List of ship launches in 1868

The list of ship launches in 1868 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1868.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
8 January	Brazil	Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte	Rio de Janeiro	Piauí	Pará-class monitor	For Imperial Brazilian Navy
18 January	France	Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var	Schorpioen	Schorpioen-class monitor	For Royal Netherlands Navy
25 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Broughton	Sailing ship	For Ismay, Imrie & Co.^[1]
January	United Kingdom	Connell & Co	Glasgow, Renfrewshire	Windhover	Clipper	For Findlay & Co.
1 February	United Kingdom	Backhouse & Dixon	Middlesbrough, Yorkshire	Fulmar	Steamship	For James Dixon
9 February	United Kingdom		Dartmouth, Devon	Eagle Wing	Schooner	Collided with HMS Britannia on being launched and was severely damaged.^[2]
10 February	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Hercules	central battery ironclad	For Royal Navy
24 February	United Kingdom	William Pile	Sunderland, County Durham	South Australian	Clipper	For Adelaide Line
10 March	United Kingdom	Robert Napier and Sons	Glasgow, Renfrewshire	Buffel	Buffel-class monitor	For Royal Netherlands Navy
10 March	France		Lorient, Morbihan	Reine Blanche	Alma-class ironclad	For French Navy
22 March	Brazil	Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte	Rio de Janeiro	Ceará	Pará-class monitor	For Imperial Brazilian Navy
26 March	United Kingdom	A. Leslie and Company	Hebburn, Northumberland	Duke of Sutherland	Paddle steamer	For London and North Western Railway
5 April	United Kingdom	John Laird, Son & Co	Birkenhead, Cheshire	Stier	Schorpioen-class monitor	For Royal Netherlands Navy
9 April	France		Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure	Atalante	Alma-class ironclad	For French Navy
25 April	United Kingdom	Thames Iron Works	Leamouth, Middlesex	König Wilhelm	Armoured frigate	For Prussian Navy
25 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lynx	Beacon-class gunboat	For Royal Navy.^[3]
25 April	United Kingdom	Woolwich Dockyard	Woolwich, Kent	Repulse	Bulwark-class battleship	For Royal Navy
5 May	Brazil	Arsenal de Marinha da Côrte	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Catharina	Pará-class monitor	For Imperial Brazilian Navy
25 May	United Kingdom	Chatham Dockyard	Chatham, Kent	Monarch	Ironclad	For Royal Navy
8 June	United Kingdom	William Pile	Sunderland, County Durham	Syria	Sailing ship	For Nourse Line
20 June	Sweden	Oskarshamn Shipyard	Oskarshamn	Enköping	Passenger ferry
23 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Star of Persia	Sailing ship	For J. P. Corry & Co.^[4]
17 July	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Congress	Contoocook-class screw sloop-of-war	For United States Navy
20 July	France	Augustin Normand	Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure	Châteaurenault	Corvette	For French Navy
21 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Woodlawn	Schooner	For S. Moreland.^[5]
21 July	United Kingdom			Zenobia	Schooner
1 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Hebe	steam lighter	For W. & J. Philips.^[6]
6 August	United Kingdom	J and W Steward	Greenock, Renfrewshire	Assaye	Barque	For Robert Steele & Co
8 August	Denmark	Copenhagen Naval Dockyard	Copenhagen	Lindormen	Monitor	For Royal Danish Navy
15 August	United States	Allen, McLelland & Co	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Rouse Simmons	Schooner
17 August	United States	Portsmouth Navy Yard	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	Algoma	Sloop-of-War	For United States Navy
28 August	Russian Empire	Semiannikov & Poletika Shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Admiral Spiridov	Admiral Spiridov-class monitor	For Imperial Russian Navy.
14 September	United States		Tonawanda, New York	Lillie Parsons	Schooner
19 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Star of Greece	Sailing ship	For J. P. Corry & Co.^[7]
13 October	Russian Empire	Semiannikov & Poletika Shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Admiral Chichagov	Admiral Spiridov-class monitor	For Imperial Russian Navy.
15 October	France		Brest, Finistère	Océan	Océan-class ironclad	For French Navy
16 October	France		Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure	Montcalm	Alma-class ironclad	For French Navy
17 October	United Kingdom	Caird & Company	Greenock, Renfrewshire	Donau	Passenger and cargo ship	For Norddeutscher Lloyd
31 October	United States	Charlestown Navy Yard	Boston, Massachusetts	Alaska	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy
12 November	United Kingdom	Pembroke Dockyard	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire	Inconstant	Frigate	For Royal Navy
30 November	France		La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var	Ibrahim	Frigate	For Egyptian Navy
2 December	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow, Northumberland	Cerberus	Cerberus-class breastwork monitor	For Victorian Naval Forces
2 December	United Kingdom	Tod & McGregor	Glasgow, Renfrewshire	City of Brooklyn	Passenger and cargo ship	For Inman Line
Unknown date	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde	Lormont, Gironde	Asar-i Şevket	Asar-i Şevket-class ironclad	For Ottoman Navy
Unknown date	France	Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var	Asar-i Tevfik	Ironclad	For Ottoman Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Sunderland, County Durham	Cashmere	Barque
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Walpole, Webb & Bewley	Dublin	Countess of Erne	Paddle steamer	For London and North Western Railway
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. Leslie and Company	Hebburn, Northumberland	Duchess of Sutherland	Paddle steamer	For London and North Western Railway
Unknown date	United States	Patrick Tiernan	San Francisco, California	El Capitan	Ferry	For Central Pacific Railroad
Unknown date	United States			Henry Warrington	Barge
Unknown date	United States	Harlan and Hollingsworth	Wilmington, Delaware	Josephine	Paddle steamer	For Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company
Unknown date	United States	New York Navy Yard	New York City	Kenosha	Sloop-of-war	For United States Navy
Unknown date	United States		Lyons, Iowa	Lone Star	Towboat
Unknown date	Norway	Motala Verkstad	Norrköping	Mjølner	John Ericsson-class monitor	For Royal Norwegian Navy
Unknown date	France	Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde	Lormont, Gironde	Necm-i Şevket	Asar-i Şevket-class ironclad	For Ottoman Navy
Unknown date	Sweden	Bergsund	Stockholm	Sköld	Monitor	For Royal Swedish Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co	Liverpool, Lancashire	Thames	Paddle Steamer	For London and North Western Railway
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Walter Hood & Co	Aberdeen	Thermopylae	Clipper	For Aberdeen Line
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Alexander Hall and Sons	Aberdeen	Un'yō	Gunboat	For Imperial Japanese Navy

References

1. "Broughton". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
2. "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 13578. London. 11 February 1868. p. 7.
3. "HMS Lynx". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
4. "Star of Persia". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
5. "Woodlawn". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
6. "Hebe". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
7. "Star of Greece". The Yard. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

Ship events in 1868
Ship launches:	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873
Ship commissionings:	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873
Ship decommissionings:	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873
Shipwrecks:	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873