List of shipwrecks in Lake Michigan

Out of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, the only one entirely within the borders of the United States, contains the largest number of shipwrecks, thanks to its past as a major navigational artery.[1] Out of the known shipwrecks in the lake, 69 of them are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, within the waters of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana.[1]

List

Ship Ship type Build date Sunk date Flag Fate Coordinates Image Sources
A. D. Patchin Wooden paddle steamer 1846 1850 United States Stranded on Ile Aux Galets on 17 September 1850. Grounding spurred the construction of the Ile Aux Galets Light. Wreck tentatively located in 2014. 45°40′10″N 85°11′13″W / 45.669308°N 85.18688°W / 45.669308; -85.18688 (A. D. Patchin) [2][3]
Adrian Iselin Steel canaller 1914 1968 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Frankfort, Michigan, in 1968, with Tampico. 44°37′46″N 86°13′37″W / 44.629527°N 86.226891°W / 44.629527; -86.226891 (Adrian Iselin) [4][5]
Adriatic Wooden schooner-barge 1889 1934 United States Tied up and abandoned at a dock in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in 1927. Burned to the waterline and sank in 1934. 44°50′12″N 87°23′00″W / 44.836722°N 87.383444°W / 44.836722; -87.383444 (Adriatic) [6][7]
Algosteel Steel bulk freighter 1907 1967 Canada Sunk as a breakwater in Burns Harbor, Indiana, in 1967. 41°38′58″N 87°07′51″W / 41.649339°N 87.130967°W / 41.649339; -87.130967 (Algosteel) [8]
Alice E. Wilds Wooden steam barge 1883 1892 United States On June 12, 1892 while bound from Chicago, Illinois, for Escanaba, Michigan, with a cargo of lumber, Alive E. Wilds encountered a thick fog and was rammed and sunk by the steamer Douglas off Milwaukee, Wisconsin without loss of life. Wreck located in 2015. 43°08′41″N 87°27′34″W / 43.144858°N 87.459551°W / 43.144858; -87.459551 (Alice E. Wilds) [9][10]
Alleghany Wooden steamship 1849 1855 United States Ran aground after losing power in a gale at North Point, near Milwaukee, in October 1855, while headed for that port. 42°59′10″N 87°51′46″W / 42.986°N 87.8628°W / 42.986; -87.8628 (Alleghany) [11]
Amasa Stone Steel bulk freighter 1905 1965 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Charlevoix, Michigan, with Charles S. Hebard. 45°19′05″N 85°17′32″W / 45.31814°N 85.292155°W / 45.31814; -85.292155 (Amasa Stone) [12]
Amazon Wooden package freighter 1873 1879 United States Ran aground at Grand Haven, Michigan, on 29 October 1879, while laden with flour and general merchandise. 43°03′16″N 86°15′33″W / 43.054516°N 86.259114°W / 43.054516; -86.259114 (Amazon) [13]
Ann Arbor No. 5 Steel ferry 1910 after 1970 United States Stern section began leaking and sank on the voyage from South Haven, Michigan, for a scrapyard in Holland, Michigan. Wreck discovered in 2005. 42°22′46″N 86°27′25″W / 42.379333°N 86.457°W / 42.379333; -86.457 (Ann Arbor No. 5) [14]
Arctic Wooden tugboat 1881 1930 United States Dismantled and abandoned at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1930. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 44°06′51″N 87°37′52″W / 44.11405°N 87.63115°W / 44.11405; -87.63115 (Arctic) [15][16]
Atlanta Wooden steamship 1891 1906 United States Burned near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, while travelling between Milwaukee, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on 18 March 1906. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 43°34′15″N 87°46′58″W / 43.570883°N 87.7827°W / 43.570883; -87.7827 (Atlanta) [17][18]
Aurora Wooden barge 1887 1932 United States Originally built as a bulk freighter. Abandoned in Grand Haven, in 1927, destroyed by fire in 1932. 43°04′36″N 86°13′40″W / 43.076546°N 86.227765°W / 43.076546; -86.227765 (Aurora) [19]
Australasia Wooden bulk freighter 1884 1896 United States Burned near Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, on 17 October 1896, while bound for Milwaukee, laden with coal. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 44°55′12″N 87°11′08″W / 44.92°N 87.1855°W / 44.92; -87.1855 (Australasia) [20][21]
