Visit this page on a regular basis for information about what's new at Doran Bay Ships, including new models, changes to the web site and special events.

We have just added a thumbnail feature which will allow guests to our web-site to see detailed photos of each of our models. Be patient, it will probably take another month or two for us to take and add photos for each model.

After extensive research, we have finally acquired a complete set of plans to the 112 gun HMS St. Lawrence launched at Kingston Ontario in 1814. This 'first rater'was the most powerful vessel on the Great Lakes and figured prominently in bringing the US Government to peace talks in Ghent that ended the War of 1812. As part of the Treaty of Ghent, the St. Lawrence had to be decommissioned and masts cut. The model is being built to exacting specifications, including copper plating, and will be of great interest to historians and collectors.

We have just completed construction of the original Bluenose and Bluenose II. Both models are built to the highest standards using the original plans of both vessels, and are painted as the originals. Deck details, rigging and sails are highly detailed. Both models come with teak display cases and brass corners. Models will appear in our web-site in early October.

In response to numerous requests for famous ships from the revolutionary war period, we are proud to now offer the HMS Ontario. Built in 1780, in her day Ontario was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes, with 22 guns, 124 ft. and 226 tons. Built at Carleton Island shipyard near present day Kingston,her role was to defend British North America against the Revolutionary forces of George Washington. Our model is built faithfully to scale (length 90 cm), and comes fully rigged from the original plans.