List of shipwrecks of Canada
This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of Canada.
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The Norwegian steamship Imo (damaged in the Halifax Explosion in 1917)
British Columbia
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Anscomb | ![]() |
January 2003 | The Ferry was parked at woodbury marina by the private owner and sunk from a frozen cracked pipe in
Woodbury BC |
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Beaver | ![]() |
25 July 1888 | A steamship run aground on rocks at Prospect Point in Vancouver's Stanley Park. | |
Bonnington | ![]() |
1960 | A steamboat that retired from service and was partially dismantled before sinking off the shore off Beaton. | |
USAT Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski | ![]() |
26 September 1946 | A troopship that struck the rocks off Pitt Island. | |
HMCS Charlottetown | ![]() |
1947 | A River-class frigate that was scuttled as a breakwater in Oyster Bay. | |
HMCS Chaudière | ![]() |
1992 | A Restigouche-class destroyer sunk as an artificial reef in Sechelt Inlet. | |
City of Ainsworth | ![]() |
29 November 1898 | A paddle steamer sternwheeler sunk during a storm in Kootenay Lake. | |
Clallam | ![]() |
8 January 1904 | A steamboat that sunk in a storm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. | |
HMCS Columbia | ![]() |
1996 | A Restigouche-class destroyer that was sunk as an artificial reef. | |
Cowichan | ![]() |
27 December 1925 | A steamship that sank in a collision with Lady Cynthia near the Whyte Rocks. | |
SS Eaglescliffe Hall | ![]() |
25 October 1961 | A bulk freighter that served in WWII and later sank while under tow. | |
Ericsson | 22 November 1892 | Blown aground at the entrance to Barkley Sound, designed by inventor John Ericsson in 1851 | ||
HMS Grappler | ![]() |
3 May 1883 | An Albacore-class gunboat that caught fire and sank in Discovery Passage. | |
HMCS Huron | ![]() |
14 May 2007 | An Iroquois-class destroyer sunk as a target. | |
HMCS Mackenzie | ![]() |
16 September 1995 | A Mackenzie-class destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Sidney. | 48°40.094′N 123°17.17′W |
Malahat | ![]() |
March 1944 | A schooner and rum-runner during the Prohibition era, that foundered in Barkley Sound and was towed to Powell River. | |
SS Mariposa | ![]() |
18 December 1917 | Ran aground in the Salish Sea. | |
Mount Royal | ![]() |
6 July 1907 | A Canadian sternwheeler sunk in the Skeena River. | |
Nechacco | ![]() |
April 1911 | A sternwheeler that broke apart in ice on the Fraser River. | |
SS Pacific | ![]() |
4 November 1875 | A sidewheel steamer sunk following a collision with SS Orpheus. | |
Princess Sophia | ![]() |
25 October 1918 | A steamer that ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef and sank the following day. | 58.6022°N 135.0236°W |
MV Queen of the North | ![]() |
22 March 2006 | A RO-RO ferry run aground on Gil Island in Wright Sound. | 53°19.917′N 129°14.729′W |
Quesnel | ![]() |
13 May 1921 | A sternwheeler that was wrecked on the Fraser River. | |
SS San Pedro | ![]() |
24 November 1891 | 3119-ton iron steamship built 1882 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia ran aground Brotchie Ledge Victoria, BC[1] | 48.4065°N 123.3880°W |
HMCS Saskatchewan | ![]() |
14 June 1997 | A Mackenzie-class destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Nanaimo. | |
Sechelt | ![]() |
24 March 1911 | A steamboat that sank off Race Rocks Light. | |
USS South Dakota | ![]() |
18 February 1961 | A Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser that was sold for scrap and sunk in Powell River. | |
USS Tattnall | ![]() |
1946 | A Wickes-class destroyer sunk a breakwater off Royston. | |
Tonquin | ![]() |
June 1811 | An American merchant ship blown up at Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island. | |
Vanlene | 14 March 1972 | 10,500-ton freighter carrying cars, built 1951. Ran aground near Austin Island at Barkley Sound due to navigation error.[2] | ||
