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Sweepstakes (schooner)
''For other ships of this name, see Sweepstake (disambiguation)''
''Sweepstakes'' (also known as ''Sweeps'') was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867. It was damaged off Cove Island then towed to Big Tub Harbour, where it sank in September 1885. The remains of ''Sweepstakes'' lie in Big Tub Harbour, located in the Fathom Five National Marine Park, in Tobermory, Ontario.〔Tobermory Chamber of Commerce, “(Tobermory Visitor Information Centre: Shipwrecks )”. Black Wolf Technical Solutions.〕 This schooner is said to be one of the most popular wrecks in the park, where it is often visited by tour boat passengers, divers, and snorkelers. ''Sweepstakes'' is one of the several shipwrecks located in the Fathom Five National Marine Park.〔Parks Canada, “(Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada )”. Parks Canada.]〕
==Construction ==
''Sweepstakes'' was built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867, by Melancthon Simpson. The two-masted wooden schooner’s length was 36.3 m (119 ft) and the hull’s maximum depth was 7 m (20 ft). The schooner weighed approximately 218 tonnes.〔Tobermory Chamber of Commerce.〕 ''Sweepstakes'' was last owned by George Stewart, who lived in Moore, Ontario.〔Patrick Folkes, "Shipwrecks of Tobermory 1828-1935". (Willowdale: Patrick Folkes, 1969), 7.〕
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