List of ship launches in 1781

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The list of ship launches in 1781 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1781.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
5 January  United States James Hackett Portsmouth, New Hampshire Privateer For Massachusetts State Navy.[1]
5 January  Kingdom of France Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Blonde corvette For French Navy.[2]
20 January  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce Brune corvette For French Navy.
23 February  Kingdom of France Rochefort Illustre ship of the line For French Navy.
26 February  Spain El Ferrol Fourth rate For Spanish Navy.[3]
5 March  Kingdom of France Toulon Corvette For French Navy.[4]
7 March  Great Britain Randall & Brent River Thames King George Merchantman For Hudson's Bay Company.
10 March  Great Britain Nicholas Phillips Chatham Dockyard Dolphin Roebuck-class ship For Royal Navy.[5]
10 March  Kingdom of France Daniel & Jacques Denys Dunkerque Lézard cutter For French Navy.
12 March  Great Britain Peter Baker Liverpool Assistance ship of the line For Royal Navy.
12 March  Kingdom of France Dunkerque cutter For French Navy.[6]
13 March  Great Britain John Perry Blackwall Earl of Chesterfield East Indiaman For British East India Company.
13 March  Great Britain John Perry Blackwall Earl of Hertford East Indiaman For British East India Company.
13 March  Great Britain Edward Greaves Limehouse Latona Fifth rate For Royal Navy.
22 March  Kingdom of France Toulon Poulette corvette For French Navy.
26 March  Great Britain John Wells Deptford Deptford East Indiaman For British East India Company.
26 March  Great Britain Nicholas Phillips & George White Portsmouth Dockyard Eurydice Porcupine-class post ship For Royal Navy.
10 April  Great Britain Henry Adams Bucklers Hard Agamemnon Ardent-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
10 April  Great Britain Hilhouse Bristol Arethusa Minerva-class frigate For Royal Navy.[7]
10 April  Great Britain John Randall & Co. Rotherhithe Perseverance Fifth rate For Royal Navy.
10 April  Great Britain John Sutton Liverpool Success Amazon-class frigate For Royal Navy.
11 April  Great Britain Barnard Deptford Africa Inflexible-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
12 April  Dutch Republic Jacob Spaan Dordrecht Third rate For Dutch Navy.[8]
24 April  Great Britain George White Portsmouth Dockyard Porcupine-class post ship For Royal Navy.[9]
1 May  Dutch Republic P. Glavimans Harlingen Pallas Frigate For Dutch Navy.[10]
1 May  Spain El Ferrol Fifth rate For Spanish Navy.[11]
8 May  Great Britain John Jenner Woolwich Dockyard Sampson Intrepid-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[12]
9 May  Great Britain Plymouth Dockyard Narcissus Sphinx-class post ship For Royal Navy.
9 May  Great Britain Henry Ladd Dover fireship For Royal Navy.[13]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk Modified frigate For Navy.[14]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk Modified frigate For Imperial Russian Navy.[15]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk Modified frigate For Imperial Russian Navy.[16]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[17]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[18]
22 May  Russia M. D. Portnov Archangelsk ship of the line For Imperial Russian Navy.[19]
24 May  Great Britain George Parsons Bursledon Quebec Active-class frigate For Navy.
26 May  Great Britain Thomas King Dover fireship For Royal Navy.[20]
May  Great Britain Thomas King Dover Unrated Cutter (boat) For Royal Navy.[21]
5 June  Kingdom of France Jean-Denis Chevilard Rochefort Argonaute Argonaute-class ship of the line For French Navy.[22]
6 June  Kingdom of France Jean-Denis Chevillard Rochefort Brave Argonaute-class ship of the line For French Navy.[23]
7 June  Great Britain John Baker & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne Argo Roebuck-class ship For Royal Navy.
8 June  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce Flûte (ship) For French Navy.[24]
8 June  Great Britain John Randall Rotherhithe Sceptre Inflexible-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
9 June  Great Britain Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard Sixth rate For Royal Navy.[25]
22 June  Kingdom of France Daniel & Jacques Denys Dunkerque Espion cutter For French Navy.
22 June  Spain El Ferrol For Spanish Navy.[26]
23 June  Kingdom of France Dunkerque Cutter (boat) For French Navy.[27]
3 July  Great Britain Thomas King Dover Cockatrice cutter For Royal Navy.
8 July  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Third rate For Dutch Navy.[28]
13 July  Great Britain John Barnard Deptford Dutton East Indiaman For British East India Company.
24 July  Great Britain Robert Fabian East Cowes Astraea Active-class frigate For Royal Navy.
14 August  Kingdom of France Toulon Durance scow For French Navy.
19 August  Kingdom of France Benjamin Dubois Saint-Malo Cléopâtre frigate For French Navy.[29]
22 August  Great Britain Barnard Deptford Warren Hastings East Indiaman For British East India Company.
August  Kingdom of France Brest Couronne Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line For French Navy.
4 September  Great Britain John Henslow Plymouth Dockyard Anson Intrepid-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[30]
19 September  Great Britain Webb Fearon Active-class frigate For Royal Navy.[31]
15 October  Kingdom of France Brest Pégase Pégase-class ship of the line For French Navy.[32]
18 October  Great Britain Peter Baker Liverpool sloop For Royal Navy.[33]
18 October  Great Britain Hilhouse Bristol Diomede Roebuck-class ship For Royal Navy.
18 October  Great Britain George White Portsmouth Dockyard Warrior Alfred-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[34]
19 October  Great Britain Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard Goliath Arrogant-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[35]
29 October  Kingdom of France Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Iris Magicienne-class frigate For French Navy.[36]
October  Great Britain John Fisher Liverpool Sloop of war For Royal Navy.[37]
October  Great Britain Robert Fabian East Cowes Swallow Cutter For Royal Navy.[38]
4 November  Russia I. V. James Saint Petersburg Sixth rate For Imperial Russian Navy.[39]
4 November  Russia I. V. James Saint Petersburg frigate For Imperial Russian Navy.[40]
17 November  Great Britain William Barnard Deptford Andromache Amazon-class frigate For Royal Navy.
16 December  Dutch Republic J. Swerus Harlingen Fifth rate For Dutch Navy.[41]
December  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce Autruche Flûte (ship) For French Navy.
