List of ship launches in 1853

The list of ship launches in 1853 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1853.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Owner Notes
30 April  United States William H. Webb New York City Young America Extreme clipper George B. Daniels, New York
4 October  United States Donald McKay Boston Great Republic Extreme clipper Donald McKay Largest wooden clipper ship ever built.
2 November  United States George Thomas, Rockland, ME Red Jacket Extreme clipper Seacomb & Taylor, Boston Named after Seneca Indian chief Sagoyewatha
19 December  United States Robert E. Jackson East Boston, Mass. Challenger Extreme clipper W. & F.H. Whittemore, Boston Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook
December  United States Hayden & Cudworth, Medford, Mass. Herald of the Morning Medium clipper Thatcher Magoun & Co Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook
 United States Hayden & Cudworth Medford, Mass. White Swallow Extreme clipper William Lincoln and Co., Boston
Date unknown  Jersey Fred Clark[1] Geffrard Brig Wrecked off the coast of Western Australia on 13 June 1875.

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Graeme; Henderson, Kandy-Jane (1980). Unfinished Voyages. University of Western Australia Press. OL 4731124W.
Ship events in 1853
Ship launches: 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
Ship commissionings: 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
Ship decommissionings: 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
Shipwrecks: 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
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