Seven Acre Shoal

Seven Acre Shoal is a navigational hazard at the east end of Lake Ontario, north of Snake Island, and 9 miles (14 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
  1. "The Winnipeg Tribune". Winnipeg. 4 October 1932. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Newspapers. Seven Acre shoal Is north of Snake Island, in Lake Ontario, and about nine miles west of Kingston.
  2. "THE "GOVERNOR SIMCOE" RUNNING THE GAUNTLET". Landsmark of Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2013. ...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...
  3. "Brulin 1924". Tyne built ships. Retrieved 9 September 2013. 16/10/1932: Grounded & holed on Seven Acre Shoal, Lake Ontario. Subsequently refloated, after a cargo lightening operation and repaired.

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