| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 13 January | Russia | A. I. Melikhov | Sevastopol | Krym | Corvette | For Imperial Russian Navy.[1] |
| 15 January | France | | Nantes | Nymphe | Pallas-class frigate | For French Navy. |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | Gleadow | Hull | Everthorp | Full-rigged ship | For G. & J. Eggington.[2] |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | Nicholas Diddams | Portsmouth Dockyard | Primrose | Brig of war | For Royal Navy.[3][4] |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | | Portsmouth Dockyard | Pyramus | Pyramus-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 January | United Kingdom | Shepherd | Hull | John | Merchantman | For Marshall, Cooper & Co.[2] |
| 7 February | India | | Bombay Dockyard | Charles Grant | East Indiaman | For British East India Company. |
| 12 February | United Kingdom | | Whitehaven | Earl of Lonsdale | West Indiaman | For Stitt & Co. |
| 19 February | France | Antoine Crucy | Nantes | Mouche No. 29 | Mouche No. 2-class schooner-aviso | For French Navy. |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | Charles Ross | Rochester | Vigo | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[5] |
| 24 February | United Kingdom | John King | Upnor | Pigmy | Pigmy-class schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| February | Egypt | Hajj Umar | Alexandria | Afriqiya | Fifth rate | For Egyptian Navy.[6] |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | Daniel & Samuel Brent | Rotherhithe | Fanny | West Indiaman | For F. Chalmers & Co. |
| 3 March | United Kingdom | John King | Upnor | Algerine | Pigmy-class schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Josiah Brindley | Frindsbury | Cressy | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[7] |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Thomas Pitcher | Northfleet | Egmont | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[8] |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Thomas Steemson | Paull | Hebe | Merchantman | For John Staniforth. |
| 7 March | Denmark-Norway | Pihl | Copenhagen | Lolland | Brig | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| 10 March | Denmark-Norway | | Bergen | Hother | Gunship | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| 10 March | Denmark-Norway | | Bergen | Nornen | Gunship | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| 10 March | United Kingdom | John King | Upnor | Pioneer | Pigmy-class schooner | For Royal Navy. |
| 10 March | Denmark-Norway | | Bergen | Valkyrien | Gunship | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Daniel List | Fishbourne | Decoy | Decoy-class cutter | For Royal Navy. |
| 23 March | United Kingdom | Isaac Blackburn | Turnchapel | Armada | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[9] |
| 24 March | United Kingdom | Sydenham Teast | Bristol | Dochfour | West Indiaman | For A. J. Robe. |
| March | United Kingdom | Hillhouse, Sons & Co. | Bristol | Sarah | West Indiaman | For Philip James Miles. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Joseph Tucker | Plymouth Dockyard | Nisus | Lively-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[10] |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | John Brockbank | Lancaster | William Ashton | West Indiaman | For Messrs. Burrow & Nottage.[11] |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | Joseph Tucker | Plymouth Dockyard | Menelaus | Lively-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[12] |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | John Perry | Blackwall Yard | America | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[13] |
| 21 April | United Kingdom | Benjamin Tanner & John Cock | Dartmouth | North Star | Cormorant-class sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 April | United Kingdom | James Lawes | Sandgate | Dwarf | Decoy-class cutter | For Royal Navy. |
| 24 April | United Kingdom | William Baker | Sandgate | Racer | Decoy-class cutter | For Royal Navy. |
| 28 April | Denmark-Norway | | | Axel Thorsen | Gunship | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| 2 May | France | Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair | Antwerp | Friedland | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[14] |
| 4 May | France | | | La Friponne | Corvette | For French Navy.[15] |
| 12 May | France | Genoa Dockyard | Genoa | Renard | Abeille-class brig | For French Navy. |
| 19 May | France | | | L'Epervier | Sylphe-class brig | For private owner.[16] |
| 20 May | France | Jean Michel Segondat | Cherbourg | Iphigénie | Pallas-class frigate | For French Navy.[17] |
| 21 May | United Kingdom | Robert Guillaume | Northam | Astraea | Apollo-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[18][19] |
| 21 May | France | Pierre Degay & others | Brest | Nestor | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For french Navy. |
| 28 May | Denmark-Norway | | Trondheim | Skiøn Valborg | Gunship | For Dano-Norwegian Navy. |
| May | United Kingdom | Henry Adams | Bucklers Hard | Hannibal | Fame-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[20] |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | Edward Sison | Woolwich Dockyard | Banterer | Crocus-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | Edward Sison | Woolwich Dockyard | Macedonian | Lively-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[21] |
| 4 June | United Kingdom | John Dudman & Co. | Deptford | George III | Convict ship | For Sir S. Clark. |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Wells, Wigram & Green | Blackwall | Guildford | Merchantman | For James Mangles. |
