| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Builder | The King's Yard, Deptford |
| Launched | 1779[1] |
| Fate | Sold c.1782 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Adriatic |
| Owner | John St Barbe |
| Acquired | c.1782 by purchase |
| Renamed | Canada c.1786 |
| Fate | On 6 June 1800, reported lost atSouth Georgia |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 200,[2] or 213[3] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 20[3] |
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Canada was launched atKing's Yard in 1779, for theRoyal Navy, which sold her circa 1782, at the end of the war. Her name while in Royal Navy service is unknown as of November 2022. John St Barbe purchased her and named herAdriatic, but renamed herCanada circa 1786. She made threeseal hunting andwhaling voyages between 1791 and 1799, under that name. On the first of these a French privateer captured her, but a British merchant ship recaptured her. She was lost at South Georgia in 1800, on her fourth voyage to thesouthern whale fishery.
Adriatic enteredLloyd's Register in 1783. Her master was K. St Barbe and her trade was London-Ancona.[2] In 1786 her master was Cole, her name changed toCanada, and her trade became London-Quebec.[4]
1st whaling voyage: Captain Alexander Muirhead left Britain on 15 July 1791.[5] In August 1793,Lloyd's List reported that the French privateerAjax, of Bordeaux, armed with twenty-six 12-pounder guns and having a crew of 286 men, had capturedCanada at27°0′N35°0′W / 27.000°N 35.000°W /27.000; -35.000 asCanada was returning from the South Seas fishery.[a] However,Prince of Wales, of Greenock, recapturedCanada and took her into Greenock.[9] Muirhead then sailed her toGravesend, Kent, arriving there on 28 October 1793. He returned with 15tuns of sperm oil, seven tuns of whale oil, and 7000 seal skins.[5]
Smyrna trade:Lloyd's Register for 1794, showedCanada, still with Muirhead, master, changing her trade from London-South Seas to London-Smyrna.[10] This entry continued until 1797, when J. Cundall replaces Muirhead and her trade became London-Jamaica.[11]
2nd whaling voyage: In 1798,Canada's owner changed from J. Cundall to J. Hill, and her master from J. Cundall to J. French. Her trade changed from London-Jamaica to London—South Seas. Also, her armament increased.[12] Captain John French received aletter of marque on 11 June 1798.[3] He left Britain on 25 June, for South Georgia, and returned on 16 July 1799.[5]
Canada, Captain Lewis Llewellyn, left Britain on 2 September 1799, bound for South Georgia.[5][13][1]Canada arrived around March, and was lost soon after. The location of her wreck is unknown.[14] On 6 June 1800,Lloyd's List reportedCanada, French, master, lost at South Georgia.[15][b]
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