The Navy rapidly mobilized supplies, skills, and labour from both British North America and Britain to build ships whose design was suited to the conditions of the lake, the limits of the available material, and the need for quick construction. Commodore James Lucas Yeo assumed command in May 1813. Shipbuilding started as soon as British forces took over the Kingston naval base in the winter of 1812-13.
Its appearance on the waters of Lake Ontario gave the British control of the lake without having to fire a shot in anger.Īll three ships were built in the dockyards at Kingston and are a tangible reminder of the British Royal Navy’s substantial shipbuilding program during the war.
Lawrence, in addition, was the largest and most heavily-armed warship of its time to sail on fresh water.
Lawrence were the most powerful British warships built in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. HMS Prince Regent, Princess Charlotte, and St.
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