Grand Hermine (Grande Ermine) is a ship ( karraka ) on which on June 15, 1536, Jacques Cartier reached the banks of the present Saint Pierre and Miquelon , exploring the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian Iroquois settlement in Stadakon (next to modern Quebec ). In addition to the flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the ship is also depicted in the Canadian en: Amory Adventure Award , which is received by Canadian scouts.
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 Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , which depicts a stylized image of Grand Hermine | |
Copies
A full-size wooden copy of the ship was presented at Expo 67 in Montreal (1967) and was used as a restaurant on the water. At the end of the exhibition, a copy of the ship was transported to Quebec and installed in an artificial reservoir in a city park, where it was located for about 30 years. The condition of the ship was poorly monitored and ultimately left it abandoned in the same park. [one]
Another copy of the ship made of steel was built between 1914 and 1941 and was supposed to be used as an icebreaker, but could not be used [2] , and was later acquired by a businessman and transported to Ontario , where it also became a restaurant. However, in this capacity she did not serve for a long time and was soon abandoned due to lack of funds. [3] In 2003, an abandoned ship burned down, probably as a result of arson. Burnt wreckage of the ship is still between the 55th and 57th kilometers in the bay of Queen Elizabeth.
Materials
Photographs of copies of the ship at Expo 67: 1 2 3 4
Photos of the copy of the ship that first sailed to Quebec: 1 2
Notes
- ↑ Grande Hermine au parc Cartier Bréboeuf . Date of treatment May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Urban Exploration Resource - Sail boat? . Date of treatment May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Hamilton Paranormal - Ghostly Ship . Date of treatment May 7, 2012.