| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Canada |
| Owner | F. Hurry & Co., Newcastle on Tyne;[1] Reeve & Co. after 1803 |
| Builder | Francis Hurry & Co.[1] |
| Launched | 1800 |
| Fate | Disappears from Lloyd's Register after 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 393, or 403,[2][3][1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 21[2] |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades;[2] after 1806 the number of her carronades increased to 10 |
Canada was a merchant ship launched at Shields in 1800. She made five trips transporting convicts to Australia. On two of those trips she was also under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). When she was not transporting convicts Canada traded with the West Indies, and with Canada until c.1832.
- ^ a b c Hackman (2001), p. 226.
- ^ a b c Letter of Marque, 1793-1815; p.55 Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ House of Commons (1816).