Montana

 | By Seamus on 4/22/2015 10:08:15 PM | Views (10) By 1914 the MONTANA had been rebuilt several times and was now a lumber carrier. She had also gone through a succession of owners, her last being G. A. Kotcher of Detroit. At the time of loss, she was valued at $12,000.

In the early morning hours of September 6, 1914 while steaming off Sulphur Island when the forward watch discovered she was on fire. The captain had the yawl readied to abandon her, then directed the crew in fighting the flames only to have to abandon ship. He later stated that “The flames spread with amazing rapidity and it seemed no time before the entire ship was afire. We stood it as long as we could and finally I gave the order to take to the boat.” The captain was the last man to leave the ship and he made sure none were left behind by re-counting his crew before leaving his ship. The 14 man crew was picked up by the passenger steamer ALPENA. The yawl was towed to the mouth of the Thunder Bay River, where the crew again boarded their yawl and rowed to shore.

Builder:  Muir and Livingstone at Port Huron
Built:  1872
Date and Type of Loss:  September 6, 1914 - Fire
Dimensions:  236' x 36' x 14' - 1,535 gross tons
Depth:  70 Feet
Level of Dive:  Recreational / Adv. Open Water
Condition:  Upright, largely intact with the bow broken away, engine stands upright 30', boiler and propeller, bow windlass & anchor chain.
Loss of Life:  

Sources: Bedford 2000; Hoagman 1999; NOAA 1999; Stonehouse 1992; Swayze 1999; McConnell; Kauffman; Barker; Sobczak

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Montana is a fishing spot. A shipwreck or wreckage from a sunken vessel is located at this spot.

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This fishing spot was added to the database on 4/22/2015 10:08:15 PM by Seamus and last updated on 4/22/2015 10:08:15 PM.

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