RMS Segwun
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RMS Segwun is the oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America, built in 1887 as Nipissing to cruise Muskoka Lakes in the Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a resort area with many lakes and rivers. E
Segwun approaches dock
SS Nipissing circa 1893, launched 1887, rebuilt in 1924 as the RMS Segwun
RMS Segwun on her maiden voyage to Bracebridge 9 July 1925. Note the separation between the oak lounge forward, and the gentleman's lounge aft on the upper deck.
SS Noronic
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SS Noronic was a Canadian passenger ship that was destroyed by fire in Toronto Harbour in September 1949 with the loss of at least 118 lives.
RMS Segwun
…increasing the craft's sensitivity to the wind. These changes finalized the silhouette of the ship to this day. On 16 September 1949 a fire broke out on SS Noronic, then sailing the Great Lakes and docked at Toronto. Inadequate fire alarms and firefighting equipment allowed the fire to rage out of control resulting…
SS Noronic in Prescott, Ontario 1939.
SS Noronic after launching on June 2, 1913 in Port Arthur, Ontario
Dining room on the SS Noronic
Passengers escape by rope