M Simpson, Gravenhurst, re-assembled from parts transported from River Clyde, Scotland
Laid down
1887
Launched
1887
Completed
1887, rebuilt 1925
In service
1887–1914 as SS Nipissing
1925–1958 and from 1981 as RMS Segwun
Out of service
1914-1925 and 1958–1981
Identification
Official number 92443
Status
In service
Notes
Oldest steam-powered vessel still in use in Canada
General characteristics
Length
125 feet
Beam
21 feet
Propulsion
Two reciprocating steam engines, circa 1907, 1914
SS Nipissing circa 1893, launched 1887, rebuilt in 1924 as the RMS Segwun
RMS Segwun is the oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America, built in 1887 as Nipissing to cruise the Muskoka Lakes in the Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a resort area with many lakes and rivers. Early in the 20th century, Muskoka was poorly served by roads. Vacationers were transported to lodges, or private cottages, via a fleet of steamships. Segwun is the oldest of only three ships in the world still carrying the status of Royal Mail Ship, and the only steamer.
Ports of call included Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Beaumaris, Port Sandfield, Port Carling and Bala.
RMSSegwun is the oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America, built in 1887 as Nipissing to cruise the Muskoka Lakes in the Muskoka, Ontario...
variations: RMSSegwun, which serves as a passenger vessel in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada; RMV Scillonian III, which serves the Isles of Scilly; and RMS Queen...
Ontario, and is operated by Muskoka Steamships, which also operates RMSSegwun. Segwun is the last surviving original steamship from the fleet of several...
and in 1925 was relaunched with an Ojibwe name, Segwun, meaning "springtime." Royal Mail Ship Segwun is still in operation today in Gravenhurst, Ontario...
culture and language. The town of Seguin, Ontario and the steam ship RMSSegwun are good example of names that have carried into the modern age. "A SURVEY...
prehistoric lake SS Nipissing, an 1887 steamship, still in service as RMSSegwun This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nipissing...
Scotland being restored, open to visitors, restaurant for functions. RMSSegwun 1887 screw steamer Gravenhurst, Ontario regular excursions, charter cruises...
Muskoka Bay on Lake Muskoka. The Muskoka Wharf is the home port of the RMSSegwun, the oldest operating steamship in North America and the last surviving...
needed] The oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America is the RMSSegwun. It was built in Scotland in 1887 to cruise the Muskoka Lakes, District...
his Muskoka Navigation Company was the largest of its kind in Canada. RMSSegwun, built in 1887 as Nipissing, is still in service as at 2019. In 1860,...
1890 two secondhand Doty compound steam engines would be installed in RMSSegwun during a 1925 conversion Doty Ferry Company docks at Hanlan's Point Bay...
(permanently, as it turns out, with the hull later to be resurrected as the RMSSegwun). In 1917 reflecting lower demand and higher priorities for the war, the...
a July and August sailing period (restricted due to navigation laws). RMSSegwun, a larger steamship that operates in the Muskoka region. Notes "Polson...
1992 television show Lifeline to Victory RMS Lusitania in the 1996 docudrama Lusitania The ocean liner RMS Republic in the 1996 PBS American Experience...
Global Information
Canada