HMS Canada (1765)

HMS Canada, 5 July 1811
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Canada
Ordered	1 December 1759
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	17 September 1765
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of St. Kitts Battle of the Saintes
Fate	Broken up, 1834
Notes	Prison ship from 1810
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Canada-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1605 (bm)
Length	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Canada was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 September 1765 at Woolwich Dockyard.^[1]

On 2 May 1781, Canada engaged and captured the Spanish ship Santa Leocadia, of 34 guns.^[2]

In 1782, Canada was under the command of William Cornwallis,^[2] when she took part in the Battle of St. Kitts. Later that year she participated in the Battle of the Saintes.

She took part in the action of 6 November 1794 under Charles Powell Hamilton and managed to avoid capture.