# List of ship launches in 1858

The list of ship launches in 1858 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1858.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Antigua | Clipper | For John Kerr. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Griffith Thomas | Barmouth | David William Pickering | Schooner | For David William Pickering and others. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | J. M. Reed | Pallion | Flying Fish | Barque | For Messrs. Cavan Bros. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Georgetown | Barque | For Messrs. Cavan Bros. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brownlow & Lumsden | Hull | Leopard | Steamship | For William B. Brownlow and others. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Plover | Barque | For Messrs. Cavan Bros. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Southwick | Sea Wave | Barque | For Mr. Tweddell. |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | James Robinson | North Hylton | Unnamed | Barque | For private owner. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green | Blackwall | Bartolomeo Diaz | Steam yacht | For Pedro V of Portugal. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | N. Stothard | Pallion | Camellia | Barque | For Mr. Robinson. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | Camper | Gosport | Champion | Merchantman | For Messrs. Beale. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Clarence | Full-rigged ship | For John Hay. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | James Bannister | Tarleton | Ocean Pearl | Schooner | For James Ashcroft, Hugh Forshaw and James Taylor. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Westburn | Clipper | For Mr. Nicol. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Unnamed | Brig | For private owner. |
| 2 January | United Kingdom | Stothard | Pallion | Unnamed | Barque | For Mr. Robinson. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | Haswell | Sunderland | Dover Castle | Full-rigged ship | For John Hay. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | William Pile | Sunderland | Standard | Barque | For Mr. Kelso. |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laurence Hill &. Co. | Port Glasgow | Tasmanian | Steamship | For European and Australian Royal Mail Company. |
| 14 January | United Kingdom | T. H. Wood | Sunderland | Countess of Fife | Merchantman | For Mr. Anderson. |
| 14 January | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | The Mary | Barque | For private owner. |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. | Aberdeen | British Queen | Clipper | For private owners. |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hyde & Co. | Bristol | Queen of the West | Steamship | For Mileses & Kingston. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | W. C. Miller | Toxteth | Edith Moore | Full-rigged ship | For Charles Moore & Co. |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Miles & Kington | Bristol | Champion of the Seas | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Messrs Hyde & Co. | Bristol | The Royal Bride | Steamship | For Messrs. Mileses & Kingston. |
| 30 January | United Kingdom | Messrs Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Polestar | Barque | For Messrs. Cotesworth, Lyne & Co. |
| 31 January | United Kingdom | J Scott Russell & Co | London | Great Eastern | Paddle steamer | For Eastern Steam Navigation Co. The largest ship built to date. |
| January | United Kingdom | | Rhyl | Catherine | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| January | United Kingdom | John Anderton | Runcorn | Delhi | Mersey flat | For private owner. |
| January | United Kingdom | James Briggs | Pallion | Unnamed | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Bradley & Potts. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & McGregor | Greenock | Benares | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Glasgow | Bremen | Steamship | For Bremen and New York Steam Packet Company. |
| 13 February | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Challenger | Pearl-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 13 February | United Kingdom | Belfast Steam-Ship Building Company | Belfast | Norah Greame | Full-rigged ship | For George Bates. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. David Burns & Co. | Aberdeen | Ann Law | Brig | For private owners. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Camper | Gosport | Alea | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hanson's | Cowes | Flying Dutchman | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Money Wigram & Sons | Poplar | Lincolnshire | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | William Bayley & Sons | Ipswich | Lily | Schooner | For Ebenezer Goddard and Mr. Peck. |
| February | United Kingdom | Harvey & Co. | Hayle | Cornubia | Steamship | For Hayle and Bristol Steam Packet Company. |
| February | United Kingdom | | | Lady Alice | Clipper | For The Passengers' Line of Packets. |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | | Middlesbrough | De Brys | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | J. Roberts | Nefyn | Ellie | Schooner | For R. Hughes. |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Imperator Aleksandr | Steamship | For Imperial Russian Government. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. James McMillan & Son | Greenock | Surinam | Merchantman | For John Kerr. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | H. Follett | Shaldon | The Oaklands | Barque | For Mr. Clarke. |
| 13 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Dania | Paddle steamer | For H. P. Prior. |
| 13 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bowman & Drummond | Blyth | Annie | Brig | For Messrs. William Winship & Co. |
