# List of ship launches in 1851

The list of ship launches in 1851 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1851.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 4 January | United States | Perrine, Patterson & Stack | Williamsburg, New York | Ino | Extreme clipper | For Sifkin & Ironside. |
| 4 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Jordan & Getty | Liverpool | Marion Macintyre | Clipper | For Messrs. L. H. Macintyre & Co. |
| 7 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Hall & Sons | Aberdeen | Juno | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 16 January | France | | Toulon | Charlemagne | Third rate | For French Navy. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Wood & Sons | Maryport | Anne Logan | Barque | For John Logan. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Stiven | location | Abbott | Barque | For Mr. Dickson. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Chisholm, Simpson, Peter & Co. | Arbroath | Isabella Scott | Brig | For Scott & Cooper. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. P. Challoner & Sons | Liverpool | The Monarchy | Merchantman | For Messrs. Brown & Harrison and Messrs. James Browne & Co. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Clarke | Liverpool | The Shand | Merchantman | For Mr. Shand and others. |
| 19 January | Chile | Juan Duprat Shipyard | Valparaíso | Constitución | Corvette | For Chilean Navy. |
| 21 January | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brr & Sherer | Ardrossan | Anna Dorothea | Merchantman | For Barbor & Rotheron. |
| January | United States | Jabez Williams | Williamsburg, New York | Eclipse | Clipper | For Thomas Wardle and Booth & Edgar. |
| January | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Erromanga | Barque | For R. Hansell. |
| January | United Kingdom | Ratcliffe & Co., or Ratcliffe & Spence | Sunderland | McLaren | Snow | For J. Tindell. |
| January | United Kingdom | Buchanan & Gibson | Sunderland | Morning Star | Merchantman | For J. Gibson. |
| January | United Kingdom | Richard Wilkinson | Sunderland | Palmyra | Snow | For Mr. Thompson. |
| January | United States | D. McKay | East Boston, Massachusetts | Staghound | Clipper | For Messrs George E. Upton and Sampson & Tappan. |
| 3 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. | Aberdeen | Abergeldie | Clipper | For George Leslie. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | George Cox | Bideford | Admiral Grenfell | Barque | For private owner. |
| 5 February | United States | Westervelt & Mackay | New York | N.B. Palmer | Extreme clipper | For A.A. Low & Brother. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Scott & Sons | Greenock | Taymouth Castle | Full-rigged ship | For Glasgow & Calcutta Line. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Thompson & Kirwan | Belfast | Milenka | Barque | For private owner. |
| 8 February | United States | James O. Curtis | Medford, Massachusetts | Shooting Star | Clipper | For Reed Wade & Co. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Kennedy & Co. | Whitehaven | Braganza | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. A. W. Lyons. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Dawsons | Snow | For Dawson & Shepherd. |
| 17 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Napier | Glasgow | Arabian | Steamship | For Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company, or Messrs. Henry Dixon & Co. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Barclay and Curle. | Glasgow | City of London | Barque | For private owner. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. | Aberdeen | James Booth | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | Robert Innes | Leith | John Buchanan | Barque | For private owner. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | John Westacott | Barnstaple | Uruguay | Merchantman | For Messrs. Dennison, or Messrs. James Poole & Company. |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | Messrs. White | Cowes | Shapere | Steamship | For Ottoman Government. |
| February | United Kingdom | Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill & Co. | Blackwall | Prince Arthur | Paddle steamer | For Dublin and Holyhead Steam Packet Company. |
| February | United Kingdom | Booth & Blakelock | Sunderland | Mansaniello | Barque | For Mr. Huntley. |
| February | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Ulrica | Snow | For Austin & Co. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | William Pile Jr. | Sunderland | Chowringhee | Full-rigged ship | For John Hay. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Lucy | Merchantman | For White & Co. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Herald | Paddle Steamer | For private owner. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Thomas Hopkirk | Whitby | Hilda | Brig | For Messrs. Leng, Weightt, and Harrison. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Footdee | Chrysolite | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 17 March | United States | | Somerset, New York | Rip van Winkle | Packet ship | For Messrs. Eagle & Co. |
