Great lakes shipwreck file

Michigan, at Racine Drowned during practice drill. James Flynn Station Capt. Michigan, Big Sable Point Drowned during rescue. Ontario near Oswego Drowned. Superior at Apostle Isls.

No detail. Erie, at Cleveland Drowned in capsizing of lifeboat. Albert H. Chester M. Erie, near Cleveland Died while on patrol. Nathaniel Robbins 11 th Dist. Supt August 2, unreported Died during district station tour. Ontario, above Kingston Drowned in capsizing of smallboat. Michigan, St. Helena Isl. Drowned in sailboat capsizing. Michigan, near Kewaunee Lost in sailboat accident. Sheridan K. Michigan, near Frankfort Smallboat run down by carferry.

Michigan, Sleeping Bear Pt Killed by lightning. Erie, Middle Ground Lighthouse Died of heart failure while on duty. Light Died at his post, cause unreported, age Adolph H.

Huron, Thunder Bay Drowned. Hugh H. Williams lightship captain November 10, L. Erie, near Buffalo Drowned in sinking of Lightship Andrew Lehy lightship 1 st mate November 10, L. Charles Butler lightship ch. Cornelius Lahey lightship asst engr November 10, L.

Peter Mackey lightship cook November 10, L. Loss of life : none. Carrying : none. Detail : She was in tow of the Ford Motor Co. She was later scrapped in place by Ford workers. Owned by the U. Shipping Board. Master: Capt. William Lamb. More than of the ships were built between and Database Alpha List. File Cabinet. Lakes Shipwreck Research Sites. Lost Lifesavers. Note to genealogists. Ship Files. Some Official Wreck Reports.

Recent site activity Ship Files attachment removed by Dave Swayze. Loran or GPS numbers are not provided.

Divers or others wishing the exact locations of known wrecks should consult local sources. Accidents in rivers or connecting waters are referenced to the lake with which they connect. The Detroit and St. Clair Rivers and Lake St. Clair are treated as separate bodies. Lawrence River. A few entries have multiple major causes e. Includes lives of lifesaving crewmen or bystanders, if they were lost at the same time as the accident. DETAIL : Contains such important detail on the accident as is known as well as additional detail and historical information on the vessel itself.

All known detail is not included for reasons of space. The order in which sources appear has no significance. In some cases, sources in which the vessel would be expected to be found, but is not found, are shown as "not in Jackman, ed. Norton, Bonanza Books, NY, Maritime Press, Mason, MI, Chatham, Ont. Lake Survey, Corps of Engineers, U.