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The Great Lakes, a collection of five freshwater lakes located in North America, have been sailed upon since at least the 17th century, and thousands of ships have been sunk while traversing them. Many of these ships were never found, so the exact number of shipwrecks in the Lakes is unknown; the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives lost, while historian and mariner Mark Thompson has estimated that the total number of wrecks is likely more than 25,000. In the period between 1816, when the Invincible was lost, to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, the Whitefish Point area alone has claimed at least 240 ships.
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Lake Superior
See also: List of shipwrecks of Isle Royale See also: List of shipwrecks of western Lake Superior
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Lake Huron
See also: List of shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | Image |
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| Africa | October 1895 | Sunk while carrying coal on the way from Ashtabula, Ohio to Owen Sound. Wreck discovered in June 2023. | 
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| Arabia | October 1884 | Barque that foundered of Echo Island near Tobermory, Ontario in 120 feet of water. | |||
| Argus |  United States
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9 November 1913 | Wreckage found near Bayfield Ontario Canada | 
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| CC Martin | 1911 | Tug lost with barge Albatross during storm off French River, ten lives lost. | 45°30′56″N 81°04′13″W / 45.51555°N 81.070277°W / 45.51555; -81.070277 (CC Martin) | ||
| Cedarville | United States
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7 May 1965 | A bulk carrier that collided with Topdalsfjord in the Straits of Mackinac. | 45°47.235′N 85°40.248′W / 45.787250°N 85.670800°W / 45.787250; -85.670800 (Cedarville) | 
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| Charles S. Price | United States
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15 November 1913 | Capsized in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Sighted floating upside-down on 10 November 1913 and identified as Charles S. Price before it sank on 15 November 1913. Wreck was not found until the 1960s. | 43°11.89980′N 82°23.89980′W / 43.19833000°N 82.39833000°W / 43.19833000; -82.39833000 (Charles S. Price) | 
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| Choctaw | United States
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12 February 1915 | Sank in a collision with Wahcondah. | 45°32′03″N 83°30′33″W / 45.53427°N 83.50927°W / 45.53427; -83.50927 (SS Choctaw) | 
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| City of Grand Rapids | 29 October 1907 | City of Grand Rapids was a double-decker passenger streamer that caught fire while docked in Little Tub Harbour. For the security of the harbour, the City of Grand Rapids was towed out into Georgian Bay and released to burn. From there she drifted to the head of Big Tub Harbour where she burnt to the waterline and sank. | 
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| Cornelia B. Windiate | 27 November 1875 | Iced up and slowly sank in a storm after passing through the Straits of Mackinac. | 45°19′33″N 83°19′36″W / 45.325867°N 83.32665°W / 45.325867; -83.32665 (Cornelia B. Windiate) | 
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| Daniel J. Morrell | United States
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29 November 1966 | Broke in two in a storm on Lake Huron, with the aft section coming to rest five miles from the bow. | 43°51′00″N 82°35′24″W / 43.850°N 82.590°W / 43.850; -82.590 (SS Daniel J. Morrell) | 
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| Dorcas Pendell | 6 July 1914 | Shallow-water shipwreck located in the harbor of Harbor Beach, Michigan. Dorcas Pendell was a schooner built in 1884 and burned in place on 6 July 1914 after running aground. | |||
| D.R. Hanna | United States
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16 May 1919 | A 552-foot-long (168 m) steel freighter that sank in a collision with Quincy A. Shaw. | 45°05′03″N 83°05′12″W / 45.084167°N 83.08655°W / 45.084167; -83.08655 (SS D.R. Hanna) | 
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| Emma L. Nielson | 26 June 1911 | Collision in fog off Pointe Aux Barques. | |||
| Erie Belle |  Canada
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21 November 1883 | A steamship that exploded and sank while attempting to rescue the stranded schooner J. N. Carter. | 44°09′24″N 81°39′32″W / 44.156741°N 81.658997°W / 44.156741; -81.658997 (Erie Belle) | 
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| Forest City | 5 June 1904 | The vessel ran aground and sank in foggy weather near south east end of Bear's Rump Island in Georgian Bay near Tobermory. The ship's smashed stem is in 60 feet (18 m) and stern is at 150 feet (46 m) depth. | 45°19.0′N 81°33.0′W / 45.3167°N 81.5500°W / 45.3167; -81.5500 (SS Forest City) | ||
| Hunter Savidge | 20 August 1899 | Capsized and sank off Point Aux Barques. | |||
| Hydrus | United States
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11 November 1913 | Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Its wreck was discovered in July 2015. | 
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| Ironton | 26 September 1894 | A schooner that sank in a collision with the wooden freighter Ohio. | |||
| Isaac M. Scott | United States
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9 November 1913 | A lake freighter that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 45°03′N 83°02′W / 45.050°N 83.033°W / 45.050; -83.033 (SS Isaac M. Scott) | 
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| James C. King | November 1901 | While under tow by W. L. Wetmore, which was wrecked by a storm, James C. King was wrecked too at the northwest end of Bonnet Island near Tobermory, Ontario in about 90 feet (27 m) of water. | 
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| James Carruthers | Canada
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9 November 1913 | Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 44°48′04″N 82°23′49″W / 44.801°N 82.397°W / 44.801; -82.397 (SS James Carruthers) | 
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| James Davidson | 4 October 1883 | Wooden bulk freighter wrecked in shallow water off the coast of Thunder Bay Island while towing a consort-barge to Duluth. While still stranded, its engine and boiler were salvaged, and the rest of it has since broken up and separated about 35 feet (11 m) underwater. | 45°01′56.64″N 83°11′33.78″W / 45.0324000°N 83.1927167°W / 45.0324000; -83.1927167 (James Davidson) | 
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| John A. McGean | United States
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1913 | Lost in storm off Harbor Beach in Lake Huron in the Great Storm of 1913. Wreck discovered in 1985. | 43°57′12″N 82°31′43″W / 43.953267°N 82.528617°W / 43.953267; -82.528617 (SS John A. McGean) | 
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| Kaliyuga | United States
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October 1905 | A wooden steamship lost in a storm. In October 1905 crew of 16 were lost | 
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| Lottie Wolf | 16 October 1891 | The schooner broke up in gale force seas in shallow water about 200 feet (61 m) off the Hope Island Lighthouse in about 30 feet (9.1 m) of water near Midland, Ontario. | |||
| Manasoo |  Canada
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1928 | Discovered 200 feet (61 m) below the Georgian Bay in excellent condition with a 1927 Chevrolet Coupe inside. | 
