John Dennis, Master Shipbuilder-- Part 5: HMS St. Lawrence Never Fired Guns in Battle

Another sources says that the ship-of-the-line HMS St. Lawrence was built either by John Dennis or William Bell.  I found several sources that didn't mention anything about John Dennis building the St. Lawrence.

**  The St. Lawrence had a hull built of oak.  Supposedly 5,750 trees were used in its construction.  Its masts and spars were made of pine and spruce trees.

**  The only time its guns were ever fired was in salute.  No American ship understandably would challenge her.

--Brock-Perry