Kinghorn (bow)

Site NameKinghorn (bow)

• Location:

  Rockport, Ontario / N44°22'37" W75°55'51"

• Site ID:

  5

• Organization:

  SOS Thousand Islands

• Record Date:
  

  July 19,2002

• Wreck Type:

  Schooner

• Rig:

  coverted to barge

• Length:

  130

• Hull Material:

  Wood

• Body of Water:

  Saint Lawrence

• Depth min:

  80

• Depth max:

  95

• Current:

  1-2 Knots

• Buoy Type:

  Spar

• Line Type:

  Nylon - twist

• Line Size:

  45

• Buoy Anchor Type:

  Cement - Large

• SOS Plaque:

  Yes

• Notes:

  Currently on single large block near bow, but was on 16 small cement blocks by stern. The Kinghorn is a rarity in that the ships wheel is still present at the site. Unfortunately, vandals stole the anchor from this site in 1997.

• Description:

  One of seven barges in tow of the tug Hiram Walker, the Kinghorn sank in a storm on April 27, 1897. At the time she was carrying a load of wheat to Montreal.