# List of ship launches in 1818

The list of ship launches in 1818 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1818.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 8 January | United Kingdom | Jean Michel Segondat | Cherbourg | Centaure | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | John Warwick | Rotherhithe | Isabella | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| January | United Kingdom | J. Morrice | Sunderland | Agenoria | Brig | For J. Barker. |
| 24 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith | Gainsborough | William Etherington | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Barbara | Brig | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Castle Forbes | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Mary Ann | Schooner | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Norval | Brig | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Resolution | Brig | For private owner. |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | James Shepherd | Paull | Sesostris | Merchantman | For Mr. Staniforth. |
| 21 March | France | Aimé Jean Louis Nicholas René Le Dean | Lorient | Neptune | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | John & Mark Richards | Southampton | Lucy Davidson | Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Mottershead & Heyes | Liverpool | George Canning | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 6 April | France | | Rochefort | L'Iris | Iris-class schooner | For French Navy. |
| 8 April | United Kingdom | Philip Laing | Sunderland | Rockingham | East Indiaman | For John Laing. |
| 27 April | United Kingdom | Steemson | Hull | Sisters | Brig | For John Marshall. |
| 27 April | United Kingdom | | Lyme Regis | Stedcombe | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 1 May | Russia | B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Oktrytie | Kamchatka-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 2 May | United Kingdom | Thomas White | Cowes | Olive Branch | Snow | For Brown Mount. |
| 7 May | Russia | A. I. Melikhov | Nicholaieff | Flora | Fourth rate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 8 May | Russia | M. K. Surovtsov | Kherson | Skoryi | Anapa-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 14 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wilson & Smillie | Falkirk | Vulcan | Steamboat | For Forth & Clyde Canal Co. |
| 20 May | Russia | A. M. Kurochkin | Archangelsk | Retvizan | Selafail-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 28 May | United States | Noah Brown | Black Rock, New York | Walk-in-the-Water | Paddle steamer | For Lake Erie Steamboat Company. |
| May | United Kingdom | | Monkwearmouth | Fanny | Brig | For private owner. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Racer | Nightingale-class cutter | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Sprightly | Nightingale-class cutter | For Royal Navy. |
| 10 June | Russia | A. M. Kurochkin | Archangelsk | Diana | Amfitrada-class frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 18 June | France | Aimé Jean Louis Nicholas René Le Dean | Rochefort | Duc de Berry | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 18 June | Russia | Y. A. Kolodkin | Lodeynoye Pole | Ladoga | Transport ship | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 24 June | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | | Naples | Unnamed | Steamship | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | J. Watson & P. Mills | Sunderland | Ann | Merchantman | For R. Denton. |
| June | United Kingdom | | | Antelope | Sailboat | For private owner. |
| June | India | Michael Smith | Howrah | Barretto Junior | Merchantman | For R. Ford & Co. |
| 1 July | Russia | B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Raduga | Schooner | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Gibson | Hull | Guard | Schooner | For Gee, Loft & Co. |
| 4 July | Russia | B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Vostok | Sloop-of-war | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 15 July | Denmark | | Copenhagen | Diana | Frigate | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| 27 July | Russia | A. I. Melikhov | Saint Petersburg | Gonets | Feniks-class sloop | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| July | United States | Forman Cheeseman | Corlear's Hook, New York | Curacio | Corvette | For Paul Delano. |
| July | France | | Nantes | Hippomene | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 3 August | Russia | Y. A. Kolodkin | Lodeynoye Pole | Svir | Mirnyi-class transport ship | For Imperil Russian Navy. |
| 5 August | United Kingdom | Steemson | Hull | Dauntless | Merchantman | For Messrs. Eggington & Beadle. |
| 17 August | Russia | B. F. Stoke | Saint Petersburg | Pegas | Vestnik-class cutter | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| August | United Kingdom | J. Bell | Sunderland | Emulous | Brig | For B. Roberts & Co. |
| August | France | | Brest | La Constance | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| August | United States | Fickett & Crockett | New York | Savannah | Paddle steamer | For Savannah Steamship Company. |
| 3 September | United Kingdom | John Scott & Sons | Greenock | Malay | Merchantman | For Roger Sinclair. |
| 16 September | India | J. Thomas | Howrah | Bussorah Merchant | Merchantman | For W. Bruce & Co. |
| 18 September | Egypt | | | Asiya | Fifth rate | For Egyptian Navy. |
| September | United Kingdom | Richard Bussell | Lyme Regis | Nimrod | Smack | For Thompson, Lumsden & Catto. |
