List of Royal Navy ships in North America

List of Royal Navy ships in North America is an annotated list of Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

ships serving in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, the Thirteen Colonies and Caribbean under the North American Station. For ships under the Pacific Station

Pacific Station

The Pacific Station, often referred to as the Pacific Squadron, was one of the geographical divisions into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities...

, see List of Royal Navy ships in the Pacific Northwest.

**Ship names and details**
Ship Name	Type	Year Launched;	Ship Details;	Fate;
HMS Leopard HMS Leopard (1790) HMS Leopard was a 50-gun Portland-class fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812.-Construction and commissioning:...	50-gun Ship of the Line	1775 in Portsmouth, England		Destroyed in 1814 off Anticosti Island Anticosti Island Anticosti Island is an island at the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada, between 49° and 50° N., and between 61° 40' and 64° 30' W. At in size, it is the 90th largest island in the world and 20th largest island in Canada... , Quebec Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
HMS Speedy	Schooner	1798 - Kingston, Ontario		Sunk in Lake Ontario Lake Ontario Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means... off Brighton, Ontario Brighton, Ontario Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal.... in 1804
HMS Sir Isaac Brock HMS Sir Isaac Brock HMS Sir Isaac Brock was a warship which was destroyed before being completed at York, Upper Canada during the War of 1812. The ship was named after the famed hero of the war, Major General Sir Isaac Brock....	N/A - likely a brig	1813?	Unfinished vessel was being built in York, Upper Canada York, Upper Canada York was the name of Old Toronto between 1793 and 1834. It was the second capital of Upper Canada.- History :The town was established in 1793 by Governor John Graves Simcoe, with a new 'Fort York' on the site of the last French 'Fort Toronto'... - now Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	Burned and destroyed by invading Americans United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... during War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
HMS Detroit Adams (brig) HMS Detroit was a 6-gun brig of the Royal Navy. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812, giving the British control of the lake. She was briefly recaptured by the Americans, but came under heavy fire and had to be abandoned... 1	6-gun Brig; 200 tons	1812 - Detroit Michigan	Captured by British United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it.... and renamed Detroit	Burned in 1813
HMS Detroit 2	12 or 14 gun Schooner, 305 tons	1813 in Amherstburg, Ontario Amherstburg, Ontario Amherstburg is a Canadian town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario. It is approximately south of the U.S...	Captured by Americans United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... and renamed in 1813	Sold in 1825
HMS Confiance	36-gun Frigate	1814 in Ile aux Noix, Lake Champlain - near Plattsburgh, New York	Served on Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...	Captured by Americans United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... and sold in 1825
HMS Linnet HMS Linnet (1813) HMS Linnet was a 16-gun brig, built in 1814 by the Royal Navy at Ile aux Noix, Canada, as Niagara. Renamed Linnet and commanded by Commander Daniel Pring, RN, she served on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. The Americans captured her in 1814 at the Battle of Lake Champlain at Plattsburgh, New...	16-gun Brig	1812? ex-USS Growler	Served on Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of... ; capture 1814
HMS Chub HMS Chub (1807) HMS Chub was a Royal Navy Ballahoo-class schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1807. She and her crew were lost when she was wrecked in August 1812.-Service:Chub was commissioned in March... 1	4-gun Schooner	1807 in Bermuda		Sunk off Halifax 1812
HMS Finch / HMS Chubb 2 / HMS Shannon	11-gun Sloop captured from the Americans (ex-); 110 tons	1812?	Served on Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of... ; captured 1813 and renamed Shannon (and later as Chubb)	Recaptured by the Americans in 1814 and sold 1815 in Whitehall, New York
HMS Nancy	12-gun Schooner	1789 in Detroit, Michigan	Served in upper Great Lakes; fitted with six four- pound carriage guns and six swivel guns	Sank in Nottawasaga River in 1814 after being chased by , , and
HMS Duke of Gloucester HMS Duke of Gloucester (1813) HMS Duke of Gloucester was a 10 gun brig of the Royal Navy which was launched at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Ontario....	10-gun Brig	1813 in Kingston, Ontario	Captured by Americans United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... in 1813
HMS Royal George HMS Royal George (1809) HMS Royal George was a British 20-gun wooden sloop of the Provincial Marine, and subsequently, the Royal Navy, operating on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 with a crew of 200....	20-gun Sloop	1809 in Kingston, Ontario	defended Fort Oswego and participated in the Battle of Sackett's Harbour	renamed Burlington and later laid up and broken up in 1833
HMS Toronto	4-gun Sloop Sloop A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....	1799 in York (Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... )	Built as government ferry	Sank 1811 off Hanlan's Point
HMS St. Lawrence HMS St. Lawrence (1814) HMS St Lawrence was a 112-gun first-rate wooden warship of the Royal Navy that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. She was the only Royal Navy ship of the line ever to be launched and operated entirely in fresh water.-Career:...	112-gun Ship of the line Ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...	1814 in Kingston, Ontario	Only ship to be built and operated in Great Lakes Great Lakes The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...	Decommissioned in 1815? and broken up
HMS Hamilton	Schooner; 53 tons	1812 from American builder on Lake Ontario	Captured as 1813; re-captured by Americans 1813 and re-captured by RN in 1814	Renamed HMS Hamilton 1814; fate unknown
