AH-WR-1564

Oliver Mowat

Three-Masted Schooner · Lost September 1921 · Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence

Oliver Mowat was a three-masted schooner lost in Lake Ontario.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Oliver Mowat was built at Mill Haven in 1873. The three-masted schooner was struck amidships by Keywest in September 1921. Three of five crew members were lost. Its masts were later removed with explosives because they obstructed navigation.

Vessel

Built: 1873
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: September 1921
Cause: Collision
Location: Southeast of False Duck Island, Ontario
Water: Lake Ontario
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 3
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Southeast of False Duck Island, Ontario
Region: Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

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Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.