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 1950's when the seaway was built.
| Vessel | Type | Notes | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Tug, center wheeled | A Lake tug with the appearance of an Alligator Tug from the Ottawa River logging days, | 100 Feet - 33 Meters | Bay of Quinte, Near Kingston, Ontario |
| Aloha | Schooner Barge | Sunk in 1917, while in tow of the CW Chamberlain | 55 feet - 17 Meters | Nine Mile Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Annie Falconer | Schooner | Sank in a Storm 1904 en-route to Picton, Ontario. One crew member perished of exposure upon reaching Amherst Island. | 80 Feet - 27 meters | False Duck Island between Kingston, Ontario and Point Petre, Ontario |
| Augustus | Schooner | Sank enroute to be scuttled during the 1937 Portsmouth harbour clean up. | 60 feet - 20 meters | Snake Island, Kingston, Ontario |
| China | Small Steamer | Caught fire and sank in 1872, six months after launching. | 85 Feet - 26 meters | 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 - 33 meters | 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 - 24.6 Meters | 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 - 21.5 Meters | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Dredge Islander | Dredge | Scuttled in the Snake Island graveyard after harbour cleanup in 1930's | 50 Feet - 30 Meters | Snake Island, near Kingston Ontario |
| DSS (Dupont Salvage Scow) | Salvage Scow | Scuttled near Dupont Point, perhaps after the Elevator Bay clean up | 75 Feet - 40 Meters | Dupont Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Effie Mae | Charter Boat | Scuttled beside the Aloha 1993 for a diving attraction | 55 feet - 17 Meters | Nine MIle Point, Kingston, Ontario |
| Empress | Steamer | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 Feet - 21.5 Meters | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| Frontenac | Tug | |||
| Glendora | Steamer | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 Feet - 21.5 Meters | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| George T Davie | Barge | |||
| George A Marsh | Schooner | |||
| Hilda | Wrecker | |||
| Kattie Eccles | Schooner | |||
| Waterlily (KPH) | Steam Barge | |||
| Londonderry | Wrecker | |||
| Marine Museum 2 | Scow | |||
| Mark One | Tug | |||
| Munson | Dredge | |||
| Maple Glen | Steamer | |||
| Monkey Wrench | Schooner | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 70 Feet - 21.5 Meters | 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 - 21.5 Meters | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| R.H. Rae | Schooner | |||
| Ricky's Tug | Tug | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard real name unknown | 90 Feet - 30.5 Meters | Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario |
| S.M. Douglas | Dredger | ex White Star | ||
| Terry's Tug | Tug | |||
| William Jamieson | Schooner | |||
| William Johnston | Tug | |||
| Wolfe Islander II | Car ferry |