| 15 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Morton | Leith | Eclipse | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Trewick, Sons & Co. | Amlwch | Alliance | Schooner | For Messrs. J. Palmer & Co. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | | Aberystwyth | Meridian | Schooner | For Richard Francis and others. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Walters | Exmouth | Carmel | Schooner | For Mr. Popham. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Anderson | Granton | Eclipse | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Thomas Wright | Aberdeen | Eclipse | Barque | For private owner. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Footdee | Mary | Barque | For Mr. McKay. |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Nova Scotian | Steamship | For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Aleksandr | Steamship | For Imperial Russian Government. |
| 30 March | United Kingdom | Innes | Leith | Not named | Barque | Speculative build. |
| 31 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | New York | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 31 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Summers & Day | Northam | Northam | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| March | United Kingdom | James Hardie | Sunderland | Lady Alice | Barque | For A. O. Wilkinson. |
| March | France | | Rochefort | Surcouf | Aviso | For French Navy. |
| 1 April | United Kingdom | | Paisley | Wasp | Steamship | For Mr. Hetherington. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | John Anderton | Runcorn | James | Sloop | For private owner. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | M. Ratsey | Cowes | Warhawk | Yacht | For J. W. Cannon. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | W. Briggs, or J. Reed | Sunderland | Queen of Hindustan or Queen of India | Full-rigged ship | For W. Brass. |
| 15 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. S. & H. Morton | Leith | Edinburgh | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 15 April | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Hero | Agamemnon-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Thomas Price | Pill | Elizabeth | Schooner | For James Smith. |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Steele & Co. | Greenock | Palestine | Steamship | For Messrs. Burns. |
| 20 April | United Kingdom | Vaux | Harwich | Test | Brig | For Mr. Vaux. |
| 1 May | United Kingdom | Richard Cliffe | Castleford | Pilot | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 1 May | United Kingdom | T. D. Marshall | South Shields | Vianna | Steamship | For Messrs. Vianna, Chappel & Co. Collided with the barque Rossendale on being launched. Rossendale sank. |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Glasgow | Douglas | Paddle steamer | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. |
| 7 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John & Robert White | West Cowes | Princeza de Joinville | Paddle Steamer | For Imperial Brazilian Government. |
| 11 May | United Kingdom | James Laing | Southwick | Kanaris | Steamship | For E. T. Gourlay & Co. |
| 12 May | France | | Brest | Caledonienne | Galliot | For French Government. |
| 12 May | United Kingdom | | Devonport, Dockyard | Topaze | Liffey-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 13 May | United Kingdom | Messr. J. & G. Thompson | Govan | Havelock | Paddle steamer | For Dublin and Glasgow Steam Packet Company |
| 13 May | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | James & Eleanor | Snow | For John Dobson & Co. |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Chaloner, Hart & Sinott | Liverpool | Grace Peile | Barque | For Mr. Sawyers. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hazlehurst & Son | Hull | Integrity | Sloop | For J. B. Lowther. |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laurence Hill & Co. | Greenock | Griffin | Steam yacht | For James Baird. |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Rainbow | Paddle steamer | For Macgregor Laird. |
| 27 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gibson & Butcher | Fleetwood | Ellen and Ann | Fishing smack | For Thomas Wright and Mrs. Blundell. |
| 27 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Young, Sons & Magnay | Limehouse | Sagres | Corvette | For Portuguese Navy. |
| 28 May | United Kingdom | Robinson | Gosport | Wildfire | Schooner | For J. F. Turner. |
| 29 May | United Kingdom | | Deptford Dockyard | Forté | Imperieuse-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| May | Prussia | | Danzig | Arcona | Corvette | For Prussian Navy. |
| May | Colony of New Brunswick | | Richibucto | Chinchas | Merchantman | For J. W. Holderness. |
| May | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | Newcastle upon Tyne | Cleveland | Clipper | For private owner. |
| May | France | MM Arnand et Cie | Bordeaux | Swetlana | Frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | W. Duthie | Aberdeen | Huguenot | Clipper | For John T. Rennie. |
| 11 June | United Kingdom | H. Hughes | Porthdinllaen | Mary Rowlands | Schooner | For T. Williams. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuda Bros. | Poplar | Ceylon | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 12 June | France | | Lorient | Cordelière | Corvette | For French Navy. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer, Brothers, & Co. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hudson | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Jason | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Robert Banister | Tarleton | Margaret Ann | Schooner | For W. Ball, H. Breakell, T. Hindle and Joseph Whiteside. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Sunderland | Melrose | Barque | For R. Soutter. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Orlando | Mersey-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Victoria Iron Works | Greenwich | Sea Serpent | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & MacGregor | Partick | Finnart | Steam yacht | For John MacGregor. |
