# List of ship launches in 1831

The list of ship launches in 1831 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1831.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | Wilson | Tophill | Rapid | Passage boat | For private owner. |
| 30 January | United Kingdom | | Plymouth Dockyard | Saracen | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Actaeon | Sixth rate | For Royal Navy. |
| January | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Earl Grey | Merchantman | For White & Sons. |
| January | United Kingdom | John M. Gales | Sunderland | Jane Dunn | Merchantman | For W. Dunn. |
| January | United Kingdom | Dickes & Gibson | Hull | William Lee | Whaler | For Lee & Co. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Wallace | Blackwall, London | Nicholas the First | Steamship | For Lubec Steamship Company. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Richard Pearson & Co. | Thorne | Transit | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Charybdis | Cherokee-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | | Newcastle upon Tyne | Duke of Northumberland | Full-rigged ship | For T. & W. Smith. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyardd | Fanny | Yacht | For Royal Navy. |
| February | United Kingdom | J. Brunton | Sunderland | John White | Merchantman | For White & Co. |
| 14 March | India | | Bombay Dockyard | Calcutta | Second rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 14 March | New South Wales | Henry Gilbert | Parramatta River | Surprise | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Dikes and Gibson | Kingston upon Hull | Amulet | Brig | For Ralph Wilkinson & Son. |
| 30 March | United Kingdom | Adamson | Grangemouth | Francis Jeffrey | Schooner | For private owner. |
| March | United Kingdom | Horatio Ross | | Peg a Ramsey | Schooner yacht | For Horatio Ross. |
| March | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Reform | Merchantman | For Gales & Co. |
| March | United Kingdom | William Gales | South Hylton | Thomas & Joseph | Merchantman | For Parkin & Co. |
| 9 April | United Kingdom | Okell | Northwich | Belgrave | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 9 April | United Kingdom | Okell | Northwich | Grosvenor | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 13 April | United Kingdom | Young & Son | South Shields | Elizabeth | Brig | For Messrs. Drybrough & Co. |
| 13 April | United Kingdom | George Kell & Sons | South Shields | Lord John Russel | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 13 April | United Kingdom | Young & Sons | South Shields | Speedwell | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Steele & Co. | Liverpool | Cordelia | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Green, Wigram's & Green | Blackwall | Duke of Buccleugh | East Indiaman | For Robert Green. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Ritchie & McLaine | Belfast | Water Witch | Yacht | For John Echlin Matthews. |
| 26 April | United Kingdom | Bolton & Humphrey | Hull | Sovereign | Steamship | For Messrs. Robert Keddy & Co. |
| 27 April | Upper Canada | George Black and John Saxton Campbell | Quebec | Royal William | Paddle steamer | For Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company. |
| 28 April | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Pluto | Paddle steamer | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 April | United Kingdom | Duffus & Co. | Aberdeen | William the Fourth | Steamship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | | | Adelaide | Snow | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Sophia | Schooner | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | William | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 12 May | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Viper | Cockatrice-class schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 May | United Kingdom | R. & N. Campion | Whitby | Queen Adelaide | Brig | For private owner. |
| 30 May | United Kingdom | Holme | Belfast | Don Juan | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | H. Smith | Gainsborough | Adelaide | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 24 June | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Imogene | Conway-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 5 July | United Kingdom | | Bristol | Albion | Steamship | For Bristol Steam Packet Company. |
| 11 July | United Kingdom | | Limehouse | Firebrand | Firebrand-class paddle steamer | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | Chaloner, Son & Co. | Liverpool | Frank | Brig | For private owner. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | John Wood & Co. | Port Glasgow | Mona | Paddle steamer | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. & J. Brocklebank | Whitehaven | Mazeppa | Brig | For Thomas & John Brocklebank. |
| 8 August | United Kingdom | William Mulvey | Chester | Lapwing | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 23 August | France | | Saint Servan | La Sapho | Ariane-class corvette | For French Navy. |
| 24 August | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Hornet | Schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Fly | Fly-class ship-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 August | United Kingdom | Smith | Gainsborough | Phœnix | Steamship | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | George Frater & Co. | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For Mr. Ledbetter. |
| August | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Thomas & Hannah | Merchantman | For Mr. Longstaff. |
| 7 September | United Kingdom | Edwards | South Shields | Matthew Plummer | Barque | For Plummer & Greenwell. |
| 22 September | United Kingdom | | woolwich Dockyard | Thunderer | Canopus-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 September | United Kingdom | | Cherbourg | Généreux | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 23 September | United Kingdom | Henry & George Barrick | Whitby | Magnet | Brig | For Gideon Smales. |
