Sweepstakes (ship)

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Sweepstakes
The sweepstakes in Lake Huron
The sweepstakes in Lake Huron
Ship data
flag Canada 1868Canada Canada
Ship type More beautiful
home port Mooretown (last)
Owner George Steward (last)
Shipyard John Simpson, Oakville
Launch 1867
Whereabouts sunk off Tobermory in September 1885
Ship dimensions and crew
length
36.3 m ( Lüa )
width 6.9 m
Draft Max. 3.1 m
measurement 218 GRT
Rigging and rigging
Number of masts 2

The Sweepstakes was a Canadian schooner . The ship was built in 1867 and sailed the Great Lakes as a merchant ship . In August 1895 it ran aground in the Huron Sea off Cove Island and was towed into the "Big Tub Harbor" near Tobermory . It sank there in September 1895. Today the wreckage of the sweepstakes lies in part of the Fathom Five National Marine Park (position 45 ° 15 ′ 19 ″  N , 81 ° 40 ′ 50 ″  W Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′ 19 ″  N , 81 ° 40 ′ 50 ″  W ). Because of the almost completely preserved hull , it is a popular destination for divers.

photos

  • Bug of the sweepstakes

  • Heck the sweepstakes

  • Deck of the sweepstakes

Web links

Commons : Sweepstakes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ SV Sweepstakes († 1896). wrecksite.eu, accessed on March 19, 2013 (English).
  2. ^ Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada - Diving. pc.gc.ca, accessed March 19, 2013 .