| Date |
Ship |
Class |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 20 January |
Mexicano |
Santa Ana-class ship of the line |
|
Havana |
Cuba |
For Spanish Navy. |
| 5 February |
Hartwell |
East Indiaman |
|
Itchenor |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company.[1] |
| 23 February |
Réunion |
Magicienne-class frigate |
|
Toulon |
Kingdom of France |
For French Navy.[2] |
| February |
Bridgewater |
East Indiaman |
William Barnard |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company.[3] |
| 18 March |
Modeste |
Magicienne-class frigate |
|
Toulon |
Kingdom of France |
For French Navy.[4] |
| 11 April |
Saint Alexander |
Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line |
S. I. Afanaseyev |
Kherson |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[5][6] |
| 13 April |
Apostolov Andrei |
Frigate |
S. I. Afanaseyev |
Kherson |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[7] |
| 15 April |
Hannibal |
Arrogant-class ship of the line |
Perry |
Blackwall Yard |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 15 April |
Impregnable |
London-class ship of the line |
|
Deptford Dockyard |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 28 April |
Papillon |
Brig of war |
Benjamin Dunbois |
Saint-Malo |
Kingdom of France |
For French Navy.[8] |
| 29 April |
Severn |
Adventure-class ship of the line |
Hilhouse |
Bristol |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy.[9] |
| 3 May |
Pallade |
Pallade-class frigate |
Piero Beltrame |
Venice |
Republic of Venice |
For Venetian Navy.[10] |
| 14 May |
Panteleimon |
Aziia-class ship of the line |
M. D. Portnov |
Arkhangelsk |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[11] |
| 14 May |
Sviatoi Piotr |
Iaroslav-class ship of the line |
M. D. Portnov |
Arkhangelsk |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[12] |
| 16 May |
Kir Ioann |
Iaroslav-class ship of the line |
M. D. Portnov |
Arkhangelsk |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[13] |
| 17 May |
Nadezhda Blagopoluchiia |
Modified Pavel-class frigate |
M. D. Portnov |
Arkhangelsk |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[14] |
| 30 May |
Venere |
Pallade-class frigate |
Girardo Minao |
Venice |
Republic of Venice |
For Venetian Navy.[15] |
| May |
Dover |
Adventure-class ship |
George Parsons |
Bursledon |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy.[16] |
| 10 July |
Blanche |
Hermione-class frigate |
Thomas Calhoun & John Nowlan |
Bursledon |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 26 July |
Leiden |
Third rate |
John May |
Amsterdam |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy.[17] |
| 24 August |
Elephant |
Arrogant-class ship of the line |
George Parsons |
Bursledon |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 11 September |
Royal Sovereign |
First rate |
Thomas Pollard |
Plymouth Dockyard |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy.[18] |
| 25 September |
Theseus |
Culloden-class ship of the line |
John Perry |
Blackwall Yard |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 25 September |
Thetis |
East Indiaman |
Perry |
Blackwall |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| 2 October |
Zephier |
Fifth rate |
|
Amsterdam |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy.[19] |
| 6 October |
Bellerophon |
Arrogant-class ship of the line |
Edward Greaves & Co. |
Frindsbury |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 16 October |
Sugar Cane |
Merchantman |
|
Rotherhithe |
Great Britain |
For Turner & Co. |
| 20 October |
Vestnik |
Cutter |
D. Masalsky |
Saint Petersburg |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[20] |
| October |
Melville Castle |
East Indiaman |
William Barnard |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| October |
Princess Royal |
East Indiaman |
Wells |
|
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| 4 November |
Conde de Regla |
Santa Ana-class ship of the line |
|
Havana |
Cuba |
For Spanish Navy. |
| 8 November |
Princess Amelia |
East Indiaman |
Barnard & Dudman, or Randall |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| 20 November |
Capricieuse |
Capricieuse-class frigate |
|
Lorient |
Kingdom of France |
For French Navy.[21] |
| 22 November |
Saturn |
Arrogant-class ship of the line |
Raymond |
Northam |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy. |
| 23 November |
Aquilon |
Hermione-class frigate |
Edward Hunt |
Rotherhithe |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy.[22] |
| November |
Earl of Wycombe |
East Indiaman |
Smallshaw & Rogers |
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| November |
