Seven Acre Shoal
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Seven Acre Shoal is a navigational hazard at the east end of Lake Ontario, north of Snake Island, and 9 mi (14.48 km) west of Kingston, Ontario.[1]
During the War of 1812 the small Upper Canada government schooner Governor Simcoe was able to evade capture by sailing over the shoal, where a pursuing squadron of larger American vessels were too deep to follow.[2] However she was sunk by a cannon salvo prior to entering Kingston's harbour.
The lake freighter Brulin grounded on the shoal in 1932.[3]
References
- ↑ Canadian Coal Ship Funs Aground in Lake Huron, Winnipeg Tribune, 1932-10-04. Retrieved on 2013-09-09. “Seven Acre shoal Is north of Snake Island, in Lake Ontario, and about nine miles west of Kingston.”
- ↑ THE "GOVERNOR SIMCOE" RUNNING THE GAUNTLET, Landsmark of Canada. Retrieved on 2013-09-07. “...the British Government schooner "Governor Simcoe," when intercepted by the American fleet, Nov. 10th, 1812, drove his vessel over Seven-Acre Shoal at the entrance to the harbor. The Americans were unable to cross the shallows...”
- ↑ Brulin 1924, Tyne built ships. Retrieved on 2013-09-09. “16/10/1932: Grounded & holed on Seven Acre Shoal, Lake Ontario. Subsequently refloated, after a cargo lightening operation and repaired.”