SS Valencia | ![]() |
23 January 1906 | A passenger steamer wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island. | 48°42′20″N 125°00′21″W |
Manitoba
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alpha | 1885 | A riverboat grounded in the Assiniboine River | ||
Port Nelson | 1924 | A large dregde grounded on the abandoned pier at Port Nelson, Manitoba | ||
CGS Graham Bell | A tugboat grounded near Churchill, Manitoba; Later scuttled 1992 as Canada's first Arctic Underwater Research Station | |||
SS Ithaka | ![]() |
14 September 1960 | A cargo ship that ran aground near Churchill. | 58°46′9″N 93°53′21″W |
SS Princess | ![]() |
24 August 1906 | A steamboat that was wrecked in a storm off George Island. |
New Brunswick
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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MS Transpet | ![]() |
30 October 1951 | A tanker that suffered an internal explosion off Miscou Island. | |
Walton | ![]() |
14 September 1878 | A barque that ran aground in fog off Grand Manan Island. |
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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SS Abyssinia | ![]() |
18 December 1891 | A steamship destroyed by a fire in the cargo hold. | |
Administratrix | 1948 | A motor vessel that collided with Lovadal in fog near Cape Race. | ||
HMS Aeneas | ![]() |
23 October 1805 | A troopship that ran ashore near the Isle aux Morts with the loss of over 200 lives. | |
SS Anglo Saxon | ![]() |
27 April 1863 | A British Allan liner that ran aground off Cape Race, with 237 deaths. | |
Anton van Driel | ![]() |
1919 | A Dutch steamboat that sank near Cape Race. | |
SS Arctic | ![]() |
27 September 1854 | A paddle steamer that collided with the steamer SS Vesta and sank near Cape Race. | |
MS Arctic Explorer | ![]() |
3 July 1981 | An icebreaker that sank off the Strait of Belle Isle, three hours after departing St Anthony. | |
Argo | ![]() |
28 June 1859 | A steamboat that ran aground on a reef at Trepassey Bay. | |
Azariah | 16 March 1831 | A sealing ship from Cupids that ran aground on Baccalieu Island. | ||
SS Belgian | ![]() |
27 June 1941 | A steamboat that was torpedoed by U-96 near the Peckford Reef. | 49°30′38″N 53°51′30″W |
SS Caribou | ![]() |
14 October 1942 | A Newfoundland Railway ferry that was torpedoed by U-69 off Port aux Basques. | 47°19′N 59°29′W |
SS City of Philadelphia | ![]() |
9 September 1854 | A British steamboat that ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race. | |
HMS Comus | ![]() |
24 October 1816 | A Laurel-class post ship that ran aground and sank in fog near Cape Race. | |
HMS Crusader | ![]() |
14 September 1942 | A C-class destroyer that was torpedoed by German submarine U-91 off St. John's. | |
Delmar | ![]() |
1901 | A Scottish steamer that sank near Cape Race in 1901. | |
HMS Despatch | ![]() |
10 July 1828 | A British brig that sank near Isle aux Morts. | |
HMS Drake | ![]() |
1822 | Ran aground and sank near St. Shotts. | |
HMS Duchess of Cumberland | ![]() |
22 September 1781 | A sloop that was wrecked near Cape Ray. | |
Duchess of Fife | 1907 | A schooner that sank near Bonavista. | ||
Dunbrody | 1875 | A barque that foundered off the Labrador coast. | ||
Earlshall | ![]() |
24 January 1915 | A Job Bros.& Co Iron Hulled Barque that ran aground and sank off Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove during a winter storm. No loss of life. | |
SS Erik | ![]() |
25 August 1918 | A sealing/whaling steamer that was torpedoed off St. Pierre and Miquelon by U-156. | |
SS Ethie | ![]() |
11 December 1919 | A coastal steamship that ran aground in a fierce storm. | |
MV Flare | ![]() |
16 January 1998 | A bulk carrier that sank in a storm near Saint Pierre and Miquelon. | |
Florence | ![]() |
9 August 1840 | An American Brig of 200 tons, out of Rotterdam, that sank in the fog near Cape Race with 50 dead. | |
SS Florizel | ![]() |
