HMS Canada (1881)
HMS Canada in dry-dock, Halifax Graving Yards, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1889 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Canada |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1879 |
| Launched | 26 August 1881 |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Fate | Sold 1897 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Comus-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,380 long tons (2,420 t) |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
| Draught | 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m) |
| Installed power | 2,430 ihp (1,810 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
| Speed | 13.0 knots (24.1 km/h; 15.0 mph) |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) over engines |
HMS Canada was a Comus-class screw corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1881 and sold for scrap in 1897. Her bow badge was removed prior to being sold for scrap and is displayed in the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.