# List of ship launches in 1856

The list of ship launches in 1856 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1856.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 1 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander M'Laine & Sons | Belfast | Moyola | Barque | For Mr. Porter. |
| 1 January | United States | James R. & George Steers | Williamsburg, New York | Widgeon | Schooner | For Daniel Edgar. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | | Maesygarnedd | Lloyd Jones | Merchantman | For Lloyd Portmadoc. |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | John Temperley | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Hall & Temperley. |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Aberdeen | Sunshine | Clipper | For Messrs. Harrison & Co. |
| 8 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thompson | Govan | Express | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 8 January | United Kingdom | Baillie Stangor | Stromness | Royal Mail | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 9 January | India | | Bombay | Georgiana | Schooner | For British East India Company. |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Peile, Scott & Co. | Carlisle | Mary Ann Wilson | Full-rigged ship | For John Sparks. |
| 11 January | United Kingdom | Young, Magnay & Co | Limehouse | Mohawk | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | John Evans | Aberystwyth | Cambrian Bell | Brig | For Richard Delahoyde. |
| 19 January | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Pioneer | Intrepid-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 January | France | | Brest | Audacieuse | Ardente-class frigate | For French Navy. |
| 24 January | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Severn | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barr & Shearer | Ardrossan | Victor Emmanuel | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Henry Moore & Co. |
| 26 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & R. White | West Cowes | Lapwing | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | W. Briggs & James Briggs | Low Southwick | Magnet | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Manly | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green's | Blackwall | Violet | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | North American | Steamship | For Montreal Ocean Company. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | John Pile Jr. | West Hartlepool | Demetrius | Steamship | For Messrs. Spartelli & Co. |
| 6 February | United Kingdom | John Pile | West Hartlepool | Istamboul | Steamship | For Australian Auxiliary Steam Clipper Company. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | George Tovill | The Hythe | Minniehaha | Yacht | For John Mann. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ritson & Co. | Maryport | Aladdin | Full-rigged ship | For John Aikin. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | J. Jones | Liverpool | Kleimjee Oodhowjee | Full-rigged ship | For Edward Bates. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Nettle | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Pet | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | Young, Magnay & Co. | Limehouse | Sparrowhawk | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | Westcott | Barnstaple | Star of Peace | Barque | For private owner. |
| 9 February | United Kingdom | Ballment | Barnstaple | Two Brothers | Barque | For private owner. |
| 11 February | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Beacon | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 February | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Brave | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 13 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. Young & Sons | South Shields | Edgar Atheling | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 13 February | United Kingdom | T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Sepoy | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green | Blackwall | Fervent | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green | Blackwall | Forester | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Row | Topsham | Eleanor | Brigantine | For William Sheppard. |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | Edward Potts | Seaham | Salacia | Snow | For Dent& Lawson. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | J. & R. White | Cowes | Ringdove | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Siegmund Robinow | Steamship | For Messrs. H. Seligmann & William Connal. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | Brazen | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | Blazer | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 25 February | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Bullfinch | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. | Low Walker | Eupatoria | Collier | For General Screw Collier Company. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. | Low Walker | Paris | Passenger ship | For private owner. |
| 23 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. | Low Walker | Unnamed | Steam yacht | For George Bidder. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram & Son | Northam | Opossom | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | Richardson, Duck and Company | Stockton-on-Tees | Tasmanian Maid | Paddle steamer | For F. A Ducroz. |
| February | United Kingdom | Kelly | Sandhurst | Crocodile | Brig | For private owner. |