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| Mapledawn | 30 November 1924 | This steel freighter ran aground in a snow storm on the west side of Christian Island near Midland, Ontario. She is in 35 feet (11 m) of water with part of the stem sticking out of the water. | |||
| Marine City | United States
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28 August 1880 | Sidewheel steamer passenger vessel. Caught on fire and quickly burnt down to the waterline. All crew survived; 5 of 150 passengers lost. Wreck sits in 3 feet of water, just north of Sturgeon Point Light. | 44°46'14.2"N 83°17'22.0"W | 
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| Metamora | Canada
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30 September 1907 | A wooden tug that burned to the waterline near Pointe au Baril, Georgian Bay. | 45°31′43.39″N 80°24′26.61″W / 45.5287194°N 80.4073917°W / 45.5287194; -80.4073917 (Metamora (shipwreck)) | 
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| Michigan | November 1943 | While removing grain from the stranded Riverton at the northwest end of Hope Island near Midland, Ontario, high winds blew her into shallow waters grounding her in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. | |||
| Minnedosa | Canada
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20 October 1905 | Sank while in tow, near Harbor Beach, Michigan; Nine crew and passengers lost. | .jpg)
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| Monohansett | 23 November 1907 | The wooden steam barge sank after catching fire near Thunder Bay Island in Lake Huron. As the wreck took place near the island's Life Saving Station, there were no deaths. | 45°01′59.76″N 83°11′59.28″W / 45.0332667°N 83.1998000°W / 45.0332667; -83.1998000 | ||
| Monrovia |  Liberia
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26 May 1959 | A cargo ship that collided with Royalston north of Thunder Bay Island. | 44°35′25″N 82°33′12″W / 44.59028°N 82.55333°W / 44.59028; -82.55333 (SS Monrovia) | .jpg)
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| Ohio | United States
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26 September 1894 | A wooden freighter that sank in a collision with the schooner Ironton. | 
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| Philo Scoville | October 1889 | Wrecked during a storm and is in 100 feet (30 m) of water at north east end of Bonnet Island near Tobermory, Ontario. | |||
| Regina | Canada
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10 November 1913 | Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 
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| Searchlight |  United States
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23 April 1907 | A fishing tug lost with crew of six In November 1913 some of the wreckage and the remains of an unknown crewman were found at Harbor Beach after the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | ||
| Sweepstakes | Canada
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September 1885 | A schooner that was damaged off Cove Island in August, then sank a month later in Big Tub Harbour, near Tobermory. | 45°15′18″N 81°40′50″W / 45.25500°N 81.68056°W / 45.25500; -81.68056 (=Sweepstakes) | .jpg)
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| True North II |  Canada
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16 June 2000 | A glass-bottomed tour boat that sank in Georgian Bay, killing two students. | ||
| Typo | 14 October 1899 | The wooden three-masted schooner was run down by the steamer W.P. Ketcham. The ship sank immediately and three of the seven crew on board drowned. | 45°24′55″N 83°33′51″W / 45.41528°N 83.56417°W / 45.41528; -83.56417 | 
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| Water Witch | 11 November 1863 | A passenger steamer that sank in Saginaw bay after encountering a gale. | |||
| Waubuno | Canada
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22 November 1879 | A side-wheel paddle steamer lost in a storm in Georgian Bay. | 45°07′15″N 80°09′58″W / 45.12083°N 80.16611°W / 45.12083; -80.16611 (=PS Waubuno) | 
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| Wexford |  United Kingdom
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9 November 1913 | Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 
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| W.L. Wetmore | November 1901 | Wrecked in a storm at the west end of Bonnet Island in about 30 feet (9.1 m) of water, near Tobermory, Ontario. | 
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Lake Michigan
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | Image |
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| Alpena | United States
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15 October 1880 | A sidewheel steamer that capsized in a storm. About 60 people were lost | 
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| Alvin Clark | United States
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19 June 1864 | A schooner that sank off the shore of Chambers Island. It was raised in 1969 and taken to Menominee, where it became a tourist attraction. However, it quickly deteriorated, and was demolished in 1994 to make way for a parking lot. | 45°06′15″N 87°37′13″W / 45.104167°N 87.620278°W / 45.104167; -87.620278 (Alvin Clark (schooner)) | 
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| America | 28 September 1880 | A wooden schooner that struck another vessel's scow line. | |||
| Anna C. Minch | United States
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11 November 1940 | A cargo carrier that broke in two and sank during the Armistice Day Blizzard. | 43°47′13″N 86°31′52″W / 43.787°N 86.531°W / 43.787; -86.531 (SS Anna C. Minch) | |
| Appomattox | United States
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2 November 1905 | A bulk cargo steamship that ran aground in fog. | 43°05′37.09″N 87°51′58.35″W / 43.0936361°N 87.8662083°W / 43.0936361; -87.8662083 (SS Appomattox) | 
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| Australasia | United States
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18 November 1896 | A wooden steamship that sank after burning to a total loss. | 44°55.20′N 87°11.13′W / 44.92000°N 87.18550°W / 44.92000; -87.18550 (SS Australasia) | |
| Carl D. Bradley | United States
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18 November 1958 | A self-unloading Great Lakes freighter caught in a storm on Lake Michigan, it split in two and sank with all except two survivors. Their company did not believe that the ship split in two, since this was the first time there were any witnesses to see this happen. The weakened hull was due to too much sulphur in the metal causing it to become brittle in cold weather. | 
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| Chicora | United States
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21 January 1895 | A steamer that went missing in Lake Michigan-22 people lost | 
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| Christina Nilsson | 23 October 1884 | A schooner that sank in a blizzard off Baileys Harbor. | |||
| City of Muskegon | United States
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28 October 1919 | A paddlewheel steamer that struck a pier in a gale at Muskegon, Michigan, sinking in four minutes. | ||
| Continental | 1904 | A bulk carrier that sank off the coast of Two Rivers. | |||
| Daniel Lyons | United States
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17 October 1878 | A schooner that collided with Kate Gillett off Algoma. | ||
| Dreadnaught | September 1886 | Schooner which was sunk after collision with the tug Cheney off Pt. Au Gres, Saginaw Bay. | |||
| Eber Ward | United States
