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  • Lady Colborne (1832)

    Explore the wreck of the Lady Colborne, a historic sidewheel paddle steamer lost in 1845, now a site of underwater archaeology in the Ottawa River.

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  • Brothers (pre-1845)

    Explore the tragic story of the Brothers, a schooner lost in a winter storm on Lake Ontario in 1845, with all hands presumed lost.

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  • Star (1837)

    Explore the remains of the Star, a sidewheel steamer that met its end in a fire during winter layup in Buffalo, NY.

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  • Sweden (Pre-1845)

    Explore the wreck of the scow schooner Sweden, a vital part of Great Lakes commerce, lost in Buffalo Harbour in 1845.

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  • C. Deming (1837)

    Explore the wreck of the C. Deming, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1844, with no fatalities reported among the crew.

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  • Charleston (1837)

    Explore the wreck of the Charleston, a two-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1844, reflecting the challenges of early Great Lakes navigation.

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  • Primrose (1844)

    Explore the tragic story of the Primrose, a wooden schooner lost in Lake Ontario in 1844, with a brief service history and a somber fate.

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  • Robert Fulton (1835)

    Explore the wreck of the Robert Fulton, a sidewheel steamer lost in 1844 during a fierce gale on Lake Erie.

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  • Dayton (1835)

    Explore the story of the Dayton, a two-masted schooner lost in a gale on Lake Erie in 1844, with no confirmed wreck site discovered to date.

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  • Pennsylvania (1836)

    Explore the wreck of the Pennsylvania, a wooden schooner that sank in 1844 during a storm on Lake Erie, claiming all hands aboard.

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