23 February 1918 | The passenger ship ran aground at Horn Head Point, Cappahayden and was wrecked with the loss of 94 lives | 46°50′56″N 52°56′20″W |
George Cromwell | 1877 | A British steamer that sank near Cape Race. | ||
George Washington | ![]() |
1877 | An American steamer that sank near Cape Race. | |
Germania | ![]() |
1869 | A German steamer that sank in fog near Cape Race. | |
Greenland | ![]() |
1898 | A sealing steamer that lost 48 men on the ice. | |
Harcourt Kent | ![]() |
1949 | A motor ship that sank near Cape Race. | |
Harpooner | ![]() |
1816 | A British transport that ran aground and sank in fog near Cape Race.[3] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to an English port.[4] | |
Harvest Home | ![]() |
1833 | A British ship that sank off Cape Race. | |
Helgoland | ![]() |
1900 | A German steamer that sank near Cape Race. | |
Indian | ![]() |
1859 | A British Allan liner that sank off Cape Race. | |
SS Kristianiafjord | ![]() |
15 June 1917 | A Norwegian liner that ran aground in fog near Cape Race. | |
SS Kyle | ![]() |
4 February 1967 | A troopship that ran aground in Harbour Grace. | |
SS Labrador | ![]() |
3 March 1913 | Built for the Hudson Bay Company in 1891 by Watson of Sunderland England, purchased in 1909 by James Baird Ltd. of St. John’s for the seal fishery. Sprang a leak while butting through slob ice in heavy seas. Engineers kept it afloat for 30 hours to reach St. Mary's Bay, where it ran onto rocks at Branch. All crew were saved. | |
Lady of the Lake | ![]() |
11 May 1833 | A Scottish brig sunk near Cape St. Francis. | 46.50°N 47.10°W |
Lady Sherbrooke | ![]() |
9 August 1831 | A barque that sank in a gale near Port Aux Basques. The ship was wrecked on Mouse Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 241 of the 273 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec, British North America. Her captain was subsequently found guilty of wilfully wrecking the ship and was sentenced to death.[5][6] | |
SS Lion | 6 January 1882 | Reported missing in Baccalieu Tickle. | ||
SS Lord Strathcona | ![]() |
5 September 1942 | An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-513 off Bell Island. | 47°35′18″N 52°58′10″W |
Maggie | 6 November 1896 | A schooner that sank in the St.John’s Narrows due to a collision with the Tiber [7] | ||
Marvale | ![]() |
1923 | A Canadian Pacific liner. | |
Ocean Ranger | ![]() |
15 February 1982 | A semi-submersible offshore oil drilling unit that sank in a storm off St. John's. | 46°43′33.53″N 48°50′9.13″W |
Phyllis | ![]() |
October 1795 | The ship was wrecked near the Burin Peninsula, with some loss of life. | |
P.L.M. 27 | ![]() |
26 June 1941 | An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-123 off Bell Island. | |
USS Pollux | ![]() |
18 February 1942 | A supply ship that sank along with USS Truxtun in a storm. | 46°54′1″N 55°33′51″W |
President Coaker | ![]() |
1924 | A schooner sunk in a gale near Cape Race. | |
Queen of Swansea | ![]() |
1867 | Ran aground and sunk in storm at Gull Island. | |
HMS Raleigh | ![]() |
8 August 1922 | A Hawkins-class heavy cruiser that sank in fog at Point Amour in Strait of Belle Isle. | |
SS Regulus | ![]() |
23 October 1910 | An A. Harvey & Company Bulk Carrier that ran aground and sank off Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove while under tow during a southeast gale. All 19 crew were lost. | |
Rose Castle | ![]() |
2 November 1942 | An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-518 off Bell Island. | |
SS Saganaga | ![]() |
5 September 1942 | An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by a U-513 off Wabana, Newfoundland. | |
San Juan | 1565 | A Basque whaling ship that sank at Red Bay, Labrador. | ||
HMS Sapphire | ![]() |
11 September 1696 | A fifth-rate warship that was scuttled to prevent capture by France. | |
Sea Clipper | ![]() |
1867 | A schooner that sank in a storm near Spotted Island, Labrador. | |
HMCS Shawinigan | ![]() |
25 November 1944 | A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed by U-1228 off Channel-Port aux Basques. | 47°34′N 59°11′W |