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20 April 1909 | A cargo ship that foundered in heavy ice west of Mackinaw City. | ||
| Erie L. Hackley | United States
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3 October 1903 | A cargo liner that sank in a storm near Green Island, Wisconsin. 11 people were killed and 8 rescued. | 45°03.71′N 87°27.37′W / 45.06183°N 87.45617°W / 45.06183; -87.45617 (Erie L. Hackley) | 
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| Eastland | United States
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24 July 1915 | Rolled over in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 848 passengers and crew were killed––the largest loss of life in a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. | 
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| Fleetwing | United States
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26 September 1888 | A schooner that ran aground off the coast of Liberty Grove. | ||
| Francisco Morazan | Liberia
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29 November 1960 | Grounded and became a total loss in 1960 off the south shore of South Manitou Island. She ran over the wreck of the bulk freighter Walter L Frost. | 
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| Frank O'Connor | United States
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3 October 1919 | A bulk carrier that caught fire and sank off the coast of North Bay. | 45°06′52″N 87°0′44″W / 45.11444°N 87.01222°W / 45.11444; -87.01222 (Frank O'Connor) | 
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| Gallinipper | United States
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1851 | A schooner that sank in a gale off the coast of Centerville. | ||
| General Winfield Scott | United States
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7 August 1871 | A schooner that ran aground between Hog and Washington islands in Wisconsin. | ||
| George W. Morley | 5 December 1897 | A wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter that caught fire off the shore of Evanston, Illinois. | 42°02′38.4″N 87°40′05.4″W / 42.044000°N 87.668167°W / 42.044000; -87.668167 (George W. Morley) | ||
| Grape Shot | November 1867 | A schooner that was run aground by a gale off the coast of Plum Island. | |||
| Green Bay | An unidentified sloop off the coast of Sevastopol, believed to date from 1840 to 1860. | ||||
| Grace A. Channon | United States
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1877 | A three-masted wooden schooner that collided with the propeller tug Favourite 12 miles (19 km) south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | ||
| Hanover | November 1867 | A schooner that struck a shoal near the Strawberry Islands. | |||
| Hennepin | 18 August 1927 | The first self-unloading bulk carrier; sprang a leak off the east coast of Lake Michigan. | 
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| Henry Cort | United States
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30 November 1934 | A whaleback freighter that ran aground at Muskegon, Michigan. One Coast Guardsman killed. | 
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| Home | United States
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1858 | A schooner that collided with the William Fiske off the coast of Centerville. | ||
| Iris | United States
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1913 | A schooner that ran aground off the coast of Washington Island. | ||
| Joys | United States
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23 December 1898 | A steamboat that caught fire at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. | ||
| Lady Elgin | United States
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8 September 1860 | A steamship wrecked in Lake Michigan near Chicago following a collision with the schooner Augusta. The greatest loss of life (300) on open water in the Great Lakes. | 42°11′00″N 87°39′00″W / 42.18333°N 87.65000°W / 42.18333; -87.65000 (PS Lady Elgin) | 
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| Lakeland | United States
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3 December 1924 | A steel freighter that sank after she sprang a leak. | 44°47.34′N 87°11.32′W / 44.78900°N 87.18867°W / 44.78900; -87.18867 (SS Lakeland) | |
| Louisiana | United States
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8 November 1913 | A steamboat that caught fire in a snowstorm off Washington. | ||
| L.R. Doty | United States
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25 October 1898 | A steamship lost in a violent storm while towing Olive Jeanette. | ||
| Lumberman | 6 April 1893 | A schooner that sank in a storm off the coast of Oak Creek. | |||
| Margaret A. Muir | United States
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30 September 1893 | A wooden, three-masted schooner that sank in a storm off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin. All six crew, except the captain's dog, survived. The wreck was discovered on May 12, 2024. | ||
| Meridian | United States
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October 1873 | A schooner that sank off the coast off Sister Bay. | ||
| Milwaukee | United States
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22 October 1929 | A train ferry that sank in a storm off Milwaukee with the loss of all hands. She lies about four miles (6.4 km) northeast of the North Point Lighthouse. | ||
| Mount Vernon | 10 April 1869 | Ran aground in weather off Kewaunee, Wisconsin. | |||
| Niagara | United States
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23 September 1856 | A palace steamer that caught fire and sank off Belgium, Wisconsin. | 
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| Northerner | United States
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29 November 1868 | A schooner that capsized off Port Washington. | ||
| Ocean Wave | United States
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23 September 1869 | A scow schooner that sank in a storm off the coast of Door County. | ||
| Pere Marquette 18 | United States
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9 September 1910 | A steel-hulled car ferry that mysteriously flooded, and sank on Lake Michigan. 29 people were lost. | .jpg)
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| Phoenix | United States
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21 November 1847 | Wooden steamship that caught fire from over-stoked boilers and burned to the waterline off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, killing at least 190 but perhaps more than 250 of the nearly 300 people on board. Thirty-nine people survived in lifeboats and three were rescued from the water. | ||
| R. J. Hackett | United States
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12 November 1905 | The first Great Lakes freighter; caught fire, ran aground and sank in Green Bay. | 45°21′28″N 87°10′55″W / 45.35778°N 87.18194°W / 45.35778; -87.18194 (R. J. Hackett (steamer)) | |
| Robert C. Pringle | United States
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19 June 1922 | A wooden tugboat that sank off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin after striking an obstruction. | 43°41′30″N 87°33′18″W / 43.69167°N 87.55500°W / 43.69167; -87.55500 (Robert C. Pringle) | |
| Rosinco | United States
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19 September 1928 | A luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Kenosha. | ||
| Rouse Simmons | United States
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23 November 1912 | Sunk in a storm on Lake Michigan with its cargo of Christmas trees. | ||
| Selah Chamberlain | United States
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13 October 1886 | Sank two miles (3.2 km) northeast of Sheboygan. | 43°46.196′N 087°39.401′W / 43.769933°N 87.656683°W / 43.769933; -87.656683 (SS Selah Chamberlain) | |
