Grand River Naval Depot

Grand River Naval Depot was a planned base on Lake Erie in what is now Port Maitland, Ontario, Canada.

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Located at the mouth of the Grand River, the naval base was to have been built as a second naval base on Lake Erie intended to complement the base at Navy Island. It was to have stationed 1,000 sailors and 3 frigates. It was never completed and the site was abandoned by the Royal Navy. It is now the site of Esplanade Park in Port Maitland.

See also

• Battle of Lake Erie
• Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard

References

• Canadian Historical Naval Ships and Yards
• Grand River Naval Depot

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