KEY STATS:
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
Kingstonunderwater is the personal property of Tom Rutledge and all pictures are by Tom Rutledge, occasionally Photos from Dan Mackay, James Pate, Anne Campbell, Barry Mutch, Kevin Ripley and Sean Felts may get posted as they would more then likely use my camera on a dive with me or have access to their own equipment in most of those cases I would be the subject as well.
Kingston Underwater supports the Great Lakes Underwater Explorer Club (GLUE) out of Northern Tech Diver - Divers that practice and preach wreck conservation like Save Ontario Shipwrecks.