December  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce Flûte (ship) For French Navy.[42]
Unknown date  Great Britain Sunderland Achilles Merchantman For Michael Humble and Stephen Todd.
Unknown date  Great Britain Fishburn & Brodrick Whitby Ann and Amelia Merchantman For John Julius Angerstein.
Unknown date  United States Paul Boston, Massachusetts Privateer For Massachusetts State Navy.[43]
Unknown date  Great Britain River Thames Boddington West Indiaman For Mr. Boddington.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic P. van Zwijndregt Rotterdam Braak Cutter For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date  Great Britain Brooks Slave ship For J. Brook.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Fourth rate For Dutch Navy.[44]
Unknown date  United States Chambers Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Great Britain John Wells Deptford East Indiaman For .[45]
Unknown date  Great Britain John Perry Blackwall Europa East Indiaman For British East India Company.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Frigate For Dutch Navy.[46]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[47]
Unknown date  Great Britain John Barnard Rotherhithe East Indiaman For British East India Company.[48]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Third rate For Dutch Navy.[49]
Unknown date  Great Britain Barnard General Coote East Indiaman For British East India Company.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Vlissingen Fourth rate For Dutch Navy.[50]
Unknown date  United States Thomas Barstow Hanover, Massachusetts Privateer For Massachusetts State Navy.[51]
Unknown date  United States Privateer For Virginia State Navy.[52]
Unknown date  Great Britain Bristol Hector West Indiaman For John Maxse.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Hercules Privateer For private owner.
Unknown date Ottoman1517.png Ottoman Empire Constantinople Fourth rate For Ottoman Navy.[53]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic P. van Zwijndrecht Rotterdam Kemphaan Aviso For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date  Kingdom of Great Britain Wells Deptford Kent East Indiaman For William Moffatt.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Saint-Malo La Marquise de St. Pern Privateer For private owner.[54]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Dunkerque La Royale Privateer For private owner.[55]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Bordeaux Privateer For private owner.[56]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Mars Privateer For private owner.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[57]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Mercuur Cutter For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date  United States New England Mentor Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Nantes Musette Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Great Britain Folkstone Nimble Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Great Britain Philemon Jacobs Folkstone Cutter For Royal Navy.[58]
Unknown date Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg India Calcutta Nonsuch Merchantman For John Canning & Henry Watson.
Unknown date  Great Britain Bristol Orange Valley West Indiaman For private owner.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Fourth rate For Dutch Navy.[59]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Cutter For Dutch Navy.[60]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Medemblik Cutter For Dutch Navy.[61]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Third rate For Dutch Navy.[62]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Third rate For Dutch Navy.[63]
Unknown date  Great Britain Virginia Privateer For private owner.[64]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic For Dutch Navy.[65]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Zwindrecht Rotterdam Wassenaar Third rate For Dutch Navy.
Unknown date  Great Britain Whitby William and Ann Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[66]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Unrated For Dutch Navy.[67]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Unrated For Dutch Navy.[68]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Cutter For Dutch Navy.[69]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown West Indiaman For private owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown For unknown owner.
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.
Unknown date Unknown Name unknown Merchantman For private owner.

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  2. ^ "French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Blonde' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Santo Domingo' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  5. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Dolphin' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "French cutter 'Le Malin' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Arethusa' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Hercules' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Crocodile' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate frigate 'Pallas' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Santa Sabina' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Sampson' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  13. ^ "British fireship 'Tisiphone' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Nadezhda' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Podrazhislav' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Russian Fifth Rate frigate 'Slava' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Sviatoslav' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship fo the line 'Trekh Sviatitelei' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vysheslav' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  20. ^ "British fireship 'Alecto' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  21. ^ "British cutter 'Pigmy' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  22. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Argonaute' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  23. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Brave' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  24. ^ "French flûte 'Le Chameau' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  25. ^ "British Sixth Rate post ship 'Myrmidon' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Felipe Apóstol' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  27. ^ "French cutter 'La Fanfaron' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Kortenaer' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  29. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Cléopâtre' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  30. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Anson' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  31. ^ "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ceres' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  32. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Pégase' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  33. ^ "British sloop 'Ariel' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  34. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Warrior' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  35. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Goliath' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  36. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Iris' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  37. ^ "British sloop 'Racehorse' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  38. ^ "British sloop 'Swallow' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  39. ^ "Russian Sixth Rate frigate 'Gektor' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  40. ^ "Russian Sixth Rate rowing frigate 'Provornyi' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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  44. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Centaurus' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  46. ^ "Dutch frigate 'Expeditie' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  60. ^ "Dutch cutter 'Snelheid' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  62. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Unie' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  63. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Utrecht' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  65. ^ "Dutch uitlegger 'Waakzaamheid' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  66. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate cutter 'Windhond' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  67. ^ "Dutch ship 'Zeebaars' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  69. ^ "Dutch cutter 'Zephier' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
Ship events in 1781
Ship launches: 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786
Ship commissionings: 1785 1786
Ship decommissionings:
Shipwrecks: 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786
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