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HMCS ''Stone Frigate'' is a dormitory of the Royal Military College of Canada in
The ''Stone Frigate'' was originally a storehouse at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Point Frederick Peninsula, in
/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
Ontario Heritage Trust: The Stone Frigate
{{coord, 44.2295, -76.4666, type:landmark_region:CA-ON, display=title Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario Military of Canada
HMCS ''Stone Frigate'' is a dormitory of the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toront ...
. Built to be a naval storehouse, it was converted to its present use in 1876 on the establishment of the college.
History
The ''Stone Frigate'' was originally a storehouse at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Point Frederick Peninsula, in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toront ...
. 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 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It ...
which had been dismantled and housed in Navy Bay pursuant to the Rush–Bagot Treaty 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) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university ...
and classrooms when the Royal Military College of Canada 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 Fort Frederick may refer to:
Canada
*Fort Frederick (Newfoundland)
* Fort Frederick (Kingston, Ontario)
*Fort Frederick (Saint John, New Brunswick), built at the mouth of the St. John River in 1758 by the British during the St. John River Campai ...
.
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 Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
officially re-opened the renovated ''Stone Frigate'' building in early April 2004. The ''Stone Frigate'' is on the Registry of Historic Places of Canada.
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
See also
*Stone frigate
A stone frigate is a naval establishment on land.
"Stone frigate" is an informal term that has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy after its use of Diamond Rock, an island off Martinique, as a 'sloop of war' to harass the French in 1803–04. ...
* Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...
Citations
External links
Ontario Heritage Trust: The Stone Frigate
{{coord, 44.2295, -76.4666, type:landmark_region:CA-ON, display=title Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario Military of Canada