| February | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Lively | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| February | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Spider | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | Charles Hill & Sons | Bristol | Hardy | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Waldensian | Steamship | For Rennie Line. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | | Rhuddlan | Catherine Maria | Schooner | For Edward Roberts. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Inca | Paddle steamer | For Pacific Steam Navigation Co. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram & Sons | Southampton | Opossum | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | Money Wigram & Sons | Blackwall Yard | Surprise | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Duthie & Cochar | Montrose | City of Quebec | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Donaldson, Rose & Co. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. S. Hope & Co. | Fleetwood | The Fleetwood | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | John Roberts | Holyhead | Ziska | Schooner | For Mr. Glynne. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Angler | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Beyrout | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Drake | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | William Bishton | Chester | Eliza Bond | Schooner | For Messrs. Roper & Co. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | Charles Birnie | Montrose | Emigrant | Barque | For Charles Birnie. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Fury | Tug | For Steam Tug Company. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Janus | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | William Stephen | Arbroath | Neville | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Woods, Spence & Co. |
| 11 March | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Redbreast | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 March | Austrian Empire | | Venice | Prince Eugene of Savoy | Steamship | For Austrian Navy. |
| 14 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Fletcher's | Woolwich | Cormorant | Gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 15 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Drake | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 15 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Janus | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | T. & W. Smith | Newcastle upon Tyne | Surly | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Alacrity | Despatch vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hill & Sons | Bristol | Havock | Albarcore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Vigilance | Despatch vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | City of Delhi | Clipper | For Messrs. Georges Smith & Sons. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Ant | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. | Aberdeen | Austral | Clipper | For private owners. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Redhead | Birkenhead | Elizabeth | Paddle Steamer | For J. Demantino. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Scott Russell & Co. | Millwall | Roebuck | Intrepid-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | | | Spanker | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | | | Thrasher | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuelson | Hull | Napoleon | Steamship | For French-Anglo Steam Navigation Company. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | Pitcher | Northfleet | Procris | Gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 27 March | United Kingdom | M. Pearson | River Ouse | Charity | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | William Patterson | Bristol | Earnest | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Edward Whitley | Mersey flat | For William Griffith. |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Money Wigram & Sons | Blackwall | Grappler | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| March | United Kingdom | Owen | Teignmouth | Annie | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ingram's | Blackwall | Delight | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| March | United Kingdom | William Griffiths | Port Madoc | Sydney Jones | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John & Robert White | Cowes | Albacore | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Astræa | Schooner | For Messrs. Joseph Heap & Sons. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Messr. William Denny & Bros. | Dumbarton | Min | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Young, Son & Magnay | Limehouse | Onyx | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Young, Son, & Magnay | Limehouse | Pert | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Aetna | Aetna-class ironclad floating battery | For Royal Navy. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | | Greenock | Auchneagh | Merchantman | For private owner |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Genova | Passenger ship | For Genoese Transatlantic Steam Packet Company. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Havre | Paddle steamer | For London and South Western Railway. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | John Roberts | Hirael | Marion | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Aberdeen | Kittywake | Clipper | For Marquis of Ailsa. |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. P. C. Chaloner, Sons, & Co. | Liverpool | The Peveril of the Peak | Merchantman | For Messrs. Barnes, Brookes & Co. |
| 7 April | United States | George Steers | New York | Adriatic | Steamship | For Collins Line. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Calman & Martin | Dundee | Corriemulzie | Clipper | For Isaac Cruickshank. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Victoria Foundry Company | Greenwich | Fidget | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gourlay Bros. | Dundee | London | Steamship | For Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | | Spalding | Red Rover | Yacht | For H. Bugg |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Spey | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Tilbury | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Victoria Foundry Company | Greewich | Victor Emmanuel | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons | Govan | Erebus | Erebus-class ironclad floating battery | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Blossom | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Gadfly | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | Scott Russell & Co | Millwall | Nimrod | Despatch vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | Rocket | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | Rose | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Parkinson | Hull | Lady Londesborough | Merchantman | For William Standering. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | M. Simpson | Lancaster | Margaret Porter | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuda Bros. | Millwall | Thunderbolt | Floating battery | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Trent | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Fenton & Smeaton | Perth | Lord Rollo | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Mare's | Blackwall, London | Reynard | Vigilant-class gunvessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer Brothers | Jarrow | Terror | Floating battery | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 April | United Kingdom | Messr. Earle's | Hull | Neva | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 26 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. W. Hoby & Co. | Renfrew | William France | Steamship | For William France. |
