![]() All of this happened in the location of the flooded basin that continues to exist in Collingowood’s harbour, directly in line with St. Instead of being side launched, the Germanic was float launched on July 27, 1899, a much less dramatic event than Collingwood would come to known for. The Germanic’s method of launch was also much different from the steel ships that would follow. Unlike the steel ships that would follow, the Germanic was constructed in the pumped out dry dock. The Germanic’s beginnings started in Collingwood’s first dry dock in 1899, and its construction would mark the end of large-scale wooden shipbuilding in Collingwood. Collingwood Museum Collection, X974.751.1 Huron Institute No. This is a defining feature in distinguishing between Collingwood’s first and second dry docks. Note the limestone walls that are visible along the dry dock’s interior. ![]() The Germanic in the early stages of construction in the pumped out dry dock in 1899. The Westmount photograph may be viewed as part of the Collingwood Museum’s Hulls on Hurontario community story at this link. This is the last known photograph of the Germanic in Collingwood’s harbour. Westmount was captured through the Germanic’s burned-out hull on May 4, 1917. ![]() In a photograph shared by former Collingwood resident Don Boone, the launch of the S.S. What is clear is that the Germanic’s burned-out wreck was left in place along the dock for a short duration before being relocated to the west side of the harbour, and then ultimately beached near Wasaga Beach where the wreck became a fuel source for struggling residents during the Great Depression. Collingwood Museum Collection, X975.150.1 Huron Institute No. The exact location of the dive is unknown, and accounts of the diver’s activity differ between records. A diver about to descend into Collingwood’s harbour in the early 1900s. Handwritten notes on the back of a photograph and in various records link the diving attempt to the Germanic’s remains however, it seems odd that this pertinent piece of information may have been missed by the Huron Institute. The Collingwood Museum’s predecessor, the Huron Institute, describes the dive as taking place in the early 1900s at the town dock and in Collingwood’s harbour generally. While docked along the Grand Trunk Railway’s freight shed, the Germanic caught fire on March 30, 1917, resulting in a total loss for the Northern Navigation Company.Ī series of photographs in the Collingwood Museum’s collection are believed to document a diving attempt on the wreck however, written records differ in their details. Today’s story begins at the end of the life of the last wooden ship constructed in Collingwood, the Germanic. This ongoing series showcases historic photos in the Collingwood Museum collection, with research and writing by Melissa Shaw, the museum supervisor.
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