St. Olaf
Steamer · Canada · Lost 1900 · The Gulf of St Lawrence
A Quebec-Labrador coastal packet steamer wrecked with all hands near Sept-Îles in a November 1900 gale, one of the deadliest losses on the North Shore run.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1882 on the Clyde, the iron steamer St. Olaf served coastal routes linking Quebec, the North Shore, the Magdalen Islands and the Gaspé. On her final trip of the 1900 season, returning from Pointe-aux-Esquimaux to Quebec City with mail, cargo and passengers, she was caught in a fierce easterly gale and driven onto rocks near Île Grande-Boule at the mouth of Sept-Îles Bay. All 26 aboard were lost, and wreckage including her pilothouse later washed ashore in what became known as Anse Saint-Olaf.
Vessel
- 1882
- Not established
- Port Glasgow, Scotland (built on the Clyde)
- Iron
- 150 ft
- 22 ft
- 306
- Steam
- Frazer & Co.; R.J. Leslie, Havre-Aubert
Loss
- November 22, 1900
- Storm
- Near Île Grande-Boule, entrance to Sept-Îles Bay
- Gulf of St Lawrence
- Pointe-aux-Esquimaux (Havre-Saint-Pierre), Quebec North Shore → Quebec City
- Government mail and general cargo
- 26
- 26
- Captain Lemaistre
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Sept-Îles, Quebec
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The precise wreck site and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Centre d'archives régional des Îles
Vessel dimensions, ownership, route history, and loss details.
Omaha Daily Bee (contemporary wire report)
Casualty count, captain's name, and construction details.