| Silver Spray | 15 July 1914 | A passenger steamer that ran aground against the Morgan Shoal off the coast of Chicago. | 41°48′30″N 87°35′01″W / 41.8082°N 87.5837°W / 41.8082; -87.5837 (Silver Spray) | ||
| Success | 26 November 1896 | Pushed ashore by a gale during a storm off the coast of Sevastopol, Wisconsin. | |||
| Sydney C. McLouth | 27 June 1912 | A wooden package freighter that burned and sank off Pensaukee, Wisconsin. | 44°50′0.3″N 87°48′53.16″W / 44.833417°N 87.8147667°W / 44.833417; -87.8147667 (Sidney C. McLouth) | ||
| Tennie and Laura | United States
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2 August 1903 | A scow schooner that sank off Port Washington. | ||
| Thomas Hume | 21 May 1891 | A schooner that disappeared on Lake Michigan. | |||
| Three Brothers | United States
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27 September 1911 | A lumber freighter that took on water and was driven aground on South Manitou Island. | ||
| Toledo | United States
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24 October 1856 | Seventy-nine of 81 passengers and crew were lost when she sank near Port Washington, Wisconsin in 10 to 35 feet (3.0 to 10.7 m) of water. Also carried freight. Wood hull, propeller/direct acting steam engine built by B.B. Jones Co, Buffalo, New York 1854. | ||
| UC-97 |  Imperial German Navy
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7 June 1921 | A German Type UC III submarine sunk as a target off the coast of Highland Park, Illinois. | ||
| Walter L. Frost | 4 November 1903 | Stranded off South Manitou Island. Her carcass was struck by and caused the sinking of the cargo ship Francisco Morazan in 1960. | |||
| W. C. Kimball | May 1891 | sixty-five-foot (20 m) wooden schooner sunk off South Manitou Island; wreck in excellent condition. | |||
| Westmoreland | 1854 | Wreck was discovered in 2010 in Platte Bay, near Traverse City, Michigan. | |||
| W.H. Gilcher | United States
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28 October 1892 | W.H. Gilcher was a steel-hulled freighter that went missing on Lake Michigan on 28 October 1892. 18 people were killed. | 
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| William B. Davock | United States
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11 November 1940 | Sank near Pentwater in the Armistice Day Blizzard. 32–33 people were killed. | 
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| Wisconsin | United States
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October 1929 | A steamboat that sank off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
Lake Erie
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | Image |
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| 17 Fathom wreck | Lying on a silt bottom at 105 feet (32 m) | 42°39′N 80°03′W / 42.650°N 80.050°W / 42.650; -80.050 (17 Fathom wreck) | |||
| Admiral | 2 December 1942 | Towing the barge Cleveco, she encountered a heavy gale and began to founder. She radioed in, but the United States Coast Guard was unable to locate her in the murk before she went down with a loss of 14 people. Owned by Cleveland Tankers, Cleveland. Wreck located by a commercial diver in 1969. | 41°38′N 81°54′W / 41.633°N 81.900°W / 41.633; -81.900 (Admiral) | ||
| Adventure | 7 October 1903 | The sand dredge sank off Kelley's Island following a fire. | 41°38′N 82°41′W / 41.633°N 82.683°W / 41.633; -82.683 (Adventure) | ||
| Algeria | 5 May 1906 | The schooner broke apart in a storm. | 41°31′N 81°42′W / 41.517°N 81.700°W / 41.517; -81.700 (SS Algeria) | ||
| Alva B. | 1 November 1917 | The tug ran aground off Avon Point in a storm. | 41°30′N 82°01′W / 41.500°N 82.017°W / 41.500; -82.017 (Alva B.) | ||
| America | 5 April 1854 | The sidewheel steamer ran aground on Pelee Island. | 41°49′N 82°38′W / 41.817°N 82.633°W / 41.817; -82.633 (America) | ||
| Angler | 1893 | A tug that caught fire and sank in Long Point. | |||
| Anthony Wayne | United States
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28 April 1850 | A wooden-hulled paddle steamer that sank after her boilers exploded. An estimated 70 lives were lost. She is the oldest steamboat wreck on the Great Lakes. | 41°31.00′N 82°23.00′W / 41.51667°N 82.38333°W / 41.51667; -82.38333 (PS Anthony Wayne) | 
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| Atlantic | United States
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20 August 1852 | Paddlewheel steamer rammed and sunk off Long Point in the fifth-worst single-vessel disaster to ever occur on the Great Lakes. | 42°30′N 80°05′W / 42.500°N 80.083°W / 42.500; -80.083 (Steamship Atlantic) | _01.jpg)
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| Arches | 11 November 1852 | Also known as Oneida, the package freighter sank in a storm off Long Point. | 42°27′N 80°01′W / 42.450°N 80.017°W / 42.450; -80.017 (Arches) | ||
| Argo | United States
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20 October 1937 | The tank barge sank off Pelee Island with a cargo of heavy crude and benzole; considered one of the greatest pollution risks on the Great Lakes. Discovered in 2015. | 41°38′N 82°30′W / 41.633°N 82.500°W / 41.633; -82.500 (Argo) | |
| Armenia | 8 May 1906 | ||||
| Aycliffe Hall | 1936 | Sank off Long Point. | |||
| Bay Coal Schooner | mid 1800s | The schooner suddenly sank off Bay Village, Ohio. Wreck believed to be Industry, which sank in 1874. | 41°33′N 81°56′W / 41.550°N 81.933°W / 41.550; -81.933 (Bay Coal Schooner) | ||
| Black Duck | 1872 | A 51-foot single-mast scow sloop that sank in the East end of Lake Erie in August 1872. | |||
| Bow Cabin | 41°56′N 82°14′W / 41.933°N 82.233°W / 41.933; -82.233 (Bow Cabin) | ||||
| British Lion | 1877 | Ran aground off Long Point. The same storm claimed Mediera and Elize A. Turner. | |||
| Brown Brothers | 1959 | Sank off Long Point. | 42°37′N 80°00′W / 42.617°N 80.000°W / 42.617; -80.000 (Brown Brothers (ship)) | ||
| Brunswick | 12 November 1881 | The steamer sank following a collision with the schooner Carlingford | 42°35′N 79°24′W / 42.583°N 79.400°W / 42.583; -79.400 (Brunswick) | ||
| Canobie | 1921 | The steamer which was in poor condition burned outside of Erie. | 42°10′N 80°00′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (Canobie) | ||
| Carlingford | 12 November 1881 | The schooner sank following a collision with the steamer Brunswick. | 42°39′N 79°28′W / 42.650°N 79.467°W / 42.650; -79.467 (Carlingford) | ||
| Cascade | 24 January 1904 | The tug sank after encountering ice. | 41°28′N 82°11′W / 41.467°N 82.183°W / 41.467; -82.183 (Cascade) | ||
| Case | |||||
| C.B. Benson | 14 October 1893 | Sank in a massive gale on her way to Detroit. | 42°46′N 79°14′W / 42.767°N 79.233°W / 42.767; -79.233 (C.B. Benson) | ||
| C.B. Lockwood | 13 October 1902 | Discovered to have sunk below Lake Erie's bottom. | 41°56′N 81°23′W / 41.933°N 81.383°W / 41.933; -81.383 (C.B. Lockwood) | ||
| Cecil J. | 27 May 1944 | The tugboat was scuttled after it caught fire. | 42°45′N 80°13′W / 42.750°N 80.217°W / 42.750; -80.217 (Cecil J.) | ||
| Charger | 31 July 1890 | The schooner sank following a collision. | |||
| Charles B. Packard | 16 September 1906 | Sank after striking the wreck of the schooner barge Armenia | |||
| Charles H. Davis | 13 June 1903 | The wooden steamer sank after springing a leak near Cleveland | 41°30′N 81°43′W / 41.500°N 81.717°W / 41.500; -81.717 (Charles H. Davis) | ||
| Charles Foster | The bulk barge sank in a gale near Erie on an unknown date | 42°10′N 80°15′W / 42.167°N 80.250°W / 42.167; -80.250 (Charles Foster) | |||
| City of Concord | 29 September 1906 | The steamer sank north of Huron, Ohio in a storm. | |||
