Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada)

Naval Shipyards, York
York, Upper Canada
Work on HMS Isaac Brock at the York Naval Shipyards, April 1813.
TypeShipyard
Site information
Controlled byRoyal Navy
Site history
Built1793–1798
In use1790s–1813
Battles/warsBattle of York
Garrison information
GarrisonFort York

The Naval Shipyards were naval shipbuilding facilities used by the Provincial Marine and the Royal Navy in York, Upper Canada (present day Toronto). The naval shipyards were ordered by the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe in 1793, and were opened in 1798.


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