List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes

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 approximates 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives lost,[1] while historian and mariner Mark Thompson has estimated that the total number of wrecks is likely more than 25,000.[2] 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.[2]

Map of the shipwrecks in the Great Storm of 1913

The Africa vanished after one night "on the turbulent and wind-whipped waters of Lake Huron in 1895 while carrying coal from Ohio to Ontario. Discovered October 2023.

Lake Superior

Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates Image
115  United States 18 December 1899 ran aground on Pic Island. 48°41′53.48″N 86°39′16.48″W
Algoma  Canada 7 November 1885 Ran aground and broke in two off the shore of Mott Island. 48°6′41″N 88°31′55″W
Amboy  United States 1905 ran aground during the Mataafa Storm of 1905. 47°28.674′N 90°59.898′W
America  United States 7 June 1928 A passenger and delivery ship that ran aground on a reef off the shore of Isle Royale. 47°53′39″N 89°13′15″W
Antelope  United States 7 October 1897 Schooner-barge sank near Apostle Islands. Wreck discovered in 2016 near Michigan Island[3] 46.818°N 90.452333°W / 46.818; -90.452333 (Antelope)
Arlington  Canada 1 May 1940 A steamship that broke up and sank in heavy seas. 48.458°N 87.670°W / 48.458; -87.670 (Arlington)
Bannockburn  Canada 21 November 1902 A steel-hulled freighter that disappeared on Lake Superior.
Benjamin Noble  United States 28 April 1914 sank off Duluth; found 2004.[4] 46°56′N 91°40′W
Big Bay sloop Unknown Unidentified sloop believed to have originated from 1880 to 1920. 46.805167°N 90.640667°W / 46.805167; -90.640667 (Big Bay sloop)
Chester A. Congdon  United States 6 November 1918 A bulk steel freighter that went aground in fog off Isle Royale. 48°11′36″N 88°30′52″W
City of Ashland  United States 8 August 1887 A steam powered tugboat, which caught fire and burned to the waterline near the shore of its namesake city, Ashland, Wisconsin. 46.685°N 90.8252°W / 46.685; -90.8252 (City of Ashland)
City of Bangor  United States 30 November 1926 A steamer that grounded in a storm with a cargo of 248 Chryslers.
Comet  United States 26 August 1875 Cargo and passenger steamship that suffered a series of maritime accidents before her final collision with the Manitoba in Whitefish Bay. 46°43.02′N 84°52.00′W
Cumberland  Canada 25 July 1887 A paddlewheeler that struck a reef and broke apart near Rock of Ages Light. 47°51′28″N 89°19′32″W
Cyprus  United States 11 October 1907 A lake freighter that capsized and sank near Deer Park. 46.79°N 85.60°W / 46.79; -85.60 (Cyprus)
D.M. Clemson  United States 1 December 1908 disappeared on Lake Superior on 1 December 1908.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald  United States 10 November 1975 sunk in a storm on Lake Superior, the Fitzgerald is one of the largest ships to have sunk in the Great Lakes. The exact cause of the disaster has never been made clear, and has been the subject of much discussion. 46°59.91′N 85°06.61′W
Emperor  Canada 4 June 1947 A freighter that ran aground and partially sank off Isle Royale. 48°12′2″N 88°29′30″W
USS Essex  United States 13 October 1931 A decommissioned U.S. Navy steam sloop that was scrapped and burned to the waterline. Her hull is the only surviving remnant of a vessel built by Donald McKay.[5] 46°42′46″N 92°01′43″W
George Spencer  United States 28 November 1905 A wooden freighter that ran aground and sank in the Mataafa Storm of 1905. 47°28.41′N 90°59.59′W
