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| Name |
ISAAC M. SCOTT (follow link for full story and photo) |
| Official Number |
206485 |
| Date Built |
1909 by American Ship Building Co. at Lorain, OH Hull #369 |
| Date Lost |
November 9, 1913 |
| Type |
Steel propeller, bulk freight |
| Dimensions |
504 x 54 x 30 |
| Gross Tonnage |
6372 |
| Cargo |
Coal |
| Circumstances |
Foundered (probably capsized) in the Great Storm of 1913 with all 28 hands. |
| Depth |
180 ft |
| Condition |
Discovered in 1976, upside down and half buried in mud. |
| Location |
6-7 miles northeast of Thunder Bay Island. GPS: 45.03.018/83.02.332 |
| Sources |
Bedford 2000; Hoagman 1999, NOAA 1999, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999. |
| Name |
SHAMROCK (formerly misidentified as P.H. BIRCKHEAD) |
| Official Number |
46229 |
| Date Built |
1875 by Bower & Cash at St. Clair, MI |
| Date Lost |
June 26, 1905 |
| Type |
Wooden propeller, passenger & package freight |
| Dimensions |
146 x 30 x 11 |
| Gross Tonnage |
403 |
| Cargo |
? |
| Circumstances |
Caught fire and sank about 2/3 mile offshore, south of Alpena marina. |
| Depth |
12 ft |
| Condition |
Badly broken. Boiler parts, propeller, shaft, and hull remain. |
| Location |
GPS: 45.02.98 / 83.25.85
Lat/Lon: 45°01'/83°18' Loran C: 30908.2 / 48651.4 |
| Sources |
Hoagman 1999, MSU 1975, NOAA 1999, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999, Thunder Bay Divers. |
| Name |
WILLIAM PETER THEW |
| Official Number |
81024 |
| Date Built |
1884 by H.D. Root at Lorain, OH |
| Date Lost |
June 22, 1909 |
| Type |
Wooden propeller, bulk freight |
| Dimensions |
133 x 24 x 8 |
| Gross Tonnage |
403 (after being double-decked in 1888) |
| Cargo |
Light |
| Circumstances |
Collided with steamer WILLIAM LIVINGSTON in fog. LIVINGSTON drifted away, but the steamer MARY C. ELPHICKE answered the THEW's distress whistle and picked up lifeboat-borne crew. Sank approx. 1.8 mi from Thunder Bay Island Light. |
| Depth |
80 ft |
| Condition |
Badly broken, with only boilers and engine upright. Anchor near bow, chain on deck. |
| Location |
GPS: 45.02.7553/83.09.198 Loran C: 30802.7 / 48679.6 |
| Sources |
Hoagman 1999, MSU 1975, NOAA 1999, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999. |
| Name |
LUCINDA VAN VALKENBURG |
| Official Number |
14614 |
| Date Built |
1862 by Albert Little at Tonawanda, NY |
| Date Lost |
June 1, 1887 |
| Type |
Wooden schooner |
| Dimensions |
129 x 26 x 13 |
| Gross Tonnage |
302 |
| Cargo |
Coal |
| Circumstances |
Collided with iron propeller LEHIGH in a thick fog. Bound for Chicago. Located 2 mi northeast of Thunder Bay Island. |
| Depth |
70 ft |
| Condition |
Hull partially collapsed, centerboard standing. Coal cargo and anchor chain present. Part of decking nearby. Damaged by salvage effort. |
| Location |
GPS: 45.03.2428 / 83.10.5966-port
45.04.065/83.08.435-starboard Loran C: 30807.3 / 48672.9 |
| Sources |
Hoagman 1999, NOAA 1999, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999, Thunder Bay Divers 1999. |
| Name |
VIATOR |
| Official Number |
LFGH |
| Date Built |
1904 at Bodo, Norway |
| Date Lost |
October 31, 1935 |
| Type |
Steel propeller, package freight |
| Dimensions |
241 |
| Gross Tonnage |
619 |
| Cargo |
Pickled herring, fish products |
| Circumstances |
Collided in fog with steamer ORMIDALE and sank. |
| Depth |
150 ft |
| Condition |
? |
| Location |
Off Thunder Bay Island. GPS: 44.59.4948 / 83.02.281-starboard
44.59.4938/83.02.1439-port |
| Sources |
Bedford 2000; Hoagman 1999, NOAA 1999, Swayze 1999. |
| Name |
VIENNA |
| Official Number |
C90558 |
| Date Built |
1871 by L. McDermont or G. Suffel at Point Burwell, Ontario |
| Date Lost |
October 27, 1906 |
| Type |
Wooden 2-masted schooner |
| Dimensions |
102 x 24 x 9 |
| Gross Tonnage |
166 |
| Cargo |
Light |
| Circumstances |
Foundered in a gale 4-4.5 mi north-northeast of north end of Thunder Bay Island. Crew picked up by steel steamer SIR THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY just before VIENNA sank. Bound for Georgian Bay. |
| Depth |
70 ft |
| Condition |
? |
| Location |
Lat/Lon: 45° 04' 45" / 83° 08' 10" |
| Sources |
MSU 1975, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999. |
| Name |
D. M. WILSON |
| Official Number |
6772 |
| Date Built |
1873 by S. Langell at St. Clair, MI |
| Date Lost |
October 27, 1894 |
| Type |
Wooden propeller, bulk freight "steambarge" |
| Dimensions |
179 x 33 x 12 |
| Gross Tonnage |
758 |
| Cargo |
Coal |
| Circumstances |
Foundered approx. 2-2.75 mi north-northeast of north end of Thunder Bay Island. Crew rescued by freighter SYLVANUS J. MACY. Flotsam was strewn all the way to Tawas. |
| Depth |
45 ft |
| Condition |
Broke up in another gale November 9, 1894, even though the wreckage was in 40 feet of water. |
| Location |
Lat/Long: 43° 03' 50" / 83° 10' 45" |
| Sources |
MSU 1975, Stonehouse 1992, Swayze 1999. |
| Name |
CORNELIA B. WINDIATE |
| Official Number |
12537 |
| Date Built |
1873 or 4 by Thomas Windiate at Manitowoc, WI |
| Date Lost |
December 10, 1875 |
| Type |
Wooden schooner |
| Dimensions |
? |
| Gross Tonnage |
322 |
| Cargo |
Wheat |
| Circumstances |
Bound Mikwaukee for Buffalo, became trapped in ice, cut and sank. Not reported to have passed the Straits, so was thought for over 100 years to be in the Western Straits. |
| Depth |
190 ft |
| Condition |
Discovered in 1987 in excellent condition. |
| Location |
Off Middle Island. No coordinates available. |
| Sources |
Bedford 2000; NOAA 1999, Swayze 1999. |
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