This is a list of shipwrecks on theGreat Lakes ofNorth America that are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1] This list includes shipwrecks that are located in the waters ofLake Superior,Lake Huron,Lake Michigan,Lake Erie andLake Ontario.
ThisNational Park Service list is complete throughNPS recent listings.
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algoma |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001699) | Southeast shore of Mott Island[4] 48°06′41″N88°31′55″W / 48.111389°N 88.531944°W /48.111389; -88.531944 (Algoma) | Isle Royale National Park | TheAlgoma was a passenger steamer built in 1883. In November 1885, it ran into a blinding snowstorm, veered off course, and ran aground near Isle Royale. As the storm continued to rage, the ship came apart, eventually killing 46 people. The wreck of theAlgoma was the worst loss of life in the history of Lake Superior shipping.[5] |
| 2 | Amboy andGeorge Spencer Shipwreck Sites |  | April 14, 1994 (#94000341) | Lake Superior shore about a mile southwest of Sugar Loaf Cove[6] 47°28′41″N90°59′59″W / 47.478089°N 90.999858°W /47.478089; -90.999858 (Amboy andGeorge Spencer Shipwreck Sites) | Schroeder vicinity | Remains of an 1884 woodenbulk freighter and its 1874 schooner-bargeconsort, associated with the nationally significant Great Lakesiron ore trade and the infamous 1905Mataafa Storm that sank them.[6] |
| 3 | America |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001708) | North Gap of Washington Harbor[4] 47°53′39″N89°13′15″W / 47.894167°N 89.220833°W /47.894167; -89.220833 (America) | Isle Royale National Park | TheAmerica served as a communications link for the communities of westernLake Superior in the early 20th century. Beginning in 1902, she ran three voyages per week amongDuluth, Minnesota, Isle Royale, andThunder Bay, Ontario, as well as numerous small communities in between. In June 1928, theAmerica ran aground while leaving Washington Harbor, and efforts to salvage her were unsuccessful. The ship can be seen from the surface, with her bow in only two feet of water.[7] |
| 4 | Antelope (schooner-barge) Shipwreck |  | June 22, 2018 (#100002610) | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) SE of Michigan Island inL. Superior 46°49′08″N90°27′14″W / 46.818822°N 90.453868°W /46.818822; -90.453868 (Antelope (schooner-barge) Shipwreck) | La Pointe vicinity | 187-foot wood-hulledsteamship built in 1861 that initially hauled passengers. Later converted to aschooner. Sank in 1897 carrying 1,000 tons of coal while being towed from theAshlandore docks towardDuluth.[8] |
| 5 | Benjamin Noble (Shipwreck) |  | September 20, 2007 (#07000984) | Mid-Lake offKnife River 46°56′00″N91°40′00″W / 46.933333°N 91.666667°W /46.933333; -91.666667 (Benjamin Noble (Shipwreck)) | Knife River vicinity | The SSBenjamin Noble was a steel hulled package freighter package freighter built in 1909, that went down with all hands in 1914, in mid-lake offKnife River, Minnesota. Her wreck was found half buried in 2004, in 365-feet of water.[9][10] |
| 6 | Big Bay Sloop shipwreck (sloop) |  | January 14, 2009 (#08001327) | Off the coast ofMadeline Island, east ofBig Bay State Park[11][12] 46°48′31″N90°38′44″W / 46.808695°N 90.645633°W /46.808695; -90.645633 (Big Bay Sloop shipwreck (sloop)) | La Pointe | Remains of an unidentified smallsloop, probably built around 1880, lying under 25 feet of water.[13] |
| 7 | Chester A. Congdon |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001716) | Congdon Shoals on northeast end of Isle Royale[4] 48°11′36″N88°30′52″W / 48.193333°N 88.514444°W /48.193333; -88.514444 (Chester A. Congdon) | Isle Royale National Park | Originally named theSalt Lake City, when constructed in 1907, the bulk steelfreighter sank nearIsle Royale inLake Superior in 1918. It was the first wreck in Lake Superior to be valued at over one million dollars.[14] |
| 8 | Cumberland |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001732) | NearRock of Ages Light[4] 47°51′28″N89°19′39″W / 47.85775°N 89.3275°W /47.85775; -89.3275 (Cumberland) | Isle Royale National Park | TheCumberland was a wooden-hulled side paddlewheeler built in 1871. In July 1877, she began taking on water after leaving Thunder Bay, and struck a reef near theRock of Ages Light. The day was clear and dry, and passengers and crew were removed without difficulty. The wreckage of theCumberland is intermingled with some portions of the hull of theHenry Chisholm, which sank later in 1898.[15] |
| 9 | Emperor |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001748) | North side of Canoe Rocks, on the northeast end of Isle Royale[4] 48°12′02″N88°29′30″W / 48.200556°N 88.491667°W /48.200556; -88.491667 (Emperor) | Isle Royale National Park | TheEmperor was a freighter constructed in 1910, and at 525 feet in length, it was the largest Canadian-built freighter ever built at the time of her launching. In June 1947, theEmperor left Thunder Bay, laden with 10,429 tons ofiron ore. Her course was miscalculated, and the ship ran aground at 4:15 in the morning on the north side of Canoe Rocks. TheEmperor sank within 30 minutes, killing twelve crewmembers.[16] |
| 10 | George M. Cox | .jpg) | June 14, 1984 (#84001749) | NearRock of Ages Light[4] 47°51′28″N89°19′23″W / 47.8577°N 89.323083°W /47.8577; -89.323083 (George M. Cox) | Isle Royale National Park | The Cox was launched in 1901 as theUSS Puritan, a civilian transport ship. It was used by the US Navy inWorld War I, but returned to civilian service afterward. It sank in 1933 near theRock of Ages Light offIsle Royale inLake Superior.[17] |
| 11 | Glenlyon |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001750) | Glenlyon Shoals off Menagerie Island in Siskiwit Bay[4] 47°57′08″N88°44′53″W / 47.952222°N 88.748056°W /47.952222; -88.748056 (Glenlyon) | Isle Royale National Park | TheGlenlyon was a freighter built in 1893. Over its career, it was owned by many companies, and hauled both package freight and bulk cargo, as well as, for a short time, passengers for both U.S. and Canada. The ship ran aground on November 1, 1924, while heading for shelter in Siskiwit Bay.[18] |
| 12 | Harriet B. (shipwreck) |  | August 9, 2018 (#100002773) | Four miles offTwo Harbors 46°58′00″N91°42′00″W / 46.966667°N 91.7°W /46.966667; -91.7 (Harriet B. (shipwreck)) | Two Harbors vicinity | Wooden barge that started life in 1895 as the wooden ferryShenango No.2. Cut down to bulk freighter in 1918, and reduced to a barge in 1921. Sunk by the freighterQuincy A. Shaw in 1922. She lies in 656 feet of water, and is Minnesota's most intact shipwreck.[19][20] |
| 13 | Henry Chisholm |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001752) | NearRock of Ages Light[4] 47°51′28″N89°19′41″W / 47.85765°N 89.327983°W /47.85765; -89.327983 (Henry Chisholm) | Isle Royale National Park | TheHenry Chisholm was a wooden freighter built in 1880, and was the largest wooden "steam barge" ever built in Cleveland, approaching the practical size limit for a wooden vessel of its type. In October 1898, theChisholm leftDuluth, Minnesota, towing the 220-foot schoonerJohn Martin. A storm blew up and theMartin was cast off. After the gale lessened, theChisholm spent the next few days searching for the Martin, and struck a reef near theRock of Ages Light while attempting to enter Washington Harbor. Portions of theChisholm's hull are intermingled with the wreckage of theSS Cumberland, which had sunk earlier in 1877.[21] |
