Kingston Shipbuilding

Kingston Shipbuilding, Kingston ON

The dry-dock in Kingston was built by the federal government in 1890 and the yard was a repair facility until it was leased to Kingston Shipbuilding in 1910. Kingston Shipbuilding operated it until 1968. It is now part of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, which you can visit here. See the shipyard from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 July 2021.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Vessel Type	GT	Completed	Disposition
1	126930	Polana	Dept. of Agriculture	Quarantine Cutter	278	Jul-11	To CCG 1927 as Jalobert, sold 1955 as Macassa, Queen City 1965, now a house boat
2		Wabis	Upper Ottawa Imp. Co.	Tug	72	1911	Hull only, subcontract from Collingwood
3	na	Bellechasse	Coast Guard	Icebreaker/Tender	417	1912	Scrapped 1954
4	na	Dollard	Coast Guard	Buoy Tender	761	1913	Scrapped 1970
5		P.W.D. No. 17	Dept. of Public Works	Dump Scow	398	1913	No trace after 1938
6		P.W.D. No. 18	Dept. of Public Works	Dump Scow	398	1913	Believed scrapped 1985
7	na	Thiepval	Royal Canadian Navy	Minesweeper	440d	24-Jul-18	Sub from Vickers, scrapped 1950
8	na	Loos	Royal Canadian Navy	Minesweeper	440d	1-Aug-18	Sub from Vickers, scrapped 1949
9	na	TR-19	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	Aug-18	Later Almeria 1920, Goolgwai 1926, to RAN 1939, returned 1945, wrecked 1955
10	na	TR-20	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	Aug-18	Later Seville 1920, Durraween 1926, to RAN 1940, returned 1946, scrapped 1952
11	na	TR-54	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	Sep-18	Later Table Bay 1925, Mary Mortimer 1937
12	na	TR-55	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	Nov-18	Later Marie Jacqueline 1920, Svalbard 2 1927, captured 1940, surrendered 1945, sold
13	na	TR-56	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	Nov-18	Later Romanita 1921
14	na	TR-57	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	360d	May-19	Later Colonel Roosevelt 1920, Texas 1926, to RN 1941, lost in collision off Jamaica 1944
15		Canadian Beaver	Canadian Govt.	Cargo Ship	2,410	May-20	Later Shinai 1934, sunk 1941 North Borneo, raised and operated as Shinai Maru, sunk by US 1944
16		Canadian Coaster	Canadian Govt.	Cargo Ship	2,422	May-21	Later Kingsley 1929, Silvestre 1943, Santa Lucia 1950, scrapped 1966
	158477	J. A. Cornett	Canadian Dredging	Tug	60	1937	Active ?
17	PV 36	Napanee (K 118)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940d	May-41	Sold 1946, scrapped
18	PV 37	Prescott (K 161)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940d	Jun-41	Sold 1946, scrapped 1951
19	PV 38	Sudbury (K 162)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940d	Oct-41	Sold 1946, converted to tug, scrapped 1967
20	PV 274	Charlottetown (K 244)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	940d	Dec-41	Torpedoed and lost 1942
21	CN 298	Ironbound (T 284)	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	545d	Oct-42	Sold 1946 as Turoy, Christina 1949, Korso 1954, sunk by mine off Portugal 1957
22	CN 299	Liscomb (T 285)	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	545d	Sep-42	Sold 1946 as Aalesund, Lars Nyvoll 1967, Jan Mayen 1978
23	PV 307	Brisk (PG 89) / Flax (K.284)	U.S. Navy/Royal Navy	Corvette	980d	Dec-42	Sold 1947 as Flax, Ariana 1951, Arvida Bay 1955, Zaida 1963
24	PV 308	Caprice (PG 90) / Honesty (K.285)	U.S. Navy/Royal Navy	Corvette	980d	Sep-42	Scrapped 1961
