The list of ship launches in 1856 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1856. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes 1 January Moyola Barque Messrs. Alexander M'Laine & Sons Belfast For Mr. Porter. 1 January Schooner James R. & George Steers Williamsburg, New York For Daniel Edgar. 4 January Lloyd Jones Merchantman Maesygarnedd For Lloyd Portmadoc. 5 January John Temperley Full-rigged ship G. W. & W. J. Hall Sunderland For Messrs. Hall & Temperley. 5 January Sunshine Clipper Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For Messrs. Harrison & Co. 8 January Steamship Messrs. J. & G. Thompson Govan For private owner. 8 January Steamship Baillie Stangor Stromness For private owner. 9 January Georgiana Schooner Bombay India For British East India Company. 9 January Mary Ann Wilson Full-rigged ship Messrs. Peile, Scott & Co. Carlisle For John Sparks. 11 January Young, Magnay & Co Limehouse For Royal Navy. 16 January Cambrian Bell Brig John Evans Aberystwyth For Richard Delahoyde. 19 January Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 22 January Brest For French Navy. 24 January Fourth rate Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 25 January Victor Emmanuel Full-rigged ship Messrs. Barr & Shearer Ardrossan For Messrs. Henry Moore & Co. 26 January Messrs. J. & R. White West Cowes For Royal Navy. 29 January W. Briggs & James Briggs Low Southwick For Royal Navy. 29 January Sunderland For Royal Navy. 1 February Messrs. Green's Blackwall For Royal Navy. 2 February Steamship Messrs. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. 4 February Steamship John Pile Jr. West Hartlepool For Messrs. Spartelli & Co. 6 February Steamship John Pile West Hartlepool For Australian Auxiliary Steam Clipper Company. 8 February Minniehaha Yacht George Tovill The Hythe For John Mann. 9 February Aladdin Full-rigged ship Messrs. Ritson & Co. Maryport For John Aikin. 9 February Kleimjee Oodhowjee Full-rigged ship J. Jones Liverpool For Edward Bates. 9 February Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 9 February Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 9 February Young, Magnay & Co. Limehouse For Royal Navy. 9 February Star of Peace Barque Westcott Barnstaple For private owner. 9 February Two Brothers Barque Ballment Barnstaple For private owner. 11 February John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 11 February John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 13 February Edgar Atheling Merchantman Messrs. T. Young & Sons South Shields For private owner. 13 February T. & W. Smith North Shields For Royal Navy. 16 February Messrs. Green Blackwall For Royal Navy. 16 February Messrs. Green Blackwall For Royal Navy. 20 February Eleanor Brigantine Messrs. Row Topsham For William Sheppard. 21 February Salacia Snow Edward Potts Seaham For Dent& Lawson. 22 February J. & R. White Cowes For Royal Navy. 22 February Steamship Messrs. Caird & Co. Greenock For Messrs. H. Seligmann & William Connal. 23 February John Laird Liverpool For Royal Navy. 23 February John Laird Liverpool For Royal Navy. 3 February Florence Medium clipper Samuel Hall East Boston, Massachusetts For J. M. Forbes, R. B. Forbes and Philip Dumarescq. 25 February John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 23 February Collier Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For General Screw Collier Company. 23 February Passenger ship Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For private owner. 23 February Unnamed Steam yacht Messrs. C. Mitchell & Co. Low Walker For George Bidder. 28 February Messrs. Wigram & Son Northam For Royal Navy. 28 February Tasmanian Maid Paddle steamer Richardson, Duck and Company Stockton-on-Tees For F. A Ducroz. February Crocodile Brig Kelly Sandhurst For private owner. February Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For Royal Navy. February Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For Royal Navy. 1 March Charles Hill & Sons Bristol For Royal Navy. 1 March Orpheus Medium clipper Rice & Mitchell Chelsea, Massachusetts For W. F. Weld & Co. 4 March Steamship Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock For Rennie Line. 6 March Catherine Maria Schooner Rhuddlan For Edward Roberts. 