List of shipwrecks of Canada

This is a list of shipwrecks located in or off the coast of Canada.

The Norwegian steamship Imo (damaged in the Halifax Explosion in 1917)

British Columbia

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Beaver	Canada	25 July 1888	A steamship run aground on rocks at Prospect Point in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Bonnington	Canada	1960	A steamboat that retired from service and was partially dismantled before sinking off the shore off Beaton.
USAT Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski	United States Army	26 September 1946	A troopship that struck the rocks off Pitt Island.
HMCS Charlottetown	Royal Canadian Navy	1947	A Template:Sclass2- that was scuttled as a breakwater in Oyster Bay.
HMCS Chaudière	Royal Canadian Navy	1992	A Template:Sclass- sunk as an artificial reef in Sechelt Inlet.
City of Ainsworth	Canada	29 November 1898	A paddle steamer sternwheeler sunk during a storm in Kootenay Lake.
Clallam	Royal Canadian Navy	8 January 1904	A steamboat that sunk in a storm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
HMCS Columbia	Royal Canadian Navy	1996	A Restigouche-class destroyer that was sunk as an artificial reef.
Cowichan	Royal Canadian Navy	27 December 1925	A steamship that sank in a collision with Lady Cynthia near the Whyte Rocks.
SS Eaglescliffe Hall	Canada	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	Royal Navy	3 May 1883	An Template:Sclass- that caught fire and sank in Discovery Passage.
HMCS Huron	Royal Canadian Navy	14 May 2007	An Template:Sclass- sunk as a target.
HMCS Mackenzie	Royal Canadian Navy	16 September 1995	A Template:Sclass- scuttled as an artificial reef off Sidney.	48°40.094′N 123°17.17′W
Malahat	Canada	March 1944	A schooner and rum-runner during the Prohibition era, that foundered in Barkley Sound and was towed to Powell River.
SS Mariposa	Canada	18 December 1917	Ran aground in the Salish Sea.
Mount Royal	Canada	6 July 1907	A Canadian sternwheeler sunk in the Skeena River.
Nechacco	Canada	April 1911	A sternwheeler that broke apart in ice on the Fraser River.
SS Pacific	Canada	4 November 1875	A sidewheel steamer sunk following a collision with SS Orpheus.
Princess Sophia	Canada	25 October 1918	A steamer that ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef and sank the following day.	58.6022°N 135.0236°W / 58.6022; -135.0236 (Princess Sophia (steamer))
MV Queen of the North	Canada	22 March 2006	A RO-RO ferry run aground on Gil Island in Wright Sound.	53°19.917′N 129°14.729′W
Quesnel	Canada	13 May 1921	A sternwheeler that was wrecked on the Fraser River.
SS San Pedro	Canada	24 November 1891	3119-ton iron steamship built 1882 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia ran aground Brotchie Ledge Victoria, BC	48.4065°N 123.3880°W / 48.4065; -123.3880 (SS San Pedro)
HMCS Saskatchewan	Royal Canadian Navy	14 June 1997	A Mackenzie-class destroyer scuttled as an artificial reef off Nanaimo.
Sechelt	Canada	24 March 1911	A steamboat that sank off Race Rocks Light.
USS South Dakota	United States Navy	18 February 1961	A Template:Sclass- armored cruiser that was sold for scrap and sunk in Powell River.
USS Tattnall	United States Navy	1946	A Template:Sclass- sunk a breakwater off Royston.
Tonquin	United States	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.
SS Valencia	Canada	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
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
SS Ithaka	Greece	14 September 1960	A cargo ship that ran aground near Churchill.	58°46′9″N 93°53′21″W
SS Princess	Canada	24 August 1906	A steamboat that was wrecked in a storm off George Island.