Glenlyon  Canada 1 November 1924 A freighter that ran aground and sank off Menagerie Island. 47°57′8″N 88°44′53″W
Gunilda  United States 11 August 1911 A yacht that ran up on McGarvey Shoal and sank on Lake Superior. 48.78425°N 87.42235°W / 48.78425; -87.42235 (Gunilda)
George M. Cox  United States May 1933 A ship that ran aground and sank on a calm day. 47.8577°N 89.323083°W / 47.8577; -89.323083 (George M. Cox)
Harriet B.  United States 3 May 1922 sank off Two Harbors after being rammed in fog. 46.966667°N 91.7°W / 46.966667; -91.7 (Harriet B.)
Henry B. Smith  United States 10 November 1913 Lost in Lake Superior during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. 46.914°N 87.333°W / 46.914; -87.333 (Henry B. Smith)
Henry Chisholm  United States 20 October 1898 A wooden freighter that sank off the shore of Isle Royale. 47°51′28″N 89°19′32″W
Henry Steinbrenner  United States 11 May 1953 Great Lakes freighter lost in Lake Superior.
Hesper  United States 3 May 1905 A Wooden bulk-freighter steamship that sank in a snowstorm at Silver Bay. 47°16′17″N 91°16′18″W
Hudson  United States 16 September 1901 A steel-hulled steamer that was lost with all hands off Eagle Harbor; Wreck discovered 2019 off Eagle River 47.583333°N 88.166667°W / 47.583333; -88.166667 (Hudson)
Iosco  United States 2 September 1905 A wooden steamer that sank near the Huron Islands
Ira H. Owen  United States 28 November 1905 Early steel steamer lost off Outer Island with all hands
schooner Invincible 1816 A wooden two masted schooner employed in the fur trade by the Northwest Company. It was lost in a storm in 1816. Generally considered to be the first recorded ship to sink in the Great Lakes.
J. S. Seaverns  United States 10 May 1884 Sank off Michipicoten, no lives lost. Wreck discovered in 2016.[6][7] 47.9502778°N 84.87743611°W / 47.9502778; -84.87743611 (J. S. Seaverns)
John B. Cowle  United States 12 July 1909 Sank in Whitefish Bay with the loss of 14 lives after colliding with the Isaac M. Scott.[8] 46°44.435′N 84°57.877′W
John M. Osborn  United States 27 July 1884 Wooden steam barge rammed by 'terror of the lakes' Alberta. 46°51.974′N 85°05.210′W
Kamloops  Canada 7 December 1927 A Canadian canaller that sank off Isle Royale. 48°5′6″N 88°45′53″W
Lafayette  United States 28 November 1905 A steel-hulled bulk freighter that broke in half near Two Harbors, Minnesota. 47.094917°N 91.54935°W / 47.094917; -91.54935 (Lafayette)
Lambton  Canada 18 April 1922 Canadian lighthouse tender that sank in Whitefish Bay
Lucerne  United States November 1886 A commercial schooner that sank off the coast of Long Island. 46°43.389′N 90°46.035′W
Madeira  United States 28 November 1905 A casualty of the Mataafa Storm in 1905. 47°12′22″N 91°21′29″W
Marquette  United States 1903 A bulk freighter that sank off Michigan Island. 46°49.912′N 90°25.784′W
May Flower  United States 2 June 1891 Two-masted scow schooner that capsized off the Lester River.[9] 46°48′12″N 92°00′40″W
Miztec  United States 13 May 1921 A schooner barge that survived the 1919 storm that took her partner, the SS Myron. The Miztec's good fortune ended when she sank in 1921 with the loss of all hands. She came to rest next to the Myron. 46°48.073′N 85°04.500′W
M.M. Drake  United States 2 October 1901 Sank off Vermilion Point on Lake Superior.[8] 46°46.588′N 85°05.933′W
Monarch  Canada 6 December 1906 A passenger and delivery freighter lost in a storm off Isle Royale. 48°11′20″N 88°26′3″W