| 17 March | United Kingdom | Tay Shipbuilding Company | Dundee | Margaret Ritchie | Brig | For private owner. |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | Fincham | Sheerness Dockyard | Miranda | Sloop-of-war | For Royal Navy. |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | | Devonport Dockyard | Sans Pareil | Second rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Bowman and Drummond | Blyth | Humility | Snow | For Simpson & Co. |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny Bros. | Dumbarton | Orontes | Steamship | For Messrs. James Moss & Co. |
| 25 March | United Kingdom | J. B. Mansfield | Teignmouth | Mystery | Brigantine | For Mr. Boden. |
| 31 March | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Barracouta | Paddle sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| March | United Kingdom | Taylor & Son | Sunderland | Axe | Schooner | For Taylor & Son. |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | William Briggs | Galmpton Kiln | The Betsey | Barque | For private owner. |
| 4 April | India | | Bombay | Falkland | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| 5 April | United States | Jacob Bell | New York | Pioneer | Steamship | For Messrs. Spofford, Tileston & Co. |
| 5 April | United States | George Raynes | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Witch of the Wave | Extreme clipper | For Glidden & Williams, East Boston. |
| 15 April | United States | Donald McKay | East Boston, Massachusetts | Flying Cloud | Extreme clipper | For Grinnell, Minturn & Co. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Webster | Fraserburgh | Eliza | Barque | For Charles McBeath and others. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Thomas Toward | Newcastle upon Tyne | Keera | Steamship | For H. G. Smith. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | | Amlwch | Martha Gertrude | Smack | For private owner. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | | Amlwch | Ocean Monarch | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & McGregor | Partick | Prince Arthur | Steamship | For Cork and Queenstown Steam Boat Company. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | | Amlwch | Roseina | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Robinson & Russell | Limehouse | Baron Osy | Paddle steamer | For Antwerp Steam Navigation Company. |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Lamport | Workington | Dinapore | East Indiaman | For Messrs. W. S. Lindsay & Co. |
| 17 April | India | | Bombay | Indus | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Mansfield | Teignmouth | Blue Bell | Yacht | For private owner. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Mansfield | Teignmouth | Captain Roebuck | Yacht | For private owner. |
| 23 April | United Kingdom | Mansfield | Teignmouth | Yachting | Yacht | For private owner. |
| 26 April | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Prince of Wales | Model frigate | For Royal Navy; exhibited on The Serpentine as part of the Great Exhibition. |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Valorous | Magicienne-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| April | United Kingdom | W. Spowers | Sunderland | Felicity | Barque | For Mr. Robinson. |
| April | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Jason | Snow | For Mr. Graydon. |
| April | United Kingdom | W. Petrie | Sunderland | Saxon Maid | Barque | For Bradley & Co. |
| 1 May | United States | John Taylor | Medford, Massachusetts | Syren | Extreme clipper | For Silsbee & Pickman. |
| 1 May | United Kingdom | | Woodbridge | Helen | Yacht | For G. E. Manby. |
| 1 May | India | | Bombay | Zenobia | Paddle frigate | For British East India Company's Bombay and Suez Line. |
| 3 May | United States | William H. Brown | New York | America | Yacht | For John Cox Stevens. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | Charles Fort | Gosport | Beatrice | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. T. & W. Smith | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hotspur | East Indiaman | For Messrs. Hawks & Crawshay. |
| 16 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Frankfort | Steamship | For Messrs. Vianna, Jones & Co. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Oliver | Howdon | Marchioness of Londonderry | Passenger ship | For Messrs. Marshall & Eldridge. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Pitcher | Northfleet | Orinoco | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. & G. Barrick | Whitby | Pet | Brig | For Messrs. William Chapman, Riley, & Co. |
| 29 May | United Kingdom | | South Shields | Lioness | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 31 May | India | | Bombay | Jhelum | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Messrs. James and William Hall | Aberdeen | The John Taylor | Merchantman | For private owners. |
| May | Province of Canada | G. H. Parke | Quebec | Asia | Barque | For private owner. |
| May | United Kingdom | | Dundee | Elizabeth Duncan | Barque | For private owner. |
| May | Jersey | Clarke | Jersey | Jane Pratt | Merchantman | For Messrs. J. J. Mellhuish & Co. |
| May | United Kingdom | George Short | Claxheugh | Kate Evelyn | Barque | For G. Avery. |
