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This list includes shipwrecks that are located in the waters of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings.
Lake Serpent: 1829 The schooner disappeared en route to Cleveland with a load of limestone. Both occupants fell overboard and drowned; their bodies washed ashore just west of Cleveland. The ship was discovered in 2016 and identified in 2019. She is the oldest-confirmed shipwreck in Lake Erie. Little Wissahickon: 10 July 1896 Sank off Rondeau Point
Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Lake Erie" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
More than 15 November shipwrecks are reported to have occurred on Lake Erie. Here are some of the documented November shipwrecks on Lake Erie over the years: Alva B. - Nov. 1, 1917. Arches/Oneida ...
According to data compiled by Baillod and other Great Lakes maritime historians, Lake Michigan accounted for 26.5% of all shipwrecks, closely followed by Lake Huron at 26.1% and Lake Erie at 23.8% ...
1. The steamer C.W. Elphicke reportedly struck a submerged obstruction on Lake Erie, off Long Point, on October 21, 1913, during a gale; it was beached just above the Long Point Lighthouse 2 1 ⁄ 2 hours later. Before it could be salvaged, the November gale hit and it became a total loss. No lives lost.
Lake Erie is a favorite for divers since there are many shipwrecks, perhaps 1,400 to 8,000 according to one estimate, [38] of which about 270 are confirmed shipwreck locations. [38] Research into shipwrecks has been organized by the Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, located on the grounds of the Great Lakes Historical Society. [38]
A possible shipwreck has been found after a blizzard in the midwest caused a seiche, which pushed water across Lake Erie from Ohio to New York. Low water levels caused by blizzard reveal potential ...