Moonlight  United States 1 September 1903 A schooner that sank off the coast of Michigan Island. 46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W
Myron  United States 23 November 1919 Lumber hooker lost in a storm on Lake Superior. 46°48.463′N 85°01.646′W
Niagara  United States 4 June 1904 Large wooden rafting tug ran aground at Knife Island 46.945751°N 91.771245°W / 46.945751; -91.771245 (Niagara)
Noquebay  United States 6 October 1905 A wooden schooner that caught fire and sank off Stockton Island. 46°55.568′N 90°32.717′W
Onoko  United States 14 September 1915 Sprang a leak and sank near Knife River 46°50.772′N 91°46.640′W
Ottawa  United States 13 November 1909 A tugboat that caught fire after rescuing a stranded steamboat. 46.88325°N 90.763667°W / 46.88325; -90.763667 (Ottawa)
Our Son  United States 26 September 1930 A freight schooner that sank in central Lake Michigan.
Panama 21 November 1906 A wooden lake freighter that ran aground near Ontonagon due to her crew heading to safety after severe hull stress in a storm. 46°50.17′N 89°32.89′W
Pretoria  United States 1905 A schooner-barge that sank off Outer Island in 1905. 47°05.36′N 90°23.66′W
USS Puritan  United States 27 May 1933 A commercial steamship (renamed George M. Cox in 1933) that struck a reef near Rock of Ages Light. 47°51′28″N 89°19′32″W
R.G. Stewart  United States 4 June 1899 A commercial Packet steamer that caught fire and sank off the coast of Michigan Island. 46.87336°N 90.475023°W / 46.87336; -90.475023 (R.G. Stewart)
Robert Wallace  United States 17 November 1902 A wooden freighter that sank after her stern pipe burst. 46°50.837′N 91°43.736′W
Sagamore  United States 29 July 1901 A whaleback barge, sank in a collision with Northern Queen near Iroquois Point in Whitefish Bay. 46°31.085′N 84°37.935′W
Samuel Mather  United States 21 November 1891 Sank in a collision with the Brazil off Iroquois Point in Whitefish Bay with no loss of life.[8] 46°34.308′N 084°42.325′W
Samuel P. Ely  United States 30 October 1896 A schooner lost off Two Harbors 47°00′42″N 91°40′40″W
Scotiadoc  Canada 20 June 1953 Rammed by the freighter Burlington in heavy fog off Trowbridge Island, near the Sleeping Giant. 48.271936°N 88.949157°W / 48.271936; -88.949157 (Scotiadoc)
Sevona  United States 2 September 1905 A steamboat that ran aground off the coast of Sand Island. 47°00.410′N 90°54.520′W
S.R. Kirby  United States 8 May 1916 Struck by a giant wave, broke in two and sank off the Keweenaw Peninsula 47.56656°N 88.218141°W / 47.56656; -88.218141 (S.R. Kirby)
Superior City  United States 20 August 1920 Collided with Willis L. King in Whitefish Bay. 46°43.51′N 84°52.37′W
T.H. Camp  United States 16 November 1900 A wooden tugboat that sank between Madeline and Basswood Islands. 46.816667°N 90.75°W / 46.816667; -90.75 (T.H. Camp)
Theano 17 November 1906 A steel ocean steamer that sank in deep water after striking a reef. 48°18′N 88°52′W
Thomas Friant  United States 6 January 1924 Fish tug that sank after being holed by ice. 46°52.0′N 91°29.0′W
Thomas Wilson  United States 7 June 1902 Struck by the wooden steamer George Hadley and sunk less than a mile out of the Duluth Ship Canal.[10] 46°47′0″N 92°4′10″W
Vienna  United States 17 September 1892 Rammed by Nipigon in Whitefish Bay. 46°44′N 84°57′W
William C. Moreland  United States 18 October 1910 A 600-foot-long (180 m) steel-hulled bulk freighter that ran aground on Sawtooth Reef. 47°24.84′N 88°19.73′W
Western Reserve  United States 30 August 1892 Broke in two in a summer storm on Lake Superior.

