HMS Canada (1765)

HMS Canada (1765)

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

On 2 May 1781, "Canada" engaged and captured the Spanish ship "Santa Leocadia", of 34 guns.Ships of the Old Navy, "Canada".]

In 1782, "Canada" was under the command of William Cornwallis, 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 and managed to avoid capture.

"Canada" became a prison ship from 1810, and was broken up in 1834.

Notes

References


*Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/C1.HTM Ships of the Old Navy, A History of Ships of the 18th Century Royal Navy] . Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2 June 2007.

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HMS Canada (1765) — Canada HMS Canada …   Википедия

  • HMS Canada — Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Canada , after the former British colony of Canada:*HMS|Canada|1765|6 was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1765. She became a prison ship in 1810, and was sold broken up in 1834.… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Canada — Три корабля Королевского флота назывались HMS Canada, в честь британского владения Канада, еще один был отменен на стапеле: HMS Canada (1765)  74 пушечный линейный корабль третьего ранга. Спущен на воду в 1765 . Превращен в плавучую тюрьму в …   Википедия

  • HMS Canada — ha sido el nombre de cuatro buques de la Royal Navy británica, en honor a la antigua colinia británica de Canadá: navío de línea armado con 74 cañones botado en 1765 y convertido en buque prisión en 1810, fue vendido y desguazado en 1834. HMS… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Canada class ship of the line — The Canada class ships of the line were a series of four 74 gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy by William Bateley. The name ship of the class was launched in 1765.DesignDuring this period in British naval architecture, the 74 gun third… …   Wikipedia

  • Hms victory (homonymie) —     Cette page d’homonymie contient une liste de bateaux partageant le même nom. Si un lien interne vous a conduit sur cette page alors qu il existe un article détaillé, merci de le mettre à jour pour qu il pointe directement dessus.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HMS Victory (desambiguación) — HMS Victory ha sido el nombre de seis buques de la Royal Navy británica,. Gran Buque de 42 cañones, botado originalmente con el nombre de Great Christopher, fue adquirido por la Royal Navy en 1569 y fue desguazado en 1608. Gran Buque de 42… …   Wikipedia Español

  • HMS Halifax (1768) — Career (Great Britain) Name: Nova Scotia Packet …   Wikipedia

  • 1765 — Années : 1762 1763 1764  1765  1766 1767 1768 Décennies : 1730 1740 1750  1760  1770 1780 1790 Siècles : XVIIe siècle  XVIIIe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HMS Victory (disambiguation) — Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victory .*HMS|Victory|1569|6, a 42 gun ship, originally the Great Christopher , purchased by the Royal Navy in 1569 and broken up in 1608. *HMS|Victory|1620|6, a 42 gun great ship launched at… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”