Canada HMS

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King George V is shown as a young sub-lieutenant on the 35 cents stamp together with H.M.S. Canada, the screw corvette to which the Prince was appointed, serving on the North American and West Indian Station. The ship, which had a retractable funnel, was built at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1881; a vessel of 2,380 tons, on dimensions 225 ft.x 44'/2 ft., she had armament consisting of ten 6-in, guns, being re-rated as a 3rd class cruiser in 1887. She was sold for breaking up to Cohen, of Blackwall in 1897. SG280

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Built as a corvette by the Portsmouth Dockyard for the Royal Navy.
07 July 1879 keel laid down.
26 August 1881 launched under the name HMS CANADA one of the Comus class of which 8 were built.
Displacement 2.380 tons, dim. 225.0(bpp) x 44.6 x19.3ft.
Powered by a 4-cyl steam engine, manufactured by J & G Rennie, 2.420 ihp, one screw, speed 13 knots.
Bunker capacity 470 tons coal, range 3.280 mile against a speed of 10 miles
Armament: 10 – 6 inch Breach Loading, 2 light guns and 6 – 10 MGs, two torpedoes, launched from carriages.
Bark rigged.
Steel hull but clad with two layers of teak, copper sheated bottom.
Crew 265.
01 May 1883. Building cost £104.500.

This class of vessel was an improvement below decks in accommodation for the crew, they had a sickbay, bathroom for the ratings, ship library and ventilation was greatly improved below decks.
Nathaniel Barnaby designed the class.

She was mostly stationed at the North America or West India station.
1883/84 Prince George, the later King George V served on the vessel as sub-lieutenant
May 1887 re classed as a third class cruiser.
10 May 1897 sold for scrap to G. Cohen, Blackwall.

Source: Log Book. The Sail & steam Navy List by Lyon and Winfield.