| May | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Santiago | Paddle steamer | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| May | United Kingdom | | Cardiff | Taff | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | W. & J Pile, or W. Pile Jr. | Sunderland | Anna Dixon | Merchantman | For R. Kirby. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | | Woolwich Dockyard | Brisk | Sloop-of-war | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | William Camper | Gosport | Derwent | Yacht | For Lord Londesborough. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | White | Cowes | Lavrack | Cutter yacht | For Mr. Williams. |
| 3 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Walter Hood & Col. | Aberdeen | Heather Bell | Brig | For private owner. |
| 12 June | United States | Birely & Sons | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Samuel S. Lewis | Steamship | For Messrs. Harnden & Co. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Messrs. Bilbe & Perry | Rotherhithe | Chebucto | Full-rigged ship | For Anderson, Thompson & Co. |
| 14 June | United States | Westervelt & Co. | New York | Christian Bergh | Pilot boat | For New York Pilots. |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | Tod and MacGregor | Partick | City of Manchester | Ocean liner | For Inman Line. |
| 16 June | United States | Samuel Hanscomb Jr. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Nightingale | Extreme clipper | For A.F. Miller. |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Vimiera | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan Dunbar & Sons. |
| 20 June | United States | Westervelt & McKay | New York | Hornet | Extreme clipper | For Chamberlain & Phelps. |
| 21 June | United States | | Williamsburg, New York | City of Pittsburgh | Steamship | For C. Statesbreng. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | R. & H. Green | Blackwall Yard | Amazon | Paddle steamer | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | | River Thames | Danube | Steamship | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Gutteridge | Selby | Omega | Yacht | For Mr. Gutteridge. |
| June | United Kingdom | H. Carr | Hylton | Duchess of Sutherland | Merchantman | For Thomas Young. |
| June | Unknown | | New Glasgow | H. C. Kidston | Barque | For private owner. |
| June | United Kingdom | Marshall | Ringsend | Phantasie | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | John Laird | Birkenhead | Janus | Steamship | For Imperial Russian Government. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Joyce & Co. | Isle of Dogs | Kasseid Heir | Steam yacht | For Pacha of Egypt. |
| 2 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. McMillan & Son | Dumbarton | New Orleans | Barque | For Messrs. Andrew Stewart & Co. |
| 2 July | United Kingdom | Thomas Williams | Caernarfon | The Wanderer | Yacht | For Humphrey Owen. |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Robert Steele & Co | Dumbarton | Glaucus | Brig | For Messrs. J. & N. Stewart. |
| 9 July | United Kingdom | Gray | Newhaven | Paou Shun | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 10 July | United States | William H. Webb | New York | Comet | Clipper | For Bucklin & Crane. |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Pitcher | Northfleet | Magdalena | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 15 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram & Sons | Northam | Parana | Steamship | For Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 15 July | United States | Cornelius Butler | Cape Elizabeth, Maine | Snow Squall | Clipper | For Charles R. Green. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. L. Kennedy & Co. | Whitehaven | Affghan | East Indiaman | For N. Boadle. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. H. Wood & Sons | Liverpool | Dan Glaister | Schooner | For private owner. |
| 31 July | France | | Brest | Isis | Frigate | For French Navy. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Shandon | Clipper | For private owner. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | Messrs. Jordan & Getty | Liverpool | Tubal Cain | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. L. H. Macintyre & Co. |
| 31 July | Isle of Man | H. Grave | Peel | Vixen | Schooner | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Anchor | Hoy | For Royal Navy. |
| July | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Glasgow | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| July | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchinson | Sunderland | Glencoe | Merchantman | For Mr. Davison. |
| July | United Kingdom | Buchanan & Gibson | Sunderland | Island Home | Barque | For John Martin. |
| July | United Kingdom | Bradley & Potts | Hylton | Jubilee | Snow | For Mr. Haddock. |
| July | United Kingdom | Thomas Robson | Claxheugh | Marion | Snow | For J. Wright. |
| July | United Kingdom | John Crown | Southwick | Star | Merchantman | For J. Crown. |
| July | United Kingdom | William Carr | Hylton | William McGowan | Merchantman | For Martin & Co. |
| July | United Kingdom | William Carr | Hylton | Zuma | Snow | For W. Frost. |
| 1 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | City of Manchester | Merchantman | For Messrs. Jacot, Taylor and Teper. |
