Naval Shipyards, York | |
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York, Upper Canada | |
Type | Shipyard |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Royal Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1793–1798 |
In use | 1790s–1813 |
Battles/wars | Battle of York |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Fort 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.