25	PV 315	Splendor (PG 97) / Rosebay (K 286)	U.S. Navy/Royal Navy	Corvette	980d	Feb-43	Sold 1947 as Benmark, Frida 1950, scrapped 1954
26	PV 399	Frontenac (K 335)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d	Oct-43	Sold for merchant service
27	PV 443	Trentonian (K 368)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d	Dec-43	Torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 1945
28	PV 517	Peterborough (K 342)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d	Jan-44	Sold 1947 as Gerardo Jansen, struck 1972
29	PV 518	Belleville (K 332)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d	Oct-43	To Dominican Republic as Juan Bautista Cambiaso 1947, scrapped 1972
30	PV 519	Smith Falls (K 345)	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d	Nov-43	Sold 1950 as Olympic Lightning, Otori Maru No. 16 1956, Kyo Maru No. 23, scrapped 1976
31	PV 520	Carleton	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
32	na	Listowel	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
33	na	Aydon Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
34	na	Barnwell Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
35	na	Beeston Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
36	na	Bowes Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
37	na	Devizes Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
38	na	Egremont Castle	Royal Canadian Navy	Corvette	980d		Cancelled
33	na	Rockglen	British MoWT	Tug	233	May-45	Later Freedom 1948
34	na	Rockforest	British MoWT	Tug	233	Jul-45	Later Aramco 202 1946, Abqaiq 1 1948
35	na	Rockpigeon	British MoWT	Tug	233	Aug-45	Later Flaunt 1947, St.Merryn 1959, scrapped 1984
36	na	Rockdoe	British MoWT	Tug	233	Sep-45	Later Hoedic 1947, Atlantico 1967, scrapped 1977
37	na	Rockswift	British MoWT	Tug	233	Nov-45	Later Ocean Rockswift 1946, sold 1995
38	na	Rockelm	British MoWT	Tug	233	Oct-46	Later Kalid 1952
39	na	Rockswift	British MoWT	Tug	233	Oct-46	Later Pemex XI
40	na	Kingston	Canada Steamship Line	Passenger Vessel			Cancelled
41	na		Canada Steamship Line	Canaller			Cancelled
42		N.H.B.M. Hopper No. 1	National Harbour Board	Dump Scow	135	Nov-48	Active
43		N.H.B.M. Hopper No. 2	National Harbour Board	Dump Scow	135	Nov-48
44	na	Resolute (AMC 154)	Royal Canadian Navy	Minesweeper	412d	Sep-54	Scrapped 1966
45		D. C. Everest	Marathon Corp.	Pulpwood Carrier	2,196	Mar-53	Later Condarrell 1981, D. C. Everest 1989, Condarrell 2000, scrapped
46	192695	St. Lawrence II	Brigantine Inc.	Sailing Vessel	34	Dec-53	Active
47	198041	Windmill Point	Toronto Port Auth.	Ferry	118	Jul-54	Active
48	192697	Amherst Islander	Ont. Dept. of Hwys	Ferry	184	Jun-55	Active
49		Seeley's Bay Ferry	Leeds and Lansdowne	Ferry		May-55
50	na	D.O.T. 11	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-55
51	na	D.O.T. 12	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-55
52	na	Not named	Royal Canadian Navy	Landing Craft		Sep-55	For HMCS Labrador
53	198038	S.L.S. 81	St. Laurence Seaway	Sweep Scow	102	Jun-55
54	na	YLV 600	Royal Canadian Navy	Flat Deck Scow	220	Nov-55
55	na	YLV 601	Royal Canadian Navy	Flat Deck Scow	220	Nov-55
56	na	Baffin One	Canadian Hydro Svce.	Landing Barge	4	May-56	For CSS Baffin
57	na	Baffin Two	Canadian Hydro Svce.	Landing Barge	4	May-56	For CSS Baffin
58	na	D.O.T. 49	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jul-56
59	na	D.O.T. 50	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jul-56
60	na	D.O.T. 51	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jul-56
