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  • "Not Very Much Celebrated:" The Evolution and Nature of the Provincial Marine, 1755-1813
    "Not Very Much Celebrated:" The Evolution and Nature of the Provincial Marine, 1755-1813 Text
    Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 2001, 25-37     After applauding land successes at Detroit and Queenston, Strachan condemned the inability of the Provincial Marine to operate as an effective naval force, an opinion shared by Sir George Prevost and
    Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 2001, 25-37   After applauding land successes at Detroit and Queenston, Strachan condemned the inability …
  • "Nothing more uncomfortable than our flat-bottomed boats:" Batteaux in the British Service during the War of 1812
    "Nothing more uncomfortable than our flat-bottomed boats:" Batteaux in the British Service during the War of 1812 Text
    Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2003, 17-28     From the early days of European expansion into the Great Lakes region, the batteau was an essential part of the transportation system. This flat-bottomed boat was a common sight on the lakes and rive
    Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2003, 17-28   From the early days of European expansion into the Great Lakes region, …
  • Muster Table for the Royal Navy's Establishment on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812
    Muster Table for the Royal Navy's Establishment on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 Text
    Malcomson, Tom, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Apr 1999, 41-67     In response to the pleas of Governor General George Prevost, in the spring of 1813 the Admiralty sent Commodore James Lucas Yeo and 447 men of the Royal Navy to the inland seas of North America. The
    Malcomson, Tom, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Apr 1999, 41-67   In response to the pleas of Governor General George Prevost, in the …
  • Two Ships - Two Flags: the Outaouaise/Williamson and the Iroquoise/Anson on Lake Ontario, 1759 -1761
    Two Ships - Two Flags: the Outaouaise/Williamson and the Iroquoise/Anson on Lake Ontario, 1759 -1761 Text
    Andrews, Robert J., The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2004, 41-55     In 1759, Louis-Pierre Poulin de Courval Cressé undertook the construction of three corvettes at the shipyard at Point au Baril (at Maitland, in Ontario), on the St. Lawrence River. Two of the ships (
    Andrews, Robert J., The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2004, 41-55   In 1759, Louis-Pierre Poulin de Courval Cressé undertook the construction of three …
  • Naval force on the Lakes
    Naval force on the Lakes NewspaperText
    Niagara Spectator, 21 Aug 1817, p. 3, column 4     Naval force on the Lakes. --It has been published, that the British are dismantling their vessels on the Lakes. This, we learn from good authority, is in pursuance of a mutual understanding between t
    Niagara Spectator, 21 Aug 1817, p. 3, column 4   Naval force on the Lakes. --It has been published, that the British …
  • List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875
    List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875 WebsiteText
       
     
  • HMCS Smiths Falls
    HMCS Smiths Falls Image
        Photograph of the launch of HMCS Smiths Falls at the Kingston Shipbuilding Company, 19 Aug 1944.
      Photograph of the launch of HMCS Smiths Falls at the Kingston Shipbuilding …
  • Kingston Gazette (Kingston, ON), Nov. 17, 1812, page 2
    Kingston Gazette (Kingston, ON), Nov. 17, 1812, page 2 TextNewspaper
        (only 2 pages - shortage of paper) p.2 Early on Tuesday morning last information was conveyed to town that seven American vessels, full of men, were approaching. At day light the troops and militia w
      (only 2 pages - shortage of paper) p.2 Early on Tuesday morning …
  • Notice
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    Albany Gazette, 1 May 1815     NOTICE THE following PUBLIC VESSELS, will be sold at Auction, at Sackett's harbor, on the 15th day of May next, by order of the honorable the Secretary of the Navy -- Brig Oneida, about 240 tons burt
    Albany Gazette, 1 May 1815   NOTICE THE following PUBLIC VESSELS, will be sold at Auction, at Sackett's …
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