SS Southern Cross | ![]() |
31 March 1914 | A Newfoundland sealing steamer that was lost in a blizzard. | |
USS Truxtun | ![]() |
18 February 1942 | A Clemson-class destroyer that sank along with USS Pollux in a storm. | 46°51′57″N 55°43′30″W |
HMS Tweed | ![]() |
5 November 1813 | Sunk in a storm near Bay Bulls. | |
U-438 | ![]() |
6 May 1943 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Newfoundland. | 52°00′N 45°10′W |
U-520 | ![]() |
30 October 1942 | A Type IXC U-boat sunk by Canadian aircraft off St. John's. | 47°47′N 49°50′W |
U-656 | ![]() |
1 March 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Cape Race. | |
SS Viking | ![]() |
15 March 1931 | A sealing barque that exploded off Horse Islands during the shooting of extra footage for the film The Viking, killing 27, including the film's producer. | |
Village Belle | 1872 | A schooner that was lost at Cape St. Francis. | ||
Waterwitch | 1875 | Sunk near Pouch Cove. | ||
MV William Carson | ![]() |
3 June 1977 | A Canadian National ferry that struck an iceberg. | |
Santa Celia | ![]() |
22 November 1972 | Cod-fishing trawler, It burned down in November 1972 in Saint Pierre (French Newfoundland) and was sunk in the vicinity. | 46°33′N 56°50′W |
Northwest Territories
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Investigator | ![]() |
After 3 June 1853 | Arctic exploration ship, part of the McClure Arctic expedition. Icebound in Mercy Bay, abandoned June 1853. Found in the Beaufort Sea, July 2010. | 74.084397°N 119.002619°W |
Nova Scotia
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Enterprise | 20 November, 1802 | Brig caught fire and only 3 of the 24 crew survived.[8] | ||
CGS Aberdeen | ![]() |
13 October 1923 | A buoy tender that ran aground on the wreck of Snipe off Seal Island. | |
SS Arrow | ![]() |
4 February 1970 | An oil tanker that ran aground off Isle Madame. | 45.467049°N 61.104376°W |
RMS Atlantic | ![]() |
1 April 1873 | A White Star Line ocean liner that ran aground near Meagher's Island. | 44°27′55.9″N 63°42′37.9″W |
Auguste | ![]() |
15 November 1761 | A full-rigged transport, run aground on the northeastern side of Cape Breton Island. | |
USS Bear | ![]() |
19 March 1963 | A steamship that foundered off Cape Sable Island while under tow. | 42°40′N 65°11′W |
Capricieux | 21 July 1758 | A French warship that caught fire and burned in the siege of Louisbourg. | ||
HMCS Cartier | ![]() |
1957 | A hydrographic survey vessel and training ship that was scuttled off Sydney. | |
Célèbre | 21 July 1758 | A French warship that caught fire and burned in the siege of Louisbourg. | ||
Chameau | 27 August 1725 | A French navy transport ship that was swept by a storm onto rocks near Louisbourg. | ||
MV Christmas Seal | ![]() |
13 May 1976 | A floating medical clinic that struck a reef off the Eastern Shore. | |
HMCS Clayoquot | ![]() |
24 December 1944 | A Bangor-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-806 near Sambro Island Light. | 44°25′N 63°20′W |
MFV Enterprise | ![]() |
20 April 1970 | A Newfoundland herring seiner fishing vessel which sank during a storm off the northeast coast of Cape Breton Island. All eight crew were lost. MV Patrick Morris, while assisting in the search-and-rescue mission also sank. | |
Entreprenant | 21 July 1758 | A French warship struck with cannon fire by the Royal Navy off Louisbourg, burned and exploded. | ||
Erg | ![]() |
24 August 1943 | A tugboat that sank in Halifax Harbour on 6 June 1943, when she collided with the freighter Norelg; she was raised so that the bodies of the dead could be recovered, then re-sunk on 24 August. | |
Esperanto | ![]() |
30 May 1921 | A schooner that hit a submerged wreck off Sable Island. | |
HMCS Esquimalt | ![]() |
16 April 1945 | A Bangor-class minesweeper that was torpedoed by U-190 off Chebucto Head. | 44°28′N 63°10′W |
HMS Fantome | ![]() |
24 November 1814 | A brig-sloop that ran aground near the village of Prospect. | |
HMS Feversham | ![]() |
