Canada
 Official Number
none

The Canada was a barque built at Maryport by Joseph Huddleston & John Ritson, 24th May 1838. James Potts was named as the first master. The vessel's registry was transferred to London in 1840 (see Source 1), James Potts being named as master and principal owner in that year (see Source 2).
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Canada
1838
297
 93.5
 22.2
17.2
3
Male
Square 
 

Sources :

  1. Maryport Shipping Register 1838-52 (TSR 2/1 at Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle)
  2. A List Of The Cumberland Shipping, Corrected To February 1840, by William Sawyers, Comptroller Of Her Majesty's Customs At The Port Of Whitehaven.
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