Rapid City – Lake Ontario Schooner Shipwreck (1917)

Explore the wreck of the Rapid City, a wooden schooner that foundered during a squall in 1917, lying near Scarborough Bluffs in Lake Ontario.

Shotline Diving Wreck Profile

  • Name: Rapid City
  • Type: Wooden fishing or small commercial schooner
  • Year Built: 1857
  • Builder: Donaldson & Andrews, St. Catharines, Ontario
  • Dimensions: 136 × 23 × 11 ft; 344 tons burthen
  • Registered Tonnage: 344 tons
  • Location: Near Scarborough Bluffs, Lake Ontario
  • Original Owners: Rae Bros. & Co. of Hamilton, Ontario
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