HMS Halifax

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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.

1768  WikimediaWikidata
Nova Scotia Packet
schoonershipwreckRoyal Navy

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    1768 HMS Halifax
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    ship launching
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    ship commissioning
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    destruction
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    HMS Halifax Draught 1cHMS Halifax Draught 1c
    HMS Halifax (1768)HMS Halifax (1768)
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      eventarmed conflict1775Battle of MachiasbattleWikidata
      eventarmed conflict1777Second Battle of MachiasUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
      sitefortFort O'BrienfortWikidata
      siteshipwreck1768HMS Halifaxshipwreck, schoonerWikidata
      commonsimageHMS Halifax Draught 1c Commons
      commonsimageHMS Halifax (1768) Commons