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Huge 338 foot schooner-barge built in 1900 in West Bay City, Michigan. On Sept. 1, 1905 she left Superior with a load of iron ore, towed by a steamer heading for Chicago. They were caught by the same storm that sank the Sevona, and the Pretoria sank with 5 crew lost. [36] 27: R.G. Stewart: R.G. Stewart (shipwreck) December 27, 1991
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On July 8, 1975 Barge No.12 sank due to unknown reasons off Presque Isle, Michigan. [10] [11: Not listed Bay City: Wooden schooner 1857 1902 11 feet (3.4 m) On November 29, 1902 the Bay City was driven against a pier in Alpena, Michigan and abandoned.
A combination of sand movement and knowing who to contact if a shipwreck is seen are likely why so many were discovered. More than 3 times as many shipwrecks were discovered in Lake Michigan last ...
Her remains lie about 9.5 miles off the Algoma shore, partially embedded about 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The wheel on the deck of the wreck of the Trinidad, photographed during ...
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
According to Shipwreck World, Clow was taking the Muir from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago with a cargo of bulk salt on Sept. 30, 1893, when at 5 a.m. the ship was hit by a 50 mph gale in ...
A small steamer that caught fire and sank off False Duck Island, six months after launching. City of New York (1863) 26 November 1921 The lake freighter sank in a storm off Main Duck Island with the loss of eight lives. [37] [38] City of Sheboygan: 1925 Sank in a storm off Amherst Island with the loss of five people. Comet: 1861