How Good Is Your Geography?? [3]

Ain't too many real sailing ships built in the early 1800's still afloat and that can still sail.
The Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817 limited warships on the great lakes to the maximum of 1 18 pdr. It also limited the number of armed ships on the upper lakes to two from each country.
Today, the US Coast Guard has numerous armed 'Cutters' (some are over 200 feet) on the Great Lakes although all they carry are machine guns.
Both the RCN and the USN often have warships doing visits on the Great Lakes although none are stationed there. There have been visits by the RN but I do not think any other country.
There are several decommissioned warships on the Great Lakes as museums.

History lesson over.

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Originally Posted by Easy Drifter

Ain't too many real sailing ships built in the early 1800's still afloat and that can still sail.
The Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817 limited warships on the great lakes to the maximum of 1 18 pdr. It also limited the number of armed ships on the upper lakes to two from each country.
Today, the US Coast Guard has numerous armed 'Cutters' (some are over 200 feet) on the Great Lakes although all they carry are machine guns.
Both the RCN and the USN often have warships doing visits on the Great Lakes although none are stationed there. There have been visits by the RN but I do not think any other country.
There are several decommissioned warships on the Great Lakes as museums.

History lesson over.

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?So these ain't real ships of the real royal BRITISH navy, just make believe ??
just some museum/tourist attraction.....Since i never been a tourist to the great lakes, and the us navy pretty much ran the brits out of the great lakes, this question is a little like asking who lives in a house about two blocks over from where I live....mere local yokel kind of thing. funny though what you picked as a subject compared to mine...

Are we on the subject of ships, or tiny monsters, or :confused:

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Originally Posted by Tazio

Are we on the subject of ships, or tiny monsters, or :confused:

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I thought it was condoms :confused:

yet oddly enuff, there be a connection (but not with condoms)

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Originally Posted by markabilly

I thought it was condoms :confused:

yet oddly enuff, there be a connection (but not with condoms)

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Ok, Rats!!! Yea Rats!!! spreading Bubonic plague :p :

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Originally Posted by Tazio

Ok, Rats!!! Yea Rats!!! spreading Bubonic plague :p :

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my question truly is a point of geography and the presence of certain animals, and you were earlier be making the connection u mention but NOW no longer be true-----but i will give you some latitude since you just started paying attention to the lesson

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Originally Posted by markabilly

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my question truly is a point of geography and the presence of certain animals, and you were earlier be making the connection u mention but NOW no longer be true-----but i will give you some latitude since you just started paying attention to the lesson

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Rats :(

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Originally Posted by Tazio

Rats :(

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NO NO NOT rats

but i have used symonyns or the actual words spread out and buried in all these q and answers for the name and its reason(s)

Although not manned by RN the two vessel are on the RN list.
Do not forget I want the name of the Harbour.


When the Treaty was signed the larger one and her sister ship were the largest and most powerful naval ships on the upper lakes. Several years after the War of 1812.

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Originally Posted by Easy Drifter

Although not manned by RN the two vessel are on the RN list.
Do not forget I want the name of the Harbour.


When the Treaty was signed the larger one and her sister ship were the largest and most powerful naval ships on the upper lakes. Several years after the War of 1812.

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nobody but some very very local canuck would know that, and even Mark had trouble figuring out whatever you were taalking about. OTOH, mine is something every history buff and goe buff, including esp you should know....speaking of drifting.....oh well, well I woke up this morning and got myself some kool aid....