| City of Dresden | 1922 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Clarion | 8 December 1909 | The passenger ship ran aground in a heavy gale and burned on the south east shoal of Lake Erie. | |||
| Cleveco | 3 December 1942 | While barge Cleveco was being towed by the tug Admiral, the tug-barge combination encountered a heavy gale. The tug sank first, and then the barge foundered. | 41°47′N 81°36′W / 41.783°N 81.600°W / 41.783; -81.600 (Cleveco) | ||
| Colonel Cook | 9 September 1894 | The schooner ran aground near Avon Lake. | |||
| Colonial | 1914 | The wooden steamer stranded and broke up. | |||
| Conemaugh | 21 November 1906 | The passenger ship ran aground in a gale off Pt Pele. | |||
| Craftsman | 3 June 1958 | The barge foundered off Avon Point. | 41°31′N 82°00′W / 41.517°N 82.000°W / 41.517; -82.000 (Craftsman) | ||
| Crete | 42°10′N 80°00′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (Crete) | ||||
| David Stewart | 10 October 1893 | The schooner broke apart in a storm in Pigeon Bay after trying to take shelter from a storm. | |||
| David Vance | 19 July 1893 | The schooner sank after a collision with the barge Lizzie. | |||
| Dean Richmond | 42°17′N 79°55′W / 42.283°N 79.917°W / 42.283; -79.917 (Dean Richmond) | ||||
| Dundee | 9 November 1900 | The schooner foundered in a gale while under tow by the steamer John N. Glinnden. | 41°41′N 81°50′W / 41.683°N 81.833°W / 41.683; -81.833 (Dundee) | ||
| Dunkirk Schooner Site | Unknown | An early unidentified schooner lying off Dunkirk, New York | 42°33′0″N 79°36′0″W / 42.55000°N 79.60000°W / 42.55000; -79.60000 (Dunkirk Schooner Site) | ||
| Duke Luedtke | 21 September 1993 | The tug capsized and sank after springing a leak. | 41°41′N 81°57′W / 41.683°N 81.950°W / 41.683; -81.950 (Duke Luedtke) | ||
| Eldorado | 20 November 1880 | Sank off the mouth of Erie harbor. | 42°10′N 80°00′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (Eldorado) | ||
| Edmund Fitzgerald | United States
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14 November 1883 | Ran aground off Long Point. | ||
| Eliza A. Turner | 1877 | Ran aground off Long Point. The same storm claimed the British Lion and Madiera. | |||
| Elphicke | 1913 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Empire | 1870 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Erie | United States
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9 August 1841 | Caught fire and sank. | 
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| Erieau Quarry Stone | 42°15′N 81°54′W / 42.250°N 81.900°W / 42.250; -81.900 (Erieau Quarry Stone) | ||||
| F.A. Meyer | 18 December 1909 | The wooden bulk carrier sank after ice cutting into the hull. | 41°55′N 82°02′W / 41.917°N 82.033°W / 41.917; -82.033 (F.A. Meyer) | ||
| Fanny L. Jones | 10 August 1890 | The schooner sank in a storm near Cleveland. | 41°30′N 81°43′W / 41.500°N 81.717°W / 41.500; -81.717 (Fannie L. Jones) | ||
| Frank E. Vigor | 27 April 1944 | The bulk carrier sank in a collision off Pt. Pele | 41°57′N 81°57′W / 41.950°N 81.950°W / 41.950; -81.950 (Frank E. Vigor) | ||
| George Dunbar | 29 June 1902 | The bulk carrier sank off Kelleys Island. | 41°40′N 82°33′W / 41.667°N 82.550°W / 41.667; -82.550 (George Dunbar) | ||
| George Stone | 13 October 1909 | The bulk carrier ran aground off Pt Pele | |||
| George Worthington | |||||
| G. P. Griffith | 18 June 1850 | Between 241 and 289 lives lost when the ship caught fire. Third-greatest loss of life in any Great Lakes shipping disaster. | 
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| Grand Traverse | 20 October 1896 | The bulk carrier sank in a collision with the Livingstone. | |||
| H.A. Barr | 24 August 1902 | The barge sank off Point Stanley. | 42°09′N 81°23′W / 42.150°N 81.383°W / 42.150; -81.383 (H.A. Barr) | ||
| Henry Roop | United States
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12 October 1843 | A schooner lost in a storm. | ||
| H.G. Cleveland | August 1899 | A three-mast schooner carrying stone that sprung a leak and sunk four miles (6.4 km) off of Lorain. Rescued by City of Detroit and the tugboat Thomas Matham, everyone survived. | |||
| Hickory Stick | 29 November 1958 | The derrick barge broke apart and sank in a storm. | 41°32′N 82°06′W / 41.533°N 82.100°W / 41.533; -82.100 (Hickory Stick) | ||
| Idaho | 4 November 1897 | Sank off Long Point in a gale storm. Of a crew of 21, 2 survived 19 died | |||
| Indiana | 5 December 1848 | Ran aground and burned off Conneaut. | 42°17′N 79°59′W / 42.283°N 79.983°W / 42.283; -79.983 (Indiana) | ||
| Isabella J. Boyce | June 1917 | A sandsucker which grounded on Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie, caught fire, and sunk in 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. There were no deaths. | |||
| Ivanhoe | 10 April 1855 | The schooner sank after a collision with the schooner Arab. | 41°33′N 82°02′W / 41.550°N 82.033°W / 41.550; -82.033 (Ivanhoe) | ||
| James B. Colgate | United States
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20 October 1916 | A whaleback steamer that sank off Long Point, in a storm that also took Merida and Marshall F Butters. 25 people were killed with one survivor. Wreckage was located in 1991. | 42°05′N 81°44′W / 42.083°N 81.733°W / 42.083; -81.733 (James B. Colgate (ship)) | 
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| James H. Reed | 1944 | Sank in a collision with Ashcroft | |||
| Jay Gould | 18 July 1918 | The bulk carrier sank in a storm near Pt Pelee. | 41°51′N 82°24′W / 41.850°N 82.400°W / 41.850; -82.400 (Jay Gould) | ||
| Jennie P. King | 1866 | Foundered off Long Point. | |||
| Jersey City | 1860 | Foundered off Long Point. | |||
| J.G. McGrath | 28 October 1878 | Foundered off Long Point. | 42°40′N 79°23′W / 42.667°N 79.383°W / 42.667; -79.383 (J.G. McGrath) | ||
| J.J. Boland Jr. | 5 October 1932 | The bulk carrier sank near Westfield due to her hatches being open. | 42°22′N 79°43′W / 42.367°N 79.717°W / 42.367; -79.717 (J.J. Boland Jr.) | ||
| John B. Griffin | 12 July 1890 | The tug burned and sank. | |||
| John B. Lyon | 12 September 1900 | The wooden bulk carrier foundered off Conneaut in the same storm that took the Dundee. | |||
| John Pridgeon Jr. | 18 September 1908 | The wooden lumber carrier sprung a leak and sank off Cleveland after encountering a storm. | 41°35′N 81°58′W / 41.583°N 81.967°W / 41.583; -81.967 (John Pridgeon Jr.) | ||
| Jorge B. | 19 September 1983 | The fishing vessel sank off Pt Pele. | |||
| Joseph Paige | 14 October 1893 | Ran aground off Long Point, in a gale that also took Wocoken. | |||
| Lawrence | 1921 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Lake Serpent | 1829 | The schooner disappeared en route to Cleveland with a load of limestone. Both occupants fell overboard and drowned; their bodies washed ashore just west of Cleveland. The ship was discovered in 2016 and identified in 2019. She is the oldest-confirmed shipwreck in Lake Erie. | |||
| Little Wissahickon | 10 July 1896 | Sank off Rondeau Point. | 41°54′N 81°56′W / 41.900°N 81.933°W / 41.900; -81.933 (Little Wissahickon) | ||
| Lycoming | 21 October 1910 | The steamer burned at her dock in Morpeth. | 42°15′N 81°53′W / 42.250°N 81.883°W / 42.250; -81.883 (Lycoming) | ||
| Mabel Wilson | 26 May 1906 | The schooner ran aground on a breakwater after her towline snapped. | 41°30′N 81°43′W / 41.500°N 81.717°W / 41.500; -81.717 (Mabel Wilson) | ||
| Madiera | 1877 | Ran aground off Long Point. The same storm claimed British Lion and Elize A. Turner. | |||
| Magnetic | 25 August 1917 | Sank off Long Point. | |||
| Margaret Olwill | United States
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28 June 1899 | Overloaded with limestone, the load shifted during an unexpected June gale and the ship was capsized by waves when the steering chains broke. At least eight people perished. The wreck was discovered in 2017. | 