Bayton Steel bulk freighter 1904 1966 Canada Sunk as a breakwater in Burns Harbor, in 1966. 41°38′55″N 87°07′53″W / 41.648641°N 87.131251°W / 41.648641; -87.131251 (Bayton) [22]
Buffalo Wooden barque 1837 1848 United States Blown ashore at the Manitou Islands on 27 September 1848, while laden with lumber. [23]
Burlington Steel canaller 1897 1936 United States San aground while entering the harbour at Holland, on 6 December 1936, subsequently breaking in two. 42°46′18″N 86°13′00″W / 42.771686°N 86.216708°W / 42.771686; -86.216708 (Burlington) [24]
Calumet Wooden bulk freighter 1884 1889 United States Struck her anchor in the Detroit River while upbound from Buffalo, New York, for Milwaukee, with coal, receiving temporary repairs and a steam pump to keep the hull free of water. Began leaking during a storm on Lake Michigan following the pump's failure, beached near Fort Sheridan, Illinois, on 27 November 1889, to prevent her from sinking. 42°12′00″N 87°43′00″W / 42.200022°N 87.716728°W / 42.200022; -87.716728 (Calumet) [25][26]
Cayuga Steel package freighter 1889 1895 United States Sank in a collision in fog with the wooden steam barge Joseph L. Hurd on 10 May 1895, near Ile Aux Galets, while laden with flour and miscellaneous cargo. 45°43′14″N 85°11′24″W / 45.72065°N 85.190017°W / 45.72065; -85.190017 (Cayuga) [27]
Charles Hubbard Steel bulk freighter 1907 1966 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Burns Harbor, in 1967. 41°38′57″N 87°07′52″W / 41.649187°N 87.131122°W / 41.649187; -87.131122 (Charles Hubbard) [28]
Charles S. Hebard Steel bulk freighter 1906 1965 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Charlevoix, with Amasa Stone. 45°19′08″N 85°17′26″W / 45.319°N 85.290492°W / 45.319; -85.290492 (Charles S. Hebard) [29]
City of Boston Wooden steamship 1863 1873 United States Ran ashore near Frankfort, on 20 November 1873, while laden with corn and flour. 44°35′02″N 86°13′28″W / 44.58397°N 86.224455°W / 44.58397; -86.224455 (City of Boston) [30][31]
City of Glasgow Wooden barge 1891 1917 United States Broke loose from the tug John Hunsader while headed to Sturgeon Bay, with limestone on 6 October 1917, and stranded on a beach. 44°50′19″N 87°16′15″W / 44.83865°N 87.270967°W / 44.83865; -87.270967 (City of Glasgow) [32]
City of Kalamazoo Wooden barge 1892 1922 United States Wrecked in Little Sturgeon Bay on 5 September 1922, while under tow of the tug Satisfaction. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Wreck originally misidentified as that of the steamer Puritan, the correct identity being established in 2022. 44°50′44″N 87°33′00″W / 44.84555°N 87.549883°W / 44.84555; -87.549883 (City of Kalamazoo) [33][34][35]
Columbia Wooden steamship 1873 1881 Canada Sank near Frankfort, while bound from Chicago, for Collingwood, Ontario, with a cargo of corn on 10 September 1881, after her cargo shifted in a gale. [36][37]
Congress Wooden steam barge 1867 1904 United States Burned near South Manitou Island on 5 October 1904, while unloading lumber. 45°01′29″N 86°05′27″W / 45.024833°N 86.090833°W / 45.024833; -86.090833 (Congress) [38]
Daisy Day Wooden steam barge 1880 1891 United States Grounded on a sandbar bear Claybanks Township, Michigan, on 11 October 1891, before departing for Milwaukee, with a cargo of lumber. Wreck located in 2003. 43°31′40″N 86°29′17″W / 43.527833°N 86.488033°W / 43.527833; -86.488033 (Daisy Day) [39]
David Dows Wooden schooner 1881 1889 United States Sprang a leak and sank in a storm on 25 November 1889, while under tow of the freighter Aurora, bound for Chicago with a cargo of coal. 41°45′57″N 87°23′35″W / 41.765833°N 87.393°W / 41.765833; -87.393 (David Dows) [40]
Delaware Wooden steamship 1846 1855 United States Driven ashore in a storm near Sheboygan, on 5 November 1855, killing 11 members of the crew. 43°38′59″N 87°43′28″W / 43.649733°N 87.724567°W / 43.649733; -87.724567 (Delaware) [41]
