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| Name | Canopus (1798) | Explanation | |
| Type | Third rate | ||
| Acquired | 1798 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 2257 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 84 | ||
| Fate | 1887 | ||
| Class | Canopus | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | Was Franklin (French) captured 1798.08.01 at the Nile. 1863 h.s. | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Plymouth | ||
| 1 March 1845 - 30 May 1848 | Commanded by Captain Fairfax Moresby, 1845 experimental squadron then Channel squadron | ||
| 4 April 1863 - 17 May 1865 | Commanded by Captain Charles Henry May, receiving ship, Devonport | ||
| 20 May 1865 - 3 September 1865 | Commanded by Captain George Le Geyt Bowyear, receiving ship, Devonport | ||
| 2 September 1865 - 17 April 1866 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Henry Mason, receiving ship, Devonport | ||
| 9 May 1866 - 30 September 1868 | Commanded by Captain Gerard John Napier, receiving ship, Devonport | ||
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