For private owner.[41]
11 July	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Helena	Helena-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.[42][33]
12 July	United Kingdom		Woolwich Dockyard	Chichester	Southampton-class frigate	For Royal Navy.[43]
13 July	United Kingdom	John Laird	Birkenhead	Helen MacGregor	Paddle steamer	For Mr Gee.[44]
19 July	United Kingdom	William Patterson	Bristol	Great Britain	Passenger ship	For Great Western Steamship Company. The first ocean-going ship that had both an iron hull and a screw propeller.[45]
27 July	United Kingdom	Robert Johnson	Bideford	Maria	Schooner	For Mr. Hinks and others.[46]
27 July	United Kingdom		Portsmouth Dockyard	Sealark	Pandora-class brig-sloop	For Royal Navy.[33]
29 July	United Kingdom	Messrs. Clarke & Sons	Liverpool	Martha Jaggers	East Indiaman	For private owner.[47]
July	Colony of Nova Scotia		River John	Indus	Brig	For private owner.[48]
1 August	United States	Langley B. Culley	Baltimore, Maryland	Lawrence	Brig	For United States Navy.
5 August	United States		New York	Queen of the West	Packet ship	For Messrs. Woodhill and Minturn.[49]
10 August	France			Orénoque	Steam frigate	For French Navy.[50]
26 August	United Kingdom	Henry Jones	Port Madoc	Miss Maddocks	Sloop	For private owner.[51]
28 August	United Kingdom	Messrs Mulvey	Chester	Templeman	Full-rigged ship	For Messrs. Prowse & Co.[52]
August	United Kingdom			Kate	Schooner	For private owner.[53]
August	United Kingdom	Messrs. Spence & Son	River Tees	Red Rose	East Indiaman	For private owner.[54]
August	Colony of Nova Scotia		River John, Nova Scotia	Ross-shire	Brig	For private owner.[48]
3 September	France		Cherbourg	Darien	Steamship	For French Government.[55]
5 September	United States		Philadelphia Navy Yard	Princeton	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
9 September	France		Toulon	Hirondelle	Iris-class schooner	For French Navy.[56]
9 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Tod and MacGregor	Glasgow	Princess Alice	Paddle steamer	For North Lancashire Steam Navigatio Co.[57][58]
11 September	United Kingdom	Taylor	Woodbridge	Princess Royal	Schooner	For private owner.[59]
12 September	India		Bombay	Pluto	Steamship	For P&O.[60]
17 September	Russia	I. S. Dimitriev	Nicholaieff	Iagudiil	Sultan Makhmud-class ship of the line	For Imperial Russian Navy.
21 September	United Kingdom		Pembroke Dockyard	Vulture	Cyclops-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
23 September	France		Cherbourg	Chevrette	Tactique-class gun-brig	For French Navy.[61]
25 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Thomas Fearnon & Co	Liverpool	Nimrod	Paddle steamer	For Cork Steamship Co. Ltd.[62]
26 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Davenport, Grindrod, and Patrick	Liverpool	Fire Queen	Paddle steamer	For private owner.[63][62]
26 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Vernon & Co.	Liverpool	Nimrod	Steamship	For City of Cork Steamship Company.[63]
27 September	Denmark			Gefion	Frigate	For Royal Danish Navy.
29 September	United Kingdom	Messrs. Coates & Young	Belfast	Magnet	Paddle steamer	For private owner.[64]
7 October	United Kingdom	Thomas Cliff	Knottingley	Harriett	Schooner	For John Burnitt.[65]
7 October	Spain	Arsenal de la Carracca	Cádiz	Opyt	Schooner	For Imperial Russian Navy.[66]
10 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. John & Thomas Johnson	Runcorn	Laffak	Merchantman	For private owner.[67]
10 October	United Kingdom		Deptford Dockyard	Worcester	Southampton-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
22 October	Portuguese India		Daman	Dom Fernando II e Glória	Frigate	For Portuguese Navy.[68]
23 October	United Kingdom	Messrs. Robinson & Hall	Stockton-on-Tees	Belle	Full-rigged ship	For private owner.[69]
23 October	United States		Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy.
24 October	United Kingdom			Dart	Brig	For private owner.[70]
25 October	United States		New York	Yorkshire	Ocean liner	For private owner.[71]
October	France		Rochefort, Charente-Maritime	Panama	Steam frigate	For French Navy.[72]
