Shipwreck · Lake Ontario · Foundered
St. Peter
A vessel built in 1873, lost on Lake Ontario in 1898. The record: “Sank October 27, 1898.”
The vessel
On the record
- Completed
- 1873
- Length
- 136 ft (41 m)
- Beam
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Tonnage
- 290 GRT
- Propulsion
- Sails
- Fate
- Sank October 27, 1898
- Lake
- Lake Ontario
- Coordinates
- 43.3117° N, 77.1311° W
The story
Read the full history
The same year
Also lost in 1898
- Barge 104Erie · foundered
- SS L.R. DotyMichigan · foundered
- SS Henry ChisholmSuperior · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Ontario wrecks
- HMS Speedy39 mi · lost 1804
- HMS Ontario61 mi · lost 1780
- George A. Marsh62 mi · lost 1917
- HMS St Lawrence70 mi · lost 1832
- HMS Wolfe71 mi · lost 1831
- SS Nisbet Grammer81 mi · lost 1926
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Sodus municipal launch7.7 mi
- Sodus US Coast Guard launch8.3 mi
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area (East Bay)12 mi
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area (East Bay)12 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Sodus Point Light7.7 mi
- Sodus Outer Light8.3 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Chimney Bluffs State Park12 mi · park
- Fair Haven Beach State Park22 mi · beach
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article St. Peter (shipwreck), retrieved 2026-10-11. We print the fields as recorded and add nothing; a missing field means the record is silent. Tonnage and dimensions were often measured more than one way in their day, so they can differ between sources.
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