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The list of ship launches in 1831 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1831.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
22 January   United Kingdom Wilson Tophill Rapid Passage boat For private owner. [1]
30 January   United Kingdom Plymouth Dockyard Saracen Cherokee-class brig-sloop For Royal Navy.
31 January   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Actaeon Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
January   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Earl Grey Merchantman For White & Sons. [2] [3]
January   United Kingdom John M. Gales Sunderland Jane Dunn Merchantman For W. Dunn. [2] [3]
January   United Kingdom Dickes & Gibson Hull William Lee Whaler For Lee & Co. [4]
15 February   United Kingdom Wallace Blackwall, London Nicholas the First Steamship For Lubec Steamship Company. [5]
16 February   United Kingdom Richard Pearson & Co. Thorne Transit Steamship For private owner. [6]
28 February   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyard Charybdis Cherokee-class brig-sloop For Royal Navy. [7] [8]
28 February   United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne Duke of Northumberland Full-rigged ship For T. & W. Smith. [9]
28 February   United Kingdom Portsmouth Dockyardd Fanny Yacht For Royal Navy. [8]
February   United Kingdom J. Brunton Sunderland John White Merchantman For White & Co. [2]
14 March India Bombay Dockyard Calcutta Second rate For Royal Navy.
14 March United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales Henry Gilbert Parramatta River Surprise Paddle steamer For private owner.
16 March   United Kingdom Dikes and Gibson Kingston upon Hull Amulet Brig For Ralph Wilkinson & Son. [10]
30 March   United Kingdom Adamson Grangemouth Francis Jeffrey Schooner For private owner. [11]
March   United Kingdom Horatio Ross Peg a Ramsey Schooner yacht For Horatio Ross. [12]
March   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Reform Merchantman For Gales & Co. [2]
March   United Kingdom William Gales South Hylton Thomas & Joseph Merchantman For Parkin & Co. [2] [3]
9 April   United Kingdom Okell Northwich Belgrave Merchantman For private owner. [13]
9 April   United Kingdom Okell Northwich Grosvenor Merchantman For private owner. [13]
13 April   United Kingdom Young & Son South Shields Elizabeth Brig For Messrs. Drybrough & Co. [14]
13 April   United Kingdom George Kell & Sons South Shields Lord John Russel Merchantman For private owner. [15]
13 April   United Kingdom Young & Sons South Shields Speedwell Merchantman For private owner. [15]
14 April   United Kingdom Steele & Co. Liverpool Cordelia East Indiaman For private owner. [16]
14 April   United Kingdom Green, Wigram's & Green Blackwall Duke of Buccleugh East Indiaman For Robert Green.
14 April   United Kingdom Ritchie & McLaine Belfast Water Witch Yacht For John Echlin Matthews. [17]
26 April   United Kingdom Bolton & Humphrey Hull Sovereign Steamship For Messrs. Robert Keddy & Co. [18]
27 April United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Upper Canada George Black and John Saxton Campbell Quebec Royal William Paddle steamer For Quebec and Halifax Steam Navigation Company.
28 April   United Kingdom Woolwich Dockyard Pluto Paddle steamer For Royal Navy. [19]
29 April   United Kingdom Duffus & Co. Aberdeen William the Fourth Steamship For private owner. [20]
April   United Kingdom Adelaide Snow For private owner. [21]
April   United Kingdom Aberdeen Sophia Schooner For private owner. [20]
April   United Kingdom Aberdeen William Schooner For private owner. [20]
12 May   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Viper Cockatrice-class schooner For Royal Navy.
27 May   United Kingdom R. & N. Campion Whitby Queen Adelaide Brig For private owner. [22]
30 May   United Kingdom Holme Belfast Don Juan Schooner For private owner. [23]
16 June   United Kingdom H. Smith Gainsborough Adelaide Steamship For private owner. [24]
24 June   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Imogene Conway-class corvette For Royal Navy.
5 July   United Kingdom Bristol Albion Steamship For Bristol Steam Packet Company. [25]
11 July   United Kingdom Limehouse Firebrand Firebrand-class paddle steamer For Royal Navy.
27 July   United Kingdom Chaloner, Son & Co. Liverpool Frank Brig For private owner. [26]
27 July   United Kingdom John Wood & Co. Port Glasgow Mona Paddle steamer For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
25 August   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Fly Fly-class ship-sloop For Royal Navy.
8 August   United Kingdom William Mulvey Chester Lapwing Schooner For private owner. [27]
23 August   France Saint Servan La Sapho Ariane-class corvette For French Navy. [28]
24 August   United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Hornet Schooner For Royal Navy. [29] [8]
26 August   United Kingdom Smith Gainsborough Phœnix Steamship For private owner. [30]
August   United Kingdom George Frater & Co. Sunderland Eleanor Merchantman For Mr. Ledbetter. [2] [3]
August   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Thomas & Hannah Merchantman For Mr. Longstaff. [2] [3]
