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The list of ship launches in 1763 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1763.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
12 January   Great Britain Humprhey Davis Northam Vulture Swift-class sloop For Royal Navy. [1]
14 February   Great Britain John Perry Blackwall Talbot East Indiaman For British East India Company. [2]
15 February   Great Britain John Wells Deptford British King East Indiaman For British East India Company. [3]
1 March   Great Britain John Greave Limehouse Swift Swift-class sloop For Royal Navy. [4]
31 March   Great Britain Plymouth Dockyard Defence Bellona-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
15 April   Great Britain Edward Allin Chatham Dockyard Ramillies Ramillies-class ship of the line For Royal Navy. [5]
16 April Denmark Denmark-Norway Copenhagen Prindsesse Sophia-Magdalena Fourth rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [6] [7]
26 April   Kingdom of France Léon Guignance Bordeaux Bordelois Bordelois-class ship of the line For French Navy.
29 April   Kingdom of France Toulon Provence Ship of the line For French Navy.
16 May   Great Britain Adam Heyes Deptford Dockyard Albion Albion-class ship of the line For Royal Navy. [8]
13 June   Great Britain Robert Batson Rotherhithe Jason Richmond-class frigate For Royal Navy.
June   Kingdom of France Lorient Diligent Bordelois-class ship of the line For French Navy.
1 July   Kingdom of France Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Zélé César-class ship of the line For French Navy. [9]
26 July   Great Britain Henniker Chatham Dockyard Exeter Exeter-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
10 August   Kingdom of France Indret Nantes Terpsichore Frigate For French Navy.
26 August   Great Britain Thomas Inwood Rotherhithe Hussar Mermaid-class frigate For Royal Navy.
9 September   Great Britain Thomas Airey & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne Solebay Mermaid-class frigate For Royal Navy.
24 September   Kingdom of France Jean-François Gauthier Toulon Le Provence Third rate For French Navy. [10]
8 October   Great Britain Edward Allin Chatham Dockyard Ferret Ferret-class cutter For Royal Navy. [11]
8 October   Great Britain Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard Lurcher Ferret-class cutter For Royal Navy. [12]
10 October   Kingdom of France Léon Guignance Bordeaux Ferme Bordelois-class ship of the line For French Navy.
22 October   Kingdom of France Indret Nantes Danae Fifth rate For French Navy. [13]
24 October   Great Britain Wells & Stanton Rotherhithe Augusta St Albans-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
24 October   Great Britain Benjamin Blaydes Hull Glory Fifth rate For Royal Navy. [14]
November   Kingdom of France Jean Geoffroy Brest Union Third rate For French Navy. [15]
3 December   Great Britain Joseph Harris Woolwich Dockyard Sherborne Cutter For Royal Navy.
5 December   Great Britain John Williams Neyland Guadeloupe Coventry-class frigate For Royal Navy.
Unknown date   Spain Juan Real Palma de Mallorca Atrevido Fifth Rate For Spanish Navy. [16]
Unknown date   Dutch Republic Rotterdam Bellona Frigate For Dutch Navy. [17]
Unknown date   Great Britain John Perry Blackwall Yard Devonshire East Indiaman For British East India Company. [18]
Unknown date   Great Britain John Wells Deptford Dutton East Indiaman For British East India Company. [19]
Unknown date   Great Britain Robert Batson Limehouse Duke of Gloucester East Indiaman For British East India Company. [20]
Unknown date   Great Britain John Wells Deptford Earl of Lincoln East Indiaman For British East India Company. [21]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Saint-Malo Le Jean Baptiste Merchantman For private owner. [22]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Nantes Le Vigilant Corvette For French Navy. [23]
Unknown date   Dutch Republic L van Zwijndrecht Rotterdam Mars Third rate For Dutch Navy. [24]
Unknown date   Great Britain Sherbourne Cutter For the Revenue Service. [25]
Unknown date India Bombay Swift Schooner For Bombay Pilot Service. [26]

References

  1. ^ "Vulture (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Talbot' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'British King' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "British sloop 'Swift' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "No. 10310". The London Gazette. 3 May 1763. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prindsesse Sophia Magdalena' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Albion' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Zélé' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Provence' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "British cutter 'Ferret' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ "British cutter 'Lurcher' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'Danae' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  14. ^ "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Glory' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Union' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Spanish Fifth Rate xebec 'Atrevido' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  18. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Devonshire' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Dutton' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Gloucester' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  21. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl of Lincoln ' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. ^ "French Merchant merchantman 'Le Jean Baptiste' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  23. ^ "French corvette 'Le Vigilant' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line Mars (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  25. ^ "British cutter 'Sherbourne' (1763)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  26. ^ Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 331.