Kingston Shore Dives Cont....

I have done some looking on the internet and at the library.

The larger ship, marked with a bouy, in Deadman's Bay is the "late" HMS Prince Regent. The other wreck near the end of the bay is the HMS Psyche.

I have found the Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation's website and on it is very small map from National Archives of Canada showing the old Morton St Wharf. Which is further west from the HMS St Lawrence than we thought.

Check out the Dolphin Scuba Club video post on google as they show a very very brief clip of the Morton wharf which we did not see (@4.30').
They have also shot a clip of a dive site called Ordnance Wharf.


WHERE IS ORDNANCE WHARF?

There is another shore dive which is apparently easy to get to. This is called the Ordnance wharf.

On the CARF website:
"The War of 1812-1814 also led to the construction of Fort Henry on Point Henry, and the construction of an Ordnance Wharf on the point is associated with this period; the wharf likely served during the maintenance and operation of the fort."

On Preserve Our Wrecks website:
"The War of 1812-1814 also resulted in the construction of Fort Henry on Point Henry; the construction of an Ordnance Wharf on the point (along the east side of Navy Bay) is associated with this period of construction, and the wharf undoubtedly served as a funnel for materiel and supplies destined for the fortification."

I am assuming Navy Bay is that small bay between Fort Henry and RMC. Well, more places to explore.


Hopefully in the near future we will be able to post some Google Earth type markers, indicating where these underwater sites are. For now take a look at the hit and miss GPS co-ords at GeoDiving.com.


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