List of ship launches in 1850

The list of ship launches in 1850 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1850.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Owner Notes
7 December  United States Donald McKay East Boston Stag Hound Extreme clipper George B. Upton and Sampson & Tappan, Boston First extreme clipper[1]
16 May  France Toulon Napoléon Napoléon-class 90-gun ship of the line
16 June  United States Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA New York City Surprise Extreme clipper A. A. Low & Brother[2]
June  United States Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA New York City Race Horse Clipper barque J.M. Forbes, I. Goddard & Co., Boston[3][4]
20 November  United States George Raynes Portsmouth, NH Sea Serpent Extreme clipper Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City[5]
21 December  United States Paul Curtis Chelsea, MA Witchcraft Extreme clipper Samuel Hall, East Boston Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook[5]

References
  1. Bruzelius, Lars (1999-03-09). "Stag Hound". Clipper Ships: "Stag Hound" (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. pp. xv. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
  4. Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-08). "Clipper Ships: Race Horse (1850)". Race Horse. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  5. Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
  • Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
  • Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986) [Reprint of 1926-1927 ed.]. American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486251158.
Ship events in 1850
Ship launches: 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855
Ship commissionings: 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855
Ship decommissionings: 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855
Shipwrecks: 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855
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