| 19 June | India | Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia | Calcutta | Minden | Ganges-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 June | United Kingdom | Joseph Graham | Harwich | Vengeur | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[22] |
| 23 June | United Kingdom | John King | Frindsbury | Medway | Merchantman | For Taylor & Co. |
| 26 June | France | | Antwerp | Royal Dutchman | Three-decker | For French Navy.[23][24] |
| 27 June | United Kingdom | G. W. Porrett | Scarborough | Globe | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| June | France | | Marseille | Dromadaire | Corvette | For French Navy. |
| 1 July | France | Mathurin Crucy | Paimbœuf | Méduse | Pallas-class frigate | For French Navy.[25] |
| 1 July | France | François-Frédéric Poncet | Toulon | Wagram | Océan-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[26][27] |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Nicholas Diddams | Portsmouth Dockyard | Boyne | Boyne-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[28] |
| 3 July | India | Matthew Smith | Howrah | Cornwall | Merchantman | For George Palmer. |
| 3 July | France | | | La Favorite | Diligente-class corvette | For French Navy.[29] |
| 17 July | United Kingdom | Robert John Nelson | Deptford Dockyard | Queen Charlotte | First rate | For Royal Navy.[30] |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | Menzies | Leith | Unnamed | Merchantman | For private owner.[31] |
| 1 August | United Kingdom | Robert Guillaume | Northam | Conquestador | Vengeur-class ship of the line | For Royal Navy.[32] |
| 1 August | United Kingdom | Robert Seppings | Chatham Dockyard | Impregnable | Second rate | For Royal Navy.[33] |
| 5 August | Russia | M. K. Surovtsov | Kherson | Aziia | Third rate | For Imperial Russian Navy.[34] |
| 7 August | United Kingdom | Daniel & Samuel Brent | Rotherhithe | Somersetshire | West Indiaman | For Gordon & Co. |
| 15 August | France | François-Frédéric Poncet | Toulon | Sceptre | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[35] |
| 15 August | France | Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair | Antwerp | Tilsitt | Bucentaure-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[36] |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Thomas Steemson | Paull | Alcyone | Merchantman | For Read & Co. |
| 21 August | Kingdom of Naples | | Castellamare di Stabia | Capri | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For Royal Neapolitan Navy. |
| 25 August | United Kingdom | Temple | South Shields | Oswin | Merchantman | For Mr. Atkinson. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Temple | South Shields | Egfrid | Merchantman | For Brown & Co. |
| 30 August | United Kingdom | Robert Nelson | Deptford Dockyard | Portia | Crocus-class brig-sloop | For Royal Navy. |
| 31 August | United Kingdom | Robert John Nelson | Deptford Dockyard | Galatea | Apollo-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[37] |
| 1 September | United Kingdom | Wells, Wigram & Green | Blackwall | Caesar | West Indiaman | For H. Turner. |
| 6 September | Kingdom of Italy | Jean Marguerite Tupinier | Venice | Rivoli | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy.[38] |
| 13 September | Upper Canada | Blackett & Co. | Quebec | Martha | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 15 September | United Kingdom | Thomas Steemson | Paull | Grenada | Convict ship | For J. Blackett. |
| 30 September | Russia | G. S. Isakov | Saint Petersburg | Pamiat Evstafii | Pamiat Evstafii-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[39] |
| 10 October | India | John Macrae | Chittagong | Harriett Shakespeare | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 12 October | France | | Lorient | Marengo | Téméraire-class ship of the line | For French Navy. |
| 12 October | Russia | I. V. Kurepanov | Saint Petersburg | Trekh Sviatitelei | Trekh Sviatitelei-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[40] |
| 13 October | United Kingdom | John Dudman | Deptford | Coldstream | Merchantman | For private owner.[41] |
| 13 October | United Kingdom | George Parsons | Warsash | Hotspur | Fifth rate | For Royal Navy.[42] |
| 28 October | France | Antoine Bonnet de Lescure | Rochefort | Saale | Armide-class frigate | For French Navy.[43] |
| 30 October | France | Jean Jacques Denaix | Saint-Malo | Prégel | Pallas-class frigate | For French Navy.[44] |
| October | India | | Calcutta | Lady Rollo | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| 6 November | Russia | M. K. Surovtsov | Kherson | Dmitrii Donskoi | Anapa-class ship of the line | For Imperial Russian Navy.[45] |
| 12 November | United Kingdom | Robert Davy | Topsham | Phoenix | Merchantman | For John Blankett. |
| 16 November | United Kingdom | Thomas Walton | Hull | Oracabessa | West Indiaman | For Mr. Moxon. |
| 23 November | United Kingdom | John King | Frindsbury | Lord Wellington | West Indiaman | For Messrs. Clay. |
| 11 December | United Kingdom | Edward Sison | Woolwich Dockyard | Crescent | Lively-class frigate | For Royal Navy.[46] |
| 5 December | Denmark-Norway | | Copenhagen | Phoenix | Man-of-war | For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[47] |
| 15 December | Denmark-Norway | | | Ulysses | Ship of the line | For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[48] |
| 20 December | French First Empire | | Rotterdam | Avenger of the Seas | Full-rigged ship | For Dutch Navy.[49] |
| December | United Kingdom | Carson, Forbes, Courtenay & Co. | Chester | Charles Mills | Full-rigged ship | For Messrs. Christopher, Jackson & Wheeler.[50] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Booth & Co. | Sunderland | Adriatic | Merchantman | For Moon & Co.[51] |
