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Port Nelson dredge 1924

The Port Nelson dredge, lifted onto the artificial island by a storm in November 1924
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).

Key facts

NamePort Nelson dredgeWikidata label
Year lost1924Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraInterwarderived from year
Ship typedredgerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagCanadaWikidata P8047 country of registry
Sea / oceanHudson BayNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastCanadaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 1 km from land
Position57.0387, -92.5937Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Port Nelson was a dredger that served from 1914 to 1924 at Port Nelson, Manitoba Canada.

Location

  • Recorded position: 57.0387, -92.5937 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Hudson Bay
  • Nearest coast: Canada

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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