HMCS ''Stone Frigate'' is a dormitory of the

Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada (), abbreviated in English as RMC and in French as CMR, is a Military academy#Canada, military academy and, since 1959, a List of universities in Canada#Ontario, degree-granting university of the Canadian ...

Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, ...

. Built to be a naval storehouse, it was converted to its present use in 1876 on the establishment of the college.

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The ''Stone Frigate'' was originally a storehouse at the

Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard The Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard from 1788 to 1853 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, at the site of the current Royal Military College of Canada. History The British naval forces on the lakes, known as the Provincial M ...

, Point Frederick Peninsula, in

. Designed by Archibald Fraser in 1819–24, it was constructed under the command of Captain Robert Barrie to store gear and rigging of the British fleet from the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...

which had been dismantled and housed in Navy Bay pursuant to the

Rush–Bagot Treaty The Rush–Bagot Treaty or Rush–Bagot Disarmament was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, following the War of 1812. It was ratified by the United States Senate o ...

of 1817. Closed in 1835, the dockyard reopened in 1837 in response to rebellions in the Canadas. Captain Williams Sandom and a party of sailors resided in the ''Stone Frigate'' warehouse close to the St. Lawrence pier in Navy Bay. By the 1860s, only the ''Stone Frigate'' storehouse and one wharf of the dockyard were kept in repair. The former warehouse was converted into a

dormitory A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence, a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), or a hostel, is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential qu ...

and classrooms when the

was established in 1876,Stone Frigate Ontario Plaque
/ref> on the site of the former dockyard. In 1941, the Royal Military College of Canada cadets were housed in the ''Stone Frigate'' while student officers taking Canadian junior war staff courses, field security courses and radio technician's courses were quartered in Fort Frederick. A plaque erected in 1957 describes the ''Stone Frigate'' as follows: Known within Royal Military College of Canada as "The Boat", the ''Stone Frigate'' houses 1 Squadron, who in turn call themselves the ''Stone Frigate Military Academy''. Renovations to the ''Stone Frigate'' began in the summer of 2003; some interior refinishing had taken place in the mid-1960s, however the overall interior condition of the building was poor. Interior stone walls were restored and cleaned and new structural supports and interior walls were constructed. Windows, doors, and mechanical and electrical services were installed and an annex extension was built. The

Department of National Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

officially re-opened the renovated ''Stone Frigate'' building in early April 2004. The ''Stone Frigate'' is on the

Registry of Historic Places of Canada The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP; , ), also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directory of historic places in Canada which have been formally recognized for their heritage value by a federal, provincial, territorial ...

. Pipe Major Donald M. Carrigan composed the ''Stone Frigate Reel'' in honour of the ''Stone Frigate'' at the Royal Military College of Canada circa 1983.Archie Cairns – Bk1 Pipe Music 'Stone Frigate (1983)' Reel 1995

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Ontario Heritage Trust: The Stone Frigate
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