Eber Ward Wooden package freighter 1888 1909 United States Sank in the Straits of Mackinac on 9 April 1909 after striking floating ice while bound from Milwaukee, for Port Huron, Michigan, with a cargo of corn. 45°48′44″N 84°49′08″W / 45.812133°N 84.818883°W / 45.812133; -84.818883 (Eber Ward) [42]
Empire State Wooden barge 1862 1916 United States Abandoned in Sturgeon Bay, in 1916, burned to the waterline in 1931. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 44°50′31″N 87°23′44″W / 44.8419°N 87.39555°W / 44.8419; -87.39555 (Empire State) [43][44]
E. M. B. A. Wooden schooner-barge 1890 1932 United States Scuttled outside Milwaukee, on 15 December 1932. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 43°03′54″N 87°44′59″W / 43.065093°N 87.749585°W / 43.065093; -87.749585 (E. M. B. A.) [45][46]
Falcon Wooden bulk freighter 1881 1909 United States Grounded on South Fox Island on 7 November 1909, while bound from Escanaba, for East Jordan, Michigan, with iron ore. 45°25′20″N 85°52′46″W / 45.422183°N 85.879483°W / 45.422183; -85.879483 (Falcon) [47]
F. J. King Wooden schooner 1867 1886 United States Sprang a leak and sank in a storm on 15 September 1886, while bound from Escanaba, for Chicago, with a cargo of iron ore. Wreck located in 2025. 45°04′34″N 86°59′35″W / 45.076133°N 86.993133°W / 45.076133; -86.993133 (F. J. King) [48]
Fletcher Wooden bulk freighter 1873 1880 United States Driven aground on South Fox Island by a storm on 21 November 1880, while from Chicago, for Buffalo, with corn. 45°26′40″N 85°53′20″W / 45.444441°N 85.888844°W / 45.444441; -85.888844 (Fletcher) [49]
Fountain City Wooden bulk freighter 1857 1896 United States Burned while docked in Sturgeon Bay, on 5 May 1896. 44°50′50″N 87°23′27″W / 44.847139°N 87.390778°W / 44.847139; -87.390778 (Fountain City) [50]
Francisco Morazan Steel ocean freighter 1922 1960 Liberia Ran aground on South Manitou Island on 29 November 1960, due to a blinding snowstorm, while bound from Chicago, for Rotterdam, and Hamburg. 44°59′48″N 86°08′30″W / 44.9966°N 86.1417°W / 44.9966; -86.1417 (Francisco Morazan) [51][52]
Francis Hinton Wooden steam barge 1889 1909 United States Sprang a leak during a gale while bound from Manistique, Michigan, for Chicago, with a cargo of lumber on 16 November 1909. Ran aground while seeking shelter in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 44°06′40″N 87°37′53″W / 44.111167°N 87.631267°W / 44.111167; -87.631267 (Francis Hinton) [53][54]
Fred McBrier Wooden steam barge 1881 1890 United States Sank in the Straits of Mackinac on 3 October 1890, in a collision with the freighter Progress, while downbound with iron ore from Gladstone, Michigan, towing the schooner-barges A. Stewart and J. B. Lozen. 45°48′21″N 84°55′18″W / 45.8057°N 84.921683°W / 45.8057; -84.921683 (Fred McBrier) [55][56][57]
F. W. Wheeler Wooden bulk freighter 1887 1893 United States Stranded off Michigan City, Indiana, during a snow storm on 3 December 1893, while laden with coal. 41°44′46″N 86°51′56″W / 41.746031°N 86.865464°W / 41.746031; -86.865464 (F. W. Wheeler) [58]
George F. Williams Wooden bulk freighter 1889 1915 United States Abandoned in 1913. Towed out into Lake Michigan, and scuttled off Hammond, Indiana, on 21 April 1915. 41°41′58″N 87°30′38″W / 41.699476°N 87.510664°W / 41.699476; -87.510664 (George F. Williams) [59]
George W. Morley Wooden steam barge 1888 1897 United States Burned directly offshore from Evanston, Illinois, on 5 December 1897, while bound from Milwaukee, to Chicago, without cargo. 42°02′38″N 87°40′05″W / 42.044°N 87.668167°W / 42.044; -87.668167 (George W. Morley) [60]
H. C. Akeley Wooden bulk freighter 1881 1883 United States Experienced engine failure during a storm on 11 November 1883, while bound from Chicago, for Buffalo, with a cargo of corn and the schooner Arab in tow. Sank two days later, killing six crewmen. Wreck located in 2001. 42°39′31″N 86°31′42″W / 42.65875°N 86.528333°W / 42.65875; -86.528333 (H. C. Akeley) [61]
