Location: Prescott, Ontario
General Area: 44.699767° -75.527233°
Depth: 25-30 feet
Bottom: clay/silt
Year built: 1867
Build at: Carleton, New Brunswick
Vessel Type: Steamer, side wheeler
Hull: wood
Builder: J & S.E. Oliver
Propulsion Side wheel
Length: 193 feet
Beam: 29 feet
Depth of hold: 8 feet
Tonnage: 839
Date of loss: 9/2/1889
Cause: Abandoned
Wreck:
The wreck of the Rothesay is located from 100 to 300 feet from shore just southwest from Prescott, Ontario. The Rothesay site is really a large mess of wreckage with her stern and bow remaining relatively intact. The site is marked with a buoy and lines.
History:
Launched February 2,1867 at Carleton, New Brunswick, this twin side-wheeler steamer
was relocated to service the Montreal, Quebec to Prescott, Ontario passenger run. She met her fate September 21889 by colliding with the American tug Myra. In 1901 a group from the Royal Military
College, Kingston used this wreck for explosives practice.
Reference site: Great Lakes Maritime Collection