New Brunswick

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
MS Transpet	Panama	30 October 1951	A tanker that suffered an internal explosion off Miscou Island.
Walton	Canada	14 September 1878	A barque that ran aground in fog off Grand Manan Island.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
SS Abyssinia	Canada	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	Royal Navy	23 October 1805	A troopship that ran ashore near the Isle aux Morts with the loss of over 200 lives.
SS Anglo Saxon	United Kingdom	27 April 1863	A British Allan liner that ran aground off Cape Race, with 237 deaths.
Anton van Driel	Netherlands	1919	A Dutch steamboat that sank near Cape Race.
SS Arctic	United States	27 September 1854	A paddle steamer that collided with the steamer SS Vesta and sank near Cape Race.
MS Arctic Explorer	Canada	3 July 1981	An icebreaker that sank off the Strait of Belle Isle, three hours after departing St Anthony.
SS Argo	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	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	Newfoundland	14 October 1942	A Newfoundland Railway ferry that was torpedoed by U-69 off Port aux Basques.	47°19′N 59°29′W
SS Regulus	Newfoundland	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.
SS Earlshall	Newfoundland	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 City of Philadelphia	United Kingdom	9 September 1854	A British steamboat that ran aground and sunk in fog near Cape Race.
HMS Comus	Royal Navy	24 October 1816	A Template:Sclass- that ran aground and sank in fog near Cape Race.
HMS Crusader	Royal Navy	14 September 1942	A C-class destroyer that was torpedoed by German submarine U-91 off St. John's.
Delmar	United Kingdom	1901	A Scottish steamer that sank near Cape Race in 1901.
HMS Despatch	Royal Navy	10 July 1828	A British brig that sank near Isle aux Morts.
HMS Drake	Royal Navy	1822	Ran aground and sank near St. Shotts.
HMS Duchess of Cumberland	Royal Navy	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.
SS Erik	United Kingdom	25 August 1918	A sealing/whaling steamer that was torpedoed off St. Pierre and Miquelon by U-156.
SS Ethie	Canada	11 December 1919	A coastal steamship that ran aground in a fierce storm.
MV Flare	Cyprus	16 January 1998	A bulk carrier that sank in a storm near Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Florence	United States	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	Newfoundland	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	United States	1877	An American steamer that sank near Cape Race.
Germania	German Empire	1869	A German steamer that sank in fog near Cape Race.
Greenland	Canada	1898	A sealing steamer that lost 48 men on the ice.
Harcourt Kent	Canada	1949	A motor ship that sank near Cape Race.
Harpooner	United Kingdom	1816	A British transport that ran aground and sank in fog near Cape Race.She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to an English port.
Harvest Home	United Kingdom	1833	A British ship that sank off Cape Race.
Helgoland	German Empire	1900	A German steamer that sank near Cape Race.
Indian	United Kingdom	1859	A British Allan liner that sank off Cape Race.
SS Kristianiafjord	Norway	15 June 1917	A Norwegian liner that ran aground in fog near Cape Race.
SS Kyle	Canada	4 February 1967	A troopship that ran aground in Harbour Grace.
SS Labrador	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	11 May 1833	A Scottish brig sunk near Cape St. Francis.	46.50°N 47.10°W / 46.50; -47.10 (Lady of the Lake (brig))
Lady Sherbrooke	United Kingdom	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.
SS Lion		6 January 1882	Reported missing in Baccalieu Tickle.
SS Lord Strathcona	Canada	5 September 1942	An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-513 off Bell Island.	47°35′18″N 52°58′10″W
Marvale	Canada	1923	A Canadian Pacific liner.
Ocean Ranger	USA	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	Great Britain	October 1795	The ship was wrecked near the Burin Peninsula, with some loss of life.
P.L.M. 27	United Kingdom	26 June 1941	An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-123 off Bell Island.
USS Pollux	United States Navy	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	Canada	1924	A schooner sunk in a gale near Cape Race.
Queen of Swansea	Canada	1867	Ran aground and sunk in storm at Gull Island.
HMS Raleigh	Royal Navy	8 August 1922	A Template:Sclass- heavy cruiser that sank in fog at Point Amour in Strait of Belle Isle.
Rose Castle	Canada	2 November 1942	An iron-ore carrier that was torpedoed by U-518 off Bell Island.
SS Saganaga	United Kingdom	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	Kingdom of England	11 September 1696	A fifth-rate warship that was scuttled to prevent capture by France.
Sea Clipper	Canada	1867	A schooner that sank in a storm near Spotted Island, Labrador.
HMCS Shawinigan	Royal Canadian Navy	25 November 1944	A Template:Sclass2- that was torpedoed by U-1228 off Channel-Port aux Basques.	47°34′N 59°11′W
SS Southern Cross	Canada	31 March 1914	A Newfoundland sealing steamer that was lost in a blizzard.
USS Truxtun	United States Navy	18 February 1942	A Template:Sclass- that sank along with USS Pollux in a storm.	46°51′57″N 55°43′30″W
HMS Tweed	Royal Navy	5 November 1813	Sunk in a storm near Bay Bulls.
U-438	Kriegsmarine	6 May 1943	A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Newfoundland.	52°00′N 45°10′W
U-520	Kriegsmarine	30 October 1942	A Type IXC U-boat sunk by Canadian aircraft off St. John's.	47°47′N 49°50′W
U-656	Kriegsmarine	1 March 1942	A Type VIIC U-boat sunk by depth charges off Cape Race.
SS Viking	Canada	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	Canada	3 June 1977	A Canadian National ferry that struck an iceberg.
Santa Celia	Spain	22 November 1972	Cod-fishing trawler, It burned down in November of 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
HMS Investigator	Royal Navy	3 June 1853	An Arctic exploration ship that became trapped in the ice at Mercy Bay. The wreck was rediscovered in 2010.	74.084397°N 119.002619°W / 74.084397; -119.002619 (HMS Investigator (1848))