| 29 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hill & Sons | Bristol | Highlander | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| April | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Anglo Saxon | Steamship | For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. |
| April | United Kingdom | Mansfield | Teignmouth | Haberdine | Schooner | For private owner. |
| April | United States | Donald McKay | East Boston, Massachusetts | Minniehaha | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Peacock | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| April | Colony of New Brunswick | | Saint John | Xiphias | Barque | For private owner. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | | Deptford Dockyard | Camel | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & MacGregor | Partick | Druid | Steamship | For Cambria Company. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | Stonehouse | Sunderland | Jane Lacy | Barque | For Mr. Lacy. |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | John Robinson | Deptford | Anne Cropton | Barque | For Thomas Cropton. |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Briggs & Sons | Pallion | Sea Breeze | Full-rigged ship | For Miles & Kingston. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | William Pile Jr. | Sunderland | Alnwick Castle | Full-rigged ship | For R. Green. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | John Vernon | Low Walker | Canute | Schooner | For Messrs. Hunter & Erichsen. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | Thomas Smith | Marsh End | Henry and Ellen | Schooner | For James Ashcroft. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Liffey | Liffey-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. George Milne & Co. | Aberdeen | Lochiel | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green, Robinson & Co | Hylton | Robert Adamson | Brig | For Mr. Adamson. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Wave of Life | Clipper | For Aberdeen Clipper Line. |
| 6 May | United Kingdom | Thompson | Southwick | Unnamed | Barque | For private owner. |
| 7 May | India | | Bombay | Charlotte | Schooner | For British East India Company. |
| 7 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Sykes & Co. | North Hylton | Lord Clarendon | Brig | For R. L. Barnett. |
| 8 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Curling & Young | Limehouse | Midge | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 8 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Curling & Young | Limehouse | Tiny | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 12 May | United States | William Jones | Black River, Ohio | Kyle Spangler | Schooner | For B. L Spangler Company. |
| 15 May | France | Arsenal de Toulon | Toulon | Eylau | Hercule-class ship of the line | For French Navy |
| 19 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John & Robert White | Cowess | Amelia | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 May | United Kingdom | Willimett | River Usk | Dundrenna | Barque | For J. N. Knapp. |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Alert | Cruizer-class sloop | For Royal Navy |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | | Chatham Dockyard | Cadmus | Pearl-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | Richard Wilkinson | Pallion | Lancastria | Barque | For John Longton. |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Day, Summers and Company | Northam | Delta | Passenger ship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Frolic | Steam yacht | For Martin Samuelson. |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Sephora | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robinson & Co. | Cork | Aurora | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 22 May | Colony of Prince Edward Island | James Mucklejohn | | Union | Brigantine | For James Mucklejohn. |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Simons & Co' | Whiteinch | Vivandiere | Steamship | For private owners. |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Pheasant | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Primrose | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | William Cowley Miller | Toxteth | Clown | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Patterson & Son | Bristol | Escort | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 May | United Kingdom | William Cowley Miller | Toxteth | Kestrel | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Pickle | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| May | United Kingdom | | | Strathmore | Merchantman | For Alex Fotheringham and Richard Young. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram's | Blackwall | Quail | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram's | Blackwall | Ripple | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | J. Rodgerson | Sunderland | Sir John Moore | Full-rigged ship | For Neil Mathieson. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | George Marshall | Dublin | Three Swans | Cutter yacht | For private owner. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Duthie | Footdee | Agnes | Brig | For Mr. Forbes and others. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Sanderson & Leighton | Amble | Isabella & Mary | Brig | For Messrs. Heatley & Gibb. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. M. Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Lucien | Steamship | For Anglo-French Steam Ship Company. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Sons | Liverpool | Sovereign | Steamship | For Liverpool and Bristol Channel Steamship Company. |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith | North Shields | Watchful | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith | North Shields | Woodcock | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Joyce | Greenwich | Flirt | Cheerful-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Joyce | Greenwich | Fernando el Catolico | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Golden Fleece | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Fyfe's | Fairlie | Oithona | Cutter yacht | For J. M. Rowan. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co. | Greenock | Rhone | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 19 June | United States | | Norfolk Navy Yard | Colorado | Frigate | For United States Navy. |
