Shipwrecks of Ottawa Walking Tour
room 18 ECHOES
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
This tour focuses on twenty-two shipwrecks or wreck sites located along the Ottawa River between Kettle Island and Britannia Bay.
The tour is meant to be used along the Ottawa River Pathway/Trans-Canada Trail, with audio playing automatically based on location. The locations of twelve of these shipwrecks were found by the Underwater Society of Ottawa, while the rest come from research into the New Mills List, Parliament of Canada Sessional Papers, and other sources. Research was conducted as part of a project for DH5000 at Carleton University, with additional research and construction of the walking tour conducted for HIST5706 at Carleton University. ----- In 1823, Thomas Mears and Philemenon Wright launched the first steamboat on the Ottawa River proper. Named the "Union," its launch marked the beginning of more than one hundred years of steam vessel use on the river. Over the course of the century, hundreds of steam vessels plied the Ottawa River. Some were retired or sold for use on other waters, but many sank and remain under the river's surface. Use this walk to find out more about the shipwrecks in your area.
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R. R. Foster, 1987
Located at the east end of Kettle Island, the R. R. Foster was a steam barge that leaked and sank in…
Glen Isle, 1930
The Glen Isle was a steam barge built in 1900 by N. Tessier of Ottawa. Originally named the Welshman…
Speed, 1865
The Speed was built in 1847 near Hull, Quebec, and was launched in 1848. It was known as the "pride …
Quinte Queen, 1920
Built in 1902 by N. Sicotte in Valleyfield, Quebec, as the Salaberry, it was owned by Lehigh Portlan…
Maggie Bell, 1874
The Maggie Bell was built in Hull, Quebec in 1874 by A. Miller. A wooden sidewheel paddle steamer, i…
M. 16. D. & Lincoln, 1878
M. 16. D. Presumably a tugboat, it was recorded in the 1878 Sessional Papers that it burned at the s…
Beaver, 1868
A 103-foot paddlewheel steamboat, it sailed the Montreal-Ottawa-Kingston triangle. It was built in 1…
Jean Richard/Ville de Vanier, 1987
Launched in 1959, the Jean Richard initially sailed on the St. Lawrence River. In the 1970s, it was …
Mansfield, 1896
Built in 1888 in Ottawa, ON, the Mansfield was 104 feet long. It was launched on May 25, 1889, and w…
Ivy, 1890
Built in 1874 by G. Smith of Montreal, Quebec, the Ivy was 100 feet long, 19 feet wide, and had a de…
William King, 1841, & Bruce, 1875
William King, 1841 Originally known as the William Annesley, it was built in 1824 by H. Logan of Mon…
Resolute, 1890
The Resolute was built in 1875 by J. Bedard of Britannia, Ontario (now part of Ottawa). It originall…
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