Baptized in a sacrament of damp ceremony, the SS Emperor was a ship commissioned by Inland Lines, Ltd, Hamilton, Ontario. It was christened in Collingwood harbour waters in 1910, geared up for its maiden voyage in April of the next year. This leviathan, the largest Canadian vessel at the time, met its icy demise on June 4, 1947, after crashing onto Canoe Rocks, Isle Royale, Lake Superior. Twelve crew members paid their last call, while 21 crew members were rescued by the US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball from the frigid lake. Today, its remnants lie covered in shallow water, its bow cracked and its stern steeped in deeper waters. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, it continues to be a popular site for recreational divers seeking a chilling thrill.
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