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Philo Scoville
Open water dive site
rated, discovered 385 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Raleigh
On Nov. 30, 1911, the wooden freighter Raleigh damaged her rudder in severe winds, ran aground and foundered in heavy seas. Three lives were lost. The ship's boiler, engine room machinery, propeller, rudder, bow winch, and anchor remain.
rated, discovered 396 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Robert Gaskin
The Robert Gaskin sank 3 times in her career. In the final moments, she was helping to raise the Armstrong when a pontoon used to lift the sung vessel came loose and make a large hole at the turn of the bilge in the Robert Gaskin.
rated, discovered 421 time(s).
Leeds and Grenville region, Ontario
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Rothesay
One of Eastern Ontario's most famous wreck sites, Rothesay lies at the west edge of Prescott, Ontario, south side of Highway #2. A park/picnic area and staircase to the river's edge leads you to a shore entry to follow the rope system to the site.
rated, discovered 386 time(s).
Leeds and Grenville region, Ontario
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Sligo
Originally built as the barkentine 'Prince of Wales'. She was rebuilt in 1874 as a three masted, fore & aft rigged schooner and renamed 'Sligo' She was a towed barge at the time of her loss. Sligo sits up right.
rated, discovered 409 time(s).
Lake Ontario region, Ontario
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Specular
This iron-ore-laden wooden steamer sank after colliding with the steamer Denver on Aug. 22, 1900. The wreck was dynamited as a shipping hazard on Oct. 23, 1900, and wreckage is scattered over a wide area.
rated, discovered 413 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Sweepstakes
Open water dive site
rated, discovered 404 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Tasmania
The large wooden schooner, Tasmania, originally named the James Couch when she was launched on April 22, 1871, at Port Huron, Michigan foundered on October 20, 1905. All 8 people on board perished.
rated, discovered 444 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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The Caves
Open water dive site
rated, discovered 405 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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The Tugs
Open water dive site
rated, discovered 423 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Trade Wind
On November 29th, 1854 the Charles Napier collided with the Trade Wind in a blinding snowstorm during its trip to Chicago. The Trade Wind was carrying 200 tons of railroad iron and 1000 cast iron stoves.
rated, discovered 431 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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W. L. Wetmore
Open water dive site
rated, discovered 444 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Waome
The most remarkable thing about diving this site might not be the wreck itself but the colour of the water which is accurately described as... tea coloured (reddish brown caused by tannic acid in the surrounding soil). It is dark until your eyes adju
rated, discovered 395 time(s).
Muskoka region, Ontario
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Wawinet
On September 21, 1942 the yacht Wawinet wrecked at the tip of Beausoleil Island becoming one of the most tragic accidents ever to have occured on Georgian Bay.
rated, discovered 390 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Wexford
The Wexford: 250 feet long, 40' wide and 17' deep was lost in the great storm on 1913 and was recently discovered.
rated, discovered 419 time(s).
Lake Hurron region, Ontario
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Willis
This three-masted schooner sank on Nov. 11, 1872 after colliding with the bark Elizabeth Jones. The steering gear, several deadeyes and blocks remain, as well as a capstan, bilge pump, and a long portion of the bowsprit.
rated, discovered 431 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Wilma
This 68' tug Sank April 14, 1936 when ice punched out a plank near the boiler on the starboard side. The hull is made of wood and it is usually buoyed with a marker.
rated, discovered 415 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Wolfe Islander II
The Wolf Islander II is a great wreck for diving. There are a number of items on the deck. These include a motorcycle, a number of bowling balls and other interesting everyday objects
rated, discovered 421 time(s).
Lake Ontario region, Ontario
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