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Mystery shipwreck that claimed captain's life found at bottom ...
The oldest shipwreck ever found on the Great Lakes. Orcadian: 5 August 1858 Directly outside of Sodus Bay harbor on the western side of the harbor entrance in shallow water. Perseverance: A steamer directly in front of Pultneyville, New York in deep water. Queen Mary: A steamer that was scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name ...
The Muir sustained occasional damages over its 21 years of duty, with incidents listed on Wisconsin Shipwrecks caused by weather and towing issues that appear typical for wooden Great Lakes cargo ...
One of the largest wooden ships ever built, she mostly carried iron ore east on the Great Lakes and returned with coal. Ran aground in a fog bank in November 1905. [68] Part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS; boundary enlarged November 16, 2015. 6: Arctic Shipwreck (tug) Arctic Shipwreck (tug) June 22, 2018
The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Now, an invasive mussel is destroying shipwrecks deep in the depths ...
SS Arlington was a Great Lakes steamship which sank after breaking apart on Lake Superior on May 1, 1940. The wreck was discovered in 2023. The wreck was discovered in 2023. Construction
The vessel was owned by George Trenholm (aka the "real Rhett Butler"). Ozama United States: 23 November 1894 An American steamer that ran aground on the shoals at Cape Romain. The wreck was rediscovered in 2013. USS Patapsco United States Navy: 15 January 1865 Struck a naval mine at Charleston.
The boiler from the John Evenson steam tug now lies on the bottom of Lake Michigan. The 54-foot steam tug sank on June 5, 1895, and was finally discovered by two Wisconsin maritime historians on ...