Lake Huron

Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates Image
Arabia October 1884 Barque that foundered of Echo Island near Tobermory, Ontario in 120 feet of water.
SS Argus  United States 9 November 1913 Wreckage found near Bayfield Ontario Canada
CC Martin 1911 Tug lost with barge Albatross during storm off French River, ten lives lost. 45.51555°N 81.070277°W / 45.51555; -81.070277 (CC Martin)
SS Cedarville  United States 7 May 1965 A bulk carrier that collided with SS Topdalsfjord in the Straits of Mackinac. 45°47.235′N 85°40.248′W
SS Charles S. Price  United States 15 November 1913 Capsized in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Sighted floating upside-down 10 November 1913 identified as Charles S. Price before it sank on 15 November 1913. Wreck was not found until the 60s when it was found by Resbert R. Martin. 43°11.89980′N 82°23.89980′W
SS Choctaw  United States 12 February 1915 Sank in a collision with the SS Wahcondah. 45.53427°N 83.50927°W / 45.53427; -83.50927 (SS Choctaw)
City of Grand Rapids 29 October 1907 The 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 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.
Cornelia B. Windiate 27 November 1875 Iced up and slowly sank in a storm after passing through the Straits of Mackinac. 45.325867°N 83.32665°W / 45.325867; -83.32665 (Cornelia B. Windiate)
SS Daniel J. Morrell  United States 29 November 1966 Broke in two in a storm on Lake Huron, with the aft section coming to rest five miles from the bow. 43.850°N 82.590°W / 43.850; -82.590 (SS Daniel J. Morrell)
Dorcas Pendell 6 July 1914 Shallow-water shipwreck located in the harbor of Harbor Beach, Michigan. The Dorcas Pendell was a schooner built in 1884 and burned in place on 6 July 1914 after running aground.
SS D.R. Hanna  United States 16 May 1919 A 552-foot-long (168 m) steel freighter that sank in a collision with the Quincy A. Shaw. 45.084167°N 83.08655°W / 45.084167; -83.08655 (SS D.R. Hanna)
Emma L. Nielson 26 June 1911 Collision in fog off Pointe Aux Barques.
Erie Belle  Canada 21 November 1883 A steamship that exploded and sank while attempting to rescue the stranded schooner J. N. Carter. 44.156741°N 81.658997°W / 44.156741; -81.658997 (Erie Belle)
Forest City 5 June 1904 Ran aground and sank in foggy weather near south east end of Bear's Rump Island in Georgian Bay near Tobermory. Smashed stem is in 60 feet and stern is at 150 feet depth. 45°19.0′N 81°33.0′W
Hunter Savidge 20 August 1899 Capsized and sank off Point Aux Barques.
SS Hydrus  United States 11 November 1913 Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Its wreck was discovered in July 2015.[11]
SS Ironton 26 September 1894 A schooner that sank in a collision with the wooden freighter SS Ohio.
SS Isaac M. Scott  United States 9 November 1913 A lake freighter that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. 45°03′N 83°02′W
James C. King November 1901 While under tow by W. L. Wetmore, which was wrecked by a storm, the King was wrecked too at the northwest end of Bonnet Island near Tobermory, Ontario in about 90 feet of water.
SS James Carruthers  Canada 9 November 1913 Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. 44.801°N 82.397°W / 44.801; -82.397 (SS James Carruthers)
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 underwater.[12] 45°01′56.64″N 83°11′33.78″W
SS John A. McGean  United States 1913 Lost in storm off Harbor Beach in Lake Huron in the Great Storm of 1913. Wreck discovered in 1985.[11] 43.953267°N 82.528617°W / 43.953267; -82.528617 (SS John A. McGean)
SS Kaliyuga  United States October 1905 A wooden steamship lost in a storm. In October 1905
Lottie Wolf 16 October 1891 This schooner broke up in gale force seas in shallow water about 200 feet of the Hope Island Lighthouse in about 30 feet of water near Midland, Ontario.
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 of water with part of the stem sticking out of the water.
Marine City 28 August 1880 Wrecked north of Sturgeon Point Light.
Metamora  Canada 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
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 of water.
Manasoo 1928 Discovered 200 feet below the Georgian Bay in excellent condition with a 1927 Chevrolet Coupe inside.
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.[13] 45°01′59.76″N 83°11′59.28″W
SS Monrovia  Liberia 26 May 1959 A cargo ship that collided with SS Royalston north of Thunder Bay Island. 44°35′25″N 82°33′12″W
SS Ohio  United States 26 September 1894 A wooden freighter that sank in a collision with the schooner Ironton.
Philo Scoville October 1889 Wrecked during a storm and is in 100 feet at north east end of Bonnet Island near Tobermory, Ontario.
SS Regina  Canada 10 November 1913 Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.
Sweepstakes  Canada 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
True North II  Canada 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 the four crew on board drowned.[14] 45°24′55″N 83°33′51″W
PS Waubuno  Canada 22 November 1879 A side-wheel paddle steamer lost in a storm in Georgian Bay. 45°07′15″N 80°09′58″W
W.L. Wetmore November 1901 Wrecked in a storm at the west end of Bonnet Island in about 30 feet of water, near Tobermory, Ontario.
Water Wich 11 November 1863 A passenger steamer that sank in Saginaw bay after encountering a gale.
SS Wexford  United Kingdom 9 November 1913 Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.
Minnedosa  Canada 20 October 1905 Sank while in tow, near Harbor Beach, Michigan; 9 crew and passengers lost.

