HMS St. Lawrence: Lake Ontario's Ship of the Line-- Part 2

Before the launch of the St. Lawrence, control of Lake Ontario passed back and forth during the war. Once the St. Lawrence was launched in September 1814, the British had uncontested control of the lake.

However, the ship never saw action as the U.S. ships declined to fight it. It was decommissioned soon after the war and in 1832 the hull was sold for 25 pounds and it later became a brewery storage facility before eventually sinking in 30 feet of water at Kingston.

It is now a popular dive spot, though little remains of the once mighty ship.

I sure never knew there was a ship of the line on the Great Lakes.

 --Brock-Perry