List of ship launches in 1853
The list of ship launches in 1853 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1853.
| Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Owner |
Notes |
| 30 April |
United States |
William H. Webb |
New York |
Young America |
Extreme clipper |
George B. Daniels, New York |
|
| 4 October |
United States |
Donald McKay |
Boston |
Great Republic |
Extreme clipper |
Donald McKay |
Largest wooden clipper ship ever built. |
| 2 November |
United States |
George Thomas, |
Rockland, ME |
Red Jacket |
Extreme clipper |
Seacomb & Taylor, Boston |
Named after Seneca Indian chief Sagoyewatha |
| 19 December |
United States |
Robert E. Jackson |
East Boston, Mass. |
Challenger |
Extreme clipper |
W. & F.H. Whittemore, Boston |
Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook |
| December |
United States |
Hayden & Cudworth, |
Medford, Mass. |
Herald of the Morning |
Medium clipper |
Thatcher Magoun & Co |
Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook |
|
United States |
Hayden & Cudworth |
Medford, Mass. |
White Swallow |
Extreme clipper |
William Lincoln and Co., Boston |
|
| Ship events in 1853 |
| Ship launches: |
1848 |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
1857 |
1858 |
| Ship commissionings: |
1848 |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
1857 |
1858 |
| Ship decommissionings: |
1848 |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
1857 |
1858 |
| Shipwrecks: |
1848 |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
1857 |
1858 |