| 14 | Hesper Shipwreck Site |  | April 14, 1994 (#94000343) | Along the west breakwall in Silver Bay Harbor.[22] 47°16′17″N91°16′18″W / 47.271389°N 91.271667°W /47.271389; -91.271667 (Hesper Shipwreck Site) | Silver Bay vicinity | Well-preserved wreck of abulk freightsteamship, associated with the Great Lakes iron-ore and grain trades. Launched in 1890 and sunk in a 1905 spring storm.[23] |
| 15 | Kamloops |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001769) | Kamloops Point[4] 48°05′06″N88°45′53″W / 48.085°N 88.764722°W /48.085; -88.764722 (Kamloops) | Isle Royale National Park | The SSKamloops was alake freighter that was part of the fleet ofCanada Steamship Lines from its launching in 1924 until it sank with all hands offIsle Royale inLake Superior on or about 7 December 1927.[24] |
| 16 | Lucerne (Shipwreck) |  | December 18, 1991 (#91001775) | Off northeast shore of Long Island[22] 46°43′23″N90°46′02″W / 46.72315°N 90.76725°W /46.72315; -90.76725 (Lucerne (Shipwreck)) | La Pointe | 195 foot three-mastedschooner built in 1873. On her last voyage in November 1886, dropped coal inWashburn, loaded 1256 tons ofGogebiciron ore atAshland, and left forCleveland. She sank in a snowstorm, with all crew lost.[25][26] |
| 17 | Madeira (Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck |  | July 23, 1992 (#92000843) | Near the base of Gold Rock[22] 47°12′22″N91°21′29″W / 47.206111°N 91.358056°W /47.206111; -91.358056 (Madeira (Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck) | Beaver Bay vicinity | Only known remains of a schooner-barge, a little-known ship type with sails to aid its tow vessel. Launched in 1900 and wrecked during the infamousMataafa Storm of 1905, prompting construction of theSplit Rock Lighthouse nearby.[27] |
| 18 | Marquette (shipwreck) |  | February 13, 2008 (#08000027) | 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Michigan Island, Lake Superior 46°50′02″N90°25′47″W / 46.833889°N 90.429722°W /46.833889; -90.429722 (Marquette (shipwreck)) | La Pointe | 235 foot woodenbulk freighter built in 1881 inCleveland. On Oct 15, 1903, heading east withiron ore in fair weather, she sprang a leak and sank. The crew escaped.[28] |
| 19 | Mayflower (shipwreck) |  | August 28, 2012 (#12000560) | 2.25 miles south ofLester River inLake Superior 46°48′12″N92°00′40″W / 46.803248°N 92.011061°W /46.803248; -92.011061 (Mayflower (shipwreck)) | Lester Park vicinity | Wreck of an 1887scow schooner lost in 1891, an important example of a fairly common but little documented type ofGreat Lakes merchant vessel.[29] |
| 20 | Monarch |  | June 14, 1984 (#84001779) | Palisade area on the north side of Blake Point[4] 48°11′20″N88°26′03″W / 48.188889°N 88.434167°W /48.188889; -88.434167 (Monarch) | Isle Royale National Park | TheMonarch was a passenger-package freighter built in 1890. In December 1906, the departed Thunder Bay for Sarnia in a blinding snowstorm. For some reason, the ship headed off its planned course, and that night it rammed at full speed into the palisade area on the north side of Blake Point on Isle Roayale. Miraculously, all but one of the crew and passengers were able to make it to shore.[30] |
| 21 | Moonlight shipwreck |  | October 1, 2008 (#08000979) | 7 miles (11 km) east of Michigan Island 46°49′56″N90°22′42″W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W /46.832317; -90.378383 (Moonlight shipwreck) | La Pointe vicinity | Graceful sailingschooner built in 1874 by Wolf & Davidson in Milwaukee. Hertopmasts were removed in 1889 when she was converted to abarge. Sank in a storm in September 1903 while being towed with a load ofiron ore out ofAshland.[31] |
| 22 | Niagara Shipwreck Site |  | April 14, 1994 (#94000344) | 500 feet (150 m) south of Knife Island[22] 46°56′45″N91°46′16″W / 46.945751°N 91.771245°W /46.945751; -91.771245 (Niagara Shipwreck Site) | Knife River vicinity | Rare, early remnants of a class of large tugboats built fortimber rafting on the Great Lakes. Launched in 1872 and sank in 1904 after running aground.[32] |
| 23 | Noquebay (Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck Site |  | June 4, 1992 (#92000593) | OffStockton Island, in Julian Bay 46°55′45″N90°32′39″W / 46.929167°N 90.544167°W /46.929167; -90.544167 (Noquebay (Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck Site) | La Pointe | 205 foot schooner-barge built in 1872 inTrenton, Michigan. On October 6, 1905 it was loaded with 600,000 board feet ofhemlock lumber and being towed towardBay City, Michigan when she caught fire and eventually sank.[33] |
| 24 | Onoko (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck |  | July 23, 1992 (#92000845) | 6 miles southKnife River 46°50′46″N91°46′38″W / 46.8462°N 91.777333°W /46.8462; -91.777333 (Onoko (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck) | Knife River vicinity | 1882 iron-hulledsteamship, prototype of the large Great Lakesbulk freighters that became critical to the steel industry. Sprang a leak and sank in 1915.[34] |
| 25 | Ottawa (Tug) Shipwreck Site |  | June 8, 1992 (#92000594) | Northern edge of Red Cliff Bay 46°53′08″N90°45′39″W / 46.885556°N 90.760833°W /46.885556; -90.760833 (Ottawa (Tug) Shipwreck Site) | Russell | 151 foottugboat built inChicago in 1881 that first towed rafts of logs acrossLake Michigan. In November 1909, after helping free a grounded steamship, she mysteriously caught fire in the night, burned and sank.[35] |
| 26 | Pretoria (schooner-barge) Shipwreck Site | .png) | August 17, 1994 (#94000835) | One mile northeast ofOuter Island.[22] 47°05′22″N90°23′40″W / 47.089333°N 90.394333°W /47.089333; -90.394333 (Pretoria (schooner-barge) Shipwreck Site) | Bayfield | Huge 338 foot schooner-barge built in 1900 inWest Bay City, Michigan. On Sept. 1, 1905 she leftSuperior with a load ofiron ore, towed by asteamer heading forChicago. They were caught by the same storm that sank theSevona, and the Pretoria sank with 5 crew lost.[36] |
| 27 | R.G. Stewart (shipwreck) |  | December 27, 1991 (#91001850) | Off the southeast shore of Michigan Island 46°52′24″N90°28′30″W / 46.873360°N 90.475023°W /46.873360; -90.475023 (R.G. Stewart (shipwreck)) | La Pointe | 100 foot wooden passengersteamer built in 1878 inBuffalo.[37] On June 4, 1899 she ran off course in a fog and ran aground onMichigan Island, then caught fire. One crewman died.[38] |
| 28 | Robert Wallace (bulk carrier) shipwreck site |  | October 14, 2009 (#09000828) | 7 miles south ofKnife River.[39] Part of the Minnesota's Lake Superior ShipwrecksMPS. 46°50′50″N91°43′44″W / 46.847283°N 91.728933°W /46.847283; -91.728933 (Robert Wallace (bulk carrier) shipwreck site) | Palmers | Largely untouched wreck of an 1882 iron-reinforced wooden steam barge sunk in 1902, with significant research potential on the formative design and shipboard life of the firstlake freighters.[40][41] |
