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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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2600
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Length(ft)
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Breadth(ft)
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35.1
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Depth(ft)
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Masts
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Decks
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Hull
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Steel
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Shipwreck Details
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Description
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Like many turn of the century steamers, OTTAWA was rigged for auxiliary sail but her primary propulsion was steam.
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Story
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OTTAWA was almost brand new when she was lost. She was off course en route to Saint John, New Brunswick when she struck infamous Blonde Rock. All aboard successfully abandoned ship. However, one of the lifeboats overturned in rough water during the long row to Seal Island. Strong tides and waves made it difficult for the other lifeboat to rescue those in the water. The stewardess, Annie Lindsay and another man were trapped under the lifeboat. The man was rescued barely alive but Lindsay died. She was buried beside the church on Seal Island and her grave was marked in later years by a concrete headstone made by the family of the lightkeeper.
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Vessel Type
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Steam, Schooner
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Type of Event
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Loss
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Nature of Event
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Stranded
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Cause of Event
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Navigation error
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Date of Wreck
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1891-11-01
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Location
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Blonde Rock, near Seal Island
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Cargo
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Old country manufactured goods (silks, gloves, etc.)
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Lives Lost
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1
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Voyage from
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London, England
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Voyage to
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Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada
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Remarks
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Glasgow
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Date
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1890
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Official Number
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98951
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Registered at
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West Hartlepool, Hartlepool , England
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Date
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Propulsion
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Steam with aux. sail
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Rig
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Unknown
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Details
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