List of ship launches in 1768

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The list of ship launches in 1768 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1768.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
21 March  Dutch Republic Jacob Spaans Rotterdam Arend Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[1]
20 April  Great Britain William Pownall Portsmouth Dockyard Trident Exeter-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[2]
22 April  Spain Edward Bryant Carthagena San Vicente Ferrer Third rate For Spanish Navy.[3]
April  Kingdom of France Rochefort Le Mouche Cat For French Navy.[4]
April  Kingdom of France Rochefort Le Ours Cat For French Navy.[5]
2 May  Spain Reales Astilleros de Esteiro El Ferrol San Isidro San Isidro-class ship of the line For Spanish Navy.[6]
May  Kingdom of France Chevallier Antoine Groignard Brest Couronne Saint-Esprit-class ship of the line For French Navy.[7]
30 July  Great Britain Joseph Harris Chatham Dockyard Barfleur Barfleur-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[8]
30 July  Kingdom of France Gilles Cambry Lorient Indien Indien-class ship of the line For French East India Company.[9]
July  Kingdom of France Lorient L'Oiseau Chasse-marée For Compagnie des Indes.[10]
3 August  Kingdom of France Chevallier Antoine Groignard Toulon César César-class ship of the line For French Navy.[11]
29 August  Great Britain Adam Hayes Deptford Dockyard Egmont Third rate For Royal Navy.[12]
30 August  Kingdom of France Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Lercaradec Brest La Perle Corvette For French Navy.[13]
28 September  Great Britain William Gray Woolwich Dockyard Prudent Exeter-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[14]
10 October  Spain Manuel de Zubiria Guarnizo San Lorenzo San Juan Nepomuenco-class ship of the line For Spanish Navy.[15]
19 October  Kingdom of France Toulon Flèche Corvette For French Navy.
22 November Denmark Denmark-Norway Frederik Michael Krabbe Copenhagen HDMS Den Prægtige Third rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[16]
23 November  Kingdom of France Rochefort Aurore Frigate For French Navy.
9 December  Spain Manuel de Zubiria Guarnizo San Agustín Ship of the line For Spanish Navy.[17]
10 December  Great Britain Joseph Harris Chatham Dockyard Raisonnable Ardent-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.[18]
10 December  Spain Reales Astilleros de Esteiro El Ferrol San Julián San Isidro-class ship of the line For Spanish Navy.[19]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Bellona Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[20]
Unknown date  Great Britain Liverpool Betsey Guineaman For William James & Co.
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Boreas Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[21]
Unknown date  Great Britain John Wells Deptford Duke of Grafton East Indiaman For British East India Company.[22]
Unknown date Ottoman Empire Feth-i Zafer Fifth rate For Ottoman Navy.[23]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce L'Ajax Full-rigged ship For private owner.[24]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Chevallier Antoine Groignard Brest La Flore Fifth rate For French Navy.[25]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Lorient La Sainte Reine Sainte Reine-class gabarre For Compagnie des Indes.[26]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce L'Aurore Corvette For French Navy.[27]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Rochefort Le Cerf Volant Corvette For French Navy.[28]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Brest L'Ecureuil Corvette For French Navy.[29]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France François Caro Lorient Le Gange Flûte For Compagnie des Indes.[30]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Bordeaux Le Vert Galant Corvette For French Navy.[31]
Unknown date  Kingdom of France Havre de Grâce L'Experience Corvette For French Navy.[32]
Unknown date India Bombay Princess Auguste Grab For British East India Company.[33]
Unknown date India Bombay Princess Royal Grab For British East India Company.[33]
Unknown date India Bombay Queen Ketch For British East India Company.[33]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Amsterdam Thetis Sixth rate For Dutch Navy.[34]
Unknown date  Dutch Republic Peter Edwards Amsterdam Venus Fourth rate For Dutch Navy.[35]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate corvette 'Arend' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Vicente Ferrer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "French cat 'Le Mouche' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "French cat Le Ours (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Couronne' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  8. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Barfleur' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "French Merchant east indiaman 'Indien' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ^ "French Merchant chasse-maree 'L'Oiseau' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'César' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Egmont' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "French corvette 'La Perle' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Lorenzo' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Den Praegtige' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Augustin' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  18. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Raisonnable' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Isidro' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Boreas' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  22. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Grafton' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Turkish Fifth Rate frigate 'Feth-i Zafer' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  24. ^ "French Merchant ship 'L'Ajax' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  25. ^ "French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Flore' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  26. ^ "French Merchant gabarre 'La Sainte Reine' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  27. ^ "French Other Vessels corvette 'L'Aurore' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  28. ^ "French corvette 'Le Cerf Volant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  29. ^ "French corvette 'L'Ecureuil' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  30. ^ "French Merchant flûte 'Le Gange' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  31. ^ "French corvette 'Le Vert Galant' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  32. ^ "French corvette 'L'Experience' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  33. ^ a b c Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. pp. 331–32.
  34. ^ "Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  35. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate corvette 'Venus' (1768)". Threedecks. Retrieved 8 September 2021.