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The list of ship launches in 1740 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1740.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 January   Great Britain Peter Bronsdon Deptford Dover Fifth rate For Royal Navy. [1]
21 February India Bombay Louisa Sloop For Bengal Pilot Service. [2]
18 March   Great Britain Richard Stacey Portsmouth Dockyard Prince Frederick Third rate For Royal Navy. [3]
3 April   Great Britain Portsmouth Dockyard Saint George Second rate For Royal Navy. [4]
15 April   Great Britain John Barnard Ipswich Bideford Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [5]
18 April   Great Britain Henry Bird Plymouth Dockyard Experiment Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [6]
1 May   Great Britain John Buxton Rotherhithe Fox Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [7]
3 May   Great Britain Robert Carter Limehouse Winchelsea Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
17 May   Great Britain James Taylor Rotherhithe Lyme Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [8]
31 May   Great Britain Philemon Perry Blackwall Scarborough Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [9]
May   Kingdom of France Brest Mars Third rate For French Navy.
10 June   Great Britain John Quallett Rotherhithe Lively Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [10]
1 July   Russia Richard Ramsey Saint Petersburg Iupiter Samson-class bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
1 July   Russia Richard Ramsey Saint Petersburg Samson Samson-class bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy. [12]
12 August India Bombay Restoration Grab For British East India Company. [2]
14 August   Great Britain Henry Bird Rotherhithe Rose Unrated full-rigged ship For Royal Navy. [13]
14 August   Great Britain Hugh Blaydes Hull Success Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [14]
26 August   Great Britain John Buxton Deptford Port Mahon Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [15]
28 August   Great Britain Thomas West Deptford Blast Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [16]
30 August   Great Britain Thomas Snelgrove Limehouse Basilisk Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [17]
30 August   Great Britain Elias Bird Rotherhithe Thunder Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [18]
27 September   Great Britain James Taylor Rotherhithe Carcass Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [19]
24 October   Great Britain Henry Bird Rotherhithe Lightning Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [20]
25 October   Great Britain John Quallett Rotherhithe Furnace Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [21]
26 October   Kingdom of France René Boyer and Pierre-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Sérieux Third rate For French Navy.
November   Great Britain Perry Blackwall Northampton East Indiaman For British East India Company.
11 December   Great Britain John Pearson King's Lynn Bridgewater Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
December   Great Britain Deptford Admiral Vernon East Indiaman For British East India Company. [22]
December   Great Britain Carter Limehouse Scarborough East Indiaman For British East India Company.
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Rochefort Apollon Fourth rate For French Navy.
Unknown date   Dutch Republic Charles Bentam Amsterdam Burcht van Leiden Fourth rate For Dutch Navy. [23]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Dunkerque Chaloupe Carcassiere Bomb vessel For French Navy. [24]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Jean Reynoire Marseille La Ferme France-class galley For French Navy. [25]
Unknown date   Spain Neptuno Third rate For Spanish Navy. [26]
Unknown date   Denmark–Norway Oldenborg Fourth rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [27]
Unknown date   Spain Santiago Brig For Compañia de Caracas. [28]