| 15 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Scott & Sons | Greenock | Hebrides | Steam yacht | For Royal Northern Yacht Club. |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | R. Napier & Sons | Glasgow | Mercur | Paddle Steamer | For Österreichischer Lloyd. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hughes, Thomas & Co | Amlwch | Mary Catherine | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Henderson & Son | Renfrew | Sir Walter Raleigh | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Daniel Rankin | Clipper | For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | E. Potts | Seaham | John Middleton | Snow | For Mr. Middleton. |
| 29 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Ellen Rodger | Barque | For Mr. Rodger. |
| 29 June | France | | Bordeaux | Standart | Imperial Yacht | For Alexander II of Russia. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | H. Claughton | Bristol | Francis | Barque | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gaddy & Lamb | Newcastle upon Tyne | Azela | Brig | For private owner. |
| June | Russia | | Astrakhan | Calmouk | Transport ship | For Imperial Russian Government. |
| June | Colony of New Brunswick | Messrs. W. J. Fraser & Co. | Miramichi | Venilia | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 2 July | Grand Duchy of Finland | Jörgensen | Turku | Kalevala | Corvette | For Finnish Navy. |
| 10 July | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson Jr. | Sunderland | Ann Dunn | Barque | For L. Dunn. |
| 10 July | United Kingdom | William Watson | North Hylton | Westmoreland | Barque | For Messrs. Thomson & Co. |
| 10 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Aberdeen | Ziba | Clipper | For Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. Wade. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. & W. Earle | Hull | Baltic | Steamship | For Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | S. Peter Austin | Sunderland | Etheldreda | Merchantman | For William Stevens. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | S. Peter Austin | Sunderland | Verulam | Clipper | For William Stevens. |
| 13 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. Young & Sons | South Shields | Naval Brigade | East Indiaman | For Messts. T. Young & Sons. |
| 14 July | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Deerhound | Steam yacht | For Duke of Leeds. |
| 17 July | Denmark | | Copenhagen | Sjaelland | Frigate | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| 20 July | United Kingdom | Ring | Strood | Santa Catarina | Schooner | For Mr. Appleyard. |
| 24 July | United Kingdom | Thompson | Rotherhithe | Boyana | Gunboat | For Ottoman Navy. |
| 26 July | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Georgina | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 26 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Moravian | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. George Thompson Jr. & Co. |
| 28 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lister & Trenery | Gainsborough | Valiant | Fishing smack | For Mr. Hellyer. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | | Beaumaris | Sir Richard | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lister & Trenery | Gainsborough | Undaunted | Fishing smack | For James Westcott. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | W. C. Miller | Toxteth | São Luiz | Paddle steamer | For Maranham Steam Packet Company. |
| July | United Kingdom | G. Booth | Sunderland | Acacia | Barque | For Denton & Co. |
| July | United Kingdom | Robinson | Cork | Bilboa | Steamship | For private owner. |
| July | United States | Jacob A. Westervelt & Sons | New York | Brooklyn | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| July | Province of Canada | William Cotnam | Quebec | Gartsherrie | Barque | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | | Iona | The Duke of Argyle | Fishing boat | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Fyffe | Fairlie | Surge | Cutter | For C. T. Couper. |
| July | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Wallace | Full-rigged ship | For private owner |
| July | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Widders | Sloop | For private owner. |
| 7 August | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Simla | Steamship | For Messrs. Charles Moore & Co. |
| 7 August | France | Arsenal de Cherbourg | Cherbourg | Ville de Nantes | Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | Taylor & Scouler | Sunderland | Castle Howard | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Greenwell. |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | | Pensarn | Elizabeth Richards | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. D. Burns & Co. | Aberdeen | Northerner | Cutter | For private owner. |
| 10 August | Province of Canada | William Cotman | Quebec | Powerful | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Peto, Brassey & Co. | Birkenhead | Simla | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Charles Moore & Co. |
| 11 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Leslie & Co | Hebburn | Omeo | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 12 August | France | | Cherbourg | Bellone | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| 12 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Pile & Co. | West Hartlepool | Osbourne House | Steamship | For Richard Young. |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Mersey | Mersey-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | W. C. Miller | Toxteth | Pindare | Paddle steamer | For Maranham Steam Packet Company. |
| 18 August | United States | Edward F. Williams | Greenpoint, New York | Edmund Blunt | Pilot boat | For Abraham Jones, Josiah Johnson Jr., Frank Penay and Louis Sampson. |
| 21 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Heather Bell | Paddle steamer | For private owners. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Westwood, Baillie, and Campbell | Millwall | Cologne | Paddle steamer | For General Steam Navigation Company. |
| 26 August | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Windsor Castle | First rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | | Sheerness Dockyard | Clio | Pearl-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| August | France | | Bordeaux | Bayan | Frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| August | France | | Bordeaux | Calvados | Transport ship | For French Navy. |