6 November	Portugal		Lisbon	Iris	Corvette	For Portuguese Navy.[73]
11 November	United Kingdom	John Laird	North Birkenhead	The Dove	Steamship	For Baptist Missionary Society.[74][75]
22 November	United Kingdom	Messrs. Brundritt and Whiteway	Runcorn	Harriett	Merchantman	For Joseph Coyne.[76]
22 November	France		Lorient	Pandour	Brig	For French Navy.[77]
5 December	United States	Stackhouse and Tomlinson	Erie, Michigan	Michigan	Paddle steamer	For United States Navy.
23 December	United Kingdom	Messrs. Evans & Cox	Bideford	Glenelg	full-rigged ship	For Messrs. Evan, Baillie, Sons & Co.[78]
29 December	United Kingdom	Thomas Wilson	Liverpool	Iron Duke	Steamship	For City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company.[79]
December	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Govan	Dundalk	Steamship	For private owner.[80]
Unknown date	United States		Sackets Harbor, New York	Active	Cutter	For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Alert	Snow	For Stevens & Co.[16][81]
Unknown date	Chile		San Carlos de Ancud	Ancud	Schooner	For Chilean Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Rodham & Todd	Sunderland	Anenome	Snow	For Mr. Cropton.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ralph Hutchinson	Sunderland	Arthur	Schooner	For private owner.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Aurora	Barque	For Mr. Ryan.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	Barleycorn	Merchantman	For private owner.[82]
Unknown date	United Kingdom			Charles	Sloop	For private owner.[83]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bridgewater Trustees, or Bridgewater Navigation Company	Runcorn	Commerce	Mersey flat	For private owner.[84]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Countess of Bective	Barque	For Mr. Nicholson.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bell	Sunderland	Cresswell Packet	Schooner	For J. Bell.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Cressy	Full-rigged ship	For Duncan Dunbar & Co.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Crown	Sunderland	Crown	Snow	For J. Crown.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Dido	Brig	For Mr. Burrell.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Edwards	South Shields	Duchess of Buccleuch	East Indiaman	For J. Edwards.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Aberdeen	Duncan Ritchie	Barque	For private owner.[85]
Unknown date	Sweden			Desirée	Man of war	For Royal Swedish Navy.[86]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Todd	Sunderland	Ebenezer	Merchantman	For R. Oliver.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Chilton	Sunderland	Elizabeth	Brig	For Wood & Co.[16]
Unknown date	United States			Empire	Paddle steamer	For Troy Line.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Laing & Simey	Sunderland	Ferret	Schooner	For P. Laing.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Brown	Sunderland	George & Richard	Snow	For J. Hay.[16]
Unknown date	Colony of Newfoundland			Gertrude	Brig	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Southwick	Golconda	Barque	For Mr. Richardson.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Liverpool	Guide	Pilot vessel	For Iron Company.[87]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Stafford & Forster	Sunderland	Henderson	Snow	For Milne & Co.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	H. Dixon	Sunderland	Henry & Ann	Snow	For Mr. Longstaff.[16]
Unknown date	United States		Cincinnati, Ohio	Hercules	Paddle steamer	For Ocean Towing Co.
Unknown date	United States		Black River, Ohio	Home	Schooner	For W. D. Winslow, Robert White and Thomas Jones.
Unknown date	United States	James M. Averill	Chicago, Illinois	Independence	Steamboat	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	George Barker	Sunderland	Isabella	Sloop	For private owner.[16]
Unknown date	United States		Williamsburgh, New York	James M. Waterbury	Pilot boat	For Ornen & Roberts.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Potts	Sunderland	Jane Alice	Snow	For J. Potts.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Hylton Carr	Hylton Ferry	John & Ann	Schooner	For S. Fletcher.[16][26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Bonker	Salcombe	Lady Kingsale	Sloop	For Samuel Pearce.[88]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bowman and Drummond	Blyth	Lady Ridley	Schooner	For Mr. Marfitt.[89]
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Lansier	Full-rigged ship	For Royal Netherlands Navy.[90]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	James Robinson	Sunderland	Leda	Snow	For Mr. Errington.[16]
Unknown date	Colony of New Brunswick	Joshua Briggs	St. Andrews	Lord Ashburton	Barque	For Nehemiah Marks.
Unknown date	United States		Cincinnati, Ohio	Lucy Walker	Paddle steamer	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brundrit & Whiteway	Runcorn	Mary Jane	Schooner	For private owner.[91]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland	Mary Queen of Scots	Barque	For Mr. Fairfield.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Newbottle	Snow	For private owner.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Pallas	Barque	For Mr. Henley.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	T. & J. Brocklebank	Whitehaven	Patriot Queen	Full-rigged ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank.[92]
Unknown date	United States	Waterman & Ewell	Medford, Massachusetts	Paul Jones	Clipper	For Daniel C. Bacon, Robert Bennet Forbes, John Murray Forbes and Russell & Co.
Unknown date	Grand Duchy of Finland		Suomenlinna	Primus	Barque	For private owner.[93]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Kirkbride & partners	Sunderland	Queen of the Tyne	Merchantman	For R. Wright.[16]
Unknown date	United States		New York	Seneca	Steamship	For private owner.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	John M. Gales	Sunderland	Sprite	Snow	For Mr. Thompson.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	G. Thompson	Sunderland	Swallow	Snow	For Mr. Thompson.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bartram & Lister	Sunderland	Thorndale	Snow	For W. Burnett.[16]
Unknown date	United States		location	Uncas	Steamship	For private owner.
Unknown date	France		Dunkerque	Van Speyk	Sixth rate	For Royal Navy.[94]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	S. & P. Mills	Sunderland	Vertumnus	Barque	For S. Mills.[16]
Unknown date	Austrian Empire		Venice	Vulcano	Paddle steamer	For Austrian Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Thompson	Dumfries	William Thompson	Schooner	For William Thompson.[95]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. Wilkinson	Sunderland	Zephyr	Snow	For Mr. Lumsdon.[16]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Peter Austin	Sunderland	Zior	Merchantman	For Mr. Blackett.[16]