112-gun

Updated: July 25, 2025

It was fortunate, indeed, says the British historian, James, that the war ended when it did, or there would not have been room on the lake to maneuver the two fleets. The St. Lawrence, a 112-gun three-decker completed at Kingston in 1814, was at the time the largest man-of-war in the world. Possibly a growing lukewarmness about the war, manifested on both sides, prevented more aggressive action.

William Oliver Stevens - A History of Sea Power