| August | Spain | | El Ferrol | Narvaez | Steamship | For Spanish Navy. |
| August | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Natalie | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| August | France | M. Armand | Bordeaux | Victorine | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 2 September | Spain | | El Ferrol | Diana | Sloop of war | For Spanish Navy. |
| 3 September | United States | William H. Webb | New York | General Admiral | Frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 9 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. M. Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Knight Errant | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. G. H. Fletcher & Co. |
| 23 September | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Donegal | Conqueror-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 September | United Kingdom | | Garmouth | Glenmore | Barque | For private owners. |
| 25 September | United Kingdom | William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Hungarian | Steamship | For Allan Line. |
| 26 September | Russia | | Nicholaieff Admiralty Shipyard | Sinop | First rate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| September | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Maria | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| September | France | M. Normand | Havre de Grâce | Notre Dame de Fourvières | Steamship | For private owner. |
| September | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Peerless | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 4 October | Austrian Empire | | Pola Navy Yard | Kaiser | Ship of the line | For Austrian Navy. |
| 9 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Panope | Steamship | For Greek Government. |
| 20 October | United States | | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Lancaster | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| 21 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer & Co. | Jarrow | Weser | Steamship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd. |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | | Deptford | Icarus | Racer-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 October | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Edgar | Agamemnon-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 30 October | Colony of Vancouver Island | | Victoria | Governor Douglas | Steamship | For private owner. |
| October | Oregon Territory | John T. Thomas | Oregon City | Carrie Ladd | Sternwheeler | For Jacob Kamm, John C. Ainsworth and others. |
| October | United Kingdom | Messrs. White | Cowes | Comet | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| October | United Kingdom | G. Short | Sunderland | Deptford Packet | Schooner | For T. Henderson. |
| October | United Kingdom | Messrs. White | Cowes | Royal Charlie | West Indiaman | For private owner. |
| October | United Kingdom | R. Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Saint Dunstan | Barque | For Burnett & Co. |
| 4 November | United Kingdom | James Henderson & Son | Renfrew | Little Western | Steamship | For Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Company. |
| 6 November | France | | Toulon | Cornelie | Corvette | For French Navy. |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | Thames Iron Ship Building Company | Millwall | Parramatta | Paddle steamer | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 9 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brownlow & Co. | Hull | Zebra | Steamship | For Messrs. Brownlow & Co. |
| 13 November | United Kingdom | William Stephen | Arbroath | Earl of Southesk | Barque | For Mr. Carnegie. |
| 16 November | United Kingdom | Scotte & Co. | Greenock | Carrier | Train ferry | For Edinburgh & Northern Railway. |
| 20 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thompson | Govan | Salto | Paddle steamer | For Company Saltena. |
| 22 November | United States | | Boston Navy Yard | Hartford | Sloop-of-war | For United States Navy. |
| 27 November | Oregon Territory | Samuel Farman | Portland | Eliza Anderson | Paddle steamer | For Columbia River Steam Navigation Company. |
| November | United Kingdom | John Scott Russell | Glasgow | Cleopatra | Paddle steamer | For El Hami Pasha. |
| November | United Kingdom | Messrs. McCann & Armstrong | Hull | Yorkshire Lass | Fishing smack | For private owner. |
| 2 December | France | | Toulon | Fontenoy | Suffren-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 18 December | France | | Cherbourg | Aigle | Imperial yacht | For Napoleon III. |
| 22 December | Kingdom of Sardinia | | Genoa | A. Milano | Merchantman | For private owner. Renamed L'Unito on the orders of the local authorities. A. Milano was a soldier who had attempted to assassinate King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. |
| 22 December | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Jeddo | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| Summer | Province of Canada | | Quebec | General Neill | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Autumn | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Storm King | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Camper | Gosport | Ada | Cutter | For H. F. Barclay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Liddle & Sutcliffe | Sunderland | Ada Letitia | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Admiral Kanaris | Merchantman | For S. Xenos. |
