The Wreck of the HMS Psyche at Kingston, Ontario

The third HMS Psyche was to be a 56-gun fourth rate frigate.  It was launched and I am not sure if it was ever completed as the War of 1812 was over.  The hulk was sold in 1837.  I wasn't sure whether it was broken up or sunk.

I came across the Diving Kingston site where a local scuba diver tells of wrecks by Kingston, where the Psyche was built.    It says that the Psyche was mostly used to ferry troops about after the war.  It had been finished in a hurry because of the threat from the American shipbuilding program and green wood used for much of it, which made it a poor sailing ship.

It was sunk purposefully after being covered with a layer of tar in case it would be needed at a later date.

The easiest way to the remains which are 150 feet back from the beach at the head of Dead Man's Bay.  There are lots of weeds at the site, but very little remains of the former frigate.

--Brock-Perry