| Unknown date | United States | | Salem, Massachusetts | Alexander | Privateer | For private owner.[52] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Ann Elizabeth | Merchantman | For W. Alexander.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Radcliffe | Monkwearmouth | Atlantic | Merchantman | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | United States | | Maryland | Baltimore | Merchantman | For Peter Arnold Karthaus. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Liverpool | Barton | West Indiaman | For Barton & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Great Yarmouth | Belinda | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Thomas Pitcher | Northfleet | Cambridge | East Indiaman | For British East India Company.[53] |
| Unknown date | Upper Canada | Anderson Martin | Chippewa | Chippewa | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Thomas Kemp | Baltimore, Maryland | Comet | Schooner | For William Furlong & Thorndike Chase. |
| Unknown date | United States | Josiah Barker | Charlestown, Massachusetts | Curlew | Brig | For George Baylies.[54] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Mevagissey | Dart | Cutter | Purchased on the stocks by the Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | India | | Bombay | Earl Balcarras | Full-rigged ship | For British East India Company.[55] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Howard Benj | Sunderland | Edward | Full-rigged ship | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Brockbank | Lancaster | Essex | Merchantman | For private owner.[56] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John Brockbank | Lancaster | Esther | Merchantman | For private owner.[57] |
| Unknown date | India | J. Gilmore | Calcutta | Fairlie | Merchantman | For Fairlie, Fergusson & Co. |
| Unknown date | Kingdom of Italy | | Venice | Favorita | Pallas-class frigate | For Royal Italian Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Hylton | Friendship | Brig | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Hull | Gardiner and Joseph | Whaler | For Mr. Eggingtons. |
| Unknown date | United States | William Price | Baltimore, Maryland | Hannibal | Sloop | For private owner.[58] |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Harriet | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Cowes | Hibernia | Brig | For J. Lennen. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Whitby | Hyperion | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Simon Temple | South Shields | Indian | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Jane | Merchantman | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | United States | | New York | Janus | Full-rigged ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Fishburn & Broderick | Hull | John Hamilton | Merchantman | For private owner.[59] |
| Unknown date | India | Michael Smith | Calcutta | John Palmer | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Boston | Lady Banks | Merchantman | For Mr. Meadburn. |
| Unknown date | Upper Canada | | Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard | Lady Prevost | Schooner | For Provincial Marine. |
| Unknown date | France | Mathurin Guillaume Guibert de La Noe | Saint-Servan | L'Auguste | Privateer | For Robert Surcouf.[60] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Blyth | Lord Melville | Merchantman | For Holland & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Hull | Lord Wellington | Whaler | For W. Bolton. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Luna | Merchantman | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Mediterranean | Merchantman | For H. Martin & Co. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Holt & Richardson | Whitby | Monarch | Coaster | For Holt & Richardson. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Roberts & Co. | Whitby | Neptune | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Murray & Bigsbey | Cleveland, Ohio | Ohio | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | | Orbit | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Denmark-Norway | | | Phønix | Fourth rate | For Dano-Norwegian Navy.[61] |
| Unknown date | United States | Talbot & Co. | | Pioneer | Privateer | For private owner.[62] |
| Unknown date | India | | Bombay | Psyche | Brig | For British East India Company.[63] |
| Unknown date | Upper Canada | William Bell | Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard | Queen Charlotte | Ship-sloop | For Provincial Marine.[64] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | Rachel | Brig | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Kingdom of Holland | | | Rembang | Full-rigged ship | For Royal Dutch Navy.[65] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | Sunderland | Sappho | West Indiaman | For Francis Baring. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | John & Philip Laing | Sunderland | Sophia | Full-rigged ship | For George & Philip Protheroe.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | R. Whinnen | Sunderland | St. Andrews | Full-rigged ship | For Mr. Davison.[51] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Samuel Cooke | Deptford | Success | Merchantman | For private owner.[51] |
| Unknown date | India | | Bombay | Thetis | Brig | For British East India Company.[63] |
| Unknown date | United States | | Baltimore, Maryland | Wasp | Schooner | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | New South Wales | | Scotland Island | Whale | Sloop | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | | | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | | Nantes | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | | Wiscasset, Maine | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | | Dunkerque | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | France | | | Name unknown | Merchantman | For private owner. |