7 October 1711 | A fifth-rate warship that was wrecked off Louisbourg. | |
Hannah | ![]() |
29 April 1849 | An Irish famine ship which was holed by ice between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. | |
SS Havana | ![]() |
26 April 1906 | A wooden schooner that was accidentally rammed by the steamer SS Strathcona off Point Pleasant Park. | |
SS Hungarian | ![]() |
19 February 1860 | A steamship wrecked off Cape Sable Island, with the loss of 205 lives. | |
SS Imo | ![]() |
6 December 1917 | Halifax Explosion: The cargo ship collided with Mont-Blanc (![]() |
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USS Ingraham | ![]() |
22 August 1942 | A Gleaves-class destroyer that collided with USS Chemung. | |
HMCS Long Branch | ![]() |
1966 | A Flower-class corvette that was scuttled off the coast of Nova Scotia. | |
Lord Clarendon | ![]() |
13 November 1851 | A wooden cargo ship that ran aground at Low Point in Sydney harbour. | |
Maria | ![]() |
10 May 1849 | An Irish famine ship which sank in Cabot Strait. They sailed from Limerick, Ireland for Quebec, carrying a crew of 10 plus 111 Irish emigrants. Sailing near midnight in a severe storm, the sailing ship sank immediately when it hit an iceberg, about 50 miles (80 km) from St. Paul Island. Only 12 on board survived. | |
SS Mont-Blanc | ![]() |
6 December 1917 | A freighter that collided with SS Imo in Halifax Harbour, causing a fire that detonated her cargo of military explosives. The resulting Halifax Explosion killed an estimated 2000 people, and fragments of Mont-Blanc were scattered across Halifax and Dartmouth. | 44°40′09″N 63°35′47″W |
MV Patrick Morris | ![]() |
20 April 1970 | A Canadian National Railways train ferry that sank in a storm off the northeast coast of Cape Breton Island while assisting in a search and rescue operation for a sinking fishing trawler, the MFV Enterprise. Four crew, including the Captain, were lost. | 46°50′N 59°56′W |
Prudent | 22 July 1758 | A French warship burned following the siege of Louisbourg. | ||
HMCS Saguenay | ![]() |
1994 | A St. Laurent-class destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Lunenburg. | |
Sankaty | ![]() |
1964 | A steamboat that sank en route to be sold for scrap at Sydney. | |
Tikoma | ![]() |
25 May 1909 | A barque that ran aground off Pictou. | |
HMS Tribune | ![]() |
16 November 1797 | A frigate that sank off Herring Cove. | 44°33′59.2″N 63°33′11.7″W |
Two Friends | 22 October 1805 | A sailing ship wrecked on the coast of Cape Breton Island. | ||
U-754 | ![]() |
31 July 1942 | A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges near Yarmouth. | |
Unknown British transport | ![]() |
14 November 1760 | A troopship that carried members of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot. | |
SS Charlottetown | ![]() |
18 June 1941 | A CN Marine car ferry that ran aground and sank off Little Hope Island, near Port Mouton. |
Nunavut
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Breadalbane | ![]() |
21 August 1853 | A British barque sent to resupply Sir Edward Belcher's expedition to locate the missing Franklin expedition. Crushed by ice south of Beechey Island, August 1853. Found in Barrow Strait, August 1980. | 74°41′N 91°50′W |
HMS Erebus | ![]() |
After 22 April 1848 | A Hecla-class bomb vessel that was used for Arctic exploration, flagship of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. Abandoned in Victoria Strait, April 1848. Found in Wilmot and Crampton Bay, September 2014. | |
HMS Fury | ![]() |
25 August 1825 | A Hecla-class bomb vessel that was used for Arctic exploration, and was abandoned in Prince Regent Inlet. | |
Maud (Baymaud) | ![]() |
1930 | An Arctic exploration vessel that froze up at Cambridge Bay in 1926, whereafter she was used as a floating warehouse and wireless station until she sank four years later. In 2016 she was raised and in 2017 began her return to Norway. | 69°07′08″N 105°01′12″W |
SS Nascopie | ![]() |