Henry Cort Whaleback freighter 1892 1934 United States Collided with the breakwall during a storm at Muskegon, Michigan, on 30 November 1934. Sank against the wall the following day. 43°13′38″N 86°20′44″W / 43.227167°N 86.345617°W / 43.227167; -86.345617 (Henry Cort) [62]
Hippocampus Wooden steamship 1867 1868 United States Sank in a squall on 8 September 1868, while travelling from St. Joseph, Michigan, for Chicago, laden with peaches. 26 lives lost. [63][64]
Hiram W. Sibley Wooden bulk freighter 1890 1898 United States Ran aground on South Manitou Island on 27 November 1898, while bound from Chicago, for Detroit, Michigan, with a cargo of corn. Refloated, but grounded on South Fox Island, and broke apart in a storm. 45°27′52″N 85°47′19″W / 45.464483°N 85.788567°W / 45.464483; -85.788567 (Hiram W. Sibley) [65]
Ironsides Wooden steamship 1864 1873 United States Sister ship of Lac La Belle. Ran into a storm on 14 September 1873, on a routine trip from Milwaukee, for Grand Haven, began leaking, and sank with the loss of roughly 20 lives the following day. 43°02′54″N 86°19′09″W / 43.0483°N 86.3191°W / 43.0483; -86.3191 (Ironsides) [66]
Jarvis Lord Wooden bulk freighter 1873 1885 United States Sank after springing a leak in the Manitou Passage, while carrying iron ore from St. Ignace, Michigan, for Chicago, on 17 or 18 August 1885. Modern speculation attributes the sinking to a possible grounding on a shoal. 44°57′47″N 85°59′23″W / 44.963056°N 85.989722°W / 44.963056; -85.989722 (Jarvis Lord) [67]
Java Iron package freighter 1872 1878 United States Departed Bay City, Michigan, on 17 August 1878, laden with salt bound for Chicago. Foundered of Big Sable Point the following morning, after developing a leak in her stern, presumably due to damage sustained near the propeller shaft. [68]
J. C. Ames Wooden tugboat 1881 1923 United States Towed out into Lake Michigan outside Manitowoc, and burned, in 1923. Wreck located in 2025. 44°06′33″N 87°38′19″W / 44.109183°N 87.638533°W / 44.109183; -87.638533 (J. C. Ames) [69]
J. D. Marshall Wooden steam barge 1891 1911 United States Capsized near Michigan City, on 11 June 1911. 41°40′07″N 87°03′55″W / 41.66868°N 87.065191°W / 41.66868; -87.065191 (J. D. Marshall) [70]
J. M. Allmendinger Wooden steam barge 1883 1895 United States Ran aground during a blizzard on 26 November 1895, near Mequon, Wisconsin, while bound from Milwaukee, for Sturgeon Bay, with lumber. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 43°13′05″N 87°53′39″W / 43.218117°N 87.894183°W / 43.218117; -87.894183 (J. M. Allmendinger) [71][72]
John V. Moran Wooden package freighter 1888 1899 United States Left Milwaukee, for Muskegon, on 9 February 1899, laden with flour and miscellaneous cargo. Developed a leak after being punctured by ice early the following morning, taken in tow, but eventually cast off. Still afloat by 12 February. Wreck discovered in 2015. 43°09′48″N 86°41′08″W / 43.163367°N 86.685653°W / 43.163367; -86.685653 (John V. Moran) [73]
Julia Iron paddle steamer 1843 1894 United States Built to survey the topography of the Great Lakes. Originally named Colonel Abert, then Surveyor. Abandoned in the Sheboygan River in 1888, then scuttled in Sheboygan harbour in November 1894. 43°44′59″N 87°42′07″W / 43.74965°N 87.70195°W / 43.74965; -87.70195 (Julia) [74]
Kalamazoo Wooden steam barge 1888 1892 United States Sank in the middle of Lake Michigan due to a collision with the steamer Pilgrim on 25 May 1892, while bound from Holland, to Chicago. [75][76]
Kate Williams Wooden tugboat 1862 1907 United States Wrecked by a storm in September 1907, while at anchor between Washington Island and Rock Island. 45°24′07″N 86°51′03″W / 45.402°N 86.85085°W / 45.402; -86.85085 (Kate Williams) [77]
Lac La Belle Wooden steamship 1864 1872 United States Sister ship of Ironsides. Ran into a storm on 13 October 1872, on a routine trip for Grand Haven, began leaking, and sank with the loss of eight lives early the following day. Wreck located in 2022. 42°36′09″N 87°31′36″W / 42.602533°N 87.526717°W / 42.602533; -87.526717 (Lac La Belle) [78]
