The list of ship launches in 1863 is a chronological list of ships launched in 1863. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location State Notes 3 January Steamship Messrs. Charles Mitchell & Co Low Walker For Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. 3 January Paddle steamer John Litherbury Cincinnati, Ohio For Preston Lodwick. 6 January Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For private owner. 7 January Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulbourn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 7 January Naturalist Full-rigged ship Messrs. Vernon Liverpool For Messrs. Thomas & James Harrison. 7 January Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For private owner. 8 January Steamship Messrs. W. C. Miller & Co. Liverpool Seized by Board of Customs as a suspected Confederate gunboat. 10 January Paddle steamer Keyport, New Jersey For James Howe and C. W. Copeland. 13 January F Z Tucker Brooklyn, New York For United States Navy. 13 January Monitor Union Iron Works Carondelet, Missouri For United States Navy. 14 January England Full-rigged ship John Robinson Sunderland For W. de Mattos. 16 January Steamship Messrs William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For private owner. 17 January Reaney, Son, & Archibold Chester, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 19 January Botanist East Indiaman James Laing Sunderland For Thomas & James Harrison. 20 January Paddle steamer Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Blackwall, London For private owner. 21 January Annie Duthie Clipper Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co. Stobcross For William Duthie. 21 January Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thomson Govan For Cunard Line. 21 January Ivanhoe Brig Messrs. J. & J. Hall Montrose For Robert Johnston. 21 January Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For J. Bibby & Sons. 21 January Waverley Merchantman Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Williamson, Milligan & Co. 22 January Progress Schooner John Jones Aberystwyth For private owner. 22 January Whaler Messrs. Stephen & Sons Dundee For Walter Grieve. 24 January Paddle Steamer Messrs. William Simons & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 24 January Steamship Messrs. J. Wigham Richardson & Son Low Walker For Messrs. Broomfield & Whitaker. 31 January Surinam Merchantman Messrs Archibald M'Millan & Son Greenock For John Kerr. January American Diver Submarine Horace L. Hunley Mobile, Alabama For Confederate States Navy. January Caspian Snow Edward Potts Seaham For L. D. Chatt. January County of Lanark Full-rigged ship River Clyde For private owner. January Kintyre Full-rigged ship Messrs. Pile, Spence & Co. Hartlepool For Messrs. Mackinnon, Frew, & Co. January Medora Snow Gibbon & Nichol Hylton For Davidson & Co. January Sea Bird Barque William Briggs & Son Sunderland For Parker & Co. January Surat Barque Newburyport, Massachusetts For private owner. January Paddle steamer Cincinnati, Ohio For Stephen Morse et al. January Paddle steamer Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. January Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For private owner. 3 February Belle Barque G. Peverall Sunderland For Bowman & Co. 3 February Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Messrs. George Gibson & Co. 5 February Balmacarra Barque J. Gill Sunderland For Mr. Williamson. 6 February Reindeer Tea clipper Messrs. Alexander Hall & Co. Footdee For Jervis Robert Wardley. 6 February The Spirit of the Sea Barque Messrs. Alexander M'Laine & Sons Belfast For private owner. 7 February Floating battery Confederate Naval Works Selma, Alabama For Confederate States Navy. 7 February Steamship Messrs. Samuelson & Co. Hull For H. H. Perlback. 7 February Ironclad Henry D. Bassett For Confederate States Navy. 9 February Helen Finlayson Barque Adamson Alloa For Duncan Finlayson. 16 February Steamship Messrs. Charles Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. 