6 March Paddle steamer Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Pacific Steam Navigation Co. 6 March Messrs. Wigram & Sons Southampton For Royal Navy. 6 March Money Wigram & Sons Blackwall Yard For Royal Navy. 7 March City of Quebec Full-rigged ship Messrs. Duthie & Cochar Montrose For Messrs. Donaldson, Rose & Co. 7 March The Fleetwood Schooner Messrs. S. Hope & Co. Fleetwood For private owner. 7 March Ziska Schooner John Roberts Holyhead For Mr. Glynne. 8 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 8 March Steamship Messrs. T. & W. Smith North Shields For private owner. 8 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 8 March Eliza Bond Schooner William Bishton Chester For Messrs. Roper & Co. 8 March Emigrant Barque Charles Birnie Montrose For Charles Birnie. 8 March Tug Liverpool For Steam Tug Company. 8 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 8 March Neville Full-rigged ship William Stephen Arbroath For Messrs. Woods, Spence & Co. 11 March John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 12 March Steamship Venice For Austrian Navy. 14 March Gunboat Messrs. Fletcher's Woolwich For Royal Navy. 15 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 15 March Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy. 18 March Alarm Clipper E. & H. O. Briggs Boston, Massachusetts For Baker & Morill. 18 March T. & W. Smith Newcastle upon Tyne For Royal Navy. 20 March Despatch vessel Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. Blackwall For Royal Navy. 20 March Messrs. Hill & Sons Bristol For Royal Navy. 20 March Despatch vessel Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. Blackwall For Royal Navy. 21 March City of Delhi Clipper Messrs. Robert Steele & Co. Greenock For Messrs. Georges Smith & Sons. 22 March Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 22 March Austral Clipper Messrs. A. Duthie & Co. Aberdeen For private owners. 22 March Paddle Steamer Redhead Birkenhead For J. Demantino. 22 March Messrs. John Scott Russell & Co. Millwall For Royal Navy. 22 March For Royal Navy. 22 March For Royal Navy. 24 March Steamship Messrs. Samuelson Hull For French-Anglo Steam Navigation Company. 25 March Gunboat Pitcher Northfleet For Royal Navy. 27 March Charity Brigantine M. Pearson River Ouse For private owner. 29 March William Patterson Bristol For Royal Navy. 29 March Edward Whitley Mersey flat Brundrit & Whiteway Runcorn For William Griffith. 29 March Money Wigram & Sons Blackwall For Royal Navy. March Annie Brigantine Owen Teignmouth For private owner. March Messrs. Ingram's Blackwall For Royal Navy. March Sydney Jones Schooner William Griffiths Port Madoc For private owner. 3 April Messrs. John & Robert White Cowes For Royal Navy. 3 April Astræa Schooner Messrs. John Reid & Co. Port Glasgow For Messrs. Joseph Heap & Sons. 3 April Steamship Messr. William Denny & Bros. Dumbarton For private owner. 3 April Messrs. Young, Son & Magnay Limehouse For Royal Navy. 3 April Messrs. Young, Son, & Magnay Limehouse For Royal Navy. 5 April Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 5 April Auchneagh Merchantman Greenock For private owner 5 April Passenger ship Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. Blackwall For Genoese Transatlantic Steam Packet Company. 5 April Paddle steamer Messrs. C. J. Mare & Co. Blackwall For London and South Western Railway. 5 April Marion Schooner John Roberts Hirael For private owner. 5 April Kittywake Clipper Messrs. Hall Aberdeen For Marquis of Ailsa. 5 April The Peveril of the Peak Merchantman Messrs. P. C. Chaloner, Sons, & Co. Liverpool For Messrs. Barnes, Brookes & Co. 6 April Black Prince Medium clipper George W. Jackman Newburyport, Massachusetts For Bush & Wildes. 7 April Steamship George Steers New York For Collins Line. 7 April Corriemulzie Clipper Messrs. Calman & Martin Dundee For Isaac Cruickshank. 7 April Victoria Foundry Company Greenwich For Royal Navy. 7 April Steamship Messrs. Gourlay Bros. Dundee For Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company. 7 April Red Rover Yacht Spalding For H. Bugg 7 April Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. 