| 19 June | United Kingdom | Thomas Wright | Aberdeebn | George Canning | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 19 June | United Kingdom | | Sheerness Dockyard | Scylla | Pearl-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Scorgie | Aberdeen | Margarets | Schooner | For private owners. |
| 25 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thompson | Govan | Brisbane | Paddle steamer | For Australasian Steam Navigation Company. |
| 27 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott & Co. | Greenock | Malacho | Steamship | For private owner. |
| June | Colony of Nova Scotia | | New Glasgow | Archibald Glen | Barque | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Kelly | Dartmouth | Fruiter | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 2 July | United Kingdom | John Duncan | Speymouth | Earl of Clarendon | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Cordelia | Racer-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuelson | Hul | Emma | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | John Duncan | Speymouth | Margaret Edward | Barque | For private owner. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | James Geddie | Kingston-upon-Spey | Margaret Taylor | Barque | For private owners. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. S. & H. Morton | Leith | The Rapid | Steamship | For London and Edinburgh Shipping Company. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Albert White | Waterford | Merrie England | Full-rigged ship | For James Beazley. |
| 15 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. William Simmons & Co. | Whiteinch | Taurus | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 17 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Governor Higginson | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 17 July | United Kingdom | Belfast Shipbuilding Company | Belfast | Gyrn Castle | Full-rigged ship | For E. Bates. |
| 18 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Hickson & Co. | Belfast | Circassian | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 July | United Kingdom | | Deptford Dockyard | Emerald | Frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. and W. Smith | North Shields | Enterprise | Paddle steamer | For Dundalk and Midland Steam Packet Company. |
| 24 July | Denmark | | Nyholm | Heimdal | Corvette | For Royal Danish Navy. |
| 25 July | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Glasgow | Persia | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | T. D. Marshall | South Shields | Jona | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | | Kingston upon Hull | Sea Horse | Steamship | For private owner. |
| July | Colony of Nova Scotia | | Digby | Arabell | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| July | Colony of Nova Scotia | | Digby | Hebe | Schooner | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | | North Shields | Isabella | Tug | For Mr. Murray. |
| July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Scott, Russell & Co | Millwall | Undine | Steam yacht | For Duke of Sutherland. |
| July | France | | Isigny-sur-Mer | Vigilante | Schooner | For use as a floating church. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer Bros. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Balaklava | Steamship | For British Government. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Aberdeen | Dorothy | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Charles Horsfall & Sons. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Samuelson | Hull | Emmeline | Steamship | For Messrs. Z. C. Pearson, Coleman, & Co. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Grange | Steamship | For Carron Company. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Maid of the Tyne | Barque | For John Dryden. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Victoria Foundry Company | Greenwich | San Dionisio | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 4 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon | Gartvale | Alexander II | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 4 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Cunningham | Newcastle upon Tyne | British Lion | Merchantman | For Mr. Avery. |
| 4 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gaddy & Lamb | Newcastle upon Tyne | Ravensworth | Merchantman | For R. W. Hodgson. |
| 4 August | United Kingdom | Caird & Company | Greenock | Teutonia | Steamship | For Hamburg Brazilianische Packetschiffahrt Gesellschaft. |
| 15 August | France | | Toulon | Impératrice Eugénie | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| 15 August | France | | Cherbourg | Impétueuse | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | | Methil | Dalhousie | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lesley | Hebburn | General Williams | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith | North Shields | Gosforth | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. & R. Hopper | Newcastle upon Tyne | Selma | Barque | For Mark Thompson. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Palmer Bros. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Moscow | Steamship | For Messrs. De Jersey & Co. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | W. C. Miller | Toxteth | Nauphante | Barque | For Messrs. Cotesworth, Wynne, & Lyne. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. George Robinson & Co. | Cork | Spitfire | Barque | For private owner. |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | J. Westacott | Barnstaple | Thomas Daniel | Barque | For private owner. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Earle | Hull | Cheviot | Steamship | For private owners. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Scott & Co. | Greenock | Courrier du Maroc | Steamship | For Bazin, Leon, Gay & Co. |