| 2 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Alexander Denny & Brother | Dumbarton | Phœbe | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 7 August | United States | Thomas Collyer | New York | Henry Clay | Paddle steamer | For Thomas Collyer, William Radford & John Tallman. |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | C. J. Mare & Co. | Leamouth | Highflyer | Highflyer-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | Robert Napier and Sons | Govan | Metropolitan | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Tod & McGregor | Kelvinside | Glasgow | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Rodger | Glasgow | Times | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 23 August | United Kingdom | Brown | Dundee | Correo | Steamship | For William Clark. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Thomas Wilson, Sons, & Co. | Birkenhead | Amazonas | Paddle frigate | For Imperial Brazilian Navy. |
| 26 August | United Kingdom | John Pile | Sunderland, County Durham | Norma | Clipper | For Messrs. Pryde & Jones. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | John Noble | Liverpool | Alpha | Sloop | For Messrs. S. and L. Lloyd. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Coutts & Parkinson | Newcastle upon Tyne | Thomas Hamlin | Steamship | For Thomas Hamlin. |
| 30 August | United Kingdom | Messrs. Hall | Footdee | Dunrobin Castle | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Donaldson, Rose & Co. |
| 30 August | Province of Canada | | Quebec | Georgiana | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 31 August | United Kingdom | Rowe | Wapping | Nil Desperandum | Barque | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | Hodgson & Gardiner | Sunderland | Ambassador | Barque | For J. Moore. |
| August | Colony of New Brunswick | | Miramichi | Coral Isle | Barque | For private owner. |
| August | United Kingdom | Lawson Gales | Sunderland | Rubicon | Barque | For George Thompson & associates. |
| August | United States | John K. Hammit | Kensington, Philadelphia | Shackamaxon | Packet ship | For George M'Henry & Co. |
| August | Colony of Nova Scotia | | | Tongataboo | Barque | For private owner. |
| 1 September | Kingdom of Poland | | Warsaw | Casimir | Steamship | For Warsaw Steam Navigation Company. |
| 10 September | United States | Jabez Williams and Co. | New York | South Carolina | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lucas Bros. | Lowestoft | Kate and Emily | Ketch | For private owner. |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Charles Connell & Son | Belfast | Oceanica | Barque | For J. Lemon. |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Jackson | Middlesbrough | Victory | Steamship | For John Strong Sr. |
| 13 September | India | | Bombay | Chenaub | Steamship | For British East India Company. |
| 13 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Furley | Gainsborough | Sea Nymph | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 17 September | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Staffordshire | Packet ship | For Messrs. Train & Co. |
| 25 September | United States | E. & H.O. Briggs | South Boston, Massachusetts | Northern Light | Extreme clipper | For James Huckins. |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | Wilson | Birkenhead | Brazil | Paddle frigate | For Imperial Brazilian Navy. |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. Patterson | Bristol | Demerara | Paddle steamer | For Royal West India Mail Steam Packet Company. |
| 29 September | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Tiber | Steamship | For Messrs. John Bibby & Sons. |
| September | United Kingdom | John Smith | Sunderland | Dumfriesshire | Barque | For John Martin. |
| 10 October | France | | Rochefort | La Constantine | Corvette | For French Navy. |
| 11 October | United Kingdom | Robert Ritson & Co. | Maryport | Dalemain | Barque | For David Laidman. |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | J. White | Cowes | May Fly | Schooner | For Hyde Parker. |
| 23 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. John Reid & Co. | Port Glasgow | Bordeaux | Steamship | For Van Hoey Smith. |
| 25 October | United Kingdom | Messrs. Millar, Ravenhill & Co. | Low Walker | Chusan | Steamship | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
| 25 October | United States | Isaac C. Smith | Hoboken, New Jersey | Hurricane | Extreme clipper | For C. W. & A. Thomas. |
| October | United Kingdom | Laird | Birkenhead | Clarence | Steamship | For private owner. |
| October | Colony of New Brunswick | | Miramichi | Fleetwood | Barque | For private owner. |
| October | United Kingdom | Chidlaw Roberts | Dolgelley | Jenny Jones | Smack | For Robert Jones. |
| October | United States | | Boston Navy Yard | Princeton | Steamship | For United States Navy. |
| October | Grand Duchy of Finland | Gamla Warfsbolaget | Åbo | Rurik | Frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 3 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Lunell & Co. | Bristol | Fearless | Steamship | For private owner. |
| 5 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Brown | Montrose | Pandora | Smack | For private owner. |
| 10 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Smith & Rodger | Govan | Clyde | Steamship | For Carron Company. |
| 13 November | United Kingdom | Mansfield | Teignmouth | Bonita | Schooner | For T. R. Matthews. |