Lake Michigan

Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
SS Alpena  United States 15 October 1880 A sidewheel steamer that capsized in a storm.
Alvin Clark 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. 45.104167°N 87.620278°W / 45.104167; -87.620278 (Alvin Clark (schooner))
America 28 September 1880 A wooden schooner that struck another vessel's scow line.
SS Anna C. Minch  United States 11 November 1940 A cargo carrier that broke in two and sank during the Armistice Day Blizzard. 43.787°N 86.531°W / 43.787; -86.531 (SS Anna C. Minch)
SS Appomattox  United States 2 November 1905 A bulk cargo steamship that ran aground in fog. 43°05′37.09″N 87°51′58.35″W
SS Australasia  United States 18 November 1896 A wooden steamship that sank after burning to a total loss. 44°55.20′N 87°11.13′W
SS Carl D. Bradley  United States 18 November 1958 A self-unloading Great Lakes freighter caught in a vicious 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.
SS Chicora  United States 21 January 1895 A steamer that went missing in Lake Michigan
Christina Nilsson 23 October 1884 A schooner that sank in a blizzard off Baileys Harbor.
City of Muskegon  United States 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 17 October 1878 A schooner that collided with the Kate Gillett off Algoma.
Dreadnaught September 1886 Schooner which was sunk after collision with the tug Cheney off Pt. Au Gres, Saginaw Bay.[15]
SS Eber Ward  United States 20 April 1909 A cargo ship that foundered in heavy ice west of Mackinaw City.
Erie L. Hackley  United States 3 October 1903 A cargo liner that sank in a storm near Green Island, Wisconsin. 45°03.71′N 87°27.37′W
SS Eastland  United States 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.
Fleetwing  United States 26 September 1888 A schooner that ran aground off the coast of Liberty Grove.
SS Francisco Morazan  Liberia 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 SS Walter L Frost.
Frank O'Connor  United States 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
Gallinipper  United States 1851 A schooner that sank in a gale off the coast of Centerville.
General Winfield Scott  United States 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.[16] 42°02′38.4″N 87°40′05.4″W
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 Channon  United States 1877 A three-masted wooden schooner that collided with the propeller tug Favourite 12 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[17]
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.
SS Henry Cort  United States 30 November 1934 A whaleback freighter that ran aground at Muskegon, Michigan.
Home  United States 1858 A schooner that collided with the William Fiske off the coast of Centerville.
Iris  United States 1913 A schooner that ran aground off the coast of Washington Island.
Joys  United States 23 December 1898 A steamboat that caught fire at anchor in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.
Lady Elgin  United States 8 September 1860 A steamship wrecked in Lake Michigan near Chicago following a collision with the schooner Augusta. The greatest loss of life on open water in the Great Lakes. 42°11′00″N 87°39′00″W
SS Lakeland  United States 3 December 1924 A steel freighter that sank after she sprang a leak. 44°47.34′N 87°11.32′W
Louisiana  United States 8 November 1913 A steamboat that caught fire in a snowstorm off Washington.
L.R. Doty  United States 25 October 1898 A steamship lost in a violent storm while towing the Olive Jeanette.
Lumberman 6 April 1893 A schooner that sank in a storm off the coast of Oak Creek.
Meridian  United States October 1873 A schooner that sank off the coast off Sister Bay.
SS Milwaukee  United States 22 October 1929 Train ferry that sank in a storm off Milwaukee with the loss of all hands. Today she lies about four miles northeast of the North Point Lighthouse.[18]
Mount Vernon 10 April 1869 Ran aground in weather off Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Niagara  United States 23 September 1856 A palace steamer that caught fire and sank off Belgium, Wisconsin.
Northerner  United States 29 November 1868 A schooner that capsized off Port Washington.
Ocean Wave  United States 23 September 1869 A scow schooner that sank in a storm off the coast of Door County.
SS Pere Marquette 18  United States 9 September 1910 A steel-hulled car ferry that mysteriously flooded, and sank on Lake Michigan.
Phoenix  United States 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.[19]
R. J. Hackett  United States 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
Robert C. Pringle  United States 19 June 1922 A wooden tugboat that sank off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin after striking an obstruction.[20] 43°41′30″N 87°33′18″W
Rosinco  United States 19 September 1928 A luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Kenosha.
Rouse Simmons  United States 23 November 1912 Sunk in a storm on Lake Michigan with its cargo of Christmas trees.
Silver Spray 15 July 1914 A passenger steamer that ran aground against the Morgan Shoal[21] off the coast of Chicago. 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.
Tennie and Laura  United States 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 27 September 1911 A lumber freighter that took on water and was driven aground on South Manitou Island.
SS Toledo  United States 24 October 1856 Seventy-nine of 81 passengers and crew were lost when she sank near Port Washington, Wisconsin in 10 to 35 feet of water. Also carried freight. Wood hull, propeller/direct acting steam engine built by B.B. Jones Co, Buffalo, New York 1854.
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[22][23]
SM UC-97  Imperial German Navy 7 June 1921 A German Type UC III submarine sunk as a target off the coast of Highland Park, Illinois.
SS Selah Chamberlain  United States 13 October 1886 Sank two miles northeast of Sheboygan. 43°46.196′N 087°39.401′W
SS Walter L. Frost 4 November 1903 Stranded off South Manitou Island. Her carcass was struck by and caused the sinking of the SS Francisco Morazan in 1960.
W. C. Kimball May 1891 Sixty-five-foot wooden schooner sunk off South Manitou Island; wreck in excellent condition.[24]
Westmoreland 1854 Wreck was discovered in 2010 in Platte Bay, near Traverse City, Michigan.[25]
SS William B. Davock  United States 11 November 1940 Sank near Pentwater in the Armistice Day Blizzard.
SS W.H. Gilcher  United States 28 October 1892 The Gilcher was a steel-hulled freighter that went missing on Lake Michigan on 28 October 1892.
SS Wisconsin  United States October 1929 A steamboat that sank off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Lake Erie

