List of ship launches in 1863

The list of ship launches in 1863 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1863.

Date Country Builder and location Ship Class and type Notes
10 January  United States Keyport, New Jersey Oleander Ram
13 January  United States F Z Tucker, Brooklyn, New York Mendota
13 January  United States Union Iron Works, Carondelet, Missouri Osage Monitor
17 January  United States Reaney, Son, & Archibold, Chester, Pennsylvania Lehigh Passaic-class monitor
17 February  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Tallapoosa
18 February  United States George C Bester, Peoria, Illinois Ozark Monitor
18 February  United States Union Iron Works, Carondelet, Missouri Neosho Monitor
February  United States J J Abrahams, Baltimore, Maryland Eutaw
February  United States Boston, Massachusetts Niphon
February  Confederate States of America H D Bassett, Selma, Alabama Tennessee Ironclad Ram
4 March  United States Paul Curtis, Boston, Massachusetts Chicopee
7 March  United States Thomas Stack, Brooklyn, New York Metacomet
8 March  United States Curtis & Tilden, Boston, Massachusetts Massasoit
17 March  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Shamrock
19 March  United States Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine Agamenticus Miantonomoh-class Monitor
19 March  United States J Simonson, Greenpoint, New York Chenango
19 March  United Kingdom Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, England Ocean Prince Consort-class ironclad
23 March  United States Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts Monadnock Miantonomoh-class monitor
31 March  United States J A & D D Westerveldt, New York, New York Otsego
3 April  United States H A Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio Kenwood
4 April  United States G W Jackson, Newburyport, Massachusetts Ascutney Gunboat
16 April  France Charles Brun, Rochefort Plongeur Submarine First mechanically propelled submarine
17 April  United States Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine Shawmut Gunboat
21 April  United States G W Lawrence, Portland, Maine Agawam Gunboat
22 April  United States New York, New York Mackinaw
6 May  United Kingdom Cowper Phipps Coles, Glasgow, Scotland Rolf Krake Ironclad Denmark's first ironclad warship
7 May  United States Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tacony
9 May  United Kingdom James Trahey, Alexandria, British Columbia, Canada Enterprise
12 May  United States William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wyalusing Gunboat
29 May  United States Curtis & Tilden, Boston, Massachusetts Osceola Gunboat
4 June  United States Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Pequot
15 June  United States Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine Nipsic Gunboat
29 June  Confederate States of America William Graves, Richmond, Virginia Virginia II Ironclad ram
30 June  Confederate States of America H F Willink, Savannah, Georgia Savannah Ironclad
June  United Kingdom Samuda Brothers, Poplar, London, England Tamar Troopship
2 July  Japan Ishikawajima, Tokyo Chiyodagata Gunboat
3 July  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Maumee Gunboat
4 July  United States Union Iron Works, St. Louis, Missouri Winnebago Monitor
4 July  United States Laird, Son & Co, Birkenhead, England Scorpion Ironclad
29 July  United States Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, New York Onondaga
30 July  United States Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Winooski
July  Confederate States of America Hunley, McClintock, and Watson, Mobile, Alabama H. L. Hunley Submarine
July  United States East Albany, New York Mary Cook
1 August  United States Harrison Loring, Boston, Massachusetts Canonicus Canonicus-class monitor lead ship of her class[1]
6 August  United States D S Mainthon, Bordentown, New Jersey Mingoe
12 August  United States Reany, Son, and Archibold, Chester, Pennsylvania Wateree
15 August  United States New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Miantonomoh Miantonomoh-class monitor
15 August  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard, Pembroke, Wales Research Sloop
24 August  United States Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Carnation
28 August  United States Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Saco Gunboat
29 August  United Kingdom Laird, Son & Co, Birkenhead, England Wivern Ironclad
August  United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland Sea King
12 September  United States Secor and Company, Jersey City, New Jersey Tecumseh Monitor
29 September  United States Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kansas Gunboat
September  United States Vicksburg Tugboat
3 October  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard, Pembrokeshire, Wales Alberta Royal yacht
14 October  United States Perine, Secor & Co., New York, New York Manhattan Monitor
14 October  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks, Leamouth, London, England Valiant Hector-class battleship
19 October  Ottoman Empire Taşkızak Shipyard, Golden Horn Ertuğrul Frigate
20 October  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Peoria
October  Confederate States of America Berry & Brothers, Wilmington, North Carolina North Carolina Ironclad gunboat
13 November  United States West Brownsville, Pennsylvania J T Stockdale
14 November  United Kingdom Gibson, McDonald & Arnols, Ramsey, Isle of Man Euterpe Windjammer for Wakefield Nash & Company
12 December  United Kingdom Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London, England Minotaur Minotaur-class ironclad
16 December  United States Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware Saugus Monitor [2]
