Grand River Naval Depot was a planned base on Lake Erie in what is now Port Maitland, Ontario, Canada.
| Grand River Naval Depot | |
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| Port Maitland, Ontario | |
| Type | Shipyard, naval base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Royal Navy - never built |
| Site history | |
| Built | planned |
| In use | never built |
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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 and was to have been a key player in the War of 1812 and the Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817. It was never completed and the site was abandoned by the Royal Navy. It is now the site of Esplanade Park in Port Maitland.
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Coordinates: 42°51′43″N 79°34′37″W / 42.862033°N 79.577066°W
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