# List of ship launches in 1696

The list of ship launches in 1696 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1696.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| January | Kingdom of France | | Brest | La Bellone | Fifth rate frégate à deux batteries | For French Navy. |
| January | Kingdom of France | Simon Chabert | Marseille | La Couronne | Fleur de Lis-class galley | For French Navy. |
| January | Kingdom of France | Simon Chabert | Marseille | La Superbe | Fleur de Lis-class galley | For French Navy. |
| 15 February | Kingdom of France | | Lorient | La Foudroyante | Fourth rate bomb vessel | For French Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Admiral Lefort | Sea of Azov-class galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Bruce | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy (captain Y V Bruce). |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Bruce | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy (captain R Bruce). |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Bulart | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Bykovskiy | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Cunningham | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Gasenius | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Grott | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Hotunskiy | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Inglis | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Kotunskiy | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Oleshev | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Prince Repmin | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Schmidt | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Prince Trubstkoy | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Pristav | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Turlavil | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Ushakov | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Captain Veyde | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Principum | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Shoutbenakht de Lozier | Sea of Azov-class galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| February | Russia | | Voronezh | Vice-Admiral Lima | Galley | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 4 March | Republic of Venice | Giacomo de Zorzi Grando | Venice | Aurora | San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line | For Venetian Navy. |
| 24 March | England | James Parker | Southampton | Scarborough | Fifth rate frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 26 March | Republic of Venice | Iseppo De Pieri di Zuanne | Venice | Tigre | San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line | For Venetian Navy. |
| 26 April | Russia | A Meyer | Voronezh | Apostol Piotr | Fifth rate rowing frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 28 April | Russia | A Meyer | Voronezh | Sviatoi Pavel | Fifth rate rowing frigate | For Imperial Russian Navy. |
| 26 May | Republic of Venice | Iseppo di Antonio Testarossa | Venice | Sol d'Oro | San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line | For Venetian Navy. |
| 29 May | Republic of Venice | Zuanne di Francesco Piccolo de Venezia | Venice | Giove | San Lorenzo Zustinian-class ship of the line | For Venetian Navy. |
| 6 July | England | Henry Johnson | Blackwall Yard | Blackwall | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. |
| 22 December | Republic of Venice | | | Aquila Reale | Fifth rate | For Venetian Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | Hendrik Kakelaar | Veere | Blikkenburg | Unrated ship | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | Dutch East India Company | Delfshaven | Concordia | East Indiaman | For Dutch East India Company. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | Harlingen | Doniawerstal | Sixth rate frigate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | Zeeland | Galei | Full-rigged ship | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | England | Joseph Lawrence | Woolwich Dockyard | Intelligence | Brigantine | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | Harlingen | Neerrijnen | Sixth rate frigate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | England | Castle | Deptford | Nonsuch | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | Hendrik Cardinaal | Amsterdam | Overijssel | Fourth rate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | England | Fisher Harding | Deptford Dockyard | Postboy | Brigantine | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | Denmark | | Copenhagen | Prins Carl | Fourth rate | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | Hendrik Cardinaal | Amsterdam | Raaf | Fourth rate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | Zeeland | Rozenburg | Sixth rate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | | Wapen van Medemblik | Fourth rate | For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date | England | Castle | Deptford | Warwick | Fourth rate | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | Dutch Republic | | Amsterdam | Wulverhorst | Fourth rate | For Dutch Navy. |