17 February New York Navy Yard New York For United States Navy. 18 February Monitor George C Bester Peoria, Illinois For United States Navy. 18 February Monitor Union Iron Works Carondelet, Missouri For United States Navy. 19 February Alexandra Full-rigged ship William Doxford Sunderland For Blyth & Co. 19 February Fairy Queen Brig Messrs. D. Burns & Co. Aberdeen For John M'Lauchlan. 19 February Steamship J. H. Mackern Preston For private owner. 21 February Steamship Messrs. C. & W. Earle Hull For Messrs. J. Moss & Co. February J. J. Abrahams Baltimore, Maryland For United States Navy. February Steamship Messrs. C. Connell & Co. Overnewton For Messrs. Handyside & Henderson. February Steamship Boston, Massachusetts For private owner. February Ironclad Ram Henry D. Bassett Selma, Alabama For Confederate States Navy. 4 March Asshur Barque Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Footdee For Alexander Hector. 4 March Paul Curtis Boston, Massachusetts For United States Navy 4 March Constance Barque George Storey Moore & Co. Sunderland For Ellisen & Co. 4 March Despatch boat Laird Bros. Ltd. Birkenhead For Imperial Maritime Customs Service. 4 March Dispatch boat Laird Bros. Ltd. Birkenhead For Guangdong Fleet. 5 March Steamship Messrs. George Robinson & Co. Cork For Messrs. Malcolmson. 5 March Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Belfast Steamship Company. 5 March Midge Cutter Robinson Gosport For HM Coast Guard. 6 March Yuh-Shung Schooner Messrs. Robert Steele & Co Greenock For Messrs. Hamilton, Adams & Co. 7 March Thomas Stack Brooklyn, New York For United States Navy. 7 March Steamship Messrs. M. Pearse & Co. Stockton-on-Tees For Messrs. Fraser, Trenholme & Co. 8 March Curtis & Tilden Boston, Massachusetts For United States Navy 14 March Mary Edwards Schooner Edward Ellis Garth For Miss Mary Edwards and others. 17 March New York Navy Yard New York For United States Navy. 19 March Portsmouth Navy Yard for United States Navy. 19 March J. Simonson Greenpoint, New York For United States Navy. 19 March Clipper Maxson, Fish & Co. Mystic, Connecticut For Lawrence, Giles & Co. 19 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 19 March Armored frigate Reales Astilleros de Esteiro Ferrol For Spanish Navy. 21 March The Princess of Wales Schooner Messrs. Hugh Williams & Co. Portmadoc For Griffith Griffith. 21 March Victory Merchantman Messrs. Laurence Hill & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Potter, Wilson & Co. 20 March Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 21 March Steamship Messrs. Palmer Bros. Jarrow For Messrs. Fernie, Bros., & Co. 23 March Boston Navy Yard Charlestown, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 24 March Sarah and Jane Schooner John Banks Jr. Kilpin Pike For Henry Colverson. 28 March Onward Steamship C. & R. Poillon Brooklyn, New York Purchased by United States Navy. 31 March J. A. & D. D. Westerveldt New York For United States Navy. March Elizabeth Hampton Schooner J. & R. Bailey Shoreham-by-Sea For William Hodge. March Steamship J. B. & J. D. Van Busen New York For private owner. March Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 2 April Steamship Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn & Co. Renfrew For H. S. Seligman. 3 April Sternwheeler H. A. Jones Cincinnati, Ohio For private owner. 3 April Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For A. Lopez & Co. 4 April G. W. Jackson Newburyport, Massachusetts For United States Navy 4 April Steamship Messrs. Blackwood & Gordon Port Glasgow For Launceston and Melbourne Steam Navigation Company. 4 April La Plata Barque Messrs. A. M'Millan & Sons Dumbarton For Messrs. Donaldson Bros. 4 April Steamship Messrs. Samuda Bros. Blackwall For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 4 April Robert Lees East Indiaman Messrs. Thos. Vernon & Son Liverpool For Messrs. Liston, Young & Co. 4 April Steaship Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan For Castle Line. 6 April Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft. 7 April East Indiaman Harland & Wolff Belfast For T. & J. Brocklebank. 8 April Steamship A. & J. Inglis Glasgow For Hermann L. Seligman. 