Olive Branch
Year Built
1871
Year Sank
1880
Depth
100 ft (30.5 m)
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Olive Branch
Wreck Location
Main Duck Island, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
~ GPS Shipwreck Location ~
Latitude: 43° 55' 54.3612" N Longitude: -76° 44' 16.1412" W
Description
The schooner Olive Branch was built in Picton Ontario in 1871. Enroute to Portsmouth (Kingston) in 1880 with a load of coal the Olive Branch was caught in a storm and capsized drowning all five of her crew members. She was located in 1888 but efforts to raise her were abandoned.