21 December  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Algonquin Gunboat
23 December  United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, England Achilles Broadside ironclad
29 December  United States Delamater Iron Works, New York, New York Dictator Monitor
unknown date  United States S H Pook, Fair Haven, Connecticut Admiral
unknown date  United States Neafie and Levy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ajax
unknown date  United States Albert de Groat Tugboat
unknown date  United States Lewis Hagland, New Brunswick, New Jersey Alfred A Wotkyns
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Alice Dean
unknown date  United Kingdom Renfrew, Scotland Alexander
unknown date  German Confederation America For Norddeutscher Lloyd
unknown date  United States Monongahela, Pennsylvania Argosy
unknown date  United States Monongahela, Pennsylvania Argosy No.2
unknown date  United States Mystic, Connecticut Augusta Dinsmore
unknown date  United States New Albany, Indiana Avenger
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Banker
unknown date  United States Metropolis, Illinois Benefit
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Ben Gaylord
unknown date  United States Cleveland, Ohio Clematis Tugboat
unknown date  United States New Orleans, Louisiana Commodore
unknown date  United States Dai Ching
unknown date  Confederate States of America T Stoney, Charleston, South Carolina David Torpedo boat
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Emma Brown
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Fanny Barker
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Florence Miller II
unknown date  United States S H Pook, Fair Haven, Connecticut Fort Morgan
unknown date  Confederate States of America Richmond, Virginia Fredericksburg
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fred Wheeler
unknown date  United States Fincourt, New York, New York Fuchsia Tugboat
unknown date  United States Monongahela, Pennsylvania General Grant
unknown date  Confederate States of America Savannah, Georgia (U. S. state) Georgia Floating battery
unknown date  United Kingdom Greenock, Scotland Gertrude
unknown date  United States Reany, Archibald & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glide Tugboat
unknown date  United States Van Deusen Bros, New York, New York Glaucus for the Neptune Steamship Company
unknown date  United States Murraysville, Virginia Glide Gunboat
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Hartford
unknown date  United States Portland, Maine Harvest Moon
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Innes Tugboat
unknown date  United States Gloucester, New Jersey J E Bazely Tugboat
unknown date  United States Newburgh, New York John A Dix
unknown date  United States New Brunswick, New Jersey John T Jenkins Tugboat
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lilac Tugboat
unknown date  United Kingdom River Clyde, Scotland Lilian
unknown date  USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Luke Hoyt Tugboat
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marigold
unknown date  United States Cleveland, Ohio Mary Grandy Tugboat
unknown date  United States Newburgh, New York Meteor
unknown date  Confederate States of America Montgomery, Alabama Nashville Ironclad
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Naumkeag
unknown date  United Kingdom Neptune Cutter
unknown date  United States New York Navy Yard, New York, New York Nereus
unknown date  United States Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania Nyanza
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Nymph
unknown date  United States Harmer, Ohio Ohio Valley
unknown date  United States Brooklyn, New York Peter B Van Houten
unknown date  United Kingdom Australian Steam Navigation Company, Sydney, Australia Pioneer Gunboat for the New Zealand Colonial Government
unknown date  United States Brooklyn, New York Polar Star
unknown date  United States Wilmington, Delaware Pontiac
unknown date  United States Freedom, Pennsylvania Princess
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Rachel Miller
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania R F Loper Tugboat and Torpedo boat
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Rodolph
unknown date  United States East Haddam, Connecticut Sarah S B Gary
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Scioto
unknown date  United States East Haddam, Connecticut Signal
unknown date  United Kingdom Robert Steele, Greenock, Scotland Taeping Clipper
unknown date  United States Cincinnati, Ohio Tallahatchie
unknown date  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tonawanda
unknown date  France Ville de Bordeaux Ville de Nantes-class Ship of the line
unknown date  United States Brooklyn, New York Willett Rowe
unknown date  United Kingdom Wolverine Jason-class corvette
unknown date  United States Newburgh, New York Zouave Tugboat
unknown date  United States Richmond, Maine Ellen Southard Full-rigged ship Wrecked at Liverpool in 1875
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

References
  1. "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships". hazegray.org. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (2 September 2015). "Saugus I (Monitor)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

See also
Ship events in 1863
Ship launches: 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868
Ship commissionings: 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868
Ship decommissionings: 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868
Shipwrecks: 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868

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