Nova Scotia

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
CGS Aberdeen	Canada	13 October 1923	A buoy tender that ran aground on the wreck of Snipe off Seal Island.
SS Arrow	Canada	4 February 1970	An oil tanker that ran aground off Isle Madame.	45.467049°N 61.104376°W / 45.467049; -61.104376 (SS Arrow)
RMS Atlantic	United Kingdom	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	United Kingdom	15 November 1761	A full-rigged transport, run aground on the northeastern side of Cape Breton Island.
USS Bear	United States Navy	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	Royal Canadian Navy	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	Canada	13 May 1976	A floating medical clinic that struck a reef off the Eastern Shore.
HMCS Clayoquot	Royal Canadian Navy	24 December 1944	A Template:Sclass- that was torpedoed by U-806 near Sambro Island Light.	44°25′N 63°20′W
MFV Enterprise	Canada	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	Canada	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	Canada	30 May 1921	A schooner that hit a submerged wreck off Sable Island.
HMCS Esquimalt	Royal Canadian Navy	16 April 1945	A Template:Sclass- that was torpedoed by U-190 off Chebucto Head.	44°28′N 63°10′W
HMS Fantome	Royal Navy	24 November 1814	A brig-sloop that ran aground near the village of Prospect.
HMS Feversham	Royal Navy	7 October 1711	A fifth-rate warship that was wrecked off Louisbourg.
Hannah	United Kingdom	29 April 1849	An Irish famine ship which was holed by ice between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
SS Havana	Canada	26 April 1906	A wooden schooner that was accidentally rammed by the steamer SS Strathcona off Point Pleasant Park.
SS Hungarian	United Kingdom	19 February 1860	A steamship wrecked off Cape Sable Island, with the loss of 205 lives.
SS Imo	Norway	6 December 1917	Halifax Explosion: The cargo ship collided with Mont-Blanc (France) at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc caught fire and was obliterated in a massive explosion that killed approximately 2,000 people and drove Imo ashore. Imo subsequently was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
USS Ingraham	United States Navy	22 August 1942	A Template:Sclass- that collided with USS Chemung.
HMCS Long Branch	Royal Canadian Navy	1966	A Template:Sclass2- that was scuttled off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Lord Clarendon	Canada	13 November 1851	A wooden cargo ship that ran aground at Low Point in Sydney harbour.
Maria	United Kingdom	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	France	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	Canada	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	Royal Canadian Navy	1994	A Template:Sclass- scuttled as an artificial reef off Lunenburg.
Sankaty	Canada	1964	A steamboat that sank en route to be sold for scrap at Sydney.
Tikoma	Canada	25 May 1909	A barque that ran aground off Pictou.
HMS Tribune	Royal Navy	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	Kriegsmarine	31 July 1942	A Type VIIC U-boat that was sunk by depth charges near Yarmouth.
Unknown British transport	Royal Navy	14 November 1760	A troopship that carried members of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot.
SS Charlottetown	Canada	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
Breadalbane	United Kingdom	21 August 1853	A British barque crushed by ice south of Beechey Island.	74°41′N 91°50′W
HMS Fury	Royal Navy	25 August 1825	A Template:Sclass- that was used for Arctic exploration, and was abandoned in Prince Regent Inlet.
Maud (Baymaud)	Canada	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	Canada	21 July 1947	A steamship that was wrecked near Cape Dorset.

