Sub-series consists of wreck registers maintained by Marine Casualty Investigations, Transport Canada and its predecessors. These lists were created by the Department of Transport for their own internal reference. The lists are incomplete, and the National Archives may not have records of all ships referred to in the Casualty Reports. The information contained in these registers includes: date of casualty (registration number sometimes), name of ship, port of registry, sailed from - bound to, casualty location, lives lost-saved, and remarks. Each register is provided with an index.
The sub-series contains the following registers: Register of wrecks and casualties, sea-going vessels, Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, 1897-1907 (Vol. 679; reel C-6970); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Atlantic and Pacific Coast, 1907-1923 (Vol. 680; reel C-6970); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, St. Lawrence River and Atlantic Coast, 1924-1929; Pacific Coast, 1924-1928 (Vol. 681; reel C-6970); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, St. Lawrence River and Atlantic Coast, 1929-1944 (Vol. 682; reel C-6970); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Inland Waters Vessels, 1870-1918 (Vol. 1007; reel C-6970); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Inland Waters Vessels, 1918-1949 (Vol. 1008; reel C-6971); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Pacific Coast, 1929-1933 (Vol. 1009; reel C-6971); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Pacific Coast, 1933-1947 (Vol. 1010; reel C-6971); Record of Investigations into Wrecks, 1911-1960 (Vol. 3304); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, St. Lawrence River and Gulf, 1945-1975 (Vol. 3305); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, British Columbia, 1948-1975 (Vol. 3306); Register of Wrecks and Casualties, Inland Waters, 1950-1975 (Vol. 3307).
For many years, these registers formed the basis for the List of Shipping Casualties published as a supplement to the Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries.