| 29 | Samuel P. Ely Shipwreck |  | June 18, 1992 (#92000694) | Along Two Harbors' west breakwall[22] 47°00′42″N91°40′40″W / 47.011667°N 91.677778°W /47.011667; -91.677778 (Samuel P. Ely Shipwreck) | Two Harbors vicinity | Lake Superior's best remnant of the large ore schooners introduced around 1870, and a key part of local nautical lore for wrecking against the Two Harbors breakwater followed by the dramatic rescue of all hands in an 1896 storm.[42] |
| 30 | Sevona (Bulk Carrier) Shipwreck Site |  | April 9, 1993 (#93000229) | North ofSand Island 47°00′24″N90°54′32″W / 47.0066°N 90.9089°W /47.0066; -90.9089 (Sevona (Bulk Carrier) Shipwreck Site) | Bayfield | 372 foot steelsteamer, built 1890 inBay City, Michigan. Caught by anor-easter on Sept 2, 1905, running fromWest Superior forErie with 6000 tons ofiron ore. Tried to shelter inApostle Islands but ran aground on shoals north ofSand Island. Seven died - 16 escaped inlifeboats.[43] |
| 31 | T.H. Camp (shipwreck) |  | September 15, 2004 (#04001001) | BetweenMadeline Island andBasswood Island 46°49′00″N90°45′00″W / 46.816667°N 90.75°W /46.816667; -90.75 (T.H. Camp (shipwreck)) | La Pointe | Steam-poweredtugboat built in 1876. Served as a "purchase boat," collecting catch from remote fish camps as far away asIsle Royale or Canada. Sank in 1900.[44] |
| 32 | Thomas Friant shipwreck (gill net tug) |  | November 18, 2019 (#100004627) | 13 miles (21 km) southeast ofTwo Harbors, Minnesota 46°52′00″N91°29′00″W / 46.866667°N 91.483333°W /46.866667; -91.483333 (Thomas Friant shipwreck (gill net tug)) | Port Wing vicinity | Built in 1884 by Duncan Robertson inGrand Haven, the 96-foot woodensteam screw initially operated as a ferry on theGrand River before moving out toLake Michigan. In 1908 she burned to the waterline inSault Ste. Marie. Rebuilt as a fish tug in 1911. Sank offTwo Harbors in January 1924, damaged by ice. She currently lies in 305-feet of water.[45][46] |
| 33 | Thomas Wilson (Whaleback Freighter) Shipwreck |  | July 23, 1992 (#92000844) | 7/8 of a mile outside the Duluth Harbor entrance.[22] 46°47′00″N92°04′10″W / 46.783333°N 92.069444°W /46.783333; -92.069444 (Thomas Wilson (Whaleback Freighter) Shipwreck) | Duluth vicinity | 1892 freight steamer sunk in a collision just outside Duluth Harbor in 1902, prompting operational reforms. Wreck is one of the best surviving examples ofwhaleback design.[47] |
| 34 | USS Essex Shipwreck Site |  | April 14, 1994 (#94000342) | Lake Superior 46°42′46″N92°01′43″W / 46.712706°N 92.028608°W /46.712706; -92.028608 (USS Essex Shipwreck Site) | Duluth | Remains of a U.S Navysteam sloop active 1876–1903, scrapped and burned to the waterline in 1931. Only surviving remnants of a vessel by influential shipbuilderDonald McKay.[48] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choctaw (shipwreck) |  | December 10, 2018 (#100003214) | Lake Huron, approximately five miles east ofPresque Isle Light 45°32′02″N83°30′33″W / 45.53401°N 83.5093°W /45.53401; -83.5093 (Choctaw (shipwreck)) | Presque Isle | TheChoctaw was a semi-whaleback ship (one of three built) that sank on Lake Huron in 1915 following a collision with the Canadian package freighterWahcondah. After several unsuccessful searches, she was discovered in 2017, along with the wooden steamerOhio. She currently lies in almost 300 feet of water.[49] |
| 2 | F.T. Barney Shipwreck |  | August 19, 1991 (#91001016) | Lake Huron[50] 45°29′09″N83°50′33″W / 45.485833°N 83.8425°W /45.485833; -83.8425 (F.T. Barney Shipwreck) | Rogers City | The F.T. Barney was a schooner built in 1856. It sank in 1868 in a collision with another schooner; the wreck lay undiscovered until 1987. It is in 160 feet of water, and is one of the most complete of a schooner of its era.[51] |
| 3 | Grecian Shipwreck Site |  | February 8, 2018 (#100001835) | L. Huron 44°58′07″N83°12′03″W / 44.968483°N 83.200950°W /44.968483; -83.200950 (Grecian Shipwreck Site) | Alpena | TheGrecian was built in 1891 by theGlobe Iron Works Company in Cleveland, Ohio. She was one of the first propeller-driven steel lakers that hauled iron and coal on the Great Lakes. She sank in 1906 after striking a rock.[52] |
| 4 | Joseph S. Fay Shipwreck Site |  | February 8, 2018 (#100001838) | Off ofForty Mile Point Lighthouse inL. Huron 45°29′19″N83°54′36″W / 45.488617°N 83.910000°W /45.488617; -83.910000 (Joseph S. Fay Shipwreck Site) | Rogers City vicinity | Wooden lake freighter built in 1871 ran aground in 1905 near the 40 Mile Point Light Station. Some of her lower hull remains in the water, while 150-feet of her starboard side is on the beach.[53] |
| 5 | Kyle Spangler (schooner) Shipwreck Site |  | August 22, 2016 (#14001098) | Lake Huron, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast ofPresque Isle[54] 45°23′01″N83°26′07″W / 45.383517°N 83.435250°W /45.383517; -83.435250 (Kyle Spangler (schooner) Shipwreck Site) | Presque Isle Township | TheKyle Spangler was a wooden schooner built in 1856. She sank in 1860 after a collision with another schooner; the wreck is remarkably undamaged.[55] |
| 6 | Norman (shipwreck) |  | November 22, 2016 (#16000819) | Lake Huron, 10.35 miles (16.66 km) east-southeast of Presque Isle Museum 45°18′42″N83°16′44″W / 45.311567°N 83.278950°W /45.311567; -83.278950 (Norman (shipwreck)) | Presque Isle Township | TheNorman was built in 1890 by theGlobe Iron Works Company in Cleveland, Ohio. She was one of the first propeller-driven steel lakers that hauled iron and coal on the Great Lakes. On May 30, 1895, theNorman and the steamerJack collided in the fog. She currently lies in 210 feet of water. Her wreck sits near the wreck of the wooden freighterFlorida.[56][57] |
| 7 | Pewabic (propeller) Shipwreck Site |  | August 22, 2016 (#14001096) | Lake Huron[58] 44°57′53″N83°06′14″W / 44.964833°N 83.103933°W /44.964833; -83.103933 (Pewabic (propeller) Shipwreck Site) | Alpena Township | The SSPewabic was a package freighter that served ports on the UpperGreat Lakes. She was launched in October 1863, fitted out in the spring of 1864, and was in active service until she sank offThunder Bay Island inLake Huron on August 9, 1865, due to collision with her sister vessel.[59] |
| 8 | Sport (tug) Shipwreck Site |  | October 29, 1992 (#92001503) | Three miles off the coast of Lexington[60] 43°16′00″N82°27′54″W / 43.2668°N 82.465°W /43.2668; -82.465 (Sport (tug) Shipwreck Site) | Lexington | The first steel tug on theGreat Lakes, and the first vessel made ofBessemer steel inNorth America. Built in 1873 and sank in 1920.[61] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abiah (schooner) Shipwreck |  | June 16, 2022 (#100007799) | 13.1 miles (21.1 km) northeast of theSheboygan Lighthouse inLake Michigan 43°48′07″N87°26′17″W / 43.801833°N 87.438000°W /43.801833; -87.438000 (Abiah (schooner) Shipwreck) | Haven vicinity | 134-foot woodenschooner (or maybe abrig?) built in 1847 at Charles Stevens' shipyard inIrving, New York. Hauled grain, lumber, and railroad hardware on the Great Lakes until September 1855, when it capsized in a squall while sailing from Chicago toOconto.[62][63] |
| 2 | Advance shipwreck (Barge) |  | June 10, 2019 (#100004024) | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) E of Sand Bay Peninsula, Sand Bay, inLake Michigan 44°51′48″N87°29′49″W / 44.863383°N 87.49695°W /44.863383; -87.49695 (Advance shipwreck (Barge)) | Nasewaupee vicinity | 139-foot 2-masted woodenschooner-barge built in 1871 by Alvin A. Turner inTrenton, Michigan. Hauled lumber fromPeshtigo to Chicago, then in 1898 started hauling stone. In 1921, while off-loading 7,000 tons of coal from a stranded steamer, she was caught by the wind and sank.[64][65] |
| 3 | Alaska Shipwreck (Scow Schooner) |  | January 17, 2017 (#100000518) | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) NE of Two Rivers, inLake Michigan 44°10′08″N87°28′12″W / 44.168857°N 87.470093°W /44.168857; -87.470093 (Alaska Shipwreck (Scow Schooner)) | Two Rivers | 90-foot woodenscow-schooner built by Smith Neville, Sr. inSheboygan in 1869. Mainly hauled lumber on Lake Michigan. Pushed ashore by a gale March 23, 1879, while carrying wheat toAhnapee her remains now lie in 5 feet of water.[66] |
| 4 | America Shipwreck (Canaller) |  | July 3, 2013 (#13000467) | Four miles offshore in Lake Michigan 44°21′01″N87°24′56″W / 44.350232°N 87.415667°W /44.350232; -87.415667 (America Shipwreck (Canaller)) | Carlton | 137-foot three-masted canaller (schooner built specifically to squeeze through theWelland Canal), built in 1873. She hauled grain and lumber east as far as New York state, and brought back coal. Sank in 1880 after hitting a scow full of stones.[67] |
| 5 | Appomattox (shipwreck) |  | January 20, 2005 (#04001547) | Off Atwater Beach Boundary increase (listed September 15, 2011): 150 yards. off Atwater Beach 43°05′37″N87°51′58″W / 43.093611°N 87.866111°W /43.093611; -87.866111 (Appomattox (shipwreck)) | Shorewood | 330-foot woodensteamfreighter, built in 1896 by James Davidson. One of the largest wooden ships ever built, she mostly carriediron ore east on theGreat Lakes and returned with coal. Ran aground in a fog bank in November 1905.[68] Part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of WisconsinMPS; boundary enlarged November 16, 2015. |
| 6 | Arctic Shipwreck (tug) |  | June 22, 2018 (#100002612) | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) NE of the Manitowoc Breakwater Light, inLake Michigan 44°06′51″N87°37′52″W / 44.11405°N 87.63115°W /44.11405; -87.63115 (Arctic Shipwreck (tug)) | Manitowoc vicinity | 76.5 footharbor tug, built in 1881 by Rand and Burger of Manitowoc with a wooden hull and a steam-screw drive. EscortedGoodrich steamers and other vessels around Manitowoc, Milwaukee and Chicago harbors for 49 years. Then stripped and abandoned in 1930.[69][70] |
| 7 | Atlanta (steam screw) Shipwreck |  | November 6, 2017 (#100001785) | 1.02 mi. NNE. of Amsterdam Park boat launch inL. Michigan 43°34′15″N87°46′58″W / 43.570883°N 87.7827°W /43.570883; -87.7827 (Atlanta (steam screw) Shipwreck) | Cedar Grove vicinity | 200-footscrew steamer built in 1891 by theCleveland Dry Dock Company forGoodrich Transport. Served as apacket boat, transporting passengers and freight around Lake Michigan. Caught fire March 18, 1906 heading from Sheboygan to Milwaukee, and abandoned, with one man lost.[71][72] |
| 8 | Australasia (wooden bulk carrier) Shipwreck |  | July 3, 2013 (#13000466) | 820 feet southeast ofWhitefish Dunes State Park in Lake Michigan 44°55′20″N87°11′13″W / 44.9222°N 87.1870°W /44.9222; -87.1870 (Australasia (wooden bulk carrier) Shipwreck) | Sevastopol | 285-footbulk carrier built in 1884 inBay City, the largest wooden ship ever built at that time. She hauled salt, wheat, etc fromDuluth toBuffalo toCleveland. On Oct 10, 1896, heading forMilwaukee carrying 2,200 tons of coal, she caught fire offBaileys Harbor and the crew scuttled her in shallow water.[73][74] |
| 9 | Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District |  | March 26, 2003 (#03000167) | N. Duluth Ave. 44°50′37″N87°23′43″W / 44.843611°N 87.395278°W /44.843611; -87.395278 (Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District) | Sturgeon Bay | Remains of three ships visible in shallow water from shore. All hauledlimestone for the Sturgeon Bay Stone Company at the ends of their lives and were burned in 1931. They are the 212-footsteamerEmpire State built in 1862, the 134-footcenterboardschoonerOak Leaf, and the 168-foot schooner-bargeIda Corning.[75] |
| 10 | Byron (schooner) Shipwreck |  | May 20, 2009 (#09000368) | Off Oostburg inLake Michigan 43°36′17″N87°41′17″W / 43.604833°N 87.688167°W /43.604833; -87.688167 (Byron (schooner) Shipwreck) | Oostburg | 36-foot woodenschooner - probably theByron, which was built around 1849 for William Burmeister and hauled lumber and merchandise around Lake Michigan. It sank in 1867 carrying merchandise for two stores inManitowoc, after colliding with a larger ship.[76][77] |
| 11 | Christina Nilsson (shipwreck) |  | July 17, 2003 (#03000668) | Baileys Harbor 45°03′23″N87°05′52″W / 45.056389°N 87.097778°W /45.056389; -87.097778 (Christina Nilsson (shipwreck)) | Baileys Harbor | 139-footschooner built by Hanson & Scove inManitowoc in 1871 and named for aSwedish diva. In October 1884, hauling 575 tons ofpig iron to Chicago, she was driven by agale onto a reef and wrecked.[78] |
| 12 | Claflin Point Site |  | January 18, 2000 (#99001660) | Off the coast of Claflin Point 44°50′44″N87°33′00″W / 44.84555°N 87.549883°W /44.84555; -87.549883 (Claflin Point Site) | Gardner | Wreck of a 170-foot wooden vessel next to remains of acrib-and-stone pier in Little Sturgeon Bay, lost under murky circumstances around 1898. It is believed to be the remains of thePuritan, a once-faststeamship reduced after burning to abarge for haulinglimestone. A.k.a. Claflin Point Site.[79] |
| 13 | Continental shipwreck (bulk carrier) |  | January 14, 2009 (#08001330) | One mile north of Rawley Point[22] 44°13′50″N87°30′31″W / 44.2305°N 87.508667°W /44.2305; -87.508667 (Continental shipwreck (bulk carrier)) | Two Rivers | This 244-foot wood-hulled steam screwbulk carrier was built 1882 inCleveland. She hauled iron and coal until December of 1904, when in a snowstorm she ran onto a sandbar off Rawley Point, while trying to reach dry dock in Manitowoc for the winter.[80] |
| 14 | Daniel Lyons (Shipwreck) |  | October 3, 2007 (#07001048) | E of Stoney Cr. outlet, 4 mi (6.4 km). offshore 44°40′21″N87°17′43″W / 44.6725°N 87.295278°W /44.6725; -87.295278 (Daniel Lyons (Shipwreck)) | Lake Michigan | Three-mastedschooner built in 1873. Sank in 1878 after being hit by another schooner, on a run from Chicago to New York.[81] |
| 15 | EMBA Shipwreck (Self-Unloading Barge) |  | July 3, 2013 (#13000468) | 5 miles East of North Point in Lake Michigan 43°03′54″N87°44′59″W / 43.065093°N 87.749585°W /43.065093; -87.749585 (EMBA Shipwreck (Self-Unloading Barge)) | Lake Michigan | 181-footschooner-barge built in 1890 by Frank Wheeler Company ofWest Bay City. Hauled bulk coal, grain and lumber aroundLake Michigan as a tow-barge. Converted to a self-unloader in 1923 to haul coal, and renamed forEmployes' Mutual Benefit Association. Scuttled in 1933, considered obsolete.[82][83] |
| 16 | Fleetwing (shipwreck) |  | July 11, 2001 (#01000734) | Garrett Bay[22] 45°17′15″N87°02′59″W / 45.2875°N 87.049833°W /45.2875; -87.049833 (Fleetwing (shipwreck)) | Liberty Grove | 132-foot two-mastedschooner built in 1867 inManitowoc byHenry Burger. Carried grain, coal and lumber from Chicago toBuffalo. On Sept 26, 1888, heading fromMenominee toward Chicago in a gale, she tried to pass throughDeath's Door, but ran off course and grounded.[84] |
| 17 | Floretta (canaller) Shipwreck |  | October 20, 2014 (#14000877) | 11 mi. SE. of Manitowoc 43°57′14″N87°32′12″W / 43.953993°N 87.536679°W /43.953993; -87.536679 (Floretta (canaller) Shipwreck) | Centerville | Built in 1867 and sized to carry a maximum load through theWelland Canal locks, theFloretta carried grain and ore up and down the Great Lakes. She sank in a storm in 1885 and lies wrecked under 180 feet of water.[85][86] |
| 18 | Francis Hinton (steamer) |  | December 16, 1996 (#96001457) | Off the coast ofManitowoc, Wisconsin 44°06′40″N87°37′53″W / 44.111167°N 87.631267°W /44.111167; -87.631267 (Francis Hinton (steamer)) | Manitowoc | 152-foot wooden steambarge built in Manitowoc byDanish immigrants Hanson and Scove in 1889. She was broken up in November 1909, hauling lumber fromManistique to Chicago.[87] |
| 19 | Frank O'Connor (bulk carrier) |  | July 1, 1994 (#94000656) | 2 miles (3.2 km) off Cana Island[22] 45°06′52″N87°00′44″W / 45.1145°N 87.012167°W /45.1145; -87.012167 (Frank O'Connor (bulk carrier)) | North Bay | 301-foot woodenbulk carrier built in 1892 by James Davidson's shipyard inBay City. On Sept 29, 1919, heading fromBuffalo to Milwaukee hauling 3000 tons of coal, she caught fire and sank offCana Island.[88] |
| 20 | Gallinipper Shipwreck (Schooner) |  | December 28, 2010 (#10001091) | 9.5 miles northeast of Hika Park in Lake Michigan 43°54′47″N87°29′04″W / 43.912986°N 87.484484°W /43.912986; -87.484484 (Gallinipper Shipwreck (Schooner)) | Centerville | This early 95-foot woodenschooner was built in 1832 in Ohio forMichael Dousman. She traded goods from out East for furs from Wisconsin, carried passengers, and had various mishaps. Finally sank in a gale in 1851, and now sits largely intact under 210 feet of water.[89] |
| 21 | Grace A. Channon (canaller) Shipwreck |  | December 4, 2017 (#100001874) | 12.75 miles (20.52 km) NE of the Bender Park boat launch inL. Michigan 42°55′46″N87°36′07″W / 42.9295°N 87.602°W /42.9295; -87.602 (Grace A. Channon (canaller) Shipwreck) | Oak Creek | Largely intact 141-foot wooden 3-mastedschooner designed to fit maximum cargo through theWelland Canal, built in 1873 by Ellenwood & Co. ofEast Saginaw, and named for the daughter of an owner. Mostly hauled grain east and coal west on the Great Lakes. In August 1877, she was struck by the propeller-drivensteambargeFavorite and quickly sank.[90][91][92] |
| 22 | Grape Shot (schooner) Shipwreck | Upload image | August 19, 2016 (#16000564) | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) NW of USCCG Station onPlum Island 45°19′28″N86°58′02″W / 45.324422°N 86.967096°W /45.324422; -86.967096 (Grape Shot (schooner) Shipwreck) | Washington | 130-foot woodencenterboardschooner built in 1855 by B.B. Jones inBuffalo. Hauled lumber, wheat and coal on the upper Great Lakes until November 1867, when a gale drove her aground nearPlum Island.[93] |
| 23 | Green Bay shipwreck (sloop) | Upload image | November 18, 2009 (#09000952) | In Green Bay, four miles off Sturgeon Bay 44°54′53″N87°27′21″W / 44.914701°N 87.455773°W /44.914701; -87.455773 (Green Bay shipwreck (sloop)) | Sevastopol | Remains of an unidentified commercial freightingsloop from circa 1840 to 1860 - the only wreck of this type in Wisconsin waters.[94] |
| 24 | Hanover (schooner) Shipwreck | Upload image | October 5, 2015 (#15000710) | 1.75 mi. NW. of Fish Cr. 45°08′48″N87°16′13″W / 45.146532°N 87.270168°W /45.146532; -87.270168 (Hanover (schooner) Shipwreck) | Gibraltar | The Hanover was a 109-foot 2-mastedschooner constructed inNew York in 1853. It hauledbulk cargo (primarily grain) up and down the Great Lakes until 1863, when a gale drove it aground off theStrawberry Islands, where it was stripped and abandoned.[95][96] |
| 25 | Hennepin Self-unloading Steamship (Shipwreck) |  | February 1, 2008 (#07001489) | Lake Michigan[97] 42°27′39″N86°31′47″W / 42.460750°N 86.529717°W /42.460750; -86.529717 (Hennepin Self-unloading Steamship (Shipwreck)) | South Haven | TheHennepin was a wooden bulk carrier that sank in 1927. Originally namedGeorge H. Dyer; she caught fire in 1901. The fire damaged most of her upped deck and machinery, and therefore she was rebuilt with a conveyor belt and she became a self unloadingbulk carrier. |
| 26 | Hetty Taylor (shipwreck) |  | June 1, 2005 (#05000535) | Lake Michigan, 7 mi. SE of Sheboygan R. 43°41′00″N87°39′17″W / 43.683333°N 87.654722°W /43.683333; -87.654722 (Hetty Taylor (shipwreck)) | Sheboygan | 84-foot two-mastedschooner built in 1874 by Allen, McClelland and Co. of Milwaukee. Hauled wood products and merchandise around Lake Michigan until August 1880, when she sank in a squall.[98] |
| 27 | Home (schooner) |  | December 28, 2010 (#10001092) | 10 miles southeast of Manitowoc[22] 43°56′50″N87°33′17″W / 43.947167°N 87.554667°W /43.947167; -87.554667 (Home (schooner)) | Centerville | Smalllakeshoringschooner built inPortland, Ohio in 1843. Initially hauled grain and merchandise onLake Erie; later lumber onLake Michigan. Sank in 1858 after a collision with another schooner.[99] |
| 28 | I.A. Johnson Shipwreck (Scow Schooner) |  | June 10, 2019 (#100004028) | 8 miles north ofSheboygan 43°53′32″N87°39′06″W / 43.892163°N 87.651535°W /43.892163; -87.651535 (I.A. Johnson Shipwreck (Scow Schooner)) | Mosel vicinity | 83.80-foot 2-mastedscow-schooner built inDover Bay, Ohio, in 1867 by master carpenter J.A. Johnson. She was used to carry mixed goods until 1890 when she sankin a collision with another schooner.[100] |
| 29 | Iris (Shipwreck) | Upload image | July 19, 2006 (#06000638) | Adjacent of Rock Island Ferry Dock, Jackson Harbor 45°24′03″N86°51′12″W / 45.400817°N 86.853325°W /45.400817; -86.853325 (Iris (Shipwreck)) | Washington Island | 74-footscowschooner built in 1866 atPort Huron. Abandoned in 1913 after grounding in Jackson Harbor.[101] |
| 30 | Island City (schooner) Shipwreck | Upload image | November 10, 2011 (#11000810) | 9 miles southeast of Port Washington in Lake Michigan 43°14′18″N87°50′43″W / 43.238333°N 87.845167°W /43.238333; -87.845167 (Island City (schooner) Shipwreck) | Mequon vicinity | 81-foot lakeshoringschooner built by Peter Perry onHarsens Island, Michigan in 1859. Sank in a storm in April 1894, on her way fromLudington toMilwaukee, with two men lost.[102][103] |
| 31 | Jacksonport Wharf Archeological District |  | February 28, 2012 (#12000053) | Near Lakeside Park off Cty. Rd. V 44°58′43″N87°11′00″W / 44.978582°N 87.183216°W /44.978582; -87.183216 (Jacksonport Wharf Archeological District) | Jacksonport | Remains of three oldpiers started in 1848 for loadingshingles and poles intoschooners headed for Milwaukee and Chicago. Remains of three schooners lie nearby: thePerry Hannah was wrecked by the Alpena Blow of 1880, theCecelia wrecked by a storm in 1885, and possibly theAnnie Dall, wrecked by a storm in 1898.[104] Additional documentation and boundary increase July 27, 2015 (#15000478) |
| 32 | J.M. Allmendinger (Steambarge) Shipwreck |  | October 11, 2018 (#100003012) | 2.5 mi. SSE of Concordia U. in Lake Michigan 43°13′05″N87°53′39″W / 43.218117°N 87.894183°W /43.218117; -87.894183 (J.M. Allmendinger (Steambarge) Shipwreck) | Mequon | 104 foot wood-hulled steam-screw barge built in 1883 by Albert Burgoyne atBenton Harbor. Hauled mostly lumber until November of 1895, when she ran aground during a gale and broke up.[105] |
| 33 | Joys (Shipwreck) | .jpg) | November 21, 2007 (#07001218) | 500 ft. W of Sunset Park 44°51′04″N87°23′21″W / 44.851111°N 87.389167°W /44.851111; -87.389167 (Joys (Shipwreck)) | Sturgeon Bay | 131-foot woodensteambarge built in 1884 by the Milwaukee Shipyard Company. Hauled lumber, iron and stone. Caught fire in the Sturgeon Bay ship canal in 1898, burned and sank.[106][107] |
| 34 | Kate Kelly (Shipwreck) |  | November 21, 2007 (#07001219) | L. Michigan, 2 mi. E of Wind Pt. 42°46′48″N87°43′31″W / 42.78°N 87.725278°W /42.78; -87.725278 (Kate Kelly (Shipwreck)) | Wind Point | 126-foot wooden-hulled 2-mastedschooner built in 1867. Carried grain, coal and iron around the Great Lakes. Sank in a storm in 1895 carrying a load ofhemlock railroad ties to Chicago. She lies in 54-feet of water.[108] |
| 35 | Lady Elgin Shipwreck |  | November 5, 1999 (#94000362) | OffHighwood, Illinois 42°11′00″N87°39′00″W / 42.183333°N 87.65°W /42.183333; -87.65 (Lady Elgin Shipwreck) | Chicago vicinity | 252-foot wooden paddle steamer rammed and sunk by the schoonerAugusta on September 8, 1860 offHighwood, Illinois. Around 300 lives were lost. Today, she lies in 60 feet (18 m) of water.[109][110] |
| 36 | Lakeland (steam screw) Shipwreck |  | July 7, 2015 (#15000403) | 6 mi. E. of Sturgeon Bay Canal 44°47′34″N87°11′32″W / 44.792683°N 87.192217°W /44.792683; -87.192217 (Lakeland (steam screw) Shipwreck) | Sturgeon Bay | In 1886, theCambria was built as abulk freighter and was an early user of steel hull plates and atriple-expansion steam engine. In 1910 it was remodeled into apassenger steamer, and in 1920 into a car carrier. In December 1924, hauling a load of automobiles from Chicago, some of her steel plates buckled in heavy seas, and she eventually went down in 205 feet of water.[111] |
| 37 | LaSalle Shipwreck (schooner) | Upload image | May 1, 2017 (#100000949) | 1.27 mi. S. ofRawley Pt. Lighthouse inL. Michigan 44°11′31″N87°30′35″W / 44.192067°N 87.50985°W /44.192067; -87.50985 (LaSalle Shipwreck (schooner)) | Two Rivers | 139-foot three-mastedschooner built in 1874 by Parsons & Humble ofTonawanda, built to hold maximum grain yet fit through the locks of theWelland Canal. On October 25, 1875, heading with a load of wheat from Chicago forBuffalo, she was damaged in a gale, caught in quicksand, and wrecked.[112] |
| 38 | Light Vessel No.57 (Shipwreck) |  | December 23, 1991 (#91001823) | 600 feet south of South Shore Park's northern tip right along the shore 43°00′06″N87°53′08″W / 43.001533°N 87.8855°W /43.001533; -87.8855 (Light Vessel No.57 (Shipwreck)) | Milwaukee | Lightship built in 1891 and sank in 1924. The only remaining lightship in Wisconsin waters.[113] |
| 39 | Lookout (schooner) Shipwreck |  | June 5, 2017 (#100001051) | Lake Michigan, 4.35 miles (7.00 km) northeast of Two Rivers 44°11′42″N87°30′36″W / 44.195117°N 87.509933°W /44.195117; -87.509933 (Lookout (schooner) Shipwreck) | Two Rivers | 127-foot woodenschooner built in 1855 by George Hardison of Buffalo, NY. Sailed the Great Lakes for many years, with cargoes including grain, coal and lumber. Grounded off Rawley Point April 29, 1897, heading from Chicago toMasonville, Michigan in a northeast gale.[114] |
| 40 | Louisiana (Shipwreck) |  | March 19, 1992 (#92000104) | Southeast side of Washington Harbor[22] 45°23′59″N86°55′22″W / 45.399667°N 86.922667°W /45.399667; -86.922667 (Louisiana (Shipwreck)) | Washington Island | 267-footbulksteamer built in 1887 inMarine City, Michigan. Driven aground atDeath's Door in a snowstorm Nov. 2, 1913, while heading forEscanaba to pick up a load of iron ore.[115] |
| 41 | Lumberman shipwreck (schooner) | Upload image | January 14, 2009 (#08001331) | 10 miles (16 km) north of Wind Point[22] 42°52′10″N87°45′25″W / 42.869533°N 87.757°W /42.869533; -87.757 (Lumberman shipwreck (schooner)) | Oak Creek | 126-foot 3-masted wooden-hulledschooner, built in 1862 to carry forest products aroundLake Michigan. Capsized in a storm in 1893. |
| 42 | Major Anderson (barkentine) Shipwreck |  | October 15, 2014 (#14000866) | Lake Michigan near mouth of Molash Cr. 44°10′57″N87°30′40″W / 44.1826°N 87.5111°W /44.1826; -87.5111 (Major Anderson (barkentine) Shipwreck) | Two Rivers | 154-foot woodenbarkentine schooner built in 1861 inCleveland. Sank in a gale in 1871 while carrying a load of coal fromErie to Chicago.[116] |
| 10 | Margaret A. Muir Shipwreck (Schooner) |  | June 23, 2025 (#100011949) | Off the Algoma harbour entrance 44°35′15″N87°23′13″W / 44.587417°N 87.386861°W /44.587417; -87.386861 (Margaret A. Muir Shipwreck (Schooner)) | Algoma vicinity | 129-foot wood-hulled 3-masted schooner built by Hanson and Scove's shipyard in Manitowoc for David Muir of Chicago. Hauled wheat, coal and iron ore around the Great Lakes until September of 1893, when she sank in a storm, carrying a load of barrel salt. Only the ship's dog was lost.[117] |
| 43 | Material Service (shipwreck) |  | March 25, 2014 (#14000074) | Lake Michigan, northeast ofCalumet Harbor[118] 41°44′33″N87°30′23″W / 41.742500°N 87.506389°W /41.742500; -87.506389 (Material Service (shipwreck)) | North Township | Unique self-unloading service barge built in 1929 inSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. She sank in 1936 storm with the loss of 15 lives.[119] |
| 44 | Meridian (schooner) Shipwreck Site | Upload image | March 21, 1996 (#96000294) | Sister Island Shoals[22] 45°12′01″N87°10′10″W / 45.200318°N 87.169561°W /45.200318; -87.169561 (Meridian (schooner) Shipwreck Site) | Sister Bay | 120-footschooner built in 1848 atBlack River, Ohio. Hauled timber around the Great Lakes for 25 years until October of 1873, when she was driven by a fall storm onto the Sister Islands shoal in Green Bay and wrecked.[120] |
| 45 | Milwaukee (steam screw) Shipwreck |  | July 27, 2015 (#15000479) | 3 mi. E. of Fox Point 43°08′11″N87°49′56″W / 43.136317°N 87.832283°W /43.136317; -87.832283 (Milwaukee (steam screw) Shipwreck) | Fox Point | AMilwaukee was a steel hulledtrain ferry built in 1902 by theAmerican Shipbuilding Company ofCleveland, Ohio as theManistique-Marquette & Northern No.1. She hauled cars of freight until 1929, when she sank with all hands in a storm. Her wreck sits in 120 feet (37 m) of water.[121] |
| 46 | Mojave Shipwreck (Barkentine) |  | June 4, 2024 (#100010469) | 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northeast of theSheboygan Lighthouse 43°48′23″N87°27′16″W / 43.806500°N 87.454500°W /43.806500; -87.454500 (Mojave Shipwreck (Barkentine)) | Mosel vicinity | 136-foot 3-masted wood-hulledbarkentine built in 1863 in Stewart McDonald's shipyard in Detroit - built to fit through theWelland Canal. She hauled hay, wood and wheat around the Great Lakes. In November 1864, hauling wheat from Chicago toBuffalo, she sank in a storm off Sheboygan, with five men lost.[122][123] |
| 47 | Montgomery shipwreck (schooner) | Upload image | September 13, 2019 (#100004377) | O.45 miles east of Whistling Straights Golf Course 43°51′07″N87°43′10″W / 43.851967°N 87.719583°W /43.851967; -87.719583 (Montgomery shipwreck (schooner)) | Mosel | 136-foot woodenschooner built in 1853 by J. Oades of Clayton, NY and rigged as abarkentine namedNorthern Light. In 1866 a secondcenterboard was added and she was rerigged as a 3-masted schooner. In November 1890, hauling 700 tons of coal, a gale drove her onto rocks where she broke up.[124][125] |
| 48 | Muskegon Shipwreck Site |  | April 26, 1989 (#89000290) | Off the coast ofMichigan City 41°43′00″N86°56′00″W / 41.716667°N 86.933333°W /41.716667; -86.933333 (Muskegon Shipwreck Site) | Michigan City | A passenger and package freight vessel that burned down atMichigan City, Indiana, while she was unloading a cargo of sand.[126] |
| 49 | Niagara (steamer) |  | December 16, 1996 (#96001456) | one mile off shore 43°29′19″N87°46′30″W / 43.488611°N 87.775°W /43.488611; -87.775 (Niagara (steamer)) | Belgium | The wreck of theNiagara, a 225-foot side-wheeledsteamboat built in 1846 inBuffalo. Caught fire and sank in 1856, taking the lives of 60 of its 300 passengers.[127] |
| 50 | Northerner Shipwreck (Schooner) |  | December 10, 2010 (#10001005) | 5 miles southeast of Port Washington Harbor inLake Michigan 43°18′53″N87°49′27″W / 43.314833°N 87.824167°W /43.314833; -87.824167 (Northerner Shipwreck (Schooner)) | Grafton | 81-foot lakeshoringschooner, built in 1850 by John Oades ofClayton, NY. In 1868 she was damaged while loading wood, started leaking badly, and sank offPort Ulao while being towed to Milwaukee for repair.[128][129] |
| 51 | Ocean Wave (Shipwreck) | Upload image | July 19, 2006 (#06000639) | 2 mi. off Whitefish Point 44°53′07″N87°09′08″W / 44.885278°N 87.152222°W /44.885278; -87.152222 (Ocean Wave (Shipwreck)) | Lake Michigan | Woodenscowschooner built 1860 at Harrison's Island, Michigan. Sank in a storm September 23, 1869, haulinglimestone.[130] |
| 52 | Pathfinder (schooner) Shipwreck |  | October 5, 2015 (#15000712) | 2.6 mi. N. ofRawley Point Light Station 44°14′44″N87°30′41″W / 44.245547°N 87.511456°W /44.245547; -87.511456 (Pathfinder (schooner) Shipwreck) | Two Creeks | 190-foot three-masted woodenschooner with an unusualkeelson, built in Detroit in 1869. In November of 1886, carrying a load of iron ore fromMarquette, a squall drove her ashore, where she now sits under 12 to 15 feet of water in quicksand, largely intact.[131] |
| 53 | Pilot Island NW Site |  | March 19, 1992 (#92000103) | Off the coast ofPilot Island 45°17′05″N86°55′03″W / 45.28485°N 86.91755°W /45.28485; -86.91755 (Pilot Island NW Site) | Washington | Wrecks of three wooden ships commingled on the reef SW of the island: the 115-footscow-schoonerForest built in 1857 and wrecked by a storm in October of 1891, the 147-foot schoonerA.P. Nichols built in 1861 and wrecked by a storm in October of 1892, and the 138-foot canaller-schoonerJ.E. Gilmore, built in 1867 and wrecked by another storm only 11 days after the Nichols.[132] |
| 54 | R.J. Hackett (steamer) |  | May 21, 1992 (#92000464) | Whaleback Shoal inGreen Bay, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southeast of the Cedar River inMenominee County, Michigan 45°21′28″N87°10′55″W / 45.357778°N 87.181944°W /45.357778; -87.181944 (R.J. Hackett (steamer)) | Green Bay | TheR.J. Hackett was a steamer built in 1869 by shipbuilder Elihu M. Peck. When first launched, the ship's wide cross-section and long midships hold was an unconventional design, but the design's relative advantages in moving cargo through the inland lakes spawned many imitators. TheHackett is recognized as the very firstGreat Lakes freighter, a vessel type that has dominatedGreat Lakes shipping for over 100 years. In 1905, theHackett caught fire and sank on Whaleback Shoal inGreen Bay, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southeast of the Cedar River. The wreck slipped slightly off the reef, and currently sits in 10 -14 feet of water. |
| 55 | Robert C. Pringle (tug) Shipwreck |  | December 14, 2020 (#100005902) | 8 miles (13 km) SE of theSheboygan, Wisconsin harbor entrance inLake Michigan 43°41′30″N87°33′18″W / 43.6918°N 87.554867°W /43.6918; -87.554867 (Robert C. Pringle (tug) Shipwreck) | Wilson | 101-foot wood-hulledscrew steamer built in 1903 byManitowoc Shipbuilding. Carried package freight around theApostle Islands briefly, then carried passengers to Whitefish Bay Park until 1908 forFrederick Pabst. Sank in June 1922 while towing the steamerVenezuela for the Pringle Barge Line, after hitting a submerged object.[133][134][135] |
| 56 | Rosinco |  | July 18, 2001 (#01000737) | 12 miles (19 km) east of Kenosha 42°37′30″N87°38′14″W / 42.625°N 87.637222°W /42.625; -87.637222 (Rosinco) | Lake Michigan | Originally called theGeorgiana III, theRosinco was built in 1916 by well-known shipbuildersHarlan and Hollingsworth ofWilmington, Delaware. She sank in 1925 after striking some floating timbers. Today she lies intact in 195 feet (59 m) of water.[136] |
| 57 | Rouse Simmons (Shipwreck) |  | March 21, 2007 (#07000197) | 6 mi (9.7 km). off Point Beach 44°16′45″N87°24′52″W / 44.279167°N 87.414444°W /44.279167; -87.414444 (Rouse Simmons (Shipwreck)) | Lake Michigan | TheChristmas Tree Ship. 124-foot 3-masted double-centerboard lumberschooner built in 1868. Later in her career she was used to haul Christmas trees fromThompson, Michigan to Chicago, and sank in November 1912, with all hands lost.[137][138] |
| 58 | S.C. Baldwin Shipwreck (barge) |  | August 22, 2016 (#16000565) | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) SSE ofRawley Point Light inLake Michigan 44°11′35″N87°27′12″W / 44.193011°N 87.453247°W /44.193011; -87.453247 (S.C. Baldwin Shipwreck (barge)) | Two Rivers | 160-foot wooden steambarge built in 1871 to carryiron ore fromEscanaba to Milwaukee and Chicago. Later carried lumber and coal until it sank in Green Bay in 1903. Raised and repurposed for hauling limestone out ofSturgeon Bay until she sank in August of 1908, losing one man.[139] |
| 59 | Selah Chamberlain (bulk carrier) Shipwreck |  | January 7, 2019 (#100003288) | 2 miles NE of Sheboygan Pt. inLake Michigan 43°46′12″N87°39′24″W / 43.769933°N 87.656683°W /43.769933; -87.656683 (Selah Chamberlain (bulk carrier) Shipwreck) | Sheboygan | TheSelah Chamberlain was a 212-foot wooden bulk carrier built in 1873, inCleveland by the Quayle & Murphy shipyard. She hauled bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and grain betweenDuluth andBuffalo. She sank in 1886, with the loss of five lives, after a collision with theJohn Pridgeon Jr. Her wreck lies in 90 feet (27 m) of water.[140] |