Lakeland Steel package freighter 1887 1924 United States Developed a serious leak and sank on 3 December 1924, near Sturgeon Bay, while bound from Chicago, for Detroit, loaded with 23 automobiles. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 44°47′20″N 87°11′19″W / 44.789°N 87.188667°W / 44.789; -87.188667 (Lakeland) [79][80]
Louisville Wooden steamship 1853 1857 United States Burned and sank off Calumet, Illinois, while travelling from Chicago, for St. Joseph, with a cargoo of grain, on 29 September 1857. 41°46′10″N 87°20′23″W / 41.769333°N 87.339833°W / 41.769333; -87.339833 (Louisville) [81]
LV-57 Wooden lightship 1891 after 1928 United States Wrecked by a storm sometime after 1928, after use as a clubhouse in Milwaukee. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 43°00′06″N 87°53′08″W / 43.001533°N 87.8855°W / 43.001533; -87.8855 (LV-57) [82][83]
Material Service Steel barge 1929 1936 United States Left Lockport, Illinois, on 28 July 1936, after loading sand bound for Calumet Harbor, Illinois. Sunk by a rough seas near her destination the following day, killing 15 crewmen. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 41°44′20″N 87°30′14″W / 41.738833°N 87.503833°W / 41.738833; -87.503833 (Material Service) [84][85]
Merchant Iron package freighter 1862 1875 United States Ran aground on Racine Reef outside Racine, Wisconsin, on 6 October 1875, subsequently breaking up. 42°43′48″N 87°45′51″W / 42.72995°N 87.764217°W / 42.72995; -87.764217 (Merchant) [86]
Milwaukee Wooden steamship 1852 1859 United States Sank near Grays Reef on 29 November 1895, in a collision with the schooner J. H. Tiffany, while bound from Milwaukee, for Buffalo, with wheat and flour. 45°43′30″N 85°14′51″W / 45.725°N 85.2475°W / 45.725; -85.2475 (Milwaukee) [87]
Milwaukee Wooden paddle steamer 1859 1868 United States Ran aground on a sandbar while entering the harbour at Grand Haven, on 8 October 1868, during a storm. 43°03′41″N 86°15′26″W / 43.061518°N 86.257162°W / 43.061518; -86.257162 (Milwaukee) [88]
Milwaukee Wooden steam barge 1868 1886 United States Sank in a collision with the steam barge C. Hickox on 9 July 1886, while heading from Chicago, to Muskegon, to load lumber. Wreck located in 2023. 42°44′05″N 86°54′09″W / 42.734833°N 86.9025°W / 42.734833; -86.9025 (Milwaukee) [89]
Milwaukee Fireboat 17 Wooden fireboat 1893 1930 United States Scuttled near Milwaukee, on 12 May 1930. Wreck located in 2024. 43°03′20″N 87°47′32″W / 43.0555°N 87.79215°W / 43.0555; -87.79215 (Milwaukee Fireboat 17) [90]
Milwaukee Fireboat 23 Wooden fireboat 1896 1922 United States Scuttled through burning near Milwaukee, in December 1922. Wreck located in 2005. 43°00′57″N 87°48′11″W / 43.015778°N 87.802917°W / 43.015778; -87.802917 (Milwaukee Fireboat 23) [91]
Minneapolis Wooden bulk freighter 1873 1894 United States Sank in the Straits of Mackinac on 4 April 1894, while travelling from Chicago, to Buffalo, with a cargo of corn. 45°48′31″N 84°43′54″W / 45.808517°N 84.731733°W / 45.808517; -84.731733 (Minneapolis) [92]
Minnehaha Wooden schooner-barge 1880 1893 United States 44°29′43″N 86°14′31″W / 44.495306°N 86.241833°W / 44.495306; -86.241833 (Minnehaha) [93]
M. J. Bartelme Steel bulk freighter 1895 1928 United States Ran aground on Cana Island on 4 October 1928, while bound from Milwaukee, for Escanaba, without cargo. 45°05′12″N 87°02′49″W / 45.0866°N 87.046833°W / 45.0866; -87.046833 (M. J. Bartelme) [94]
Muskegon Wooden sandsucker 1872 1910 United States Burned on 6 October 1910, while docked in Michigan City, while loaded with sand. 41°43′00″N 86°56′00″W / 41.716667°N 86.933333°W / 41.716667; -86.933333 (Muskegon) [95][96]
Muskegon Wooden paddle steamer 1871 1905 United States Damaged beyond repair while in dry dock in Milwaukee, on 22 September 1896. Towed to Manitowoc, that same year, and was dismantled and abandoned in 1905. 44°06′25″N 87°38′32″W / 44.10695°N 87.64235°W / 44.10695; -87.64235 (Muskegon) [97]
