HMS Canada, 5 July 1811
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History | |
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Name | HMS Canada |
Ordered | 1 December 1759 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 17 September 1765 |
Honours and awards |
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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 |
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.