| 30 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wingate | Whiteinch | St. Elmo | Steamship | For private owner. |
| August | Colony of New Brunswick | | Saint John | Agricola | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | J. Barkes | Sunderland | Ellen Morrison | Barque | For Mr Morrison. |
| August | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Forth | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | | Bristol | Gleaner | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 1 September | United Kingdom | Langley | Rotherhithe | Chili | Steamship | For Messrs. Seymour, Peacock and Co. |
| 1 September | Province of Canada | | Saint Charles River | Sangeen | Barque | Ran aground on being launched. |
| 5 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Greenock | Blidah | Steamship | For MM. Marc Fressinet Père et Fils. |
| 5 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. | Greenock | Panther | Paddle steamer | For Messrs. G. & J. Burns & Co. |
| 6 September | United States | Daniel Westervelt | New York | George W. Blunt | Schooner | For Joseph Henderson & James Callahan. |
| 6 September | Netherlands | Rijkswerf | Amsterdam | Wassenaar | Frigate | For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. E. & R. Teale | Harewood | Ann and Charlotte | Sloop | For John Kirk and Mr. Eastwood. |
| 15 September | United States | William H. Webb | New York | Ocean Monarch | Full-rigged ship | For W. T. Frost. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Dennis Brundrit | Full-rigged ship | For Brundrit & Whiteway. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Canada Works | Birkenhead | Elizabeth Jackson | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Edward Potts | Seaham | Lumley | Snow | For Mr. Lumley. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Anderson | Granton | Stag | Barque | For private owner. |
| 17 September | United Kingdom | | Hull | Ahti | Tug | For private owner. |
| 17 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Stephen & Sons | Dundee | Eastern Monarch | Merchantman | For Messrs. Somes Bros. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Webster | Fraserburgh | Admiral | Schooner | For John Webster Jr. |
| 28 September | France | | Nantes | François I | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | | Deptford Dockyard | Fawn | Cruizer-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 30 September | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Plynlymmon | Steamship | For private owner. |
| September | Portugal | | | Alipede | Brig | For private owner. |
| September | France | | | Auguste | Barque | For private owner. |
| September | United Kingdom | | Pwllheli | Empress | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| September | United Kingdom | Follett | Exmouth | Magna Bona | Merchantman | For Messrs. Thomas & Richard Redway. |
| September | United States | George & Thomas Boole | East Boston, Massachusetts | Pomona | Clipper | For Howland & Frothington. |
| 1 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hugh Bannister & Co. | Lytham | Confidence | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Diadem | Diadem-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Mr. Vivian | Salcombe | Eclipse | Barque | For private owner. |
| 14 October | United Kingdom | Denton & Hewson | Sunderland | Lebanon | Snow | For Eggleston & Co. |
| 15 October | United Kingdom | Josiah Jones Jr. | Liverpool | Lalla Rookh | Tea clipper | For William Prowse & Co. |
| 15 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Gourlay Bros. | Dundee | Mexicana | Brig | For private owners. |
| 16 October | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Mantura | Barque | For Reid, Hodgson & Crawford. |
| 28 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wiliam Simons & Co. | Whiteinch | Tilsit | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | William Doxford | Coxgreen | Londesborough | Brig | For Messrs. Liversidge & Banks. |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Hall & Sons | Aberdeen | Robin Hood | Tea clipper | For James Beazley. |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. | Hull | Barnsley | Steamship | For Anglo-French Company. |
| October | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Shields | Brig | For William Blenkinsop and Enoch Halder. |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brownlow & Co. | Hull | Tiger | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 2 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Caird & Co. | Glasgow | Petropolis | Steamship | For Hamburg and Brazil Navigation Company. |
| 13 November | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | William Fairbairne | Full-rigged ship | For Potter, Brothers & Co. |
| 15 November | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Kirkham | Full-rigged ship | For W. T. Jacob. |
| 21 November | Austria | | Trieste | Verbano | Steamship | For Österreichischer Lloyd. |
| 29 November | Sweden | Karlskrona Naval Shipyard | Karlskrona | Stockholm | Ship of the line | For Royal Swedish Navy. |
| November | United Kingdom | | Glasgow | Osnabrück | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| November | Spain | | El Ferrol | Santa Teresa | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 2 December | France | | Toulon | La Foudre | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Richardson & Duck | Stockton-on-Tees | Little Dorrit | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 13 December | United Kingdom | Thomas B. Seath | Rutherglen | Dove | Merchantman | For James Steel & Sons. |
| 14 December | Ottoman Empire | | Constantinople | Fethiyé | Ship of the line | For Ottoman Navy. |
| 14 December | Colony of New Brunswick | | Dover | Prerogative | Barque | For private owner. |
| 20 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. J. & G. Thomson | Govan | Etna | Paddle steamer | For Messrs. Fiorio. |
| 29 December | United States | William H. Webb | New York City | Black Hawk | Medium clipper | For Bucklin & Crane, New York. Generally listed as launched in 1857. |