| 14 November | United States | Westervelt & McKay | New York | Enchantress | Pilot boat | For John Maginn. |
| 22 November | United States | | Somerset | Governor Morton | Merchantman | For Everett & Brown. |
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Barkas | Sunderland | Naragana | Full-rigged ship | For John Dobson and David Cowan. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | C. Lamport | Workington | Cambalie | Chinaman | For John Aikin. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Peile, Scott & Co. | Workington | Sea Horse | East Indiaman | For Messrs. Potter & Co. |
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Rennie, Johnstone & Co. | Liverpool | Wild Flower | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Anderson. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | City of Kandy | Barque | For Cowie & Co. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Messrs. A. M'Millan & Son | Dumbarton | Isabella Kerr | West Indiaman | For John Kerr. |
| November | United States | James O. Curtis | Medford, Massachusetts | Antelope | Medium clipper | For William Lincoln and Co., Boston. |
| November | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Bella | Merchantman | For Messrs. Vining & Co. |
| November | Prussia | J. W. Klawitter | Danzig | Danzig | Paddle corvette | For Prussian Navy. |
| November | United Kingdom | Booth & Blacklock | Sunderland | Excelsior | Snow | For J. Longton. |
| November | United Kingdom | Messrs. Calman & Martin | Dundee | Fettercairn | Steamship | For George A. Patullo. |
| November | United Kingdom | John Duncan | Speymouth | Spitzbergen | Whaler | For private owner. |
| November | United Kingdom | Thomas Hobkirk | Whitby | Spring | Collier | For Gideon Smales. |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | Austin & Mills | Sunderland | Judith | Merchantman | For Greig & Co. |
| 6 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram's | Northam | Englishman | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 6 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Wigram's | Northam | Hampshire | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 10 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. White | Cowes | Cambrian | Barque | For private owner. |
| 20 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. R. Thompson & Sons | Monkwearmouth | Golconda | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Blair, Sparks & Ogden. |
| 23 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Green | Blackwall | Challenger | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| 23 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Faid Gihaad | Steamship | For Egyptian Navy. |
| 23 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Mare & Co. | Blackwall | Lady Jocelyn | Steamship | For General Screw Steam Shipping Company. |
| 24 December | United Kingdom | Messrs. Steel & Co. | Greenock | Arabia | Paddle steamer | For Cunard Line. |
| 24 December | New Zealand | Stone & Lanford | Freemans Bay | Governor Wynyard | Paddle steamer | For C. J. Stone, F. Gardiner and A. Cook. |
| Spring | Province of Canada | W. G. Russell | Quebec | Sarah Mary | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Buchanan & Gibson | Sunderland | Abrota | Barque | For Briard & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Agra | Merchantman | For J. Shepherd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Crown | Sunderland | Akbar | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Luscombe. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Hodgson & Garner | Sunderland | Ann Eliza | Merchantman | For Robert Sleightholm. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. & J. Robinson | Sunderland | Anne Longton | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Currie. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Ashmore | Barque | For Alcock & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | E. Brown | Sunderland | Barbaras | Snow | For T. Coltman. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Bartley | Snow | For Light & Co. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Saint John | Beejapore | Full-rigged ship | For Willis & Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Joseph Simpson | Sunderland | Bosphorus | Barque | For Newton & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Briggs | Sunderland | Bride | Barque | For Carter & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Booth & Blacklock | Sunderland | Britannia | Barque | For J. Twizell. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Calhoun | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Bartram & Lister | Sunderland | Calumet | Snow | For T. Booth. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Canopus | Barque | For Crosby & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Caucasian | Barque | For Mr. Rounthwaite. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Chalmers | Merchantman | For J. Laing. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | Chandenagore | Barque | For John Hay. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Chieftain | Snow | For Mr. Wilkinson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alcock | Sunderland | Cistus | Snow | For J. Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Booth & Blacklock | Sunderland | Corra Linn | Schooner | For Child & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Countless | Merchantman | For T. Green. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Cruiser | Merchantman | For Porrett & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Czarina | Snow | For W. Petrie. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Chelsea, Massachusetts | Daniel Webster | Pilot boat | For William R. Lampee. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Short | Sunderland | Defiance | Barque | For A. Strong. |
