The HMS St. Lawrence was a magnificent ship, the largest warship ever to see the Great Lakes during the Age of Sail. It was built at Kingston, Upper Canada, at the Royal Navy Dockyard and was too large for the Americans to attack and gave the British undeniable control of Lake Ontario.
The Naval Dockyard was established in 1789 as the Provincial Marine and then became the Royal Naval Dockyard at Point Frederick. Warships such as sloops, frigates and gunboats were built there as well as the ship-of-the-line St. Lawrence.
The RMC is now located at the dockyard.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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