Muskegon Iron paddle steamer 1881 1919 United States Collided with the breakwater while entering the harbour at Muskegon, during a gale, on a routine voyage from Milwaukee, on 28 October 1919, killing around 30 people. 43°13′30″N 86°20′49″W / 43.224918°N 86.34701°W / 43.224918; -86.34701 (Muskegon) [98]
Nahant Wooden bulk freighter 1873 1897 United States Burned while docked at Escanaba, on 29 November 1897. 45°44′48″N 87°02′42″W / 45.746534°N 87.044892°W / 45.746534; -87.044892 (Nahant) [99]
Niko Wooden steam barge 1889 1924 United States Sank in a gale off Garden Island on 2 November 1924, while headed for Manistique, with a cargo of lumber, and the schooner-barge C. E. Redfern in tow. 45°48′20″N 85°26′30″W / 45.805592°N 85.441708°W / 45.805592; -85.441708 (Niko) [100]
No. 2 Wooden railway barge 1895 1907 United States Capsized in the Chicago harbour due to the faulty loading of railway cars on 6 September 1906. Raised, towed out into Lake Michigan and sunk by dynamite early in 1907. 41°44′54″N 87°27′00″W / 41.748367°N 87.450042°W / 41.748367; -87.450042 (No. 2) [101][102]
Northwest Wooden schooner 1873 1898 United States Sank in the Straits of Mackinac on 6 April 1898, after striking ice, while under tow of the freighter Aurora from Chicago, for Buffalo, laden with corn. 45°47′27″N 84°51′29″W / 45.790833°N 84.858133°W / 45.790833; -84.858133 (Northwest) [103][104]
Orion Wooden paddle steamer 1865 1870 United States Grounded on a sand bar at Grand Haven, on 16 October 1870, while carrying 700 barrels of apples. Later destroyed by storm 43°03′19″N 86°15′15″W / 43.055331°N 86.254249°W / 43.055331; -86.254249 (Orion) [105]
Pere Marquette 18 Steel ferry 1902 1910 United States Left Ludington, Michigan, for Milwaukee, on the night of 8 September 1910, laden with 29 rail cars containing coal and other freight. Developed a serious leak in her stern the following morning, sinking a few hours later, killing 29 people. Wreck discovered in 2020. 43°44′30″N 87°18′16″W / 43.7417°N 87.3044°W / 43.7417; -87.3044 (Pere Marquette 18) [106][107]
Pillsbury Steel bulk freighter 1901 1966 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Burns Harbor, in 1966. 41°38′57″N 87°07′53″W / 41.649171°N 87.131461°W / 41.649171; -87.131461 (Pillsbury) [108]
Princeton Steel bulk freighter 1900 1967 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Burns Harbor, in 1967. 41°38′57″N 87°07′53″W / 41.649199°N 87.131297°W / 41.649199; -87.131297 (Princeton) [109]
Prins Willem V Steel ocean freighter 1948[a] 1954 Netherlands Collided with the towing cables connecting the tug Chicago and the Sinclair Oil Corporation's Barge No. 12 shortly after leaving Milwaukee, on 14 October 1954, while laden with a mixed cargo bound for Europe. 43°01′32″N 87°48′32″W / 43.02565°N 87.8088°W / 43.02565; -87.8088 (Prins Willem V) [110]
R. G. Peters Wooden steam barge 1880 1882 United States Caught fire and burned to the waterline in a severe gale and snowstorm near Milwaukee, on 2 December 1882, while headed from St. Joseph, for Manistee, Michigan, with the barge A. W. Luckey in tow, killing all 14 aboard. [111][112]
Rising Sun Wooden steamship 1884 1917 United States Grounded on Pyramid Point near Sleeping Bear Dunes on 29 October 1917, while hauling supplies from St. Joseph, to the House of David's compound on High Island. 44°58′10″N 85°55′55″W / 44.969356°N 85.931829°W / 44.969356; -85.931829 (Rising Sun) [113]
Robert C. Pringle Wooden tugboat 1903 1922 United States Struck a floating object and sank on 19 June 1922, while headed from Milwaukee, to Sandusky, Ohio, with a freighter in tow. Wreck located in 2008, and listed on the National Register of Historic Place in 2020. 43°41′30″N 87°33′18″W / 43.691667°N 87.555°W / 43.691667; -87.555 (Robert C. Pringle) [114][115]
Rotarian Wooden paddle steamer 1889 1931 United States Machinery removed in 1927, and converted for use as a restaurant at Clark Street on the Chicago River. Sank after falling into disrepair in 1931; raised and scuttled in Lake Michigan on 28 September, that year. 41°57′01″N 87°26′04″W / 41.950278°N 87.434444°W / 41.950278; -87.434444 (Rotarian) [116]
