French ship Chameau

History
France
NameChameau
Launched1717
FateSank August 27, 1725
General characteristics
Displacement540, 600 or 650 tons
Beam31 feet (9.4 m)
Draught15 feet (4.6 m)
Armament

The French ship Chameau or Le Chameau (Camel) was a wooden sailing ship of the French Navy, built in 1717.[1][2] She was used to transport passengers and supplies to New France (in present day Canada), making several trips. Nearing the end of her last voyage, a storm blew her onto some rocks on August 27, 1725. She sank, with the loss of all aboard; estimates range as high as 316 dead. In 1965, Alex Storm and his associates located the wreckage near Chameau Rock, and recovered a treasure of gold and silver pieces.

  1. ^ "Chameau - 1725". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia: Chameau". nswrecks.net. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.