John B. Fraser
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John B. Fraser was a steamship lost on Lake Nipissing with considerable loss of life.[1][2][3][4][5] Seven men survived. Thirteen corpses were found. Four men were never accounted for.
She was 102 feet (31 m) long, was propelled by a pair of paddlewheels, and carried passengers on two decks.[1] She was staffed by a crew of six.
She was launched in 1888, one of approximately 20 steamships working the lake. She was lost on November 7, 1893.[1]
The North Bay Scuba Club found the ship's wreck, in the summer of 1972, after a month's search.[1] The wreck was found between the Goose and Manitou Islands, in 15 metres (49 ft) of water.[5] Artifacts recovered triggered the creation of a local nautical museum.