61		Pitts Merrit	C. A. Pitts Contractors	Dredge	883	Jun-57	Lost off Newfoundland 1977
62	819099	Fort Steele (MP 34)	R.C.M.P.	Patrol Cutter	215	Oct-58	To RCNR 1973, sold 1996 as Marie T. Sprinter, now Longway
63	na	Kenora II (MP 94)	R.C.M.P.	Patrol Cutter	118	May-57
64		SLS 86	St. Laurence Seaway	Scow	422	Sep-58
65	310636	SLS 87	St. Laurence Seaway	Scow	422	Sep-58	Now S/VM 87
66		T.H.C. No. 50	Toronto Harbour Comm.	Barge	385	Sep-58	Active
67		William B. Dilly	McNamara Construction	Dredge	473	Dec-57	Active
68		McNco No. 30	McNamara Construction	Scow	321	Apr-58	Active
69		McNco No. 31	McNamara Construction	Scow	306	Apr-58
70	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	May-58
71	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	May-58
72	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	May-58
73		Scirocco	Gulf & Lakes Navigation	Yacht	57	Jun-59	Later Esmau 1969, Un Monde Different 1982, deleted 2008
74	313103	Lightship No. 4	Dept. of Transport	Lightship	520	1959	Later Mikula 1973, Kormoran 1995
75		RCL D-35	Russell Construction	Scow	235	Jun-58	Later J.P.P. No. 501, H.M.D.C. No.2, scrapped
76		RCL D-36	Russell Construction	Scow	307	Jun-58	Later J.P.P. No. 502, H.M.D.C. No.3, closed 2006
77	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-58
78	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-58
79	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-58
80	na	D.O.T.	Dept. of Transport	Landing Craft	27	Jun-58
81	na	Not named	Grayco Canada	Pontoons		Jun-58
82	na	Marguerite	St. Laurence Seaway	Wooden Boat		Jul-59	Display boat for Upper Canada Village
83		McNco No. 1	McNamara Construction	Scow	223	May-59
84		McNco No. 2	McNamara Construction	Scow	224	May-59	Active
85		McNco No. 3	McNamara Construction	Scow	225	Jun-59
86		McNco No. 4	McNamara Construction	Scow	223	Jul-59
87		Miss Cornwall	Cornwall Boat Tours	Tour Boat	44	Jul-60	Later L'Aventure II, active
88	313129	Pilot Boat No. 9	Dept. of Transport	Pilot Launch	66	Jul-61	Later Claudin Riverin 1984, Navsea 2007
89	318546	Churchill 61	National Harbour Board	Dump Scow	331	May-61	Later Pitts No. 18 1983, deleted 2004
90		Endiang	John P. Labatt	Ketch	72	Nov-62	Deleted 1969
91		Pitts No. 1	C. A. Pitts Contracting	Dump Scow	532	Jul-62	Active
92		Pitts No. 2	C. A. Pitts Contracting	Dump Scow	532	Jul-62
93	318542	Relay	Coast Guard	SAR Cutter	143	Aug-63	Sold 1989, stripped and abandoned
94	318729	Shiawassie	City of Toronto	Ferry	62	Sep-62	Later Torontonian 1982, active
95	na	YSD 1	Royal Canadian Navy	Diving Float		Jan-63
96	na	YSD 2	Royal Canadian Navy	Diving Float		Jan-63
97		Pathfinder	Toronto Brigantine Inc.	Brigantine	35	May-63	Active
98		Hudson One	Dept. of Mines	Landing Craft		Sep-63	For CSS Hudson
99		Not named	Bayswater Shipping	Barge	808	1963	Conversion
100	320028	Cargomaster	Hamilton Harbour Comm.	Derrick Scow	562	Jul-64	Active
101		HBC 1000	Hudson Bay Company	Barge	1,151	Jul-64	Lost in James Bay 2006
102	na	Not named	Dept. of Public Works	Floats		Sep-65
103		Not named	Dept. of Transport	Ferry Barge	15	Oct-65
104	na	Louis S. St. Laurent One	Coast Guard	Landing Barge	35	Aug-67	For USCGC Louis S. St. Laurent
105	na	Louis S. St. Laurent Two	Coast Guard	Landing Barge	35	Aug-67	For USCGC Louis S. St. Laurent
106		Alexbow	Alexbow Ltd.	Icebreaking Barge	81	Mar-67	Lost in the Arctic 1969
107	328085	Jean Bourdon	Coast Guard	Survey Vessel	81	1968	Now 801
108		Scow No. 108	Dept. of Transport	Flat Deck Scow	50	Nov-67

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