8 April Steamship A. & J. Inglis Glasgow For British India Steam Navigation Company. 9 April Paddle steamer Messrs. W. Simons & Co. Renfrew For private owner. 11 April Pine Fishing smack Campbeltown For private owner. 14 April Casemate ironclad Jonathan H. Carter Shreveport, Louisiana For Confederate States Navy. 15 April Königliche Werft Danzig For Prussian Navy. 16 April Plongeur Submarine Charles Brun Rochefort For French Navy. First mechanically propelled submarine. 17 April Bentuther Barque William Briggs & Son Sunderland For Mr. Sproat. 17 April Gunboat Portsmouth Navy Yard Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 18 April Steamship Messrs. Archibald Denny & Sons Dumbarton For British Indian Steam Navigation Company. 18 April Steamship James Laing Sunderland For E. T. Gourlay & Co. 18 April Princess Alexandra Schooner John Barter Brixham For William Sprague and others. 18 April William H. Webb New York For Regia Marina. 18 April Royal Dane Brig L. Wheatley North Hylton For Messrs. James Leslie & Co. 20 April Alexandra Cutter Ratsey East Cowes For Royal Yacht Squadron. 20 April Coquette Schooner Ratsey East Cowes For Royal Yacht Squadron. 20 April Glengairn Clipper Messrs. Water Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Aberdeen Clipper Line. 20 April Tyne Schooner Messrs. Hansen Cowes For George Robert Stephenson. 21 April Gunboat G. W. Lawrence Portland, Maine For United States Navy 21 April Steamship Messr. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Inman Line. 22 April City of Dunedin Clipper Messrs. Denny & Rankin Dumbarton For Messrs. Patrick Henderson & Co. 22 April New York Navy Yard For United States Navy. 28 April Pilot boat Edward F. Williams Greenpoint, New York For New York Pilots Association. 28 April Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée La Seyne For Regia Marina. 30 April Steamship Messrs. Scott & Co Greenock For private owner. April Joan Cunllo Barque W. Barkley Sunderland For Jones & Co. April Steamship Messrs. W. Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Messrs. A. Lopez & Co. 1 May Paddle steamer George Inman Lymington For Solent Steam Packet Company. 2 May Island Queen Barque William Doxford Pallion For Wheatley & Co. 2 May Mount Vernon Barque Messrs. Thomas Vernon & Son Liverpool For Messrs. Nelson, Alexander & Co. 2 May The Bella Barque Messrs. R. & J. Evans & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Vining, Killey & Co. 4 May I'll Try Brig John Smith Aberdeen For James Cumming. 4 May John Clarke Brig Messrs. Metcalfe & Lee South Shields For James Jobling & John Clarke. 4 May Robert Chambers Ferry Newcastle upon Tyne For Tyne Ferry Company. 5 May Martha Birnie Clipper William Duthie Jr. Aberdeen For private owner. 6 May Ironclad Cowper Phipps Coles Glasgow For Royal Danish Navy. Denmark's first ironclad warship. 6 May Silvery Wave Brig Messrs. J. Wray & Sojns Burton Stather For Messrs. Bullard, King & Co. 7 May Helen Scott East Indiaman Messrs. Jones, Quiggan & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Copeland Bros. 7 May Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 7 May Woolton Merchantman James Hardie Southwick For James Longton & Co. 8 May Fiery Cross Schooner Messrs. Fyfe & Son Fairlie For James Fairlie. 9 May Sternwheeler James Trahey Alexandria Colony of British Columbia For Gustavus Blin Wright & Thomas Wright. 12 May William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Navy Yard For United States Navy. 14 May Forest Oak Ketch William Pickersgill Sunderland For Mr. Hudson. 15 May Paddle steamer Messrs. Charles Connel & Son Overnewton For private owner. 16 May Alumbagh Full-rigged ship James Laing Sunderland For Abbott Dunbar. 16 May Steamship William Adamson Newcastle upon Tyne For Messrs Clarke & Reeve. 16 May Edinburgh Castle East I~ndiaman J. G. Lawrie Whiteinch For Glasgow and Asiatic Shipping Co. 16 May Herald Full-rigged ship W. Pile Sunderland For John R. Kelso. 16 May Trevelyan Full-rigged ship Messrs. W. Pile, Hay, & Co. Sunderland For Messrs. G. D. Tyson & Co. 18 May Steamship Messrs. Mitchell Low Walker For private owner. 18 May Pak Wan Full-rigged ship Georg