21 July 1947 | A steamship that was wrecked near Cape Dorset. | |
HMS Terror | ![]() |
After 22 April 1848 | A Vesuvius-class bomb vessel that had participated in the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, and later used for Arctic exploration. Part of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition. Abandoned in Victoria Strait, April 1848. Found in Terror Bay, September 2016. |
Ontario
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Bruce | ![]() |
1875 | A 99 feet (30 m) wooden rear paddle wheeler steamership that caught fire in front of the Rideau Canal in the Ottawa River and sank in Ottawa. It was relocated under the Rideau Canoe Club wharf at the beginning of the 1980s. Only the hull can be seen. | 45°26′06″N 75°42′01″W |
Conestoga | ![]() |
22 May 1922 | A wooden cargo ship that caught fire and sank off Cardinal. | |
Eastcliffe Hall | ![]() |
14 July 1970 | A bulk carrier that sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Morrisburg. | |
Glen Isle | ![]() |
1930 | A 105 feet (32 m) schooner that caught fire and sank off Kettle Island, opposite Gatineau. | 45°16′58″N 75°22′53″W |
Ivy | ![]() |
1890 | A 100 feet (30 m) paddle sidewheeler that caught fire, exploded and sunk at dock in Gatineau. | 45°15′20″N 75°25′21″W |
Jean Richard | ![]() |
1987 | A 96 feet (29 m) wooden schooner, formerly Ville de Vanier, that was abandoned. | 45.265580°N 75.421730°W |
John B. King | ![]() |
1930 | A drill-boat containing dynamite which was struck by lightning, resulting in an explosion which killed thirty people. | 44.56283°N 75.71179°W |
Lillie Parsons | ![]() |
5 August 1877 | A schooner that hit rocks and sank near Brockville. | 44.55618°N 75.71878°W |
Mary Ward | ![]() |
24 November 1872 | A steamboat wrecked on a reef near Collingwood. | |
HMS Nancy | ![]() |
14 August 1814 | A schooner that was scuttled in the Nottawasaga River to prevent capture, during the War of 1812. | 44.519214°N 80.019951°W |
Princess Louise | ![]() |
1883 | Wrecked in the Flood of 1883, London, Ontario. | |
Maggie Bell | ![]() |
1874 | The wooden paddle steamer sank in Ottawa | 45.275287°N 75.402961°W |
Mansfield | ![]() |
1896 | The 104 feet (32 m) steamer caught fire and sank in Ottawa | 45.264186°N 75.413805°W |
Minnie | ![]() |
1930 | The 95 feet (29 m) barge leaked and sank in Ottawa at the West exit of the 8 locks of the Rideau Canal, near Parliament Hill | 22.4525595°N 41.945°W |
Sand scow | ![]() |
6 August 1918 | Stranded on the Canadian side of Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls. | |
Otter | ![]() |
1870 | The 102 feet (31 m) tugboat caught fire and sank in Ottawa at the West exit of the 8 locks of the Rideau Canal, near Parliament Hill | |
Quinte Queen | ![]() |
1920 | A 100 feet (30 m) wooden steamership, formerly 'Salaberry', that leaked and sank in Ottawa. | 45.2752°N 75.4021°W |
R.R. Foster | ![]() |
1948 | A 78 feet (24 m) ship that leaked and sank in Ottawa. | 45.282670°N 75.374600°W |
Resolute | ![]() |
1890 | The 56 feet (17 m) tugboat caught fire and sank in Ottawa | 54.4526858°N 75.41612°W |
William King | ![]() |
1841 | A 95 feet (29 m) paddle wheeler that was abandoned and sank in Ottawa. | 45.4526141°N 75.42026°W |
Victoria | ![]() |
1881 | A ferry that capsized and sank near London, Ontario, with the loss of 181 lives.[9] |
Prince Edward Island
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMS Alert | ![]() |
1791 | A 4-gun schooner that was wrecked in Charlottetown harbour or Hillsborough Bay, possibly salvaged and broken up in 1799. | |
Eagle | ![]() |
1 September 1922 | A cargo ship that was crushed by pack ice and sank 28 kilometres (15 nmi) off North Cape. | |
George N Orr | ![]() |
4 December 1917 | A Great Lakes freighter sold by Canada to the United States for coastal service during World War I. After losing its steering gear off East Point she drifted until running aground off Savage Harbour. | |
HMCS Assiniboine (prev. Kempenfelt) | ![]() |