Henry Dundas |
East Indiaman |
Perry |
Blackwall |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| November |
Minerva |
East Indiaman |
Perry |
Blackwall |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| November |
Rose |
East Indiaman |
Wells |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| 21 December |
Santa Florentina |
Frigate |
Arsenal de Cartagena |
Cartagena |
Spain |
For Spanish Navy. |
| 21 December |
Woodcot |
East Indiaman |
Wells |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| Unknown date |
Berislav |
Kinburn-class frigate |
|
Gnilotonskaya |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[23] |
| Unknown date |
Bridport |
Sloop |
Nicholas Bools |
Bridport |
Great Britain |
For George Brown, Nicholas Bools, Joseph Gundry and others.[24] |
| Unknown date |
Broderick |
Whaler |
|
North Shields |
Great Britain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Castor |
Fifth rate |
|
Rotterdam |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date |
Commerce |
Merchantman |
|
Bermuda |
Bermuda |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Duchess of Rutland |
Merchantman |
|
Dublin |
Ireland |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Earl Fitzwilliam |
East Indiaman |
Barnard |
Deptford |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| Unknown date |
Edinburgh |
Paddle vessel |
Patrick Miller |
Leith |
United Kingdom |
For Patrick Miller. Steam power added in 1787.[25] |
| Unknown date |
Endeavour |
Sloop |
Nicholas Bools |
Bridport |
Great Britain |
For Randall family and another.[26] |
| Unknown date |
Fanagoriia |
Kinburn-class frigate |
|
Gnilotonskaya |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[27] |
| Unknown date |
Golden Grove |
West Indiaman |
|
Teignmouth |
Great Britain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Hannah |
Slave ship |
|
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
For Benjamin Heywood. |
| Unknown date |
Harriot |
West Indiaman |
|
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Indfødsretten |
Indfødsretten-class ship of the line |
|
|
Denmark-Norway |
For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[28] |
| Unknown date |
Jean Bart |
Corvette |
|
Bayonne |
Kingdom of France |
For French Navy. |
| Unknown date |
Kinburn |
Kinburn-class frigate |
|
Gnilotonskaya |
Russia |
For Imperial Russian Navy.[29] |
| Unknown date |
Lady Penrhyn |
Slave ship |
Edward Greaves |
River Thames |
Great Britain |
For Curtis & Co. |
| Unknown date |
Latona |
Merchantman |
|
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Great Britain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Lord Walsingham |
East Indiaman |
|
Great Yarmouth |
Great Britain |
For British East India Company. |
| Unknown date |
Mercury |
Merchantman |
|
Topsham |
Great Britain |
For John St Barbe. |
| Unknown date |
Milford |
Merchantman |
|
Bombay Dockyard |
India |
For Pestonjee Bomanjee.[30] |
| Unknown date |
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
Frigate |
|
Havana |
Cuba |
For Spanish Navy. |
| Unknown date |
Othello |
Slave ship |
|
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
For Mr. Earle. |
| Unknown date |
Partenope |
Third rate |
Antonio Imbert |
Castellamare del Golfo |
Kingdom of Sicily |
For Royal Sicilian Navy.[31] |
| Unknown date |
Pluto |
Third rate |
J. Hand |
Medemblik |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy.[32] |
| Unknown date |
Rawlinson |
Merchantman |
John Brockbank |
Lancaster |
Great Britain |
For private owner.[33] |
| Unknown date |
Selby |
Merchantman |
|
Whitby |
Great Britain |
For private owner.[34] |
| Unknown date |
Sireene |
Ship-sloop |
|
Harlingen |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date |
Staaten Generaal |
Third rate |
|
|
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy. |
| Unknown date |
Waakzaamheid |
Sixth rate |
J. Hand |
Enkhuizen |
Dutch Republic |
For Dutch Navy.[35] |
| Unknown date |
William Beckford |
Merchantman |
John Brockbank |
Lancaster |
Great Britain |
For private owner.[36] |
| Unknown date |
Woolwich Chain Boat |
Chain boat |
William Cleverley |
Gravesend |
Great Britain |
For Royal Navy.[37] |
| Unknown date |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
|
|
Spain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
|
Bermuda |
Bermuda |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
|
Liverpool |
Great Britain |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
|
|
Sweden |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Name unknown |
Merchantman |
|
|
Spain |
For private owner. |