| Unknown dte | Norway | | | Desidera | Frigate | For Royal Norwegian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Halls | Sunderland | Dominion | Barque | For Mr. Temperley. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford & W. Crown | Sunderland | Duke of Northumberland | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Mystic, Connecticut | E. C. Scranton | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Eleanor | Barque | For Mr. Charleton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Naisby | Sunderland | Eliza Charles | Barque | For Roberts & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sykes & Co | Sunderland | Eliza Thornton | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Anderton | Runcorn | Emperor | Schooner | For John Anderton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Eos | Barque | For T. Alcock. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Williamson | Harrington | Everton | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | River Wear | Florist | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lawson Gales | South Hylton | Georgiana | Snow | For L. Gales. |
| Unknown date | United States | William H. Webb | New York | Golden Gate | Paddle steamer | For Pacific Mail Steamship Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Bayley | Ipswich | Gower | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Great Western | Clipper | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Hannah Maria | Merchantman | For J. Michael. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Booth & Blacklock | Sunderland | Harlington | Snow | For Penman & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | Irons & Grinnell | Mystic, Connecticut | Harriet Hoxie | Clipper | For Post, Smith & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Chilton | Sunderland | Hexham | Snow | For Crowe & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. W. & W. J. Hall | Sunderland | Honour | Snow | For R. Brough. |
| Unknown date | Oregon Territory | John Kruse | Willamette Falls | Hoosier | Paddle steamer | For John Zumwalt. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Edward Brown | Sunderland | Ithiel | Snow | For James Hay. |
| Unknown date | United States | William H. Webb | New York | James Adger | Paddle steamer | For James Adger & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Jane & Elizabeth | Merchantman | For Swan & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | T. Stonehouse | Sunderland | Jane Cockerill | Barque | For John Cockerill. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Barker | Sunderland | Jane Spoors | Brig | For Spoors & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Todd & Brown | Sunderland | John and Alice Brown | Merchantman | For A. Brown & associates. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | John Muers | Merchantman | For W. Brown. |
| Unknownndate | United Kingdom | | River Tees | Lady | Merchantman | For Walter Mitchell. |
| Unknown date | United States | Bidwell & Banta | Buffalo, New York | Lady Elgin | Paddle steamer | For Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Peverley & Co | Sunderland | Lady Zetland | Schooner | For G. Foster. |
| Unknown date | United States | Messrs. Perrine, Patterson & Stack | Williamsburgh, New York | Lafayette | Steamship | For J. G. Williams and others. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Bergen | Amble | Landscape | Snow | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Colony of Nova Scotia | William Nesbitt | North Sydney | Lord Clarendon | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | George Clark | Monkwearmouth | Lotus | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Ottoman Empire | | Constantinople | Mahmudie | Ship of the line | For Ottoman Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Maitland | Merchantman | For J. Kelso. |
| Unknown date | Upper Canada | Marine Railway Yard | Kingston | Maple Leaf | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Waterford | Marchioness | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | James Smith | Saint John | Marco Polo | Full-rigged ship | For James Smith. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Potts | Sunderland | Mary Ann | Barque | For Potts Bros. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Mary Hall | Barque | For J. C. Hall. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Edward Bailey | Pallion | Mary Ridley | Barque | For Carr & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Matanzas | Barque | For Mr. Thompson. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Mechanical Whale | Submarine | For Submarine Exploring Company. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ratcliffe & Co. | Sunderland | Meggy | Snow | For Mr. Elsdon. |