Ship Flag Sunk date Notes Coordinates
17 Fathom wreck Lying on a silt bottom at 105 feet[26] 42°39′N 80°03′W
Admiral 2 December 1942 Towing barge CLEVECO (qv), she encountered a heavy gale and began to founder. She radioed in, but C.G. 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
Adventure 7 October 1903 The sand dredge sank off Kelley's Island following a fire. 41°38′N 82°41′W
SS Algeria 5 May 1906 The schooner broke apart in a storm. 41°31′N 81°42′W
Alva B. 1 November 1917 The tug ran aground off Avon Point in a storm. 41°30′N 82°01′W
America 5 April 1854 The sidewheel steamer ran aground on Pelee Island. 41°49′N 82°38′W
Angler 1893 A tug that caught fire and sank in Long Point.
PS Anthony Wayne  United States 28 April 1850 A wooden-hulled paddle steamer that sank after her boilers exploded. She is the oldest steamboat wreck on the Great Lakes. 41°31.00′N 82°23.00′W
Atlantic  United States 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
Arches 11 November 1852 Also known as Oneida, the package freighter sank in a storm off Long Point. 42°27′N 80°01′W
Argo  United States 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.[27] 41°38′N 82°30′W
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 the Industry, which sank in 1874. 41°33′N 81°56′W
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
British Lion 1877 Ran aground off Long Point. The same storm claimed the Mediera and Elize A. Turner.
Brown Brothers 1959 Sank off Long Point. 42°37′N 80°00′W
Brunswick 12 November 1881 The steamer sank following a collision with the schooner Carlingford 42°35′N 79°24′W
Canobie 1921 The steamer which was in poor condition burned outside of Erie. 42°10′N 80°00′W
Carlingford 12 November 1881 The schooner sank following a collision with the steamer Brunswick. 42°39′N 79°28′W
Cascade 24 January 1904 The tug sank after encountering ice. 41°28′N 82°11′W
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C.B. Benson 14 October 1893 Sank in a massive gale on her way to Detroit. 42°46′N 79°14′W
C.B. Lockwood 13 October 1902 Discovered to have sunk below Lake Erie's bottom.[28] 41°56′N 81°23′W
Cecil J. 27 May 1944 The tugboat was scuttled after it caught fire. 42°45′N 80°13′W
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
Charles Foster The bulk barge sank in a gale near Erie on an unknown date 42°10′N 80°15′W
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 being towed by the tug Admiral she encountered a heavy gale and began to founder. The barge eventually broke away from Admiral and foundered. Owned by Cleveland Tankers, Cleveland. 41°47′N 81°36′W
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[29] 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
Crete 42°10′N 80°00′W
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
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
Dunkirk Schooner Site Unknown An early unidentified schooner lying off Dunkirk, New York 42°33′0″N 79°36′0″W
Duke Luedtke 21 September 1993 The tug capsized and sank after springing a leak. 41°41′N 81°57′W
Eldorado 20 November 1880 Sank off the mouth of Erie harbor. 42°10′N 80°00′W
Edmund Fitzgerald  United States 14 November 1883[30] Ran aground off Long Point.
Elize 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 9 August 1841 Caught fire and sank.
Erieau Quarry Stone 42°15′N 81°54′W
F.A. Meyer 18 December 1909 The wooden bulk carrier sank after ice cutting into the hull. 41°55′N 82°02′W
Fanny L. Jones 10 August 1890 The schooner sank in a storm near Cleveland. 41°30′N 81°43′W
Frank E. Vigor 27 April 1944 The bulk carrier sank in a collision off Pt. Pele 41°57′N 81°57′W
George Dunbar 29 June 1902 The bulk carrier sank off Kelleys Island. 41°40′N 82°33′W
George Stone 13 October 1909 The bulk carrier ran aground off Pt Pele
George Worthington
SS 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.
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
Henry Roop  United States 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 off of Lorain. Rescued by the 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
Idaho 1897 Ran aground off Long Point.
Indiana 5 December 1848 Ran aground and burned off Conneaut. 42°17′N 79°59′W