7 April Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. 7 April Steamship Victoria Foundry Company Greewich For private owner. 19 April Messrs. Robert Napier & Sons Govan For Royal Navy. 21 April John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 21 April John Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 21 April Despatch vessel Scott Russell & Co Millwall For Royal Navy. 21 April John Laird Liverpool For Royal Navy. 21 April John Laird Liverpool For Royal Navy. 22 April Lady Londesborough Merchantman Parkinson Hull For William Standering. 22 April Margaret Porter Schooner M. Simpson Lancaster For private owner. 22 April Floating battery Messrs. Samuda Bros. Millwall For Royal Navy. 22 April Steamship Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. Hull For private owner. 23 April Lord Rollo Schooner Messrs. Fenton & Smeaton Perth For private owner. 23 April Messrs. Mare's Blackwall, London For Royal Navy. 24 April Floating battery Messrs. Palmer Brothers Jarrow For Royal Navy. 26 April Steamship Messr. Earle's Hull For private owner. 26 April Steamship Messrs. J. W. Hoby & Co. Renfrew For William France. 29 April Messrs. Hill & Sons Bristol For Royal Navy. April Steamship William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton For Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. April Expounder Medium clipper Joshua Magoun Charlestown, Massachusetts For Paul Sears. April Haberdine Schooner Mansfield Teignmouth For private owner. April Minniehaha Full-rigged ship Donald McKay East Boston, Massachusetts For private owner. April Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. April Xiphias Barque Saint John Colony of New Brunswick For private owner. 3 May Deptford Dockyard For Royal Navy. 3 May Steamship Messrs. Tod & MacGregor Partick For Cambria Company. 3 May Jane Lacy Barque Stonehouse Sunderland For Mr. Lacy. 5 May Anne Cropton Barque John Robinson Deptford For Thomas Cropton. 5 May Sea Breeze Full-rigged ship Messrs. Briggs & Sons Pallion For Miles & Kingston. 6 May Alnwick Castle Full-rigged ship William Pile Jr. Sunderland For R. Green. 6 May Canute Schooner John Vernon Low Walker For Messrs. Hunter & Erichsen. 6 May Henry and Ellen Schooner Thomas Smith Marsh End For James Ashcroft. 6 May Devonport Dockyard For Royal Navy. 6 May Lochiel Clipper Messrs. George Milne & Co. Aberdeen For private owner. 6 May Robert Adamson Brig Messrs. Green, Robinson & Co Hylton For Mr. Adamson. 6 May Wave of Life Clipper Messrs. Walter Hood & Co. Aberdeen For Aberdeen Clipper Line. 6 May Unnamed Barque Thompson Southwick For private owner. 7 May Charlotte Schooner Bombay India For British East India Company. 7 May Lord Clarendon Brig Messrs. Sykes & Co. North Hylton For R. L. Barnett. 8 May Messrs. Curling & Young Limehouse For Royal Navy. 8 May Messrs. Curling & Young Limehouse For Royal Navy. 12 May Schooner William Jones Black River, Ohio For B. L Spangler Company. 15 May Arsenal de Toulon Toulon For French Navy 19 May Messrs. John & Robert White Cowess For Royal Navy. 19 May Dundrenna Barque Willimett River Usk For J. N. Knapp. 20 May Pembroke Dockyard For Royal Navy 20 May Chatham Dockyard For Royal Navy. 20 May Lancastria Barque Richard Wilkinson Pallion For John Longton. 21 May Delta Passenger ship Day, Summers and Company Northam For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 21 May Frolic Steam yacht Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. Hull For Martin Samuelson. 21 May Steamship Messrs. Martin Samuelson & Co. Hull For private owner. 22 May Steamship Messrs. Robinson & Co. Cork For private owner. 22 May Union Brigantine James Mucklejohn Colony of Prince Edward Island For James Mucklejohn. 22 May Steamship Messrs. William Simons & Co' Whiteinch For private owners. 24 May Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. 24 May Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. 26 May William Cowley Miller Toxteth For Royal Navy. 26 May Messrs. Patterson & Son Bristol For Royal Navy. 26 May William Cowley Miller Toxteth For Royal Navy. 31 May Messrs. Pitcher's Northfleet For Royal Navy. May Strathmore Merchantman For Alex Fotheringham and Richard