HMS Captain, pictured, was from the same Canada class as HMS Canada |
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| Career (UK) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Canada |
| Ordered: | 1 December 1759 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 17 September 1765 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| 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: |
74 guns:
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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. Canada became a prison ship from 1810, and was broken up in 1834.[1]