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
James B. Colgate  United States 20 October 1916 A whaleback steamer that sank off Long Point, in a storm that also took the SS Merida and Marshall F Butters. Wreckage was located in 1991. 42°05′N 81°44′W
James J. Reed 1944 Sank in a collision with SS Ashcroft nea
Jay Gould 18 July 1918 The bulk carrier sank in a storm near Pt Pelee. 41°51′N 82°24′W
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
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
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
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 the 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
Lycoming 21 October 1910 The steamer burned at her dock in Morpeth. 42°15′N 81°53′W
Mabel Wilson 26 May 1906 The schooner ran aground on a breakwater after her towline snapped. 41°30′N 81°43′W
Madiera 1877 Ran aground off Long Point. The same storm claimed the British Lion and Elize A. Turner.
Magnetic 25 August 1917 Sank off Long Point.
Margaret Olwill  United States 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.
Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 8 December 1909 A car ferry that sank in a storm. Thirty-four to thirty-eight people perished.
Marshall F. Butters 10 October 1916 A wooden lumber carrier that sank in the same that also took the James B. Colgate and Merida. 41°43′N 82°17′W
Mecosta 29 October 1922 The bulk carrier foundered while under tow near Rocky River. 41°31′N 81°53′W
Merida 16 October 1916 A Ward Line steamer that sank off Long Point in a storm that also took the James B. Colgate and Marshall F. Butters. 42°13′N 81°20′W
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 6 June 1868 The paddle steamer sank after a collision with the barquentine Courtland near Vermilion. 41°36′N 82°12′W
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
Northern Indiana 17 July 1856 Caught fire near Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, while en route from Buffalo to Monroe, Michigan.[31] 56 lives lost. 41°53′N 82°30′W
Oneida 11 November 1852 Sank off Long Point. 42°13′N 79°51′W
Oxford 30 May 1856 Sank after a collision off Long Point. 42°28′N 79°51′W
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
Passaic 1 November 1891 The steamer sank off Dunkirk. 42°28′N 79°27′W
Penelope 19 December 1909 The tug caught fire and was grounded and burned to the waterline. 41°31′N 82°02′W
Philip D. Armour 13 November 1915 The barge foundered off Erie after her towline broke. 42°07′N 80°10′W
Philip Minch 20 November 1904 The bulk carrier burned and sank near Pelee Island. 41°41′N 82°30′W
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
Raleigh 29 November 1911 During a storm, the rudder broke and she ran aground about 1 mile off Wildwood Road, Sherkston, Ontario in 30 feet of water.
Rebecca Foster 1857 Foundered off Long Point.
Robert 26 September 1982 The tug sank after a collision off Chatham-Kent. 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
S.K. Martin 12 October 1912 The bulk carrier sank off Erie after her boiler exploded. 42°14′N 79°56′W
St. James October 1870 Sank of unknown cause off Long Point in Lake Erie; discovered 1984. 42°27′N 80°07′W
Sand Merchant 17 October 1936 The sand dredger sank in a storm off Cleveland. 41°34′N 82°57′W
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
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
Sultan 24 September 1864 Lost in a storm off of Cleveland. 41°36′N 81°37′W
T-8 42°35′N 80°01′W
Tasmania 20 October 1905 The schooner sank off Pt Pelee after being struck by a large wave. 41°47′N 82°29′W
Tire Reef 42°41′N 80°08′W
Trade Wind A schooner that collided with the Sir Charles Napier off Long Point. 42°25′N 80°12′W
Tug Smith 42°28′N 79°59′W
Two Fannies 10 August 1890 Sank after it developed a leak in heavy seas. 41°33′N 81°55′W
Unknown 42°08′N 81°37′W
Valentine 10 October 1877 The schooner foundered in a storm. 41°55′N 81°54′W
Washington Irving 7 July 1860 Sank off Dunkirk, New York. 42°32′N 79°27′W
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
Wocoken 14 October 1893 Ran aground off Long Point in a gale that also took the Joseph Paige.
Young Phoenix 1818 Sank off Long Point, Lake Erie.

