HMS St Lawrence
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS St Lawrence | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | first-rate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | War of 1812 | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Canada | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 44.2206, -76.5050 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS St Lawrence was a 112-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Built on the lake at the Royal Navy dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada, she was the only Royal Navy ship of the line ever to be launched and operated entirely in fresh water. Constructed in 1814, the ship's arrival on the lake ended all naval action and St Lawrence finished the war having never gone into battle. Following the war, the vessel was laid up, eventually being sold in 1832 to private interests. The ship later sank and is now a recreational dive spot.
Location
- Recorded position: 44.2206, -76.5050 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Canada
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS St Lawrence (1814) (revision 1372581395), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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