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 | Surprise | Extreme clipper | A. A. Low & Brother[2] | |
| June | United States |
Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA | New York | 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[5] | |
| 21 December | United States |
Paul Curtis | Chelsea, MA | Witchcraft | Extreme clipper | Samuel Hall, East Boston | Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook[5] |
References
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1999-03-09). "Stag Hound". Clipper Ships: "Stag Hound" (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-08). "Clipper Ships: Race Horse (1850)". Race Horse. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- 1 2 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. Check date values in:
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| 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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