HMS Erebus HMS Erebus (1807) HMS Erebus was originally built as a Royal Navy fireship, but served as a sloop and was re-rated as such in March 1808. She served in the Baltic during the Gunboat and Anglo-Russian Wars, where in 1809 she was briefly converted to a fireship, and then served in the War of 1812. In 1814 she was...	18-gun Sloop; converted rocket vessel	1807
HMS Nymph HMS Nymph HMS Nymph was a 14-gun Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy launched at Chatham Dockyard on 27 May 1778. She was accidentally burnt and sank in the British Virgin Islands in 1783.-Construction and commissioning:...	Sloop	1778 at Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...		flounder in Road Town Road Town -See also:* Government House, the official residence of the Governor of the British Virgin Islands located in Road Town-External links:*****... , BVI
HMS Resolute	Arctic exploration ship	purchased in 1850 as Ptarmigan		retired 1879 and broken up
HMS Halifax HMS Halifax (1768) HMS Halifax was a schooner built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765 and purchased in 1768 by the British Royal Navy for coastal patrol in North America in the years just prior to the American Revolution...	Schooner	1768	Built at Halifax, Nova Scotia City of Halifax Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996... , the first Royal Navy ship built in Canada	lost 1775
HMS Halifax	Sloop of war	1777 as United States Navy United States Navy The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...	captured 1780	decommissioned in 1781
HMS Halifax 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...	Sloop of war	1806	Built at the Halifax City of Halifax Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996... Naval Yard Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax was a British Royal Navy base in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1759 to 1905. The Halifax Yard was the main year round base of the Royal Navy's North American Station when first established in 1759 during the Seven Years' War.... Nova Scotia	Decommissioned and broken up in 1814
HMS Drake HMS Drake (1777) HMS Drake was a twenty-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy. Originally named Resolution, she was purchased in 1777. She served in the American Revolutionary War, and on 24 April 1778, off Carrickfergus, Ireland, she fought the North Channel naval duel with the 18-gun sloop Ranger of the Continental...	Sloop of war	purchased as Resolution in 1777
HMS Sultana HMS Sultana HMS Sultana was a small Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768 through 1772, preventing smuggling and collecting duties. She was retired when unrest in Britain's American colonies required larger, better armed patrol craft....	Schooner	1767 in Boston Shipyard	patrolled the American coast from 1768 through 1772	Sold 1772
HMS Antelope HMS Antelope (1741) HMS Antelope was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Rotherhithe on 13 March 1703. She was rebuilt once during her career, and served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War....	54-gun Sloop of war	formerly Antelope from 1803	served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.	Sold 1783
HMS Fame HMS Fame (1759) HMS Fame was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford on 1 January 1759. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship ever built to her draught....	74-gun Ship of the line	1759 in Deptford Deptford Deptford is a district of south London, England, located on the south bank of the River Thames. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Deptford Dockyard, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards.Deptford and the docks are... , near London, England	Served later as prison ship	Sold 1814
HMS Invincible HMS Invincible (1765) HMS Invincible was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 9 March 1765 at Deptford. Invincible was built during a period of peace to replace ships worn out in the recently concluded Seven Years' War...	74-Gun Ship of the line	Built in London 1765	Served in Seven Years' War Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines... , American War of Independence, Battle of Cape St. Vincent Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, took place off the coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780 during the American War of Independence. A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara. The battle is sometimes referred to as the Moonlight Battle,... in 1780, Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of the Chesapeake The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas... in 1781 and Battle of St. Kitts Battle of St. Kitts The Battle of Saint Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, was a naval battle that took place on 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse.-Background:When Hood... in 1782	Sank 1801

Shipyards

A list of shipyards of NAS:

Halifax Naval Yard
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax was a British Royal Navy base in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1759 to 1905. The Halifax Yard was the main year round base of the Royal Navy's North American Station when first established in 1759 during the Seven Years' War....

, Nova Scotia
Oswego, New York
Pointe au Baril, Quebec
Navy Island, Ontario
Niagara
Detroit, Michigan
Oswegatchie
Carleton Island
Carleton Island
Carleton Island is located in the St Lawrence River in upstate New York. It was the location of Fort Haldimand, controlled by the British during the American Revolution, and of great strategic importance, as well as being a center of shipbuilding. The ruins of the fort can still be seen at the...
Raven Creek
Kingston, Ontario
Prince Edward County, Ontario
York, Upper Canada
Amherstburg, Ontario
Cleveland, Ohio
Black Rock
Presqu'Ile, PA
Erie, PA
Quebec, Quebec
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Chippawa, Ontario
Ganaoque, Ontario
Cobourg, Ontario
Grand Island ,NY
Montreal, Quebec
Buffalo, NY
Sorel, QC
Levis
Stromness
Sarnia, Ontario

Some ships were shipped over from yards in England:

Newcastle
Portsmouth

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