Salvor Steel barge 1896 1930 United States Originally built as the turret deck ship Turret Chief, later converted to barge. Grounded near Muskegon, on 26 September 1930, after breaking free from a tug while headed to that port from DeTour, Michigan, while carrying stone. 43°15′37″N 86°22′07″W / 43.26025°N 86.36865°W / 43.26025; -86.36865 (Salvor) [117]
SC-419 SC-1-class subchaser 1918 after 1929 United States Subchaser sunk as a breakwater off Zion, Illinois, in the 1930s. SC-419 established as the most likely identity of the wreck, though SC-418 is also a possible candidate. 42°27′32″N 87°47′49″W / 42.458917°N 87.7969°W / 42.458917; -87.7969 (SC-419) [118][119]
S. C. Baldwin Wooden barge 1871 1908 United States Capsized near Two Rivers, on 27 August 1908, while southbound from Sturgeon Bay, with a cargo of stone. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 44°11′35″N 87°27′12″W / 44.193011°N 87.453247°W / 44.193011; -87.453247 (S. C. Baldwin) [120][121]
Sea Bird Wooden paddle steamer 1859 1868 United States Burned offshore of Waukegan, Illinois, on 9 April 1868, while carrying passengers and general freight from Two Rivers, to Chicago. Between 72 and 100 people died. 42°18′54″N 87°49′16″W / 42.314867°N 87.821033°W / 42.314867; -87.821033 (Sea Bird) [122][123]
Senator Steel bulk freighter 1896 1929 United States Sank in a collision with the freighter Marquette 16 miles (25.7 km) west of Port Washington, Wisconsin, while bound from Milwaukee, for Detroit, laden with 268 Nash automobiles, killing seven. Wreck located in 2005, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 43°20′08″N 87°34′11″W / 43.335644°N 87.569846°W / 43.335644; -87.569846 (Senator) [124][125][126]
Sheboygan Wooden paddle steamer 1869 1914 United States Towed out into Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, and burned on 24 September 1914. 44°06′34″N 87°38′16″W / 44.109417°N 87.63785°W / 44.109417; -87.63785 (Sheboygan) [127]
Sidney O. Neff Wooden steam barge 1890 1939 United States Towed into Lake Michigan from the Menominee River on 31 October 1939, and scuttled. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. 45°05′31″N 87°34′37″W / 45.092°N 87.577°W / 45.092; -87.577 (Sidney O. Neff) [128][129]
St. Albans Wooden canaller 1868 1881 United States Sank after being punctured by ice near Milwaukee, on 30 January 1881, while headed from that port for Ludington, carrying flour and livestock. 43°04′00″N 87°45′33″W / 43.066533°N 87.759267°W / 43.066533; -87.759267 (St. Albans) [130]
State of Michigan Wooden steamship 1873 1901 United States Sank off Montague, Michigan, on 15 or 18 October 1901, while travelling between Muskegon, and Manistee, with a cargo of salt destined for Chicago, after her engine's piston rod broke and punctured her hull. 43°23′20″N 86°27′51″W / 43.388933°N 86.464183°W / 43.388933; -86.464183 (State of Michigan) [131][132]
St. Lawrence Wooden bulk freighter 1890 1898 United States Driven ashore by a storm on Point Betsie, on 25 November 1898, while loaded with corn bound from Chicago, for Prescott, Ontario. 44°40′19″N 86°15′42″W / 44.671817°N 86.26165°W / 44.671817; -86.26165 (St. Lawrence) [133][134]
Superior Wooden bulk freighter 1873 1898 United States Beached on Gull Island on 28 August 1898, after developing a leak while hauling iron ore from Escanaba, for Toledo, Ohio. 45°42′55″N 85°50′01″W / 45.715278°N 85.833694°W / 45.715278; -85.833694 (Superior) [135]
Sydney C. McLouth Wooden package freighter 1880 1912 United States Burned to the waterline and sank in Green Bay near Pensaukee, Wisconsin, on 27 June 1912, after unloading cement in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 44°50′00″N 87°48′53″W / 44.833417°N 87.814767°W / 44.833417; -87.814767 (Sydney C. McLouth) [136][137]
Tampico Steel canaller 1900 1968 United States Sunk as a breakwater in Frankfort, in 1968, with Adrian Iselin. 44°37′46″N 86°13′33″W / 44.629554°N 86.225964°W / 44.629554; -86.225964 (Tampico) [138]
The Straits of Mackinac Steel bulk freighter 1928 2003 United States Sunk as a diving attraction near Evanston, in 2003 42°02′44″N 87°30′50″W / 42.0455°N 87.514°W / 42.0455; -87.514 (The Straits of Mackinac) [139][140]