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| Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 | 8 December 1909 | A car ferry that sank in a storm. Thirty-four to thirty-eight people perished. | 
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| Marshall F. Butters | 10 October 1916 | A wooden lumber carrier that sank in the same that also took James B. Colgate and Merida. | 41°43′N 82°17′W / 41.717°N 82.283°W / 41.717; -82.283 (Marshall F. Butters) | ||
| Mecosta | 29 October 1922 | The bulk carrier foundered while under tow near Rocky River. | 41°31′N 81°53′W / 41.517°N 81.883°W / 41.517; -81.883 (Mecosta) | ||
| Merida | 16 October 1916 | A Ward Line steamer that sank off Long Point in a storm that also took James B. Colgate and Marshall F. Butters. | 42°13′N 81°20′W / 42.217°N 81.333°W / 42.217; -81.333 (Meria (ship)) | ||
| Morania | 29 October 1951 | Also includes Penobscot. Closest shipwreck to Buffalo River | |||
| M.J. Wilcox | 8 May 1906 | The schooner ran aground near Kingsville. | |||
| Morning Star | United States
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6 June 1868 | The paddle steamer sank after a collision with the barquentine Courtland near Vermilion. | 41°36′N 82°12′W / 41.600°N 82.200°W / 41.600; -82.200 (Morning Star) | |
| Mystic | 1907 | Sank off Long Point. | |||
| New Brunswick | 26 August 1858 | Sank off Point Pelee. | |||
| Niagara | 1899 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| North Carolina | 9 December 1968 | The tug sank off an unknown cause off Ashtabula. | 41°43′N 81°22′W / 41.717°N 81.367°W / 41.717; -81.367 (North Carolina) | ||
| Northern Indiana | 17 July 1856 | Caught fire near Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, while en route from Buffalo to Monroe, Michigan. 56 lives lost. | 41°53′N 82°30′W / 41.883°N 82.500°W / 41.883; -82.500 (Northern Indiana) | ||
| Oxford | Canada
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30 May 1856 | Sank after a collision off Long Point. | 42°28′N 79°51′W / 42.467°N 79.850°W / 42.467; -79.850 (Oxford) | |
| Paddy Murphy | 23 April 1888 | The tug caught fire and was beached and burned to the waterline. | |||
| Pascal P. Pratt | 1908 | Ran aground off Long Point. | 42°33′N 80°05′W / 42.550°N 80.083°W / 42.550; -80.083 (Pascal P. Pratt (ship)) | ||
| Passaic | 1 November 1891 | The steamer sank off Dunkirk. | 42°28′N 79°27′W / 42.467°N 79.450°W / 42.467; -79.450 (Passaic) | ||
| Penelope | 19 December 1909 | The tug caught fire and was grounded and burned to the waterline. | 41°31′N 82°02′W / 41.517°N 82.033°W / 41.517; -82.033 (Penelope) | ||
| Philip D. Armour | 13 November 1915 | The barge foundered off Erie after her towline broke. | 42°07′N 80°10′W / 42.117°N 80.167°W / 42.117; -80.167 (Philip D. Armour) | ||
| Philip Minch | 20 November 1904 | The bulk carrier burned and sank near Pelee Island. | 41°41′N 82°30′W / 41.683°N 82.500°W / 41.683; -82.500 (Philip Minch) | ||
| Pocahontas | 1862 | Foundered off Long Point. | |||
| Queen of the West | 8 August 1903 | The bulk carrier sank after springing a leak. | 41°50′N 82°23′W / 41.833°N 82.383°W / 41.833; -82.383 (Queen of the West) | ||
| Raleigh | 29 November 1911 | During a storm, the rudder broke and she ran aground about one mile (1.6 km) off Wildwood Road, Sherkston, Ontario in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water. | |||
| Rebecca Foster | 1857 | Foundered off Long Point. | |||
| Robert | 26 September 1982 | The tug sank after a collision off Chatham-Kent. | 42°15′N 81°49′W / 42.25°N 81.81°W / 42.25; -81.81 (Robert) | ||
| S.F. Gale | 28 November 1876 | The schooner foundered off Cleveland. | 41°44′N 81°52′W / 41.733°N 81.867°W / 41.733; -81.867 (S.F. Gale) | ||
| S.K. Martin | 12 October 1912 | The bulk carrier sank off Erie after her boiler exploded. | 42°14′N 79°56′W / 42.233°N 79.933°W / 42.233; -79.933 (S.K. Martin) | ||
| St. James | October 1870 | Sank of unknown cause off Long Point in Lake Erie; discovered 1984. | 42°27′N 80°07′W / 42.450°N 80.117°W / 42.450; -80.117 (St. James) | ||
| Sand Merchant | 17 October 1936 | The sand dredger sank in a storm off Cleveland. | 41°34′N 82°57′W / 41.567°N 82.950°W / 41.567; -82.950 (Sand Merchant) | ||
| Sarah E. Sheldon | 20 October 1905 | A wooden bulk carrier that struck a reef off Lorain and broke up. | 41°29′N 82°06′W / 41.483°N 82.100°W / 41.483; -82.100 (Sarah E. Sheldon) | ||
| Siberia | 1883 | A schooner that ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Siberia | 1905 | Ran aground off Long Point. | |||
| Smith | 25 October 1930 | A tugboat that sank under tow off Long Point, Lake Erie. | |||
| Specular | |||||
| Success | 1946 | The barquentine built in 1790 burned and sank on an unknown date in 1946. | 41°31′N 82°54′W / 41.517°N 82.900°W / 41.517; -82.900 (Success) | ||
| Sultan | 24 September 1864 | Lost in a storm off of Cleveland. | 41°36′N 81°37′W / 41.600°N 81.617°W / 41.600; -81.617 (Sultan) | ||
| T-8 | 42°35′N 80°01′W / 42.583°N 80.017°W / 42.583; -80.017 (T-8) | ||||
| Tasmania | 20 October 1905 | The schooner sank off Pt Pelee after being struck by a large wave. | 41°47′N 82°29′W / 41.783°N 82.483°W / 41.783; -82.483 (Tasmania) | ||
| Tire Reef | 42°41′N 80°08′W / 42.683°N 80.133°W / 42.683; -80.133 (Tire reef) | ||||
| Trade Wind | A schooner that collided with Sir Charles Napier off Long Point. | 42°25′N 80°12′W / 42.417°N 80.200°W / 42.417; -80.200 (Trade Wind (ship)) | |||
| Tug Smith | 42°28′N 79°59′W / 42.467°N 79.983°W / 42.467; -79.983 (Tug Smith) | ||||
| Two Fannies | 10 August 1890 | Sank after it developed a leak in heavy seas. | 41°33′N 81°55′W / 41.550°N 81.917°W / 41.550; -81.917 (Two Fannies) | ||
| Unknown | 42°08′N 81°37′W / 42.133°N 81.617°W / 42.133; -81.617 | ||||
| Valentine | 10 October 1877 | The schooner foundered in a storm. | 41°55′N 81°54′W / 41.917°N 81.900°W / 41.917; -81.900 (Valentine) | ||
| Washington Irving | 7 July 1860 | Sank off Dunkirk, New York. | 42°32′N 79°27′W / 42.533°N 79.450°W / 42.533; -79.450 (Washington Irving (schooner)) | ||
| Wild Rover | 2 November 1874 | Foundered off Long Point, Ontario. | |||
| William H. Vanderbilt | 1883 | Ran aground off Long Point, Ontario. | |||
| Willis | 11 November 1872 | The schooner sank in a collision with the schooner Elizabeth Jones. | |||
| Wilma | 42°42′N 80°02′W / 42.700°N 80.033°W / 42.700; -80.033 (Wilma) | ||||
| Wocoken | 14 October 1893 | Ran aground off Long Point in a gale that also took Joseph Paige. | |||
| Young Phoenix | 1818 | Sank off Long Point, Lake Erie. |
Lake Ontario
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | Image |
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| Alberta | A lake tug with the appearance of an Alligator tug from the Ottawa River logging days, sank near Bay of Quinte. | ||||
| Aloha | 1917 | Sunk while in tow of the CW Chamberlain off Nine Mile Point. | |||
| American | 1 October 1894 | The schooner sank with a load of coal off Stony Point. | |||
| Annie Falconer | Canada
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1904 | A schooner that sank in a storm en route to Picton. One crew member perished of exposure upon reaching Amherst Island. | ||
| Ariadne | North of North Sandy Pond in shallow water are the remains of Ariadne | ||||
| Augustus | A schooner that sank en route to be scuttled during the 1937 Portsmouth harbour cleanup. | ||||
| Bay State | 4 November 1862 | Screw propeller, sank in storm. Wreck discovered August 2015. | |||
| Belle Sheridan | 7 November 1880 | A 123-foot (37 m) two-masted schooner. She was carrying coal en route to Toronto when caught in the Gale of 1880 and after fighting for hours, sank in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water in Wellers Bay. Only one of the crew of seven survived. | |||
