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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: * ''Ottawa'' – schooner built in Detroit c.1778 * ''Chippewa'' – built in Detroit c.1790 * ''Dunmore'' – schooner built in Detroit, 1772 * ''Francis'' – sloop built in Detroit, 1796 * ''General Hope'' – schooner * ''Candem'' – schooner * ''General Hunter'' – brig * ''Queen Charlotte'' – built at Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard and serviced in Amherstburg * 2nd – schooner * – schooner 1812 * – brig 1807 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.〔(Amherstburg Navy Yard ), Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada〕〔(Amherstburg Navy Yard ), National Register of Historic Places〕 ==See also== * George Benson Hall 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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