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

• 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: |date= (help)