The Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père () is a maritime museum located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, that displays 200 years of maritime history, and includes the first submarine open since 2009 to the public in Canada, .
The second submarine open to the public since 2013 in Canada is , another of the same in service of Canada.
Collection In 2008, the retired Canadian Forces was towed from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the museum, where it has . The exhibition of the museum ship also explains the lifestyle of submarine crew members, and includes an audio-guided tour.
The Empress of Ireland museum displays artifacts from the wreckage of the ocean liner , which was sunk offshore in 1914.
The , includes guided tours of the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse, the keeper's house, foghorn shed, engineer's shed and other light station buildings.
Affiliations The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
See also
List of museum ships Ship replica Ships preserved in museums
References
External links
Official website Official website