| Unknown date | Austrian Empire | | Pola | Adriatic | Ship of the line | For Austrian Navy. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Near Saint John | Advance | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Savannah, Georgia | Ajax | Tug | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Mystic, Connecticut | Albatross | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Amanda | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Anglo-Indian | Barque | For W. Briggs. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Lister | Sunderland | Annie | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Ann Taylor | Merchantman | For R. Taylor. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Asia | Steamship | For J. Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Beatrice | Barque | For Burnett & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Todd & Brown | Sunderland | Boldon Lawn | Merchantman | For Mr. Tweddell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Robinson | North Hylton | Bolina | Barque | For Mr. Hodgson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Adamson | Sunderland | Branch | Schooner | For William Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richard Thompson | Sunderland | Brandon | Merchantman | For Mr. Hepworth. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin Mills | Sunderland | Brierly Hill | Barque | For J. & S. Pegg. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sykes & Co. | Sunderland | Broadwater | Full-rigged ship | For J. Weller. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Sackville | Brother's Pride | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Briggs or J. Reed | Sunderland | Cedar | Merchantman | For Mr. Richardson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Ashburner | Barrow-in-Furness | Champion | Fishing smack | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Haswell | Sunderland | Cobrero | Barque | For Ridley & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Hick & Co. | Sunderland | Concord | Merchantmen | For Hick & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | M. Clarke | Sunderland | Cornelia | Merchantman | For A. Ray. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Denniston | Sunderland | Crested Wave | Barque | For Ayre & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Czar | Steamship | For Messrs. Samuelson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. Hall | Sunderland | Derwent | Schooner | For Mr. Davidson. |
| Unknown date | India | | | Deva | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Robinson | North Hylton | Dona Anita | Barque | For Mr. Seymour. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Duchess | Barque | For Mr. Davison. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peverall & Davison | Sunderland | Eastern Province | Barque | For Mr. Falconer. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For W. Tullock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Sunderland | Eleanor | Merchantman | For R. & R. Souter. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brown & Johnson | Sunderland | Electra | Merchantman | For Kenrick & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Davison | Sunderland | Elizabeth Douthwaite | Merchantman | For Mr. Douthwaite. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pickersgill | Sunderland | Empress | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Green Shipbuilders | Bristol | Enmore | Full-rigged ship | For Michael Cavan and Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Robinson | North Hylton | Eslington | Merchantman | For Mr. Rennison. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | N. Stothard | Sunderland | Far West | Merchantman | For Mr. Denniston. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | First | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Petrie | Sunderland | Frances | Merchantman | For H. Tanner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | P. Foster | Sunderland | General Havelock | Merchantman | For Fareall & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peverall & Davison | Sunderland | General Havelock | Barque | For D. Davison. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Barkes | Sunderland | Generous | Merchantman | For J. Barkes. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richard Thompson | Sunderland | Glenalm | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Glendower | Barque | For J. Brodie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James BRiggs | Sunderland | Glendower | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Balkwell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Ashburner | Barrow-in-Furness | Gratitude | Mersey flat | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Gwydir | Smack | For Brundrit & Whiteway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Reed | Sunderland | Holmesdale | Full-rigged ship | For William Phillipps. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. R. Abbay, or Abbay & Co. | Sunderland | Honor | Brigantine | For Hodge & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | James | Brig | For Skerry & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | James Gray | Tug | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Saint John | Jessamine | Clipper | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Robinson | Sunderland | Joachim Christian | Merchantman | For J. Pflugk. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Jopling & Willoughby | Sunderland | John & Isabella | Barque | For J. Fenwick. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Bartram & Sons | Sunderland | John & Jane | Merchantman | For George Bell, Robert Bell, Taylor Dixon and Thomas Dunn. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Pile | Sunderland | J. W. Morris | Schooner | For J. Morris. |
| Unknown date | United States | J. W. Lynn | Philadelphia | Kensington | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Taylor | Sunderland | Lady Constance | Merchantman | For William Hill. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Green & Richardon | Sunderland | Lady Havelock | Merchantman | For Mr. Banfield. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richard Thompson | Sunderland | Lady Inglis | Merchantman | For J. Twizell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Sunderland | Lady Luck | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. H. Potts & Bros | Sunderland | Lark | Snow | For Potts Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Booth | Sunderland | Lucknow | Merchantman | For R. Pellier. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Dundee | Lucknow | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Madgie | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Malabar | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Malvern | Merchantman | For Wilson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Mantura | Snow | For Gallon & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | C. W. Crown | Sunderland | Marathon | Merchantman | For A. Tindall. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglas | Sunderland | Maravi | Barque | For J. Ray . |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co | Greenock | Margaretta | Barque | For Messrs. Baine & Johnston. |
