HMS St. Lawrence-- Part 2: Just Ten Months to Build

The St. Lawrence was built by master shipbuilder John Dennis and nearly 200 shipwrights in just ten months.  It was not designed for ocean voyages so a considerable amount of space was saved in its construction.

The keel was laid 12 April 1814.  The 74-guns ships of the line HMS Ajax, Centaur and Warsprite were essentially stripped of all things in Montreal and the material brought with much difficulty to Kingston for the St. Lawrence.

Original plans for the ship had it being launched in June, put off to July, then August.  It was finally launched 10 September 1814.

--A fast Build.  --Brock-Perry