In a heavy May fog both vessels failed to reduce speed and the Norman was rammed amidships by the Jack, a wooden steamer and lumber hooker. She sank in 3 minutes killing three but survivors were picked up by the Steamer Sicken from life rafts. There was an expensive failed salvage attempt in 1896. Builder:  Globe Iron Works, Cleveland Built:  1890...

While being towed by the steamer JOHN PRIDGEON, JR. she was cut free in heavy weather so she could run for the protection of Thunder Bay under sail. Unable to make shelter, she turned back south and struck a reef. The crew escaped in their yawl. Builder:  1873, D. Lester, Marine City, MI Built:  1873 Date and Type of Loss:  October 14, 1883 - Struc...

On November 23, 1907 the wooden steamer MONOHANSETT was headed north from Cleveland.  Just after 10 p.m. a fire broke out in her engine room. Within minutes the blaze spread through the entire stern of the wooden ship. When the fire reached her cargo of coal all was certainly lost and her crew abandoned ship. Approximately 200 yards off shore of th...

MOWHAWK

Bound Chicago for Detroit and Buffalo, she was lost in a collision with the new, deep-laden brig JOHN J AUDUBON(qv) and sank within 15 minutes. The combined loss of the two vessels cost underwriters $60,000. Builder:   Unknown, Perrysburg, OH Built:  1848 Date and Type of Loss:  October 20, 1854 - Collision Dimensions:  115x26x10 Depth:  186 ft. Le...

On November 18, 1871 the Schooner E.B. Allen, downbound from Chicago, loaded with grain for Buffalo. As she passed Thunder Bay Island in a heavy fog the bark NEWSBOY came in on her from the port side fatally ramming her. The entire crew of the ALLEN made it to the safety of the NEWSBOY before their ship sunk. When the ALLEN was orginally discovered...

Collided with steamer GEORGE W. ROBY in dense fog and sank in 12 minutes in 250 feet of water. ROBY picked up her crew. In the accident FLORIDA, one of the largest boats on the lakes, collided with one of the few bigger ones. Builder:  Union Dry Dock, Buffalo Built:  1889 Date and Type of Loss:  May 21, 1897 - Collision Dimensions:  271x40x15 Depth...

This big freighter collided with the steel steamer QUINCY A. SHAW, capsized and foundered. One of the largest vessels ever lost on the Lakes and the largest monetary loss up to that time. HANNA's crew was rescued by SHAW. Builder:  The American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio Built:  1906 Date and Type of Loss:  May 16, 1919 - Collision in fo...

While re-supplying Thunder Bay Island Light she was caught by a storm and stranded on the limestone ledge at the SE end of Thunder Bay Island. Her machinery was striped and left ashore. Then in a storm on Nov. 28 all was washed away and her remaining hull was broke up. Builder:  Appleby, Gilman, Buffalo, NY Built:  1842 Date and Type of Loss:  Octo...

This barge was reportedly used in the failed salvage attempt of the GRECIAN by Dr. Stroud. Builder:  Unknown Built:  Unknown Date and Type of Loss:   Dimension:  68 Feet Depth:  105 Feet Level of Dive:  Advanced Recreational Condition:  Barge with wheelhouse used on salvage attempts on Grecian. Loss of Life   Sources: Bedford 2000; Hoagman 1999; NO...

Document surrendered at Port Huron, Sep 30, 1880, annotated "burned, total loss."All salvageable upper works were removed long ago.She lies 600' off shore, surrounded by a 1-3' deep shoal dropping off to 10' at the site. Some approaches have large boulders in 7-10' Builder:  New Jerusalem, OH Built:  1874 Date and Type of Loss:  August 9, 1880 - Fi...

MOWATT

After a former life as a car ferry for the Lake Michigan Car Ferry Transportation Company, Barge No.1 was converted to a lumber barge in 1910. On Friday, November 8, 1918, in tow of the Matthew Wilson, and battling high seas all day, and carrying a heavy deck load of lumber and 200 crates of live chickens. While entering Thunder Bay she started to...

Builder:  E. Lefebre, Oswego, NY Built:  1862 Date and Type of Loss:  September 18, 1875 - Grounding Dimensions:   Depth:  6 ft. Level of Dive:  Recreational / Snorkel Condition:   Loss of Life:   Sources:  Swayze; Sobczak

WH ROUNDS

She misread a marker buoy and ran aground on a reef.   She was expected to be an easy salvage, but a big storm a few days later wrecked her bottom and her removal and repair became too expensive a job. Her crew had stayed aboard after the grounding, then had to be rescued by helicopter during the storm on the same night that the DANIEL J. MORRELL w...

Collided almost bows-on with her sister ship METEOR in a passing error and sank quickly. The two boats may have been passing very closely to exchange mails and were pulled together by suction. METEOR loitered to pick up survivors, even though she was sinking herself. Owner: Lake Superior Line. Master: Capt. Geo. McKay. The master of the METEOR was...

Bound Buffalo for Chicago, she was struck nearly amidships by the schooner DEFIANCE on a dark night [one source says foggy] and cut almost in half. Both vessels sank quickly. Builder:  G&W Jones at Black River, OH Built:  1854 Date and Type of Loss:  October 20, 1854 - Collision Dimensions:   Depth:  161' Deck at 145' Level of Dive:  Technical Cond...

Attributes vesslterms feature_type Wrecks - Submerged, nondangerous chart US,US,graph,chart 14860 latdec 45.16865 londec -83.21829 depth sounding_type history quasou depth unknown watlev always under water/submerged

Attributes vesslterms feature_type Wrecks - Submerged, nondangerous chart US,US,graph,chart 14860 latdec 45.08375 londec -83.08863 depth sounding_type history quasou depth unknown watlev always under water/submerged

Attributes vesslterms feature_type Wrecks - Visible chart US,US,graph,chart 14860 latdec 45.13886 londec -83.16107 depth sounding_type history Wrecks quasou watlev always dry

Attributes vesslterms feature_type Wrecks - Submerged, nondangerous chart US,US,graph,chart 14860 latdec 45.08375 londec -83.08863 depth sounding_type history quasou depth unknown watlev always under water/submerged

Attributes RECRD 2493 VESSLTERMS MONOHANSETT FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, dangerous to surface navigation LATDEC 45.032792 LONDEC -83.191631 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE YEARSUNK HISTORY 02493HISTORYL-574/82--THE THUNDER BAY SHIPWRECK SURVEY STUDY REPORT; SUBMERGED DANGEROUS WRECK. WOODEN HULLED STEAMER, BUILT IN 1872. LENGTH 165 FT, WID...