| Unknown date | United States | | | Meredith | schooner | For United States Coast Survey. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Mexico | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | name | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Oregon Territory | | Canemah or Oregon City | Multnomah | Paddle steamer | For Bissell, Maxwell & Gray. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Pembroke Dockyard | Musquito | Helena-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United States | Samuel Hanscomb Jr. | Eliot, Maine | Nightingale | Tea clipper | For Davis & Co. |
| Unknown date | Norway | | | Nidaros | Corvette | For Royal Norwegian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. J. Bennett | Sunderland | Norna | Full-rigged ship | For Pryde & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. H. Pearson | Sunderland | Ocean | Snow | For Cooper & Co. |
| Unknowndate | Sweden | | Härnösand | Orion | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Osbert | Merchantman | For Mr. Dalrymple. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Ottoway | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Candlish | Sunderland | Peace | Merchantman | For Candlish & Co. |
| Unknown date | Ottoman Empire | | Constantinople | Peiki-Messeret | Ship of the line | For Ottoman Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Hardie | Sunderland | Pet | Merchantman | For Mr. Marwood. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Gosport | Pleiades | Yacht | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Prince Woronzoff | Snow | For Swire & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Punch | Merchantman | For Ogle & Douglas. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | James Laing | Sunderland | Pyrenees | Full-rigged ship | For Duncan Dunbar. |
| Unknown date | Kingdom of Hungary | | Óbuda | Radetzky | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lightfoot | Sunderland | Rainbow | Snow | For Thomas Speeding. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Doxford & W. Crown | Sunderland | Refuge | Merchantman | For W. Doxford. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. Reed | Sunderland | Regina | Merchantman | For Mr. Richardson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Rehoboth | Merchantman | For Mr. Outterside. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Residue | Merchantman | For W. Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Maryport | Robert Barbour | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Messrs. Denny & Rankin | Dumbarton | Rob Roy | East Indiaman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Robert Thompson & Sons | Sunderland | Rodsley | Full-rigged ship | For E. Graham. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Royal Charlie | Barque | For Mr. Hutchinson. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | Bathurst | Sabrina | Brigantine | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Sykes & Co. | Sunderland | Saint George | Barque | For Briggs & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Arrow Leithead | Sunderland | Sarah Margaret | Merchantman | For J. Wright. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ralph Hutchinson, or R. & W. Hutchinson | Sunderland | Security | Barque | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Smith | Sunderland | Shakespeare | Full-rigged ship | For Kendall & Co. |
| Unknown date | Ottoman Empire | | Constantinople | Shied-Sade | Frigate | For Ottoman Navy. |
| Unknown date | Nicaragua | | Greytown | Sir Henry Bulwer | Sternwheeler | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brundrit & Whiteway | Runcorn | Sir Robert | Schooner | For Brundrit & Whiteway. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William R. Abbay | Sunderland | Snowdrop | Schooner | For Mr. Adamson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. H. Potts & Bros. | Sunderland | Stamboul | Barque | For Messrs. Dryden. |
| Unknown date | United States | Vaughan & Lynn | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | State of Georgia | Paddle steamer | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | William H. Webb | New York | Swordfish | Clipper | For Barclays & Livingston. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Tod & McGregor | Partick | Tourist | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Trio | Brigantine | For Herring & Co. |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Typhoon | Clipper | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Sweden | | | Valkyrion | Man of war | For Royal Swedish Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | M. Stothard | Sunderland | Venice | Snow | For Mr. Collingwood. |
| Unknown date | Colony of New Brunswick | | | Wacousta | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Greenock | Warata | Steamship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Washington Navy Yard | Water Witch | Paddle gunboat | For United States Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Worthy | Brig | For Mr. Marriott. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Greenock | Yarra Yarra | Steamship | For private owner. |