HMS Ontario (1780)
HMS Ontario was a British warship that sank in a storm in Lake Ontario on 31 October 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. She was a 22-gun snow, and, at 80 feet (24 m) in length, the largest British warship on the Great Lakes at the time. The shipwreck was discovered in 2008. Ontario was found largely intact and very well preserved in the cold water. The wreck discoverers asserted that "the 80-foot sloop of war is the oldest shipwreck and the only fully intact British warship ever found in the Great Lakes."
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Ontario |
| Namesake | Lake Ontario |
| Owner | Provincial Marine |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Carleton Island Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1779 |
| Launched | 10 May 1780 |
| Fate | 31 October 1780 sank in Lake Ontario during a storm |
| Status | Shipwreck discovered in June, 2008 at more than 500 ft (150 m) depth |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sixth rate |
| Tons burthen | 226 tons |
| Length | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Sail plan | Two-masted snow |
| Complement | 130 believed lost |
| Armament | 22 cannons |
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