HMS Halifax

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Halifax, after the English town Halifax, West Yorkshire.

  • HMS Halifax was a sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego
  • HMS Halifax was a schooner purchased in 1768 and wrecked in 1775
  • HMS Halifax was a schooner purchased 1775 and sold 1780
  • HMS Halifax was a sloop, originally USS Ranger, renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on May 11, 1780
  • HMS Halifax was a schooner purchased 1782 and sold 1784
  • HMS Halifax was a sloop launched 1806 and broken up in 1814

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