| 24 September | United Kingdom | John Longhorne & Co. | Hull | Ocean Queen | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 6 October | Denmark | Andreas Schifter | Gammelholm | Galathea | Corvette | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| 22 October | France | Jean Michel Segondat | Cherbourg | Jupiter | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 26 October | United States | | New York Navy Yard | Enterprise | Schooner | For United States Navy. |
| October | United Kingdom | George Kell | South Shields | Catherine | Snow | For private owner. |
| October | United Kingdom | J. Burdon | Sunderland | Echo | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Harrier | Fly-class ship-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 November | United Kingdom | Wilson & Sons | Liverpool | St. George | Steamship | For St. George Steam Packet Company. |
| 22 November | United States | | Boston Navy Yard | Boxer | Schooner | For United States Navy. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Seagull | Schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| November | United Kingdom | | | Maria | Market boat | For private owner. |
| November | United Kingdom | | | Sarah | Sloop | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Abeona | Sternwheeler | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert & Thomas Brown Jr. | Jarrow | Africaine | Barque | For Mr. Fenwick. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. and A. Adamson & Bell | Sunderland | Alston | Snow | For W. Bell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Beatitude | Snow | For . |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wilsons | Liverpool | Berbice | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | North Hylton | Blackaller | Merchantman | For Mr. Blackaller. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Boreas | Sloop | For Robert Hurrell and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Philip Laing | Sunderland | Castor | Merchantman | For Philip Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For Mr. Smith. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Brunton | Sunderland | Eliza Ann | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Denmark | | | Frederick VI | Second rate | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Philip Laing | Sunderland | Guiana | Merchantman | For Philip Laing. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York Navy Yard | Hamilton | Cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Happy Return | Sloop | For William Blackmore. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Ianthe | Merchantman | For Robert Ord. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Hylton | Jane Shirrefs | Merchantman | For Smith & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | John Frederick | Schooner | For William Gales. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Frederick Baddeley | Brixham | Kent | Fishing trawler | For William White. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Lady Brougham | Schooner | For Thomas Forbes & others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Lavinia | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Allison | Sunderland | Lord Brougham | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Michael McDonald | Sunderland | Mary Ann | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Webb and Allen | New York | Morris | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Chilton | Sunderland | Naiad | Snow | For Hunter & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | North America | Packet ship | For Liverpool and Havre Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Philip Laing | Sunderland | Osbert | Merchantman | For Philip Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Bonker | Salcombe | Pearl | Schooner | For Robert Hurrell and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Potts | Sunderland | Pilot | Paddle tug | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rowntree | Sunderland | Red Rover | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Potts | Sunderland | Redwing | Snow | For William Potts. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Bristol | Reliance | Merchantman | For G. Hilhouse & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Renovation | Brig | For Mr. Young. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hall | Sunderland | Reward | Brig | For Parker & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Robert Raikes | Snow | For Thomas Speeding. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Robert Taylor | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Gales | Sunderland | Rose | Merchantman | For John Thompson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. and A. Adamson & Bell | Sunderland | Royal Mint | Barque | For Bell & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | Webb and Allen | New York | Rush | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | United States | Dorgin & Baily | Baltimore, Maryland | Sarah Ann | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Wilkinson | Sunderland | Sedgefield | Merchantman | For T. Reed. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Watson | Sunderland | Sharp | Snow | For C. Sharp. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Spring | Snow | For Hick & Co. |
| Unknown date | India | Currie & Co | Sulkea | Sylph | Opium clipper | For Rustomjee Cowasjee and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | L. Crown | Sunderland | Theodosia | Snow | For H. Metcalf. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Potts | Sunderland | Thomas Ferguson | Snow | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Ball Jr. | Salcombe | Traveller | Sloop | For Mr. Blackmore. |
| Unknown date | New South Wales | Marshall & Lowe | Erringhi | William the Fourth | Paddle steamer | For Joseph Hickey Grose. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | L. Crown | Sunderland | Willey | Snow | For M. Willey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Harrison & Oliver | Sunderland | William Henry | Snow | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Webb and Allen | New York | Wolcott | Morris-Taney-class cutter | For United States Revenue Cutter Service. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Zaan | Fourth rate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |