|
Locations Of Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Algoma
Steel steamer sunk 1885 on south side of Isle Royale. Engines and gear
salvaged, forward 2/3 still missing. Stern broken and scattered.
Loran (TD): 31738.7 46177.6
Arctic
Wooden sidewheel steamer went ashore on Huron Islands 1865. Broken and
scattered. Depth 5 to 60 feet.
Loran (Lat/Lon): 46:57.75 87:59.85
Glenlyon
Steel steamer stranded on reef off Menagerie Island, Isle Royale in 1924.
Broken up, lots of hull and machinery.
Loran (TD): 31808.2 46188.7
Granada
Wooden schooner sunk in Murray Bay, Grand Island, Munising, Michigan. Intact
in 25 feet of sheltered water.
Loran (Lat/Lon): 46:27.87 86:38.79
Kiowa
Steel freighter sunk off Au Sable point east of Munising. Several large pieces
of hull in 30 feet of water.
Loran (TD): 31499.8 47425.1
Manhatten
Wooden steamer stranded on a reef and burned in Munising's East Channel in
1903. Broken up in 30-40 feet of water.
Loran (Lat/Lon) 46:27.99 86:36.58
Smith Moore
Intact wooden steamer sitting upright in 100 feet of water. Sunk by collision
in fog July 13, 1889.
Loran (Lat/Lon)46:27.31 86:37.01
Superior
Sidewheel steamer wrecked on Pictured Rocks October 20, 1856, with a loss of 35
lives. Boilers and hull section in 5 to 10 feet of water near shore, scattered
wreckage down to 30 feet.
Loran (Lat/Lon) 46:33.45 86:24.91
|
|
