# List of ship launches in 1844

The list of ship launches in 1844 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1844.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | Thomas Williams | Caernarfon | St. Helen | Brig | For private owner. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Hamoaze | Lighter | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | James Laing & Sons | Deptford | Agincourt | Merchantman | For Laing & Co. |
| 20 January | France | | Lorient | Le Léger | Aviso | For French Navy. |
| 23 January | United Kingdom | P. Cato | Liverpool | Laurina | Barque | For private owner. |
| 26 January | United Kingdom | Coalbrookdale Company | Ironbridge | Henrietta | Steamship | For Coalbrookdale Company. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | P. Chaloner, Sons & Co. | Liverpool | Achilles | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| January | United Kingdom | Stephenson & Stuart | Sunderland | Fawn | Schooner | For Mr. Stephenson. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. Webster & Co. | Fraserburgh | Isabella | Brig | For Messrs. John Wemyss & Co. |
| 6 February | United Kingdom | William Potts | Sunderland | Gratitude | Snow | For private owner. |
| 6 February | United Kingdom | Lord Dundonald | Chatham Dockyard | Janus | Janus-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 February | United Kingdom | Joseph Helmsley | Sunderland | Brilliant | Snow | For Joseph Helmsley. |
| February | United Kingdom | J. Stobart | Sunderland | Lady Pirie | Barque | For Mr. Nicholson. |
| 5 March | France | | Rochefort | Descartes | Paddle frigate | For French Navy. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Alexander Linton | Findhorn | Swift | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | p. Cato | Liverpool | Fisher | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Tod and MacGregor | Glasgow | Albion | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Nelson | Barque | For Lewis Potter. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | | Harwich | John Williams | Barque | For London Missionary Society. |
| 31 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. George Lunnell & Co. | Bristol | Swift | Clipper | For Bristol Steam Navigation Company. |
| March | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. B. Maxton & Co | Leith | Granton | Ferry | For Granton and Burntisland Ferries. |
| March | United Kingdom | builder | Sunderland | Sultana | Barque | For Mr. Scurfield. |
| March | United Kingdom | Fletcher & Co. | Deptford | Sylph | Paddle steamer | For Woolwich Steamboat Company. |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Daring | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | | location | Osprey | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Boscawen | Third rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Flying Fish | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Maxton & Co. | Leith | Burntisland | Ferry | For Granton & Burntisland Ferries. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Richard Green | Blackwall | Lion | Steamship | For Richard Green. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Miller, Ravenhill & Co. | Blackwall | Meteor | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Green | Blackwall | Monarch | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Richard Green | Blackwall | Wellesley | East Indiaman | For Richard Green. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Samuel Mason | Runcorn | Mountain Maid | Smack | For Thomas Lloyd. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stoveld & Robinson | Blyth | Salem | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | City of London | Paddle steamer | For Aberdeen Steam Packet Company. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Markham | Stockton-on-Tees | Byror | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Read, Chatfield & Creuze | Chatham Dockyard | Espeigle | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Fincham | Chatham Dockyard | Mutine | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barr & McNab | Paisley | The Countess of Eglington | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Cruizer | Brig | For Royal Navy. |
| April | United Kingdom | F. Oliver | Sunderland | Radiant | Snow | For Oliver & Co. |
| 2 May | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Centurion | Vanguard-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 May | France | Messrs. Arman & Couran | Bordeaux | Nil | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 3 May | United States | Brown & Bell | New York City | Houqua | Clipper | For A.A. Low & Brother, New York City. Originally built as warship for Chinese government. |
| 4 May | United Kingdom | Henry Barrick | Whitby | Gwalior | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 4 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barr & McNab | Paisley | Pilot | Steamship | For Greenock Railway Company. |
| 11 May | United Kingdom | | Paisley | Blue Bonnet | Steam yacht | For Earl of Eglington and Winton. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Heighington | Battersea | Sunbeam | Paddle steamboat | For private owner. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Company | Greenock | Cressid | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Campbell, Anderson & Co. |
| May | United Kingdom | G. Thompson | Sunderland | Antioch | Schooner | For Mr. Thompson. |
| May | United Kingdom | Laing & Sons | Deptford | Sea Park | Merchantman | For Duncan Dunbar. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Menzes & Sons | Leith | Ariel | Yacht | For private owners. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Grindrod & Patrick | Liverpool | Leander | Yacht | For private owner. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Green | Blackwall | Monarch | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. & A. Anderson | Birkenhead | The Great Unknown | Barque | For private owner. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. & T. Smith | Newcastle upon Tyne | Tudor | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Company | Greenock | Cardiff Castle | Steamship | For Castle Company. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wilson | Liverpool | Queen | Steamship | For James Hartley. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | John Laird | North Birkenhead | Lord Elgin | Steamship | For P. Lundie. |
| 5 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Rodgers | Broomielaw | Edinburgh Castle | Steamship | For Castle Company. |