References

  1. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Dover' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 330.
  3. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prince Frederick' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Saint George' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Bideford' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Experiment' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Lyme' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Scarborough' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Lively' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Iupiter' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Samson' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "British ship 'Rose' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Success' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  15. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Port Mahon' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  16. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Blast' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  17. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Basilisk' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  18. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Thunder' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  19. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Carcass' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  20. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Lightning' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  21. ^ "British bomb vessle 'Furnace' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  22. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Admiral Vernon' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Burch van Leiden' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  24. ^ "French bomb vessel 'Chaloupe Carcassiere' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  25. ^ "French galley 'La Ferme' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Neptuno' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oldenborg' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Spanish Merchant brig 'Santiago' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The list of ship launches in 1740 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1740.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 January   Great Britain Peter Bronsdon Deptford Dover Fifth rate For Royal Navy. [1]
21 February India Bombay Louisa Sloop For Bengal Pilot Service. [2]
18 March   Great Britain Richard Stacey Portsmouth Dockyard Prince Frederick Third rate For Royal Navy. [3]
3 April   Great Britain Portsmouth Dockyard Saint George Second rate For Royal Navy. [4]
15 April   Great Britain John Barnard Ipswich Bideford Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [5]
18 April   Great Britain Henry Bird Plymouth Dockyard Experiment Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [6]
1 May   Great Britain John Buxton Rotherhithe Fox Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [7]
3 May   Great Britain Robert Carter Limehouse Winchelsea Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
17 May   Great Britain James Taylor Rotherhithe Lyme Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [8]
31 May   Great Britain Philemon Perry Blackwall Scarborough Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [9]
May   Kingdom of France Brest Mars Third rate For French Navy.
10 June   Great Britain John Quallett Rotherhithe Lively Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [10]
1 July   Russia Richard Ramsey Saint Petersburg Iupiter Samson-class bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy. [11]
1 July   Russia Richard Ramsey Saint Petersburg Samson Samson-class bomb vessel For Imperial Russian Navy. [12]
12 August India Bombay Restoration Grab For British East India Company. [2]
14 August   Great Britain Henry Bird Rotherhithe Rose Unrated full-rigged ship For Royal Navy. [13]
14 August   Great Britain Hugh Blaydes Hull Success Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [14]
26 August   Great Britain John Buxton Deptford Port Mahon Sixth rate For Royal Navy. [15]
28 August   Great Britain Thomas West Deptford Blast Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [16]
30 August   Great Britain Thomas Snelgrove Limehouse Basilisk Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [17]
30 August   Great Britain Elias Bird Rotherhithe Thunder Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [18]
27 September   Great Britain James Taylor Rotherhithe Carcass Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [19]
24 October   Great Britain Henry Bird Rotherhithe Lightning Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [20]
25 October   Great Britain John Quallett Rotherhithe Furnace Basilisk-class bomb vessel For Royal Navy. [21]
26 October   Kingdom of France René Boyer and Pierre-Blaise Coulomb Toulon Sérieux Third rate For French Navy.
November   Great Britain Perry Blackwall Northampton East Indiaman For British East India Company.
11 December   Great Britain John Pearson King's Lynn Bridgewater Sixth rate For Royal Navy.
December   Great Britain Deptford Admiral Vernon East Indiaman For British East India Company. [22]
December   Great Britain Carter Limehouse Scarborough East Indiaman For British East India Company.
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Rochefort Apollon Fourth rate For French Navy.
Unknown date   Dutch Republic Charles Bentam Amsterdam Burcht van Leiden Fourth rate For Dutch Navy. [23]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Dunkerque Chaloupe Carcassiere Bomb vessel For French Navy. [24]
Unknown date   Kingdom of France Jean Reynoire Marseille La Ferme France-class galley For French Navy. [25]
Unknown date   Spain Neptuno Third rate For Spanish Navy. [26]
Unknown date   Denmark–Norway Oldenborg Fourth rate For Dano-Norwegian Navy. [27]
Unknown date   Spain Santiago Brig For Compañia de Caracas. [28]

References

  1. ^ "British Fifth Rate ship 'Dover' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay: Foudroyant Committee of The Society for Nautical Research. p. 330.
  3. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prince Frederick' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Saint George' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Bideford' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Experiment' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Lyme' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Scarborough' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Lively' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Iupiter' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Russian bomb vessel 'Samson' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "British ship 'Rose' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Success' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  15. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Port Mahon' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  16. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Blast' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  17. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Basilisk' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  18. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Thunder' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  19. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Carcass' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  20. ^ "British bomb vessel 'Lightning' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  21. ^ "British bomb vessle 'Furnace' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  22. ^ "British Merchant east indiaman 'Admiral Vernon' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Burch van Leiden' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  24. ^ "French bomb vessel 'Chaloupe Carcassiere' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  25. ^ "French galley 'La Ferme' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Neptuno' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Danish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oldenborg' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Spanish Merchant brig 'Santiago' (1740)". Threedecks. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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