List of ship launches in 1748

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The list of ship launches in 1748 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1748.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
29 January Ottoman Empire Constantinople Nasir-i Bahri Third rate For Ottoman Navy.[1]
5 March  Great Britain John Smith Bursledon Humber Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[2]
19 March  Great Britain Wells Deptford Doddington East Indiaman For British East India Company.
4 April Thirteen Colonies Nathaniel Messerve Portsmouth, New Hampshire America Fifth rate For Royal Navy.[3]
16 April  Great Britain Ewer East Cowes Vanguard Third rate For Royal Navy.
3 May Thirteen Colonies Benjamin Hallowell Boston Massachusetts Boston Sixth rate For Royal Navy.[4]
13 June New France Rene-Nicolas Levasseur Quebec City Le Saint Laurent Fourth rate For French Navy.[5]
18 July  Great Britain John Ward Chatham Dockyard Somerset Third rate For Royal Navy.
29 July  Great Britain Blackwall Boscawen East Indiaman For British East India Company.[6]
13 August  Great Britain John Poole Sheerness Dockyard Garland Garland-class frigate For Royal Navy.
13 September  Great Britain John Barnard Ipswich Seahorse Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
1 December  Kingdom of France François-Guillaume Clarain Des Lauriers Brest Le Protée Third rate For French Navy.[7]
7 December  Great Britain Benjamin Slade Plymouth Dockyard Unicorn Lyme-class frigate For Royal Navy.
10 December  Great Britain Deptford Dockyard Lyme Lyme-class frigate For Royal Navy.
10 December  Great Britain John Allen Rotherhithe Sphinx Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
18 December Denmark Denmark-Norway Copenhagen Kingdom's Wish Sailing ship For Company of General Commerce.[8]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Amsterdam East Indiaman For Dutch East India Company.
Unknown date India Bombay Bonetto Sloop For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date Denmark Denmark-Norway Bornholm Fourth rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[10]
Unknown date  Great Britain Cholmondely Cutter For private owner.
Unknown date India Bombay Dolphin Sloop For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Charles Bentam Amsterdam Draak Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[11]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Charles Bentham Amsterdam Faam Unrated ship For Dutch Navy.[12]
Unknown date  Great Britain Philomon Ewer Bursledon Forester Hoy For Royal Navy.[13]
Unknown date India Bombay Grampus Sloop For Bengal Pilot Service.[9]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Brest, France L'Aimable Victoire-class gabarre For French Navy.[14]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Brest, France La Victoire Victoire-class gabarre For French Navy.[15]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Brest La Charmante Victoire-class gabarre For French Navy.[16]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Brest La Gaillarde Victoire-class gabarre For French Navy.[17]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Toulon Le Postillon Gunboat For French Navy.[18]
Unknown date India Bombay Luconia Snow For British East India Company.[9]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Paulus van Zwijndrecht Rotterdam Prinses Carolina Fourth rate For Dutch Navy.[19]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Rotterdam Prins Willem Third rate For Dutch Navy.[20]
Unknown date  Great Britain Warren East Indiaman For British East India Company.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Turkish Third Rate ship of the line 'Nasir-i Bahri' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Humber' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'America' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Boston' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Laurent' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Boscawen' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Protee' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 8812". The London Gazette. 3 January 1748. p. 2.
  9. ^ a b c d Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 330.
  10. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship 'Bornholm' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Draak' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutch ship 'Faam' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "British Other Vessels hoy 'Forester' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ^ "French gabarre 'L'Aimable' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. ^ "French gabarre 'La Victoire' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. ^ "French gabarre 'La Charmante' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ "French gabarre 'La Gaillarde' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  18. ^ "French gunboat 'Le Postillon' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prinses Carolina' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Prins Willem' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  21. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Warren' (1748)". Threedecks. Retrieved 22 June 2021.