| 8 June | United Kingdom | Somes Bros. | Sunderland, County Durham | Sir George Seymour | Full-rigged ship | For Joseph Somes. |
| 17 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuda Brothers | Blackwall, London | Gipsy Queen | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 17 June | United Kingdom | | Deptford Dockyard | Porcupine | Paddle steamer | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 June | United Kingdom | David Calman | Dundee | Duke of Wellington | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 29 June | France | | Toulon | Le Topaze | Iris-class schooner | For French Navy. |
| June | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchison | Sunderland | Duke of York | Barque | For Burnet & Co. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Juno | Spartan-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | Handson | Cowes | Kestrel | Yacht | For Earl of Yarborough. |
| 2 July | United Kingdom | Sir William Symonds | Chatham Dockyard | Retribution | Paddle frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall & Son | Aberdeen | Collooney | Barque | For private owner. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Wilson & Co. | Liverpool | Thomas Wilson | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 6 July | United Kingdom | F. Preston | Great Yarmouth | Byzantium | full-rigged ship | For William Carpenter. |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. James Hodgson & Co. | Liverpool | Richard Cobden | Barque | For Messrs. Darby & Co. |
| 21 July | Colony of Prince Edward Island | | | Lavinia | Brig | For private owner. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Dolphin | Paddle steamer | For Messrs. Thomson & Macconnell. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Fire Queen | Yacht | For Thomas Assheton Smith. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Tod and MacGregor | Glasgow | Her Majesty | Paddle Steamer | For F. Kemp & Company. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | Gutteridge | Selby | George | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. H. Rowan & Co. | Kelvinhaugh | Vixen | Barque | For private owners. |
| July | United Kingdom | H. Dixon | Sunderland | Ami | Merchantman | For Mr. Bedlington. |
| July | United Kingdom | W. Potts | Sunderland | Hutton | Merchantman | For W. Potts. |
| 1 August | United Kingdom | Messr. Robert Steele & Company | Greenock | Cambria | Steamship | For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Tod & McGregor | Glasgow | Royal Consort | Paddle steamer | For F. Kemp & Company. |
| 15 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Menzies & Co | Leith | Nemesis | Barque | For John Ferguson. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Pilot | Brig | For British East India Company. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | | Caernarfon | Mrs. Assheton Smith | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 29 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barnhill & Co. | Bay of Quick | Breadalbane | Yacht | For Free Church of Scotland. |
| 29 August | United Kingdom | Messrs William Simpson & Son | Aberdeen | Queen | Paddle steamer | For Aberdeen, Leith & Clyde Shipping Company. |
| 31 August | United Kingdom | A. Leslie | Speymouth | Guardian | Schooner | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Neptune | Barque | For private owner. |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Flora | Pique-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 September | India | | Bombay | Napier | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 12 September | India | | Bombay | Conqueror | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 13 September | United Kingdom | James Geddes & Son | Peterhead | Queen | Barque | For Mr. Mitchell. |
| 14 September | France | | Cherbourg | Le Faune | Brig | For French Navy. |
| 19 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tayleure & Sanderson | Warrington | Wassernize | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 28 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Co. | Liverpool | Sabrina | Steamship | For City of Cork Steam Packet Company. |
| 28 September | United Kingdom | Oliver Laing | Woolwich Dockyard | Sampson | Paddle frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | | Ardrossan | Earl of Eglington | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| September | United Kingdom | T. Lightfoot | Sunderland | Cuba | Barque | For private owner. |
| September | United Kingdom | | Greenwich | Mystery | Steamboat | For private owner. |
| September | United Kingdom | J. Henderson | Sunderland | Napoleon | Merchantman | For J. Smith. |
| 11 October | United States | | Boston Navy Yard | Plymouth | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | P. Cato | Liverpool | George Canning | Pilot boat | For private owner. |
| 15 October | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Gladiator | Cyclops-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Duthie & Co. | Aberdeen | Favourite | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 28 October | Portugal | | Lisbon | Mondego | Brig-of-war | For Portuguese Navy. |
| 28 October | Portugal | | Oporto | Serra do Pilar | Brig-of-war | For Portuguese Navy. |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Jackal | Jackal-class gunvessel | For Navy. |
| 1 November | Russia | I. S. Dimitriev | | Rostislav | Third rate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 7 November | United Kingdom | Elastic Pavement Company | Lambeth | Kamptulicon | Lifeboat | For Belgian Government. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Scourge | Bulldog-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. and W. Mulvey | Chester | Earl of Chester | Merchantman | For Mr. Prowse. |
| 16 November | France | | Toulon | La Poursuivante | First rate | For French Navy. |
| 28 November | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Lizard | Jackal-class gunvessel | For Navy. |
| November | United Kingdom | H. Dixon | Sunderland | Exertion | Merchantman | For Mr. Keiss. |
| November | Colony of New Brunswick | | Hampton | Fanny | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| November | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Oak | Merchantman | For Austin & Co. |
