The remains of another unconfirmed warship from the war of 1812.
“This is a shallow site in Navy Bay, no more then 10 feet from shore. The ribs are still evident with a little bit of the super structure of the wreck under some rocks. The rocks were used to fill in the parking lot and playing fields at RMC (Royal Military College). The location of this dive site is Navy Bay and the easiest entrance into the water is from the parking lot at RMC.
There is a Commissionaire at the entrance of the RMC to which you need to show ID. Unless it is on lock down, (RMC) you are allowed access to the dive site. Tourists visit RMC to see the historical military college. Go through the front gate and drive straight till the stop sign. Turn left at the stop sign. As you enter into the college, Navy Bay is on the left hand side. It is interesting to note that the soccer fields and parking lot used to be a mast pond but now has been filled in. You will make your way to the floating docks and enter into the water over the rocks. Swimming under the black floating docks you will come to the remains of the wreck.
If you swim to the back of the wreck and back towards the floating docks you will come across a little of the super structure. Swimming further out from shore you will come to a scooped-out section. It is said the clay that was scooped out and was harvested to make clay bottles. The bay has been used for centuries and is full of debris. This site has been surveyed but no definite conclusion as to the identity of the wreck has been confirmed. In some old charts of the area, there was a ship that was docked in the same location and used for storage at one time. This wreck is about 100 ft long. With its proximity to docks and how shallow the location is, the wreck is in considerably good condition. The remains of this wreck that are still visible are the ribbing of the ship.
Being behind piers in the bay, this site generally has no current and does not usually have big waves to worry about. This side of the bay does have a lot of silt which is probably from when it was filled in.”
Shipwreck Hunters: Chris Haslip