| 30 December | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Scout | Pearl-class corvette | For Royal Navy. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Malcomson | Waterford | Abeona | Steamship | For private owner. |
| December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Stephen & Sons | Kelvinside | Charlemagne | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Spring | United Kingdom | John Laird | Liverpool | Lyonnais | Steamship | For Messrs. Gauthier, Frères et Cie. |
| Spring | Province of Canada | Messrs. Robert McCord & Son | Quebec | Snowdrop | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Spring | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Vortigern | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Autumn | France | | Cherbourgh | Loiret | Transport ship | For French Navy. |
| Autumn | France | | Cherbourgh | Somme | Transport ship | For French Navy. |
| Unknown date | Austrian Empire | | | Adria | Frigate | For Austrian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Johnson | Sunderland | Alacrity | Barque | For T. Todd. |
| Unknown date | France | | | Alexandre | Ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Hardie | Sunderland | Alice | Barque | For J. Ritson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peter Austin | Sunderland | Ampthill | Merchantman | For Wilson Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | P. Gibson | Sunderland | Anne Lee | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Pickersgill & Miller | Sunderland | Anniversary | Snow | For John Snowdon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Naizby | Sunderland | Ardville | Barque | For J. Lemon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Chilton | Sunderland | Areta | Full-rigged ship | For J. Clay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Jopling & Willoughby | Sunderland | Ark | Snow | For Mr. Jopling. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Pickersgill & Miller | Sunderland | Ashley Down | Brig | For Pickersgill & Co. |
| Unknownndate | India | | Bombay | Assaye | steam frigate | For British East India Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Aurora Australis | Merchantman | For Mr. McPherson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Bacchante | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Beazeley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. & H. Green | Blackwall | Banryū | Paddle steamer | For Tokugawa Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Birch Grove | Barque | For S. & J. Pegg. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New Albany, Indiana | Bloomer | Sternwheeler | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Williamsburg, New York | Bohio | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | J. J. Abrahams | Baltimore, Maryland | Braziliera | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Saint John | Broughton Hall | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Cactus | Snow | For William Tose. |
| Unknown date | Austrian Empire | | Pola | Cæsar | Steamship | For Austrian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Bartram & Sons | Sunderland | Canterbury | Merchantman | For H. Cross. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Harkess | Sunderland | Carausius | Barque | For E. Oliver. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Castor | Sloop | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Jobling & Hodgson | Sunderland | Celandine | Snow | For Evans & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Keyport, New Jersey | Ceres | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Charlotte | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Worthy | Sunderland | Chili | Barque | For Moon & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New Albany, Indiana | Choctaw | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Creole | Clipper | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Chryseis | Barque | For Clay & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Haswell | Sunderland | Cincinattus | Full-rigged ship | For J. Hay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | City of Lyons | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | City of Nantes | Merchantman | For E. T. Gourley et al. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Clarendon | Full-rigged ship | For Lonie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | Cleadon | Full-rigged ship | For J. Y. Gourley & Son. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Green, Robinson & Co., or Green & Co. | Sunderland | Coquetdale | Barque | For Mr. Dobinson. |
| Unknown date | Burma | | Moulmein | Cospatrick | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan Dunbar. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Cumberland | Full-rigged ship | For E. Graham. |
| Unknown date | United States | Harlan & Hollingsworth | Wilmington, Delaware | Curlew | Paddle steamer | For Thomas D. Warren. |
| Unknown date | United States | Samuel Sneden | Greenpoint, New York | Curlew | Steamboat | For Commercial Steamboat Company |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Robinson | Sunderland | Daniel Jefferies | Snow | For D. Jefferies. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Earle's | Hull | De Cater | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Austrian Empire | | | Donau | Frigate | For Austrian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hodgson & Gardner | Sunderland | Dorothy | Snow | For J. Walker. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | Eastfield | Barque | For Currie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | M. Byers & Co | Sunderland | Elizabeth | Brig | For Mr. Legender. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Shevill | Sunderland | Elizabeth Ann | Full-rigged ship | For William Sanderson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Eliza Sharp | Merchantman | For Nicholson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laurence, Hill, & Co. | Port Glasgow | England | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Enterprize | Steamship | For Laing & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Erne | Albacore-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lawson Gales | Sunderland | Erromanga | Barque | For Fenwick & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | V. & J. Pratt | Sunderland | Essays | Snow | For Cook & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Everglade | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Excelsior | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Excelsior | Barque | For T. White. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Y. Watson | Sunderland | Excelsior | Barque | For Rodham & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pile Jr. | Sunderland | Faerie Queen | Barque | For J. Kelso. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | L. & T. C. Gales | Sunderland | Flora | Barque | For Watson & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Mobile, Alabama | Florida | Coaster | For Mobile Mail Line. |