Ontario

See also: List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Bruce	Canada	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	United States	22 May 1922	A wooden cargo ship that caught fire and sank off Cardinal.
Eastcliffe Hall	Canada	14 July 1970	A bulk carrier that sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Morrisburg.
Glen Isle	Canada	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	Canada	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	Canada	1987	A 96 feet (29 m) wooden schooner, formerly Ville de Vanier, that was abandoned.	45.265580°N 75.421730°W / 45.265580; -75.421730 (Ville de Vanier Jean Richard (1959))
John B. King	Canada	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 / 44.56283; -75.71179 (John B. King explosion)
Lillie Parsons	Canada	5 August 1877	A schooner that hit rocks and sank near Brockville.	44.55618°N 75.71878°W / 44.55618; -75.71878 (Lillie Parsons)
Mary Ward	Canada	24 November 1872	A steamboat wrecked on a reef near Collingwood.
HMS Nancy	Royal Navy	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 / 44.519214; -80.019951 (HMS Nancy (1789))
Princess Louise	Canada	1883	Wrecked in the Flood of 1883, London, Ontario.
Maggie Bell	Canada	1874	The wooden paddle steamer sank in Ottawa	45.275287°N 75.402961°W / 45.275287; -75.402961 (Maggie Bell (1874))
Mansfield	Canada	1896	The 104 feet (32 m) steamer caught fire and sank in Ottawa	45.264186°N 75.413805°W / 45.264186; -75.413805 (Mansfield (1888))
Minnie	Canada	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 / 22.4525595; -41.945 (Minnie (1873))
Sand scow	Canada	6 August 1918	Stranded on the Canadian side of Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls.
Otter	Canada	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	Canada	1920	A 100 feet (30 m) wooden steamership, formerly 'Salaberry', that leaked and sank in Ottawa.	45.2752°N 75.4021°W / 45.2752; -75.4021 (Quinte Queen (1902))
R.R. Foster	Canada	1948	A 78 feet (24 m) ship that leaked and sank in Ottawa.	45.282670°N 75.374600°W / 45.282670; -75.374600 (R.R. Foster (1912))
Resolute	Canada	1890	The 56 feet (17 m) tugboat caught fire and sank in Ottawa	54.4526858°N 75.41612°W / 54.4526858; -75.41612 (Resolute (1875))
William King	Canada	1841	A 95 feet (29 m) paddle wheeler that was abandoned and sank in Ottawa.	45.4526141°N 75.42026°W / 45.4526141; -75.42026 (William King (1826))
Victoria	Canada	1881	A ferry that capsized and sank near London, Ontario, with the loss of 181 lives.

Prince Edward Island

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
HMS Alert	Royal Navy	1791	A 4-gun schooner that was wrecked in Charlottetown harbour or Hillsborough Bay, possibly salvaged and broken up in 1799.
Eagle	Canada	1 September 1922	A cargo ship that was crushed by pack ice and sank 28 kilometres (15 nmi) off North Cape.
George N Orr	United States	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.
Template:HMCS Assiniboine (prev. Kempenfelt)	Royal Canadian Navy	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	Canada	22 July 1883	A clipper that ran aground on a beach at Cavendish.
Olga	Canada	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	Royal Navy	12 September 1882	A Template:Sclass- that ran aground off East Point.	46°28.5′N 61°58′W
USS Seekonk	United States Navy	7 June 1963	A Template:Sclass- that burned and sank off Charlottetown.
Sovinto	Canada	5 November 1906	A 4-masted barque that ran aground and sank off Priest Pond in the Yankee Gale of 1906.
True Friends	British North America	25 September 1824	A passenger cargo ship that struck a reef and sank off East Point.
SS Tunstall	Canada	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
HMCS Charlottetown	Royal Canadian Navy	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	Royal Canadian Navy	31 October 1943	A Bangor-class minesweeper that collided with Lord Kelvin off Rimouski.	48°14′N 69°16′W
Cimba	Canada	26 July 1915	A clipper that sank in fog near Pointe des Monts.
RMS Empress of Ireland	United Kingdom	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	Royal Navy	28 June 1814	A troopship that ran aground on Anticosti Island.
HMS Penelope	Royal Navy	27 April 1815	A fifth-rate frigate that ran aground and broke apart near Cap des Rosiers in Gaspé.
CGS Simcoe	Canada	1917	A buoy tender that sank near the Magdalen Islands.
HMCS West York	Royal Canadian Navy	7 November 1945	A Flower-class corvette that was struck by Polaris at dock in Montreal.

Saskatchewan

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
City of Medicine Hat	Canada	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
A. J. Goddard	Canada	22 October 1901	A sternwheeler that sank in a storm on Lake Laberge.	61.0259°N 135.1191°W / 61.0259; -135.1191 (A. J. Goddard)

See also

• List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes

External links

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