| China | 1872 | A small steamer that caught fire and sank off False Duck Island, six months after launching. | |||
| City of New York (1863) | 26 November 1921 | The lake freighter sank in a storm off Main Duck Island with the loss of eight lives. | |||
| City of Sheboygan | 1925 | Sank in a storm off Amherst Island with the loss of five people. | |||
| Comet | 1861 | A paddlewheeler that sunk in a collision with the schooner Exchange' off Nine Mile Point, with the loss of two lives. | |||
| Congercoal | 5 November 1917 | Inside Little Sodus Bay along Fair Haven Beach State Park's western shoreline. Just off the parking lot and south of the boat launch. | |||
| Cormorant | Northwest of Mary Kay and northeast of David W. Mills in 165 feet (50 m) of water | ||||
| Cornwall | 1931 | A paddlewheeler scuttled in the Amherst Island graveyard. | |||
| Cortez | Directly off of Southwick Beach State Park. | ||||
| Dagger-board | A schooner near Galloo Island. | ||||
| David W. Mills | 8 November 1919 | The wooden lake freighter ran aground on a reef and was broken apart by waves over time. | |||
| Dominion | |||||
| Dredge Islander | A dredge scuttled in the Snake Island graveyard after harbour cleanup in the 1930s. | ||||
| Dupont Salvage Scow | Scuttled near Dupont Point, perhaps after the Elevator Bay cleanup. | ||||
| Effie Mae | 1993 | A charter boat that was scuttled beside Aloha for a diving attraction | |||
| Ellsworth | 9 July 1877 | The steamer caught fire and burned off Stony Point. | |||
| Empress | A steamer scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown. | ||||
| Etta Belle | 9 March 1873 | Directly outside of Sodus Bay harbor on the eastern side of the harbor entrance in shallow water. | |||
| Frontenac | Tug. | ||||
| George A. Marsh | Canada
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17 August 1917 | A schooner that was sunk during a heavy gale off Pigeon Island. Twelve of fourteen crew and passengers died. | ||
| George T Davie | Barge. | ||||
| Glendora | A steamer that was scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown. | ||||
| USS Hamilton |  United States Navy
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8 August 1813 | A US Navy schooner that sunk in a squall off Fourteen Mile Creek, Oakville. | ||
| Hartford | Near North Sandy Pond, part of the ship has also washed ashore on the North Sandy Pond Barrier Bar. | ||||
| H. B. | A schooner barge in eastern Lake Ontario 20 miles (32 km) off the Oswego shoreline | ||||
| Henry Roney | 24 October 1879 | Directly in front of Webster, New York in 70 feet (21 m) of water. | 43°15′47″N 77°33′20″W / 43.26306°N 77.55556°W / 43.26306; -77.55556 (Henry Roney) | ||
| Hiawatha | A schooner barge in 95 feet (29 m) of water; wreck discovered in September 2017. | ||||
| Hilda | Wrecker. | ||||
| House boat | Located in Chaumont Bay | ||||
| James H. Shrigley | A coal barge on Wautoma Shoals in shallow water. | ||||
| J.W. Langmuir | 7 October 1875 | The schooner sank with a load of Lumber off Gallo Island. | |||
| Katie Eccles | Ran aground near Kingston on Lake Ontario. | ||||
| KPH Wreck | A flat barge 30 meters (98 ft) long that sank near Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. | ||||
| Laura Grace | 1918 | A steamer directly in front of Long Pond Outlet in Greece, New York. | |||
| Londonderry | Wrecker. | ||||
| Maple Glen | Steamer. | ||||
| Marine Museum 2 | Scow. | ||||
| Mark One | Tug. | ||||
| Mary Kay | In 54 feet (16 m) of water just northeast of Snake Creek. | ||||
| Menominee | Northeastern Lake Ontario off Galloo Island. | ||||
| Milan | 10 November 1849 | A schooner directly in front of Oak Orchard, New York in deep water. | |||
| Monkey Wrench | A schooner that was scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown. | ||||
| Munson | 30 April 1890 | A dredger that sank in 4 minutes due to leaking plank, off Lemoine Point. | |||
| Nisbet Grammer |  United Kingdom
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26 May 1926 | A lake freighter that sank in a collision with Dalwarnic off Somerset. | ||
| Noronic | Canada
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17 September 1949 | A Great Lakes cruise ship that burned and sank at Toronto dock, with over 100 passengers killed. | ||
| North Star | 26 November 1886 | The schooner sank with a load of coal off Stony Island. | |||
| Ocean Wave | 1853 | Paddlewheeler. | |||
| Old Steamer | Eastern Lake Ontario in 90 feet (27 m) of water | ||||
| Olive Branch | 30 September 1880 | Schooner | |||
| Oliver Mowat | 9 January 1921 | Schooner | |||
| Onondaga | A schooner off Stony Point, New York. | ||||
| HMS Ontario |  Royal Navy
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31 October 1780 | A British 22-gun brig-sloop sunk in a storm on Lake Ontario, discovered in 2008. The oldest shipwreck ever found on the Great Lakes. | ||
| Orcadian | 5 August 1858 | Directly outside of Sodus Bay harbor on the western side of the harbor entrance in shallow water. | |||
| Perseverance | A steamer directly in front of Pultneyville, New York in deep water. | ||||
| Queen Mary | A steamer that was scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown. | ||||
| R.H. Rae | 8 April 1858 | Schooner. | |||
| Ricky's Tug | Scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown. | ||||
| Ridgetown | United States
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1974 | The retired lake freighter was sunk as a breakwater off Mississauga, Ontario. | ||
| Robert Bruce | Near North Sandy Pond. | ||||
| St. Peter | Northeast of the Pultneyville Outer Range rear light in 117 feet (36 m) of water. | ||||
| USS Scourge | United States Navy
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8 August 1813 | A US Navy schooner that sunk in a squall off Fourteen Mile Creek, Oakville. | ||
| S.M. Douglas | A former White Star dredger. | ||||
| HMS Speedy |  Royal Navy
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8 October 1804 | A schooner that sank off Brighton, Lake Ontario. | 43°48′50″N 76°47′20″W / 43.814°N 76.789°W / 43.814; -76.789 (HMS Speedy (1798)) | |
| HMS St Lawrence | Royal Navy
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A wooden warship that served in the War of 1812. The ship was decommissioned and her hull was used as a storage facility by Morton's Brewery in Kingston. In January 1832, the hull was sold to Robert Drummond for £25. Later, it was sunk close to shore, and is now a popular diving attraction. | 44°13′14″N 76°30′18″W / 44.22056°N 76.50500°W / 44.22056; -76.50500 (HMS St Lawrence (1814)) | ||
| St. Peter | 27 October 1898 | A schooner that was wrecked near Pultneyville. | 43°18′42″N 77°7′52″W / 43.31167°N 77.13111°W / 43.31167; -77.13111 (St. Peter (shipwreck)) | ||
| USS Sylph | United States Navy
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1823 | A schooner that served in the War of 1812. | ||
| Terry's Tug | Tug. | ||||
| The Porter | Inside Little Sodus Bay along the break wall separating the lake from the bay on the east side of the channel. | ||||
| The T. J. Waffle | A steamer 27 miles (43 km) off Oswego, New York. | ||||
| HMS Toronto | Royal Navy
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1811 | A schooner that sank off Hanlan's Point, Toronto Islands, Lake Ontario. | ||
| Twin unidentified wrecks | Unknown | East of the eastern break wall entering Rochester harbor in shallow water. | |||
| Undine | Northeast of Wautoma Shoals in 40 feet (12 m) of water. | ||||
| Unidentified wreck | Unknown | Northeast of Rochester Harbor Breakwalls in 40 feet (12 m) of water. | |||
| Unknown | 43°27′N 77°26′W / 43.450°N 77.433°W / 43.450; -77.433 | ||||
| US Coast Guard Boat 56022 |  United States Coast Guard