| Unknown date | Prussia | | Stettin | Frederick Retzlaff | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | William Cheney | Vermillion, Ohio | F. T. Barney | Schooner | For Lewis Wells. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Seymour | Sunderland | General Windham | Full-rigged ship | For B. Moir. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Jobung & Co | Sunderland | George | Snow | For Charles Cairns. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Lister | Sunderland | George Potts | Snow | For R. Wright. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. & W. Smith | North Shields | Gosforth | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | P. Gibson | Sunderland | Grace & Jane | Barque | For Elwin & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | Grampus | Sternwheeler | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | M. Byers & Co. | Sunderland | Hadassah | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Leadbitter. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Handy | Clown-class gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | C. W. Crown | Sunderland | Hannah Park | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan McBrayne Park. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Hardie | Sunderland | Hartlepool | Snow | For Mr. Porteous. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Pitcher's | Northfleet | Hearty | Gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Davison | Sunderland | Heather Bell | Barque | For R. Hick. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Naizby | Sunderland | Helena | Barque | For H. Smith. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thomson & Sons | Sunderland | Helvellyn | Full-rigged ship | For E. Graham. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | A. Leithead | Sunderland | Hermione | Barque | For Mr. Richardson. |
| Unknown date | Unknown | | | Hong Kong | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Barkes | Sunderland | Hope-on | Brig | For J. Hunter. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Taylor & Scouler | Sunderland | Hunter | Barque | For Mr. Nicholson. |
| Unknown date | France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Impérial | Algéciras-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Booth | Sunderland | James Lemon | Barque | For J. Lemon. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Thomas Stonehouse | Sunderland | Jane Almond | Barque | For J. Almond. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Booth | Sunderland | John Purdie | Schooner | For W. Crowell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hodgson & Gardner | Sunderland | John Robinson | Barque | For J. Robinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Sanderson | Sunderland | Jolly's | Merchantman | For R. Jolly. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Y. Watson | Sunderland | Julia Augusta | Barque | For W. Hopper. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Young, Son & Magnay | Limehouse | Jupiter | Steamship | For Österreichischer Lloyd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Edward Bailey | Sunderland | Kennington | Full-rigged ship | For Douglas & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Gardner & Co. | Sunderland | Kindrochat | Barque | For G. Miller. |
| Unknown date | United States | D. Weymouth | Alna, Maine | King Philip | Medium clipper | For Glidden & William. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pile | Sunderland | Lammermuir | Extreme clipper | For John Willis & Son. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Richard Abbay | Sunderland | Lansdowne | Barque | For Mr. Vickermann. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Cincinnati, Ohio | Laurent Millaudon | Steamboat | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Rodgerson | Sunderland | Legatus | Barque | For Lonie & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Chilton | Sunderland | Livingstone | Snow | For Mr. Redhead. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Lord of the Isles | Clipper | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Thompson Jr. | Sunderland | Lowick | Barque | For W. Allen. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasbow | Lusitania | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Booth | Sunderland | Mahratta | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. McDonald. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Pickersgill & Miller | Sunderland | Margaret Knight | Merchantman | For T. Knight. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Gardner & Co. | Sunderland | Marina | Barque | For John Wheatley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & R. Mills | Southwick | Mars | Full-rigged ship | For J. Allen. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | N. Stothard | Sunderland | Martha Clay | Barque | For H. Nelson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Forest & Co. | Sunderland | Mary Jane | Barque | For Mr. Denniston. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Hardie | Sunderland | Mary & Kate | Snow | For Campbell & Co. |
