List of shipwrecks of Canada


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

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

ShipFlagSunk dateNotesCoordinates
Bruce1875A 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.
Conestoga22 May 1922A wooden cargo ship that caught fire and sank off Cardinal.
Eastcliffe Hall14 July 1970A bulk carrier that sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Morrisburg.
Glen Isle1930A schooner that caught fire and sank off Kettle Island, opposite Gatineau.
Ivy1890A paddle sidewheeler that caught fire, exploded and sunk at dock in Gatineau.
Jean Richard1987A wooden schooner, formerly Ville de Vanier, that was abandoned.
John B. King1930A drill-boat containing dynamite which was struck by lightning, resulting in an explosion which killed thirty people.
Lillie Parsons5 August 1877A schooner that hit rocks and sank near Brockville.
Mary Ward24 November 1872A steamboat wrecked on a reef near Collingwood.
HMS Nancy14 August 1814A schooner that was scuttled in the Nottawasaga River to prevent capture, during the War of 1812.
Princess Louise1883Wrecked in the Flood of 1883, London, Ontario.
Maggie Bell1874The wooden paddle steamer sank in Ottawa
Mansfield1896The steamer caught fire and sank in Ottawa
Minnie1930The barge leaked and sank in Ottawa at the West exit of the 8 locks of the Rideau Canal, near Parliament Hill
Sand scow6 August 1918Stranded on the Canadian side of Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls.
Otter1870The tugboat caught fire and sank in Ottawa at the West exit of the 8 locks of the Rideau Canal, near Parliament Hill
Quinte Queen1920A wooden steamership, formerly 'Salaberry', that leaked and sank in Ottawa.
R.R. Foster1948A ship that leaked and sank in Ottawa.
Resolute1890The tugboat caught fire and sank in Ottawa
William King1841A paddle wheeler that was abandoned and sank in Ottawa.
Victoria1881A ferry that capsized and sank near London, Ontario, with the loss of 181 lives.

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon