List of Shipwrecks of Kingston, Ontario
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There are nearly 100 shipwrecks lying on the bottom of Eastern Lake Ontario
and in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ontario
. Kingston for many years was an important shipping port that connected the great lakes to the St. Lawrence River until the 1950s when the seaway was built.
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
and in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. Kingston for many years was an important shipping port that connected the great lakes to the St. Lawrence River until the 1950s when the seaway was built.
| Vessel | Type | Notes | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Tug Tug Tuğ is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan.... , center wheeled |
A Lake tug with the appearance of an Alligator Tug from the Ottawa River logging days, | 100 feet (30.5 m) | Bay of Quinte Bay of Quinte The Bay of Quinte is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence... , Near Kingston, Ontario |
| Aloha | Schooner Schooner A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts.... Barge Barge A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats... |
Sunk in 1917, while in tow of the CW Chamberlain | 55 feet (16.8 m) | Nine Mile Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Annie Falconer | Schooner | Sank in a Storm 1904 en-route to Picton, Ontario Picton, Ontario Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southern Central Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat and largest community. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario... . One crew member perished of exposure upon reaching Amherst Island Amherst Island Amherst Island is one of the Thousand Islands in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. The island is approximately 70 km² in size, measuring 16.5 km long and 7 km at its widest. It is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. The two main communities on the island are... . |
80 feet (24.4 m) | False Duck Island between Kingston, Ontario and Point Petre, Ontario |
| Augustus | Schooner | Sank en route to be scuttled during the 1937 Portsmouth harbour clean up. | 60 feet (18.3 m) | Snake Island, Kingston, Ontario |
| China | Small Steamer | Caught fire and sank in 1872, six months after launching. | 85 feet (25.9 m) | False Duck Island 12 Miles west of Kingston, Ontario |
| City of Sheyboygan | Schooner | Sank in a storm 1925 with the loss of 5 people | 98 feet (29.9 m) | Amherst Island, Kingston Ontario |
| Comet | Paddlewheeler (double) | Sunk in a collision with the Schooner Exchange, with the loss of 2 lives in 1861. | 80 feet (24.4 m) | Nine Mile Point, Simcoe Island near Kingston, Ontario |
| Cornwall | Paddlewheeler (double) | Ex Kingston, Ex Bavarian, Ex Algerian Scuttled in the Amherst Island graveyard in 1931 | 70 feet (21.3 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Dredge Islander | Dredge Dredge Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposing of them at a different location... |
Scuttled in the Snake Island graveyard after harbour cleanup in 1930s | 50 feet (15.2 m) | Snake Island, near Kingston Ontario |
| DSS (Dupont Salvage Scow) | Salvage Scow | Scuttled near Dupont Point, perhaps after the Elevator Bay clean up | 75 feet (22.9 m) | Dupont Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Effie Mae | Charter Boat | Scuttled beside the Aloha 1993 for a diving attraction | 55 feet (16.8 m) | Nine Mile Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Empress | Steamer Steamboat A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels... |
Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 feet (21.3 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Frontenac | Tug | |||
| Glendora | Steamer | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 feet (21.3 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| George T Davie | Barge | |||
| George A. Marsh George A. Marsh The George A. Marsh was a three-masted schooner built in Michigan in 1882 as a lumber carrier. In 1914, the Marsh was sold to a Belleville, Ontario man as a coal carrier.... |
Schooner | During heavy gale Wednesday Aug. 17, 1917. Twelve of fourteen crew and passengers died | 85 feet (25.9 m) | Off Pigeon Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Hilda | Wrecker | |||
| HMS St Lawrence (1814) | wooden warship during the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... |
the ship was decommissioned and her hull was used as a storage facility by Morton's Brewery in Kingston. In January 1832, the hull was sold to Robert Drummond for £25. Later, it was sunk close to shore, and is now a popular diving attraction. | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Near Kingston, Ontario 44.215870°N 76.504480°W |
| HMS Wolfe (1813) later HMS Montreal | freshwater Freshwater Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and... sloop of war during the War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... |
Ordered broken up, then ordered sold, in 1831 Presumed rotted and sunk at Kingston, | 60 feet (18.3 m) | A wreck, identified as HMS Montreal by Parks Canada in 2006, lies near the Royal Military College of Canada Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers... in Kingston, Ontario. GPS N44.13.386 W76.27.631 |
| KPH Wreck | Flat Barge 100' long | 65 feet (19.8 m) | Off Kingston Psychiatric Hospital | |
| Kattie Eccles | Schooner | |||
| Waterlily (KPH) | Steam Barge | |||
| Londonderry | Wrecker | |||
| Marine Museum 2 | Scow | |||
| Mark One | Tug | |||
| Munson | Dredge | Sank on Wed April 30, 1890 in 4 minutes due to leaking plank | 110 feet (33.5 m) | Off Lemoine Point Lemoine Point Conservation Area Lemoine Point Conservation Area a 136 hectare recreational conservation area at the west end of Kingston, Ontario. The area is bordered by Collins Bay on the north and west sides, Lake Ontario on the south and Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport on the east.... near Kingston, Ontario |
| Maple Glen | Steamer | |||
| Monkey Wrench | Schooner | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 feet (21.3 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Olive Branch | Schooner | |||
| Ocean Wave | Paddlewheeler | |||
| Oliver Mowat | Schooner | |||
| Queen Mary | Steamer | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard, real name unknown | 70 feet (21.3 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| R.H. Rae | Schooner | |||
| Ricky's Tug | Tug | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard, real name unknown | 90 feet (27.4 m) | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| S.M. Douglas | Dredger | ex White Star | ||
| Terry's Tug | Tug | |||
| William Jamieson | Schooner | |||
| William Johnston | Tug | 90 feet (27.4 m) | N44'07.526, W76'33.508. It lies in 90' off 9-Mile Point near the Davie | |
| Wolfe Islander II | Car ferry |