Provincial Marine

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Provincial Marine was a coastal protection service in charge of the waters in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River and parts of Lake Champlain under British control. While ships of the PM were designated HMS, they were more of a coast guard operations than a full fledge navy. Operations were maintained and staffed by the Royal Navy. Most ships of the Provincial Marine were built in the Great Lakes.

The Royal Navy was responsible for all other bodies of waters off Canada.

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[edit] History

Prior to 19th Century, the Royal Navy and the French Navy had limited patrols in the water of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.

Some of the ships in the waterways included:

[edit] Creation of Great Lakes Navy

The service was created in 1812 to counter the activity of the United States Navy and remained in force until the Rush-Bagot Treaty was signed in 1817. While the treaty banned naval activity in the Great Lakes, the Provincial Marine was re-assigned under the waterborne arm of the Canadian Militia and later under the Militia Department. In 1910, the Provincial Marine was replaced by the Naval Service of Canada (under the Naval Service Act of 1910).

[edit] Bases

Lake Ontario

Lake Erie


Georgian Bay/Lake Huron

[edit] Fleet

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