| Unknown date | Spain | Nicholas Pida | Badalona | Maria Asumpta | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Cincinnati, Ohio | Maria Denning | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Spence | Sunderland | Mary | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Stonehouse | Sunderland | Mary & Elizabeth | Barque | For T. Stonehouse. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Gardener | Sunderland | Mary & Martha | Snow | For T. Carter. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Briggs | Sunderland | Mary Shepherd | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Shepherd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Green & Richardson | Sunderland | Midnight | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Milo | Merchantman | For E. T. Gourley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Robinson | Sunderland | Minx | Schooner | For W. Jenkins. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Naizby | Sunderland | M. M. Peter | Merchantman | For Robert Peter. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Montgomery | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Aberdeen | Moravian | Clipper | For Aberdeen Clipper Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson Jr. | Sunderland | Netherby | Full-rigged ship | For Black Ball Line. |
| Unknown date | Prussia | Herr Schutlow | Stettin | Norden | Clipper | For Herr Schutlow. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | River Clyde | North Briton | Steamship | For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | Nymph | Fishing trawler | For John Barter, James Evans and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Naizby | Sunderland | Orontes | Merchantman | For T. Reed. |
| Unknown date | Prussia | Herr Schutlow | Stettin | Ost | Clipper | For Herr Schutlow. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | P. Gibson | Sunderland | Percy | Barque | For James Donkin. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ratsey | Cowes | Peri | Cutter | For Mr. Cannon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Barter | Brixham | Phantom | Fishing trawler | For John Barter, James Evans and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Gardner | Sunderland | Polly | Barque | For Mr. Wheatley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Princess Royal | Humber Keel | For William G. England. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Mills | Sunderland | Queen of Asia | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Retriever | Barque | For Cavan Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Reullura | Merchantman | For J. Brodie. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hodgson & Gardner | Sunderland | Royal Bride | Merchantman | For Shotton & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Sunderland | Royal Bride | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pickersgill | Sunderland | Saint Bede | Merchantman | For Elliott & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pickersgill | Sunderland | Sarah Black | Merchantman | For W. Black. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Shevill | Sunderland | Scoresby | Merchantman | For W. Black. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Allcock | Sunderland | Sea Flower | Merchantman | For Mr. Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Sea Swallow | Barque | For Mr. Thompson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Briggs | Sunderland | Shantung | Full-rigged ship | For T. Betts. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Seymour | Sunderland | Slater | Merchantman | For Preston & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ratcliffe & Spence | Sunderland | Speculator | Merchantman | For Mr. Ratcliffe . |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Staindrop | Snow | For Wilson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Pile | Sunderland | Star of Eve | Merchantman | For Brodie & Co. |
| Unknown date | Prussia | Herr Schutlow | Stettin | Süd | Clipper | For Herr Schutlow. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Denton | Sunderland | Sunniside | Merchantman | For Alcock & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Wilkinson | Sunderland | Swan | Merchantman | For Thompson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. H. Wood | Sunderland | Tramp | Brigantine | For Mr. Jeffrey. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. McCann & Armstrong | Hull | Unity | Fishing smack | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | River Wear | Useful | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Valeria | Merchantman | For W. Mills. |
| Unknown date | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Vancouver | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglas | Sunderland | Veritas | Merchantman | For Murray & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Elizabeth, Pennsylvania | Victoria | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Wanderer | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Prussia | Herr Schutlow | Stettin | Westen | Clipper | For Herr Schutlow. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Robinson | Sunderland | Young Dixon | Barque | For W. Dixon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sykes & Co | Sunderland | Zillah | Merchantman | For Wright & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Thackeray | Sunderland | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |