After the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the war, the majority of the surviving ships that participated in the Battle of Lake Erie were disposed of in 1815. "Queen Charlotte", "Detroit", and "Lawrence" were sunk for preservation in Misery Bay on Presque Isle, whereas "Niagara" was kept afloat and operated as a receiving ship. It was sunk in 1820 when the naval station at Presque Isle was closed. Benjamin H. Brown of Rochester, New York bought all four ships in 1825, but sold them in 1836 to George Miles of Erie. Miles raised the ships, planning on using them as merchant vessels. "Lawrence" and "Niagara", not having a large enough hold and being in poor condition, were allowed to sink again.