Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père

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, HMCS Onondaga.

Type: Museum
Description: maritime museum in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Also known as: “Lieu historique national du Phare-de-Pointe-au-Père”, “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Pere”, “Site historique maritime de Pointe-au-Père”, and “Sitio historico maritimo de Pointe-au-Pere”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse and HMCS Onondaga.

Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 3rd Pointe-Au-Père Lighthouse was built in 1909 in the city of Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. This city was well known in naval circles as the location of the pilot station for the Bas-Saint-Laurent zone.

HMCS Onondaga

Photo: Letartean, CC BY 3.0.

HMCS Onondaga is a decommissioned Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Built in the mid-1960s, Onondaga operated primarily with the Maritime Forces Atlantic until her decommissioning in 2000 as the last Canadian Oberon. HMCS Onondaga is situated 120 metres west of Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard and Sainte-Luce.

Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard

Village

Photo: Mathieu19, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality. Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is situated 6 km southeast of Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père.

Sainte-Luce

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Sainte-Luce is a municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The population in the Canada 2021 Census was 2,845. Sainte-Luce is situated 7 km northeast of Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père.

Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père

Categories: charitable organization, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Rimouski, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Southeastern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

48.51713° or 48° 31′ 2″ north

Longitude

-68.46957° or 68° 28′ 10″ west

Open location code

87WHGG8J+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 473011220

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q9495

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
Dutch: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
French: “site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
French: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
German: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
Indonesian: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
Italian: “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
Japanese: “ポワント＝オー＝ペール海事史博物館”
Occitan (post 1500): “Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père”
Spanish: “Sitio histórico marítimo de Pointe-au-Père”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parc Magtogoek and Parc en bordure du Musée de la mer.

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