''Wolfe Islander II'' was a

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

that served between

Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toro ...

and

Wolfe Island (Ontario) Wolfe Island is an island at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is part of Frontenac County, Ontario and the Township of Frontenac Islands. It is the largest of the Thousand Islands. Th ...

between 1946 and 1975, when she was replaced by the

Wolfe Islander III ''Wolfe Islander III'' is the ferry currently serving between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island. She can hold approximately 55 cars, and is end-loading. The length of the car deck is 61 metres (200 feet). The vehicle height restriction i ...

. Originally named ''Ottawa Maybrook'', she was built in Collingwood, Ontario to be included in an economic aid package to China in 1946. However, as World War II ended, the aid package was canceled and she was converted into a side-loading 16-car ferry and renamed ''Wolfe Islander II''. She has an approximate length of 164 feet. Between 1975 and 1985, she was kept as a reserve ferry to be used when ''Wolfe Islander III'' was being serviced. The boat was purposefully sunk on 21 September 1985 in the waters near Dawson's Point of Wolfe Island and still serves as a scuba diving attraction today. Between 1904 and 1946, ''Thomas Fawcett'' (renamed ''Wolfe Islander'' in 1905) served in the same capacity before she was replaced by ''Wolfe Islander II''. Rootsweb - Wolfe Island Ferries
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe Islander II Ferries of Ontario Transport in Frontenac County 1945 ships Ships built in Collingwood, Ontario