| Unknown date | Colony of Nova Scotia | William and Richard Wright | Wilmot | Morning Light | Sailing ship | For William and Richard Wright. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | M. W. Chapin | Tug | private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Ryde & Co. | Bristol | Mystery | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New Albany, Indiana | New Era | Ferry | For private owner |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Watson | Sunderland | Newton | Barque | For Newton & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laurence, Hill, & Co. | Port Glasgow | Nina | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Lightfoot | North Hylton | Norfolk | Barque | For Scott & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William R. Abbay | Sunderland | Ocean | Snow | For Catt & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | M. Clarke | Sunderland | Olive Branch | Barque | For T. Hick. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Pile & Smart | Sunderland | Osprey | Barque | For Ingo & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richard Wilkinson | Sunderland | Pacific | Barque | For J. Longton. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Pamlico | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Lister | Sunderland | Paul | Barque | For W. Clough. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Sanderson | Sunderland | Pax | Brig | For Gideon Smales. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ratcliff & Spence | Sunderland | Peace | Barque | For Mears & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Potosi | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Seymour | Sunderland | Princess Royal | Snow | For Jobling & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Todd & Brown | Sunderland | Queen of Freedom | Barque | For M. Aisbett. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Short | Sunderland | Raby Castle | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Greenwell. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ratcliff & Spencer | Sunderland | Reays | Barque | For Mr. Reay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | River Wear | Regina | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alexander Hall and Sons | Aberdeen | Robin Hood | Clipper | J. Wade. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. R. Abbay & Co. | Sunderland | Rocket | Brig | For W. & T. Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United States | Thomas Collyer | New York | Roebuck | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Taylor | Sunderland | Royal Saxon | Barque | For Mr. Rickinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | C. W. Crown | Sunderland | Russell Ellice | Barque | For Mr. Nicholson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Watson | Sunderland | San Fernando | Merchantman | For Mr. Nicholson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Henry Balfour | Methil | Santiago | Barque | For Balfour Williamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & R. Mills | Sunderland | Sarah Jane | Snow | For Mr. Humble. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | N. Stothard | Sunderland | Sarah Scott | Barque | For Scott & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Haswell | Sunderland | Sarepta | Barque | For Haswell & Co. |
| Unknown date | Colony of Nova Scotia | | Wallace | Seaflower | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Sea Venture | Merchantman | For J. Robinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Woods, Spence & Co | Sunderland | Sedgemoor | Full-rigged ship | For Woods & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Laurence, Hill & Co. | Port Glasgow | Silloth | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Forrest & Co. | Sunderland | Sirocco | Barque | For James Hay. |
| Unknown date | Sweden | Motala Verkstad | Motala | Skibladner | Paddle steamer | For private owner |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pile Jr. | Sunderland | Spartan | Full-rigged ship | For J. R. Kelso. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Syles & Co | Sunderland | Sultan | Barque | For R. Barnett. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Green, Robinson & Co | Sunderland | Sunderland Packet | Brigantine | For French & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Sylph | Merchantman | For J. & C. Robertson. |
| Unknown date | Province of Canada | W. H. Baldwin | Quebec | Tamahao | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglass | Southwick | Thames | Full-rigged ship | For Bonus & Sons. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | D. A. Douglass | Southwick | Thames City | Full-rigged ship | For H. Rounthwaite. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | The Bride | Barque | For Mr. Douglas. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Bartram & Sons | Sunderland | Thoughtful | snow | For Riches & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Harkness | Sunderland | Trio | Schooner | For Flett & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Baltimore, Maryland | Two Sisters | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Una | Snow | For G. Smales. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Sunderland | Urania | Brig | For W. Bird. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Valparaiso | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Alcock | Sunderland | Verbena | Barque | For Henry Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | H. Carr | Sunderland | Virgilia | Barque | For M. Twedell. |
| Unknown date | Kingdom of Sardinia | | Genpa | Vittorio Emmannuele | Frigate | For Royal Sardinian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Briggs & Co. | Sunderland | Warrior Queen | Full-rigged ship | For Bradley & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Todd & Brown | Sunderland | Washington | Barque | For M. Tweddell, E. Tweddell, J. Todd & C. Brown. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. R. Abbay & Co. | Sunderland | Waterlily | Barque | For Farrow & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Edward Bailey | Sunderland | Waterlily | Barque | For Laing & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Rawson & Watson | Sunderland | Waterloo | Merchantman | For W. Davison. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Brooklyn, New York | Western World | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & R. Bailey | Shoreham-by-Sea | Wild Dayrell | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | William Henry Webb | New York | William H. Webb | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram | Blackwall | Wolfe | Gunboat | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | C. Gips & Zonen | Dordrecht | Yedo | Corvette | For Tokugawa Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Pile & Smart | Sunderland | Zoophite | Snow | For private owner. |