Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard

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The Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy yard from 1788 to 1853 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, at the site of the current Royal Military College of Canada.

Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
Kingston, Ontario
Type	Shipyard, dockyard
Built	1788
In use	1788 — 1853
Controlled by	Royal Navy
Garrison	Royal Navy base for Lake Ontario
Battles/wars	Sackets Harbour, New York during the War of 1812

Located next to Point Frederick (Old Fort Henry) on Lake Ontario, it was the only Royal Navy base on Lake Ontario, countering the American naval base a short distance away in Sackets Harbour, New York during the War of 1812. After the Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817, the role of the dockyard diminished, and it closed in 1853.

The following ships were built and launched at the dockyard:

• HMS St Lawrence 1814
• HMS Prince Regent 1814
• HMS Royal George
• HMS Princess Charlotte 1814
• HMS Duke of Gloucester
• Buffalo - gunboat 1792
• Catherine - gunboat 1792
• Sophia - gunboat 1792
• Swift - gunboat 1798
• HMS Speedy) 1798
• HMS Earl of Moira - brig 1805
• Sir Sidney Smith - schooner 1806
• HMS Sir George Prevost - schooner 1813
• HMS Lord Melville - schooner 1813
• Psyche - frigate 1814
• Crystler - gunboat 1814
• Kingston - gunboat 1814, steam vessel 1838
• Niagara - gunboat 1814
• Queenston - gunboat 1814
• Beckwith - transport 1816
• Brock - schooner 1817
• Canada - unfinished 1815
• Wolfe - unfinished 1815
• Mohawk - steam vessel 1843
• Cherokee - steam vessel 1841
• Watertown - passenger vessel 1864

[edit] See also

• Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
• Grand River Naval Depot
• Pentanguishene Naval Yard
• Esquilmalt Royal Navy Dockyard
• Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard
• Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
• Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada)

[edit] References

• Canadian Historical Naval Ships and Yards
• Fort Henry Layout
• RMC
• List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875