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1 December 1977 | Sunk during a violent storm en route from Oswego to Niagara. Between Ontario on the Lake and Pultneyville in front of the submerged pipeline in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water. | 43°17′48″N 77°19′32″W / 43.29667°N 77.32556°W / 43.29667; -77.32556 (US Coast Guard Boat 56022) | |
| Washington | 1803 | Commercial sloop owned by Canadians, built by Americans on Lake Erie, sunk off Oswego. | |||
| Waterlily | Steam barge. | ||||
| William Elgin | 21 May 1818 | ||||
| William Jamieson | 15 May 1923 | Schooner. | |||
| William Johnston | A tug that sank off 9-Mile Point. | 44°07′N 76°33′W / 44.117°N 76.550°W / 44.117; -76.550 (William Johnston) | |||
| Wisconsin | A steamer off Tibbetts Point Lighthouse. | ||||
| HMS Wolfe (later HMS Montreal) | Royal Navy
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A freshwater sloop of war that served in the War of 1812. She was ordered broken up and sold in 1831, and is presumed to have rotted and sunk at Kingston. The wreck, identified as HMS Montreal by Parks Canada in 2006, lies near the Royal Military College of Canada. | 44°13′N 76°27′W / 44.217°N 76.450°W / 44.217; -76.450 (HMS Wolfe (1813)) | ||
| Wolfe Islander II | Canada
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21 September 1985 | Car ferry scuttled to provide scuba attraction off Dawson's Point, Wolfe Island |
Largest wrecks
| Ship | In service | End of service | Length (ft) | Vessel type | Launched | Final disposition | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Edmund Fitzgerald | 24 September 1958 | 10 November 1975 | 729 | Bulk carrier | 7 June 1958 | Sank on Lake Superior | The Edmund Fitzgerald was a 729-foot-long (222 m) freighter that sank of an unknown cause in a storm on Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald is the largest ship to sink on the lakes. | 46°59.91′N 85°06.61′W / 46.99850°N 85.11017°W / 46.99850; -85.11017 (SS Edmund Fitzgerald) |
| SS Carl D. Bradley | 28 July 1927 | 18 November 1958 | 639 | Self-unloading Bulk carrier | 9 April 1927 | Broke in two in a severe storm on Lake Michigan | The Carl D. Bradley was a Great Lakes freighter that had a 31-year career that suddenly ended in 1958 when she broke in two in a severe November storm on Lake Michigan. | |
| SS Daniel J. Morrell | 24 September 1906 | 29 November 1966 | 603 | Lake freighter | 22 August 1906 | Sank on Lake Huron | The Daniel J. Morrell was a Great Lakes bulk carrier that sank with only one survivor; 26-year-old watchman Dennis Hale of Ashtabula, Ohio. | 43°51′00″N 82°35′24″W / 43.850°N 82.590°W / 43.850; -82.590 (SS Daniel J. Morrell) |
| SS William C Moreland | 1 September 1910 | 18 October 1910 | 600 | Lake freighter | 27 July 1910 | Ran aground on Sawtooth Reef | The William C. Moreland was a Great Lakes bulk carrier that ran aground due to poor visibility on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior. | |
| SS Cedarville | 1927 | 7 May 1965 | 588.3 | Self-unloading Bulk carrier | 9 April 1927 | Sank in the Straits of Mackinac | The Cedarville was a self-unloading freighter that sank in the Straits of Mackinac after being rammed by the M/V Topdalsfjord. Ten of the crew drowned. | 45°47′08″N 84°40′08″W / 45.78556°N 84.66889°W / 45.78556; -84.66889 (SS Cedarville) |
| SS Chester A. Congdon | 1907 | 6 November 1918 | 552 | Lake freighter | 29 August 1907 | Ran aground on Canoe Rocks | The Chester A. Congdon was a steel-hulled bulk carrier that stranded in heavy fog on Canoe Rocks, near Isle Royale. | 48°11′36″N 88°30′52″W / 48.19333°N 88.51444°W / 48.19333; -88.51444 (Chester A. Congdon (ship)) |
| SS D.R. Hanna | 1906 | 16 May 1919 | 552 | Lake freighter | 20 October 1906 | Sank in a collision | The D.R. Hanna was a steel-hulled freighter that sank on 16 May 1919 in a collision with the Quincy A. Shaw north of Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron. | |
| SS James C. Carruthers | 1913 | 9 November 1913 | 550 | Lake freighter | 22 May 1913 | Foundered on Lake Huron, in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The James C. Carruthers was a 550-foot-long (170 m) Canadian freighter that foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 44°48′04″N 82°23′49″W / 44.801°N 82.397°W / 44.801; -82.397 (SS James Carruthers) |
| SS Henry B. Smith | 1906 | 10 November 1913 | 545 | Lake freighter | 2 May 1906 | Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The Henry B. Smith was an American bulk freighter that foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 near Marquette, Michigan. Her wreck was discovered in 2013 by a team of divers led by Jerry Eliason. | 46°54′50″N 87°19′59″W / 46.914°N 87.333°W / 46.914; -87.333 (SS Henry B. Smith) |
| SS Emperor | 3 May 1911 | 4 June 1947 | 525 | Lake freighter | 17 December 1910 | Sank after striking the north side of Canoe Rocks | The Emperor was a Canadian freighter owned by Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. that sank after striking the north side of Canoe Rocks near Isle Royale. | 48°12′2″N 88°29′30″W / 48.20056°N 88.49167°W / 48.20056; -88.49167 (SS Emperor) |
| SS Isaac M. Scott | 12 July 1909 | 11 November 1913 | 504 | Lake freighter | 2 July 1909 | Capsized on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The Isaac M. Scott was an American bulk carrier that sank on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. She was discovered in 1976, laying upside down, and half-buried in mud under 180 feet (55 m) of water. | 45°03′N 83°02′W / 45.050°N 83.033°W / 45.050; -83.033 (SS Isaac M. Scott) |
| SS Charles S. Price | 1910 | 9 November 1913 | 504 | Lake freighter | 1910 | Foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | Charles S. Price capsized on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. She was discovered floating upside down near Port Huron. |
See also
- Graveyard of the Great Lakes
- List of shipwrecks of western Lake Superior
- List of Great Lakes shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places
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External links
- The Great Lakes Shipwreck File, a list maintained by David D. Swayze which details over 4,900 shipwrecks. (Archived by the Wayback Machine.)
- Great Lakes Hold Fortune in Treasure Archived 12 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Port Light, Volume 3, Number 43, Door County, Wisconsin, November 15, 1945, page 3
Further reading
- Kohl, Cris (2008). The Great Lakes Diving Guide (2nd ed.). West Chicago: Seawolf Communications. ISBN 978-0967997698. Thumbnail histories, descriptions and locations of more than 1,000 Great Lakes shipwrecks located to date.
- Kohl, Cris; Forsberg, Joan (2007). Shipwrecks at Death's Door (1st ed.). West Chicago, IL: Seawolf. ISBN 978-0967997681.. A guide to hundreds of northern Lake Michigan shipwrecks.
- Kohl, Cris (2005). The 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron (2nd ed.). West Chicago, IL: Seawolf Communications. ISBN 0967997658. Detailed stories of 100 significant shipwrecks, plus, in appendices, brief information about several hundreds more.
- Kohl, Cris (2005). The 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior (2nd ed.). West Chicago, IL: Seawolf Communications. ISBN 0967997666. Detailed stories of 100 significant shipwrecks, plus, in appendices, brief information about several hundreds more.
- Wachter, Georgann & Michael (2003). Erie Wrecks East: A Guide to Shipwrecks of Eastern Lake Erie (2nd ed.). Avon Lake, Ohio: CorporateImpact. ISBN 096613124X. Identifies 110 wreck locations.
- Wachter, Georgann & Michael (2001). Erie Wrecks West: A Guide to Shipwrecks of Western Lake Erie (2nd ed.). Avon Lake, Ohio: CorporateImpact. ISBN 0966131223. Identifies 103 wreck locations.
- Wachter, Georgann & Michael (2007). Erie Wrecks & Lights. Avon Lake, OH: CorporateImpact. ISBN 978-0966131253. Identifies 45 wreck locations.
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