| 6 December | India | | Bombay | Meanee | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 7 December | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Amethyst | Spartan-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 9 December | Sweden | | Karlskrona shipyard | Eugenie | Frigate | For Royal Swedish Navy. |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Vernon & Co. | Liverpool | The Ocean Queen | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 22 December | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Pascoe Grenfell | Barque | For Ridley & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Alacrity | Merchantman | For Austin & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | H. Ferguson | Sunderland | Alverton | Barque | For Mr. Fergusson. |
| Unknown date | Unknown | | | Amanda | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Ann-Batens | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lightfoot | Hylton | Ariadne | Barque | For J. Twizell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Acramans, Morgan & Co. | Bristol | Bournabat | Paddle steamer | For George Percy Whittall. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Camilla | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Worthy | Sunderland | Caroline | Barque | For W. Ash. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Glasgow | Chaucer | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | City of Aberdeen | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | City of Glasgow | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Southwick | Claudia | Barque | For Colling & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Courier | Merchantman | For Taylor & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Petrie | Sunderland | Crocus | Snow | For A. Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Crown | Merchantman | For J. Crown. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Vlissingen | Dolfijn | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Edward Pear | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchinson | Sunderland | Eleanor | Snow | For Storey & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Eliza Sharp | Merchantman | For James Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Emerald | Snow | For White & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Energy | Merchantman | For Benson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph Helmsley | Sunderland | Favourite | Snow | For Mr Helmsley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Henderson | Sunderland | Gem | Schooner | For H. Man. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Stobart | Sunderland | Grenfell | Snow | For Moon & Co. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Vlissingen | Huzaar | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Heath | Barque | For H. Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Thomas Tiffin Jr. & Benjamin Tiffin | Sunderland | Industrious | Snow | For Mr. Restarick. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Gosport Navy Yard | Jamestown | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bartram & Lister | Sunderland | Jane | Merchantman | For Smith & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Benjamin Hodgson & Co. | Sunderland | Janus | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | J. G. Loane | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | John Edward | Merchantman | For J. Munro. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Julia | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Juliet Erskine | Barque | For Erskie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rodham & Todd | Sunderland | Lady Pirie | Barque | For J. Cropton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Lanchester | Barque | For Mr. Mitcheson. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Lek | Fourth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Lucy | Schooner | For Millar & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Micklam & T. Newton | Deptford | Margaret | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Benjamin Hodgson & Co. | Sunderland | Northumberland | Merchantman | For Ogle & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Naugatuck | Ironclad gunboat | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | United States | S. Hall | East Boston, Massachusetts | Nettle | Pilot boat | For E. C. Mosser. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Tiffin | Sunderland | Orb | Merchantman | For T. Tiffin. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bartram & Lister | Sunderland | Perseverance | Merchantman | For Winter & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Planet | Schooner | For Mr. Moffett. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Princess Mary | Paddle steamer | For South Eastern Railway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ditchburn & Mare | Blackwall, London | Princess Maud | Paddle steamer | For South Eastern Railway. |
| Unknown date | United States | Joseph Tomlinson | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Robert J. Walker | Paddle steamer | For United States Coast Survey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Robinson | Sunderland | Rocket | Schooner | For W. Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York City | Sachem | Clipper | For private owner |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Scindian | Barque | For J. Allan. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Sharp | Barque | For Mr. Sharp. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Simlah | Barque | For E. Arthur. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Sir George Seymour | Full-rigged ship | For J. Somes. |
| Unknown date | Burma | | Moulmein | Sir Robert Seppings | Merchantman | For J. Allen. |
| Unknown date | United States | Patterson | St. Mary's, Georgia | St. Mary's | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Sultan | Barque | For Mr. Watkins. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Thalia | Barque | For Booth & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bartram & Lister | Sunderland | Victoria | Merchantman | For Matthew Smith. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Rotterdam | Vos | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare | Blackwall | Waterman No. 12 | Steamship | For Waterman's Steam Packet Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ditchburn & Mare | Blackwall | Waterman No. 13 | Steamship | For Waterman's Steam Packet Company. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | | Rotterdam | Wesp | full-rigged ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Wilkinson | Sunderland | William Nicholson | Barque | For Mr. Nicholson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin & Sons | Sunderland | Zealous | Barque | For Mr. Collinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Halls | Sunderland | Zephyr | Snow | For Mr. Davidson. |