7 September   United Kingdom Edwards South Shields Matthew Plummer Barque For Plummer & Greenwell. [31]
22 September   United Kingdom woolwich Dockyard Thunderer Canopus-class ship of the line For Royal Navy.
23 September   United Kingdom Cherbourg Généreux Téméraire-class ship of the line For French Navy.
23 September   United Kingdom Henry & George Barrick Whitby Magnet Brig For Gideon Smales. [32]
24 September   United Kingdom John Longhorne & Co. Hull Ocean Queen Full-rigged ship For private owner. [32]
6 October   Denmark Andreas Schifter Gammelholm Galathea Corvette For Royal Danish Navy.
22 October   France Jean Michel Segondat Cherbourg Jupiter Bucentaure-class ship of the line For French Navy. [33]
26 October   United States New York Navy Yard Enterprise Schooner For United States Navy.
October   United Kingdom George Kell South Shields Catherine Snow For private owner. [34]
October   United Kingdom J. Burdon Sunderland Echo Merchantman For private owner. [2] [35]
8 November   United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Harrier Fly-class ship-sloop For Royal Navy.
21 November   United Kingdom Wilson & Sons Liverpool St. George Steamship For St. George Steam Packet Company. [36] [37]
22 November   United States Boston Navy Yard Boxer Schooner For United States Navy.
22 November   United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Seagull Schooner For Royal Navy. [8]
November   United Kingdom Maria Market boat For private owner. [38]
November   United Kingdom Sarah Sloop For private owner. [39]
Unknown date   United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Abeona Sternwheeler For private owner.
Unknown date   United Kingdom Robert & Thomas Brown Jr. Jarrow Africaine Barque For Mr. Fenwick.
Unknown date   United Kingdom W. and A. Adamson & Bell Sunderland Alston Snow For W. Bell. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Peter Austin Sunderland Beatitude Snow For . [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Messrs. Wilsons Liverpool Berbice Barque For private owner. [40]
Unknown date   United Kingdom North Hylton Blackaller Merchantman For Mr. Blackaller. [2] [41]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Philip Laing Sunderland Castor Merchantman For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Sunderland Eleanor Merchantman For Mr. Smith. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom J. Brunton Sunderland Eliza Ann Merchantman For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   Denmark Frederick VI Second rate For Royal Danish Navy. [42]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Philip Laing Sunderland Guiana Merchantman For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date   United States New York Navy Yard Hamilton Cutter For United States Revenue Cutter Service. [43]
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Ianthe Merchantman For Robert Ord. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Hylton Jane Shirrefs Merchantman For Smith & Co. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland John Frederick Schooner For William Gales. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Peter Austin Sunderland Lavinia Merchantman For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Allison Sunderland Lord Brougham Merchantman For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Michael McDonald Sunderland Mary Ann Schooner For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United States Webb and Allen New York Morris Morris-Taney-class cutter For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date   United Kingdom W. Chilton Sunderland Naiad Snow For Hunter & Co. [2]
Unknown date   United States New York North America Packet ship For Liverpool and Havre Line. [44]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Philip Laing Sunderland Osbert Merchantman For Philip Laing. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom G. Potts Sunderland Pilot Paddle tug For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Rowntree Sunderland Red Rover Brig For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Potts Sunderland Redwing Snow For William Potts. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Bristol Reliance Merchantman For G. Hilhouse & Co.
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Renovation Brig For Mr. Young. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom J. Hall Sunderland Reward Brig For Parker & Co. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Peter Austin Sunderland Robert Raikes Snow For Thomas Speeding. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Sunderland Robert Taylor Merchantman For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Gales Sunderland Rose Merchantman For John Thompson. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom W. and A. Adamson & Bell Sunderland Royal Mint Barque For Bell & Co. [2]
Unknown date   United States Webb and Allen New York Rush Morris-Taney-class cutter For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date   United States Dorgin & Baily Baltimore, Maryland Sarah Ann Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date   United Kingdom W. Wilkinson Sunderland Sedgefield Merchantman For T. Reed. [2] [45]
Unknown date   United Kingdom J. Watson Sunderland Sharp Snow For C. Sharp. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom J. Hutchinson Sunderland Spring Snow For Hick & Co. [2]
Unknown date India Currie & Co Sulkea Sylph Opium clipper For Rustomjee Cowasjee and others.
Unknown date   United Kingdom L. Crown Sunderland Theodosia Snow For H. Metcalf. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom William Potts Sunderland Thomas Ferguson Snow For private owner. [2]
Unknown date United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales Marshall & Lowe Erringhi William the Fourth Paddle steamer For Joseph Hickey Grose.
Unknown date   United Kingdom L. Crown Sunderland Willey Snow For M. Willey. [2]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Harrison & Oliver Sunderland William Henry Snow For private owner. [2]
Unknown date   United States Webb and Allen New York Wolcott Morris-Taney-class cutter For United States Revenue Cutter Service.
Unknown date   France Dunkerque Zaan Fourth rate For Royal Netherlands Navy. [46]

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