http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/ Ship Type: Tug
Lifespan: Built 1840 Scuttled 1941
Length: Length 100 ft
Depths: 88 ft
Location: Near Simcoe Island, Lake Ontario, Canada
GPS: TBA

The William Johnston worked in the Kingston area for over 100 years, built in 1840 by the Calvin's of Garden Island as the Raftsman for towing log rafts to Quebec. The Raftsman sank at Garden Island in 1850 and was raised about 6 years later to be used as a barge.
In 1941 the William Johnston ended her long Career and was scuttled off Nine Mile Point. A Mooring system was installed by one of the Ottawa Dive Clubs in the late 1980's. Largly ignored during the 90's this wreck is now reopened by the local Great Lakes Underwater Explorers Club(GLUE) out of Collins Bay]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.0 Sun, 5 Sep 2010 20:07:39 -0400 120 http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1176 http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/ http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/annie+sean+william+johnston.jpg.html http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/annie+sean+william+johnston.jpg.html
GLUE Club divers strut their stuff on the BOW]]> photo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:58:45 -0400 http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/stern+william+johnston.jpg.html http://www.kingstonunderwater.com/main.php/v/tug/wjohn/stern+william+johnston.jpg.html
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