HMS Halifax (1806)

HMS Halifax was a ship-rigged sloop of the Merlin class built in 1806 for the British Royal Navy at the Naval Yard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Built to fill a pressing need for coastal patrol sloops on the North American Station, Halifax was one of the few warships built at Halifax Naval Yard in the Age of Sail as the yard's primary function was supply and refit.

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

Halifax
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Halifax
NamesakeHalifax, Nova Scotia
Ordered27 November 1802
BuilderHalifax Naval Yard, Master Shipwright William Hughes
Launched11 October 1806
FateBroken up 1814
General characteristics
Class and typeMerlin-class ship sloop
Tons burthen365 32⁄94 bm
Length
  • 106 ft (32.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 87 ft 7 in (26.7 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement121
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers
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