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List of ship launches in 1744

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The list of ship launches in 1744 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1744.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
January Kingdom of France Mauritius Nicholas Levesque Port-Louis L'Insulaire Frigate For Compagnie des Indes.[1]
17 February  Great Britain John Buxton Deptford Dockyard Swallow Merlin-class sloop For Royal Navy.[2]
20 March  Great Britain Greville & Whetstone Limehouse Merlin Merlin-class sloop For Royal Navy.
19 April  Great Britain Philemon Perry Blackwall Hind Hind-class sloop For Royal Navy.
3 May  Great Britain Bird Rotherhithe Winchester Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
4 May  Great Britain John Greaves Limehouse Vulture Hind-class sloop For Royal Navy.
11 May  Kingdom of France Jacques-Luc Coulomb Brest Le Vigilant Third rate For French Navy.[3]
13 May  New France Rene-Nicholas Levasseur Quebec City Le Caribou Fourth rate For French Navy.[4]
27 May  Kingdom of France Pierre Chaillé Fils Havre de Grâce La Fine Fifth rate For French Navy.[5]
31 May  Great Britain John Reed Hull Shoreham Sixth rate For Royal Navy.[6]
2 June  Great Britain John Quallett Rotherhithe Wager Sixth rate For Royal Navy.[7]
16 June  Great Britain Henry Bird Rotherhithe Mary Galley Fifth rate For Royal Navy.
29 June  Great Britain John Okill Liverpool Pearl Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[8]
30 June  Great Britain Richard Golightly Liverpool Lark Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[9]
1 July  Great Britain Carter Limehouse Princess Louisa Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
17 July  Great Britain Joseph Allin Deptford Jamaica Hind-class sloop For Royal Navy.
17 July  Great Britain Deptford Dockyard Trial Hind-class sloop For Royal Navy.
31 July  Great Britain James Taylor Rotherhithe Ludlow Castle Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[10]
14 August  Great Britain Barnard Harwich Colchester Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
14 August  Great Britain Blaydes Hull Fowey Fifth rate For Royal Navy.
August  Kingdom of France Pierre Chaillé Fils Havre de Grâce L'Emeraude Frigate For French Navy.
11 October  Great Britain Snellgrove Limehouse Portland Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
12 October  Great Britain West Deptford Defiance Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
12 October  Great Britain Wells Rotherhithe Maidstone Fourth rate For Royal Navy.
13 October  Great Britain George Rowcliffe Northam Bridgewater Sixth rate For Royal Navy.[11]
21 October  Kingdom of France Pierre Morineau Rochefort Invincible Third rate For French Navy.
30 October  Kingdom of France Pierre-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Oriflamme Ship of the line For French Navy.
9 November  Great Britain John Buxton Deptford Speedwell Merlin-class sloop For Royal Navy.[12]
12 November  Great Britain John Barnard location Falcon Merlin-class sloop For Royal Navy.[13]
22 November  Kingdom of France Blaise Geslain Rochefort Magnanime Third rate For French Navy.
11 December  Great Britain John Buxton, Sr. Rotherhithe Hazard Merlin-class sloop For Royal Navy.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Jean Reynoir Marseille L'Ambitieuse France-class galley For French Navy.[14]
Unknown date  Denmark–Norway København Third rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[15]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Saint-Malo Le Grand Turque Full-rigged ship For Private owner.[16]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Saint-Malo Le Lis Privateer For private owner
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Rochefort Le Singe Catboat For French Navy.[17]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Rochefort Le Tigre Catboat For French Navy.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "French Merchant frigate 'L'Insulaire' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "British sloop 'Swallow' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Vigilant' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Caribou' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Fine' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Shoreham' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Wager' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Pearl' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Lark' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Ludlow Castle' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Bridgewater' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ "British sloop 'Speedwell' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ^ "British sloop 'Merlin' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ^ "French galle 'L'Ambitieuse' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'København' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ^ "French Privateer ship 'Le Grand Turque' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  17. ^ "French cat 'Le Singe' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ "French cat 'Le Tigre' (1744)". Threedecks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.