HMS Halifax (1768)

HMS Halifax was a schooner built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765 that the British Royal Navy purchased in 1768 for coastal patrol in North America in the years just prior to the American Revolution. She is one of the best documented schooners from early North America.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Halifax.

Plans of HMS Halifax by Howard I. Chapelle
History
Great Britain
NameNova Scotia Packet
Port of registryHalifax, Nova Scotia
LaunchedHalifax, NS, September 1765
Maiden voyageHalifax to Boston, 15 October 1765
FateSold to Admiralty in October 1768
Great Britain
NameHMS Halifax
AcquiredOctober 1768
FateWrecked on 15 February 1775
General characteristics
Tons burthen83 4/94 bm
Length
  • 58 ft 3 in (17.8 m) (on deck)
  • 46 ft 10.5 in (14.3 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 3 in (5.6 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planSquare Topsail schooner
Complement30
Armament
  • 6 × 3pdrs
  • 8 (later 12) x ½pdr swivels
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