HMS americaAmerica, 1810-1867
americaAmerica was a third-rate Royal Navy ship, and from 1844-46 it was commanded by Captain John Gordon in the Pacific Station.1 From 1811-14, during the final years of the Napoleonic Wars, americaAmerica was part of a convoy involved in actions against French ships in the Mediterranean.2
It carried 74 guns, was 54 m long, 15 m wide and was built at Blackwall Yard, London.3
  • 1. Peter Davis, HMS Havannah, William Loney RN—Ships.
  • 2. Patrick MarionĂ©, Havannah, Age of Nelson.
  • 3. J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy (Devon: David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1969), 1:39.
Mentions of this vessel in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. HMS America, 1810-1867. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/america.html.

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