Thomas A. Scott Wooden schooner-barge 1869 1880 United States Sank in a collision with the package freighter Avon near Milwaukee, on 29 October 1880, while under tow of the freighter Connemaugh, laden with corn from Chicago. Wreck located in 2005. 43°01′30″N 87°52′20″W / 43.024933°N 87.8722°W / 43.024933; -87.8722 (Thomas A. Scott) [141]
Transfer Wooden schooner-barge 1872 1923 United States Scuttled outside Milwaukee, by ramming on 6 December 1923. Wreck located in 2009, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 43°01′05″N 87°45′51″W / 43.018167°N 87.764167°W / 43.018167; -87.764167 (Transfer) [142][143]
T. S. Christie Wooden steam barge 1885 1933 United States Driven ashore by a blizzard near Manistee, on 7 November 1933, while loaded with cordwood. 44°18′22″N 86°18′24″W / 44.3061°N 86.30655°W / 44.3061; -86.30655 (T. S. Christie) [144]
Uganda Wooden bulk freighter 1892 1913 United States Sank in the Straits of Mackinac on 19 April 1913, after being cut by ice, while bound from Milwaukee, for Buffalo, with a cargo of corn. 45°50′33″N 85°03′00″W / 45.84255°N 85.049967°W / 45.84255; -85.049967 (Uganda) [145]
Vega Steel bulk freighter 1893 1905 United States Driven ashore on South Fox Island by the Mataafa Storm on 29 November 1905, while bound for Gary, Indiana, with iron ore. Pounded to pieces by the storm. 45°26′26″N 85°51′02″W / 45.440517°N 85.850583°W / 45.440517; -85.850583 (Vega) [146]
Vernon Wooden package freighter 1886 1887 United States Departed Frankfort, on 28 October 1887, headed for the eastern shore of Lake Michigan laden with miscellaneous freight. Foundered in a heavy storm near Rawley Point the following day, killing around 50 people, leaving only a single survivor. 44°12′08″N 87°24′44″W / 44.202222°N 87.412222°W / 44.202222; -87.412222 (Vernon) [147]
Volunteer Wooden bulk freighter 1888 1914 United States Towed out into Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and scuttled, following the removal of her machinery. 42°59′04″N 87°51′38″W / 42.984578°N 87.860428°W / 42.984578; -87.860428 (Volunteer) [148]
Walter L. Frost Wooden package freighter 1883 1903 United States Stranded on South Manitou Island on 4 November 1903, while bound from Chicago, for Ogdensburg, New York, loaded with corn and general merchandise. 44°59′46″N 86°08′33″W / 44.996033°N 86.142533°W / 44.996033; -86.142533 (Walter L. Frost) [149][150]
Westmoreland Wooden steamship 1853 1854 United States Sank in a storm near Sleeping Bear Point on 7 December 1854, while laden with a mixed cargo, killing 15 to 17 people. Wreck discovered in 2010. 44°46′46″N 86°10′25″W / 44.779558°N 86.173652°W / 44.779558; -86.173652 (Westmoreland) [151][152]
William A. Reiss Steel bulk freighter 1901 1934 United States Ran aground while trying to enter the harbour at Sheboygan, on 13 October 1934, with a cargo of coal 43°44′47″N 87°41′30″W / 43.74645°N 87.691767°W / 43.74645; -87.691767 (William A. Reiss) [153]
William Livingstone Jr. Wooden tugboat 1874 1880 United States Sank off Cana Island on 4 October 1880, while bound for Peshtigo, Wisconsin, with two barges, after experiencing engine failure and developing a leak. [154][155]
William T. Graves Wooden bulk freighter 1867 1885 United States Ran aground on North Manitou Island on 31 October 1885, while bound from Chicago, to Buffalo, with corn and the schooner–barge George W. Adams in tow. 45°02′57″N 86°00′27″W / 45.049167°N 86.0075°W / 45.049167; -86.0075 (William T. Graves) [156]
W. L. Brown Wooden steam barge 1880[b] 1886 United States Sprang a leak and sank near Green Island on 21 October 1886, while bound from Escanaba, for De Pere, Wisconsin, with a cargo of pig iron. 44°57′53″N 87°33′08″W / 44.964667°N 87.552167°W / 44.964667; -87.552167 (W. L. Brown) [157]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Construction started in 1939.
  2. ^ Built from Neptune, a vessel constructed in 1856.

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