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| Kim | profile | all galleries >> Canada - Dry Land >> Empress of Ireland Museum - Musee de la Mer - Pointe au Pere, Quebec | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
This building recalls the collision impact between the Canadian Pacific Railway's Empress of Ireland and the Norwegian coal-ship Storstad during the night of May 29th, 1914, on the Saint Lawrence River near Rimouski, Quebec. The collision damaged the Empress so severely that it sank in 14 minutes. Over 1000 souls were lost - more than on the Titanic!!
 Museum & statue |
 Kiss me baby |
 Model of the Empress of Britain, the sister ship to the Empress of Ireland - it was later renamed Mont Royal |
 Ticket for the Empress of Britain |
 The Storstad vs. the Empress of Ireland |
 Map of the Collision Site (click to see details) |
 The first artifact retrieved from the wreck |
 Tools used to bring artifacts to the surface |
 1st class accommodations |
 2nd class accommodations |
 3rd class accommodations |
 Child's wallet and photos |
 1st Class China |
 2nd & 3rd Class China |
 Dishes |
 Drinking Glass |
 Kitchen stove in photo and remains of it |
 Bathroom |
 Faucets |
 3 Portholes |
 2 Portholes |
 Porthole |
 Ships Wheel |
 Telegraph machine |
 Telegraph |
 Deck Chair |
 Hardhat gear - what the first divers wore to recover bodies & valuables |
 Hardhat helmet |
 Heavy shoes |
 "Modern" 1964-65 drysuit dive gear - what the first non-recovery divers wore |
 Nice reg!!! |
 1964-65 Transiphone Communication Technology |
 Pointe-au-Pere Lighthouse |
 Canadian Hydrographic Service's view of wreck using a multibeam echosounder - what the wreck looks like on the bottom |
 Government Involvement - A Good Thing???? |
 The museum in 2006 |
 Greg and Andre sexually harrassing the mermaid statue |
 Andre enjoying a mermaid's company |
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 Andre and Greg with an anchor |
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| Don Hammontree | 25-Sep-2006 03:39 | |
| Mr B Huntley | 04-Jul-2006 17:39 | |