smerchly Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I "had" a good picture of the tall ship before it burned up . I took the shot from the ice facing south & used it for my avatar a while ago . When I downsized it , I "replaced" the big pic.with the 90 x 90mp hence losing the original . But I did find a nice photo of the ship by clicking on one of those little blue squares on Google Earth .Has anyone got a good shot of the ship before it was torched ? This is the googlr photo........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longmayyourun Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 I "had" a good picture of the tall ship before it burned up . I took the shot from the ice facing south & used it for my avatar a while ago . When I downsized it , I "replaced" the big pic.with the 90 x 90mp hence losing the original . But I did find a nice photo of the ship by clicking on one of those little blue squares on Google Earth .Has anyone got a good shot of the ship before it was torched ? This is the googlr photo........ Smerch: A fantastic photo of the ship, A friend of mine from Calgary has been asking me for a photo of the ship , and I will forward it. Was this ship not in fact an old laker conveted to look like a tall shi?? A very cool scene thanks.. Whirlpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks WPH.....from what I read on Google ( Le Grande Hermine) , it was a replica ship built that Jacques Cartier used to sail to America . ( maybe it should be "La" (she) ? If you type in the name of the ship you will find more info on Google as I did this morning . I finally found a good picture of what she looked like before it was burned up . I believe it had 2 fires and the original looked like this ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longmayyourun Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks WPH.....from what I read on Google ( Le Grande Hermine) , it was a replica ship built that Jacques Cartier used to sail to America . ( maybe it should be "La" (she) ? If you type in the name of the ship you will find more info on Google as I did this morning . I finally found a good picture of what she looked like before it was burned up . I believe it had 2 fires and the original looked like this ...... Thanks Smerch.. with your help I found this background information on the ship... LINCOLN - Just as its picturesque image lured onlookers to Jordan Marina, so did the old ship's destruction this weekend. As Niagara Regional Police investigate what they are calling an arson fire that gutted the ship Saturday morning, others turned their thoughts and memories to its better times. "It was a landmark and a symbol of the area," local marine historian Skip Gillham said. "An awful lot of people stopped here." Curious locals and tourists alike fought heavy winds off Lake Ontario Saturday to get a closer look at the smouldering mass moored at the Best Western Beacon Harbourside Resort and Conference Centre. "It was whole and beautiful when we passed it just days ago," said Eileen Depeel as she stood in the parking lot by the tall ship, her hand on a camera mounted on a tripod. "Today it's on fire." The B.C. resident said she and her husband just noticed the tall ship last week as they drove down the North Service Road on their way to visit a cousin. Like countless tourists before them, the Depeels unexpectedly and magnetically stopped to gaze at the ship and to take pictures. Days later, as they passed it again, they noticed its destruction. "It was a great attraction," she said. "But now this big, old sail ship in all its glory is gone." The ship's tall masts still reached undamaged to the sky, but that belied the destruction to its hull. While damage to the ship seemed greater near its stern, most of the ship, nearly 50 metres long, looked torched and blackened. Where fire completely ate the ship's wood panelling, a steel hull left from its cargo days was clearly visible. Gillham said the ship, built in 1914 in Lauzon, Que., and originally named Le Progress, began life as a ferry on the St. Lawrence at Trois-Rivieres. It later became a cargo ship, a floating restaurant and bar and finally, in 1991, converted into a replica ship. It is a mock replica of the largest of three ships -- called La Grande Hermine -- French explorer Jacques Cartier up the St. Lawrence River in 1535. It has been moored at Jordan Harbour since July 1, 1997, said Gillham. While there was talk of the ship becoming a restaurant or a casino, it rested in Niagara unchanged until the fire Saturday morning. Niagara Regional Police say the Lincoln fire department was called to the fire around 5 a.m. Saturday. Police say the ship was completely engulfed when firefighters arrived, with flames visible from several kilometres away. After almost four hours fighting the fire, the fire department was unable to save the vessel. Hours later, smouldering wood was still visible. "It's definitely arson," Niagara Regional Police Sergeant Richard Storm said. Acting Sergeant Glenn Miller said the investigation has been referred to the central arson unit because of the rash of fires recently in Niagara. Since September, six homes under construction in Niagara have suspiciously burned. Miller said police are still trying to determine who owns the historic ship, adding there's a possibility the owner is listed with the Town of Lincoln. In 2000, owners of the Beacon Harbourside and a Quebec marina told The Standard they were owed significant amounts of money in dockage fees from separate owners of the vessel. Both businesses said they didn't know how to collect on their outstanding bills. A damage estimate is not known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 It was sad to see this ship get torched and I was there before daylight the morning it was on fire . They thought they had the fire out and left , only to return and watch the remainder of the ship burn itself out .I have no idea what they will do with the ship now but heard one idea to take it out a way into lake Ontario & let it sink to be a home for the fish....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_feelgood Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Back in the day, I boarded the ship while it was tied to the wall. The main "hall" had a nicely carved bar and a huge mirror behind that. Down on the lower level, it appeared to have many poker tables folded up. The walk up to the bow "porch" was a scary walk, but worth the dirty shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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