Lake Ontario

Ship Flag Sunk Date Notes Coordinates
Milan 10 November 1849 A schooner directly in front of Oak Orchard, New York in deep water
James H. Shrigley Coal A barge on Wautoma Shoals in shallow water
Undine Northeast of Wautoma Shoals in 40 feet of water
Laura Grace 1930 A steamer directly in front of Long Pond Outlet in Greece, NY
Unidentified Wreck Unknown Northeast of Rochester Harbor Breakwalls in 40 feet of water
Twin Unidentified Wrecks Unknown East of the eastern break wall entering Rochester harbor in shallow water
Henry Roney 24 October 1879 Directly in front of Webster, NY in 70 feet of water 43° 15' 47.52" N-77° 33' 20.4012" W
US Coast Guard Boat 56022  United States Coast Guard 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 of water 43° 17' 48.0012" N-77° 19' 32.8188" W
Perseverance A steamer directly in front of Pultneyville, NY in deep water
Saint Peter Northeast of the Pultneyville Outer Range rear light in 100 feet of water
Orcadian 5 August 1858 Directly outside of Sodus Bay harbor on the western side of the harbor entrance in shallow water
Etta Belle 9 March 1873 Directly outside of Sodus Bay harbor on the eastern side of the harbor entrance in shallow water
The Porter Inside Little Sodus Bay along the break wall separating the lake from the bay on the east side of the channel
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.
David W. Mills 8 November 1919 The wooden lake freighter ran aground on a reef and was broken apart by waves over time.
Mary Kay In 54 feet of water just northeast of Snake Creek
Cormorant Northwest of the Mary Kay and northeast of the David Mills in 165 feet of water
Robert Bruce Near North Sandy Pond
Cortez Directly off of Southwick Beach State Park
Hartford Near North Sandy Pond, part of the ship has also washed ashore on the North Sandy Pond Barrier Bar
Ariadne North of North Sandy Pond in shallow water are the remains of the Ariadne
William Elgin 21 May 1818
The T. J. Waffle A steamer 27 miles off Oswego, NY
Dagger-board a schooner near Galloo Island
City of New York 26 November 1921 The lake freighter sank in a storm off Stony Point with the loss of nine lives.
Onondaga A schooner off Stony Point, NY
Wisconsin A steamer off Tibbetts Point Lighthouse
Hiawatha A schooner-barge in 95 feet of water; discovered September 2017 by Tim Caza
H. B. A schooner-barge in eastern Lake Ontario 20 miles off the Oswego shoreline
Menominee Northeastern Lake Ontario off Galloo Island
Old Steamer Eastern Lake Ontario in 90 feet of water
North Star 26 November 1886 The schooner sank with a load of coal off Stony Island
American 1 October 1894 The schooner sank with a load of coal off Stony Point
J.W. Langmuir 7 October 1875 The schooner sank with a load of Lumber off Gallo Island
S.S. Ellsworth 9 July 1877 The steamer caught fire and burned off Stony Point.
House Boat Located in Chaumont Bay
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
Annie Falconer  Canada 1904 A schooner that sank in a storm en route to Picton. One crew member perished of exposure upon reaching Amherst Island.
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.[32]
Belle Sheridan 7 November 1880 A 123-foot, 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 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 Sheboygan 1925 Sank in a storm off Amherst Island with the loss of 5 people.
Comet 1861 A paddlewheeler that sunk in a collision with the schooner Exchange' off Nine Mile Point, with the loss of 2 lives.
Cornwall 1931 A paddlewheeler scuttled in the Amherst Island graveyard.
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 the Aloha for a diving attraction
Empress A steamer scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown.
Frontenac Tug.
George A. Marsh  Canada 17 August 1917 A schooner that was sunk during a heavy gale off Pigeon Island. Twelve of fourteen crew and passengers died.[33]
George T Davie Barge.
Glendora A steamer that was scuttled in the Amherst Island Graveyard. Real name unknown.
USS Hamilton  United States Navy 8 August 1813 A US Navy schooner that sunk in a squall off Fourteen Mile Creek, Oakville. A US sister ship the Scourge sank in the same squall.
Hilda Wrecker.
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.
Londonderry Wrecker.
Maple Glen Steamer.
Marine Museum 2 Scow.
Mark One Tug.
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.[33]
Nisbet Grammer  United Kingdom 26 May 1926 A lake freighter that sank in a collision with the Dalwarnic off Somerset.
SS Noronic  Canada 17 September 1949 A Great Lakes cruise ship that burned and sank at Toronto dock, with over 100 passengers killed.
Ocean Wave 1853 Paddlewheeler.
Olive Branch 30 September 1880 Schooner
Oliver Mowat 9 January 1921 Schooner
HMS Ontario  Royal Navy 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.
St. Peter 27 October 1898 A schooner that was wrecked near Pultneyville. 43°18′42″N 77°7′52″W
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 1974 The retired lake freighter was sunk as a break water off Mississauga, Ontario.
HMS St Lawrence  Royal Navy 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
S.M. Douglas A former White Star dredger.
HMS Speedy  Royal Navy 8 October 1804 A schooner that sank off Brighton, Lake Ontario. 43.814°N 76.789°W / 43.814; -76.789 (HMS Speedy (1798))
USS Sylph  United States Navy 1823 A schooner that served in the War of 1812.
Terry's Tug Tug.
HMS Toronto  Royal Navy 1811 A schooner that sank off Hanlan's Point, Toronto Islands, Lake Ontario.
Unknown 43°27′N 77°26′W
Washington 1803 Commercial sloop owned by Canadians, built by Americans on Lake Erie, sunk off Oswego.[34]
Waterlily Steam barge.
William Jamieson 15 May 1923 Schooner.
William Johnston A tug that sank off 9-Mile Point. 44°07′N 76°33′W
HMS Wolfe (later HMS Montreal)  Royal Navy 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
Wolfe Islander II  Canada 21 September 1985 Car ferry scuttled to provide scuba attraction off Dawson's Point, Wolfe Island

Largest wrecks

Largest shipwrecks on the Great Lakes
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
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. 43.850°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
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
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. 44.801°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. 46.914°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
SS Isaac M. Scott 12 July 1909 11 November 1913 524 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
SS Charles S. Price 1910 9 November 1913 524 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

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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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