Rough Site Plan
A Modification of
Rigging Plan Redrawn by 
Ian F. Kinder

R.M.S. Empress of Ireland

DIMENSIONS: 548.9' [167.3m] Length x 65.8' [20.0m] beam x 36.7' [11.2m] Draft.

LOST: just past 2 AM, May 29, 1914. Fourteen minutes after being struck by the steam collier , Storstad in heavy fog. 1,012 of her 1,477 passengers and crew perished. 

CARGO: Passengers, Baggage, Mail....

LOCATION: Gulf of Saint Lawrence off Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer, Québec

LIES: On starboard side. Deck faces upward, listing about 45°.

CONDITION: Hull is Intact. Interior Collapsing. Deck structure has collapsed and slid to the bottom.

DIVE CHARTER: Excursions Marie A.B. - Jean-Pierre Bouillon

DEPTH: 120'-140' [37-43m]

NOTES: · Site is extremely dark. Water temp was in the low 40 degree F range in early September 2006. Current varies with tide and wind conditions. · Three moorings exist: Stern, Amidships, and Bow. An enormous  site with lots to see. Please respect the dead...