Archives: Wrecks

City Of Detroit

Launched in 1846 as a wooden bulk freight steamer, the City of Detroit served her owners dutifully on Lake Huron until she ultimately met her fate on ...

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Gov Smith

This 240 foot wooden freighter was lost in a collision with the steamer Uranus during a thick fog on August 19, 1906. She came to rest in 175 feet of ...

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Fred Lee

The Fred Lee was built in Port Huron, Michigan in 1896. She went down with all hands on Friday November the 13th of 1936. She is a small tug at only 7...

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Glenorchy

Built and launched by the F.W. Wheeler company of Michigan in 1902, the Glenorchy was a steam propelled bulk cargo carrier with a length of 350 feet, ...

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Goliath

Having the honor as the oldest known shipwreck in the Harbor Beach area, the Goliath went down more than 170 years ago. Launched in 1846, the Goliath ...

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Daniel J Morrell

Launched in 1906, as a bulk freighter, the Daniel J. Morrell was an imposing sight, especially for the time. At a heavyweight 608 feet in length and w...

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Emma L Neilsen

Built and launched in 1883 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the Emma Neilsen was a three masted schooner with a length of 75 feet, a beam of 20 feet and a gro...

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E.P. Dorr

Launched in 1855, the E.P. Dorr was a lumbering tug, constructed of wood and 161 feet long with a substantial weight of 300 tons. Sadly after only a y...

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Philadelphia

Built in 1868, the 236 foot steamer, Philadelphia saw nearly a quarter of a century of faithful and trusted service on the Great Lakes. Sadly, she met...

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Arctic

The Arctic was a wooden steamer that went down in 1893 when it sprang a leak that overwhelmed its pumps and crew efforts. She came to rest in 130 feet...

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