| 1 October | United Kingdom | John Blackett | Poplar | Thames | East Indiaman | For John Blackett. |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | Robert Steele | Greenock | Albion | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | John Scott & Sons | Greenock | Christian | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 3 October | United Kingdom | H. J. W. Pitcher | Northfleet | Fame | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 15 October | United Kingdom | Henry Canham | Woolwich Dockyard | Talavera | Repulse-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 October | United Kingdom | Nicholas Diddams | Portsmouth Dockyard | Waterloo | Third rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Rolletts | Grimsby | Providence Good Intent | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | | Annan Well | Annan | Sloop | For private owner. |
| 5 November | United Kingdom | Henry & William Pitcher | Northfleet | Katherine Stewart Forbes | Full-rigged ship | For A. Chapman & Co. |
| November | United States | Connecticut Steam Boat Company | Hartford, Connecticut | Enterprise | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 12 December | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Bustared | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 December | United Kingdom | Jabez Bayley | Ipswich | Abberton | West Indiaman | For British East India Company. |
| 28 December | India | | Bombay Dockyard | Malabar | Repulse-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 December | United Kingdom | | deptford Dockyard | Alacrity | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| December | United Kingdom | | Southwick | Henry and William | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. R. Greenwell | Sunderland | Acasta | Brig | For T. R. Greenwell. |
| Unknown date | Spain | | | Alejandro I | Third rate | For Royal Spanish Navy. |
| Unknown date | India | James Macrae | Chittagong | Alfred | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Southampton | Anglesea | Yacht | For Charles Paget. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Cochar & Hall. | Aberdeen | Asia | Merchantman | For George McInnes. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Bencoolen | East Indiaman | For Jones & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Brothers | Snow | For John M. & William Gales. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Cadmus | Merchantman | For Whitlock Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Gibbon & Sons | Aberdeen | Castle Forbes | Merchantman | For Robert Gibbon & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Dart | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | India | John Peter Fearon | Cochin | Diana | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Dolfijn | Sixth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Oswald Partis | Sunderland | Earl Strathmore | Brig | For John White. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Plymouth | Enchantress | Merchantman | For B. Roberts. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | North Shields | Exmouth | Brig | For Wright & Co. |
| Unknown date | India | James Macrae | Chittagong | Felicitas | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Monkwearmouth | Friends | Snow | For J. Clyne & Co. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Galathe | Sixth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Rotterdam | Gier | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | John | Snow | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Vlissingen | Koerier | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Rotterdam | Komeet | Sixth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Levant | Merchantman | For John M. & William Gales. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. Brent | Rotherhithe | London Engineer | Paddle steamer | For T. Bramah, W. Bovill, A. Galloway and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Lovely Ann | Brig | For Samuel Bryan. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M & William Gales | Sunderland | Luna | Brig | For Robert Knox. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Lynx | Sixth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Mediterranean | Brig | For John M. & William Gales. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Reay | Sunderland | Milo | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | New Albion | Brig | For John Bishop. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Southampton | Orpheus | Merchantman | For John St Barbe & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Placidia | Snow | For Mr. Oswald. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Denny | Dumbarton | Rob Roy | Paddle steamer | For David Napier. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Rosetta | Snow | For Ridley & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. & J. Pile | Sunderland | Royalist | Merchantman | For Mr. Robson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Holt & Richardson | Whitby | Skelton | Merchantman | For Dixon & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John M. & William Gales | Sunderland | Thames | Brig | For John White. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Southampton | Union | Yacht | For Arthur Paget. |
| Unknown date | Spain | | | Velasco | Third rate | For Royal Spanish Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Elias Evans | Frindsbury | Victory | Paddle steamer | For Elias Evans. |
| Unknown date | Bermuda | | Bermuda | William and Ann | Snow | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | William Shand | Merchantman | For Lumsden & Co. |
| Unknown date | Unknown | | | Zebra | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Hull | Zoroaster | Merchantman | For Eggington & Co. |