10 November 1945 (not 19 October 1939) | Famous River Class destroyer that was sold for scrap after seeing much action in the Battle of the Atlantic and ran aground after breaking away from her tow off East Point. | |
Marco Polo | ![]() |
22 July 1883 | A clipper that ran aground on a beach at Cavendish. | |
Olga | ![]() |
5 November 1906 | A 1,100-tonne steel-hulled barque that ran aground and sank off Hermanville in the Yankee Gale of 1906. | |
HMS Phoenix | ![]() |
12 September 1882 | A Doterel-class sloop that ran aground off East Point. | 46°28.5′N 61°58′W |
USS Seekonk | ![]() |
7 June 1963 | A Mettawee-class gasoline tanker that burned and sank off Charlottetown. | |
Sovinto | ![]() |
5 November 1906 | A 4-masted barque that ran aground and sank off Priest Pond in the Yankee Gale of 1906. | |
True Friends | ![]() |
25 September 1824 | A passenger cargo ship that struck a reef and sank off East Point. | |
SS Tunstall | ![]() |
May 11, 1884 | A steamer owned by Black Diamond Line, which was carrying coal from Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Montreal, Quebec, when it sank after being crushed in the ice off Covehead. All the men aboard the Tunstall made it safely ashore and the wreck is now a popular site for scuba divers. |
Quebec
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMCS Charlottetown | ![]() |
11 September 1942 | A Flower-class corvette that was torpedoed and sunk off Cap Chat by U-517. | 49°10′N 66°50′W |
HMCS Chedabucto | ![]() |
31 October 1943 | A Bangor-class minesweeper that collided with Lord Kelvin off Rimouski. | 48°14′N 69°16′W |
Cimba | ![]() |
26 July 1915 | A clipper that sank in fog near Pointe des Monts. | |
RMS Empress of Ireland | ![]() |
29 May 1914 | A transatlantic ocean liner that was hit by the coal freighter SS Storstad in the Saint Lawrence River and sank with heavy loss of life. | 48°37.5′N 68°24.5′W |
HMS Leopard | ![]() |
28 June 1814 | A troopship that ran aground on Anticosti Island. | |
HMS Penelope | ![]() |
27 April 1815 | A fifth-rate frigate that ran aground and broke apart near Cap des Rosiers in Gaspé. | |
CGS Simcoe | ![]() |
7 December 1917 | A buoy tender that sank in a storm near Iles-de-la-Madeleine with all hands on board (44 souls). | |
HMCS West York | ![]() |
7 November 1945 | A Flower-class corvette that was struck by Polaris at dock in Montreal. | |
CGS Montmagny | ![]() |
18 September 1914 | A buoy/lighthouse tender that sank near Montmagny after a collision with the coal carrier Lingan. The accident cost the loss of 15 souls (one navigation officer and two lightkeeper's families (wives and children)). |
Saskatchewan
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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City of Medicine Hat | ![]() |
7 June 1908 | A paddle steamer that crashed into the newly built Traffic Bridge on the South Saskatchewan River. |
Yukon
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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A. J. Goddard | ![]() |
22 October 1901 | A sternwheeler that sank in a storm on Lake Laberge. | 61.0259°N 135.1191°W |
References
- "SAN PEDRO CARGO SHIP 1882-1891". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "The Wreck of the Vanlene - BC History Online". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- Adams, W.H.D. (1877). Great shipwrecks: a record of perils and disasters at sea, 1544-1877 [by W.H.D. Adams]. p. 340. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (5134). 13 December 1816.
- "Dreadful Shipwreck". The Belfast News-Letter (9831). 2 September 1831.
- "MISCELLANEOUS". The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk and Norfolk Telegraph, Essex, Cambridge, & Ely Intelligencer (2574). 26 October 1831.
- ″An Ocean Horror Within Sight of the City″, Evening Herald November 7 1896 Volume 262
- Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 91.
- "Victoria (Steamboat), capsized, 24 May 1881". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
External links
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