| 60 | Senator (steam screw) Shipwreck |  | April 12, 2016 (#15000738) | 16 miles offPort Washington 43°20′08″N87°34′11″W / 43.335644°N 87.569846°W /43.335644; -87.569846 (Senator (steam screw) Shipwreck) | Port Washington vicinity | 410-footsteam screw built in 1896 by theDetroit Dry Dock Company. In October 1929, heading from Milwaukee to Detroit carrying 241 (or 268?)Nash autos, she collided with theMarquette in a heavy fog and sank quickly, with 7 men lost.[141][142] |
| 61 | Sidney O. Neff Shipwreck (steambarge) |  | November 7, 2022 (#100008394) | .35 miles (0.56 km) southwest of the Marinette Harbor entrance inGreen Bay 45°05′31″N87°34′37″W / 45.092°N 87.577°W /45.092; -87.577 (Sidney O. Neff Shipwreck (steambarge)) | Marinette vicinity | 150 feet (45.7 m) wood-hulled two-mastedschooner-barge built in 1890 inManitowoc by Burger & Burger for S. Neff & Sons to be towed to haul lumber by the steamerSt. Joseph. After various sales and rebuilds, by the time it was scuttled in 1940, it was one of the last wooden commercial ships on theGreat Lakes.[143] |
| 62 | Silver Lake (scow-schooner) Shipwreck |  | March 27, 2013 (#13000128) | 7 miles (11 km) northeast ofSheboygan inLake Michigan 43°48′21″N87°34′42″W / 43.8059°N 87.5782°W /43.8059; -87.5782 (Silver Lake (scow-schooner) Shipwreck) | Mosel vicinity | 98.5 footscow-schooner with doublecenterboard, built by M.L. Johnson in Little Point Sable, Michigan, in 1889. Hauled cargo around Lake Michigan until May, 1900, when she was run down by the car ferryPere Marquette in a heavy fog.[144] |
| 63 | Success (scow schooner) Shipwreck | Upload image | October 5, 2015 (#15000711) | .13 mi. SW. ofWhitefish Dunes State Park 44°54′59″N87°12′10″W / 44.916448°N 87.202801°W /44.916448; -87.202801 (Success (scow schooner) Shipwreck) | Sevastopol | 151-ton 2-mastedscow schooner built in 1875 inManitowoc. Hauled lumber on Lake Michigan until November 1896, when she was pushed aground by a storm while loading in Whitefish Bay. Still quite intact, with wire rigging,deadeyes,bilge pump andcenterboard present.[145][146] |
| 64 | Tennie and Laura (Shipwreck) |  | April 11, 2008 (#08000288) | 9 miles off shore fromPort Washington 43°15′39″N87°43′38″W / 43.260833°N 87.727222°W /43.260833; -87.727222 (Tennie and Laura (Shipwreck)) | Port Washington | 73-footscow-schooner built by Gunder Jorgenson inManitowoc in 1876. In 1903, running fromMuskegon to Milwaukee under Captain John Sather with a load of lumber, she sank in a storm ten miles from her destination, with one crewman lost.[147] |
| 65 | Transfer (self-unloading barge) Shipwreck |  | November 15, 2021 (#100007124) | 6 miles southeast of the Milwaukee Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse 43°01′05″N87°45′51″W / 43.018167°N 87.764167°W /43.018167; -87.764167 (Transfer (self-unloading barge) Shipwreck) | Milwaukee | 200 feet (61.0 m) wooden-hulled craft built inGibraltar, Michigan in 1872 as the 3-mastedschooner-bargeWilliam McGregor, to be towed carryingiron ore fromLake Superior toLake Erie ports for thirty years. Refitted in 1911 as a self-unloading tow bargeTransfer to ferrycoal from Milwaukee's coal yards to powerhouses. Scuttled in 1923.[148] |
| 66 | Trinidad Shipwreck (Schooner) |  | July 3, 2024 (#100010476) | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) east ofAlgoma Light 44°34′30″N87°12′08″W / 44.574917°N 87.20225°W /44.574917; -87.20225 (Trinidad Shipwreck (Schooner)) | Algoma | 138-foot wood-hulled 2-masted canalschooner, built in 1867 by William Keefe atGrand Island, New York. For most of her early years, she carried iron and coal to Chicago and Milwaukee, and grain back toOswego. In May of 1881, hauling a load of coal from Oswego to Milwaukee, the neglected ship began taking on water and sank off Algoma. The crew escaped in ayawl, but the mascot dog went down with the ship.[149][150] |
| 67 | Tubal Cain (barque) Shipwreck |  | December 4, 2017 (#100001873) | 1.33 miles (2.14 km) NE of Two Rivers harbor entrance inL. Michigan 44°09′22″N87°32′32″W / 44.156017°N 87.542167°W /44.156017; -87.542167 (Tubal Cain (barque) Shipwreck) | Two Rivers vicinity | 137-foot wooden canalbarque built in 1866 by J.M. Jones of Detroit, built to carry grain between Chicago and New York via theWelland Canal. On Nov 26, 1867, heading out from Milwaukee carrying 18,000 bushels of wheat, she ran ashore just off Two Rivers, and settled into quicksand.[151] |
| 68 | Walter B. Allen (canaller) Shipwreck |  | November 10, 2011 (#11000811) | 7 miles northeast of Sheboygan in Lake Michigan 43°49′49″N87°36′31″W / 43.83035°N 87.6087°W /43.83035; -87.6087 (Walter B. Allen (canaller) Shipwreck) | Mosel | 2-masted schooner-rigged canaller, built in 1866 in Ogdensburg, NY, sized to just fit through theWelland Canal locks. Hauled grain east from Chicago toBuffalo orOswego and coal west. Sank while being towed through a storm in 1880 and now sits under 175 feet of water, very intact.[152] |
| 69 | Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer) |  | October 7, 2009 (#09000820) | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Kenosha[22] 42°31′58″N87°42′31″W / 42.532683°N 87.708733°W /42.532683; -87.708733 (Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer)) | Kenosha | Early iron hulled passenger and package freight vessel built in 1881 by theDetroit Dry Dock Company ofWyandotte, Michigan. She was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1907. She sank in 1929 with the loss of 9 lives after her cargo shifted.[153] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Wayne Shipwreck |  | January 2, 2018 (#100001932) | About 8 miles offVermilion. 41°31′00″N82°23′00″W / 41.516667°N 82.383333°W /41.516667; -82.383333 (Anthony Wayne Shipwreck) | Vermilion vicinity | A 156-foot sidewheel steamer that was built in 1837 by Samuel L. Hubbel ofPerrysburg, Ohio. She sank in 1850 about eight miles north ofVermilion, Ohio after her boilers exploded. She is the second oldest shipwreck inOhio waters (after the recently discovered schoonerLake Serpent),[154] and the oldest known wreck of a steamship in the Great Lakes.[155] |
| 2 | Dunkirk Schooner Site |  | May 1, 2009 (#09000285) | About 20 miles offDunkirk, New York 42°33′00″N79°36′00″W / 42.550000°N 79.600000°W /42.550000; -79.600000 (Dunkirk Schooner Site) | Dunkirk | Remains of an early, unidentified Great Lakes schooner resting in 170 feet (52 m) of water.[156] |
| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Peter, (Shipwreck) | .jpg) | March 22, 2004 (#04000226) | NearPultneyville 43°18′42″N77°07′52″W / 43.311667°N 77.131111°W /43.311667; -77.131111 (St. Peter, (Shipwreck)) | Pultneyville | 135.7-foot schooner built in 1873 and sank in 1898. She lies in 110-feet of water.[157] |
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