Type Shipyard, dockyard Year built 1796 | In use 1796–1813 | |
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Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 in Amherstburg, Ontario. The yard comprised blockhouses, store houses, magazine, wood yard and wharf.
Vessels built or serviced at the yard included:
It was a major naval base on the Detroit River, with easy access to Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. The yard was burned and abandoned in 1812 during the early stages of the War of 1812 and re-located to the Penetanguishene Naval Yard.
The site of the yard was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1928.
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