Wreck of RMS Empress of Ireland Memorial - Rimouski, QC - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The plaque reads: With a loss of 1,012 lives, the sinking of this majestic ship on May 29, 1914, stands as the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history. Lying off Sainte-Luce, the wreck is the most structurally complete example of an early 20th-century ocean liner in the country. It is also the sole remaining ocean liner of the Canadian Pacific Railway from before the First World War, a period when the company operated the largest transportation and communication network in the world. Tens of thousands of immigrants arrived aboard the Empress of Ireland between 1906 and 1914. Today, their many descendants remain historically and emotionally connected to this symbol of the roots of their lives in Canada.

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Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: June to October from 9:00 to 18:00 Entrance fees (if any): Empress Museum: 9$ Onondaga Submarine: 14.75$ Lighthouse: 4$ Parking coordinates: N 48° 31.037 W 068° 28.084 Date dedicated: 04/20/2009 Sponsor(s): Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada

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