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
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
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
Case
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.

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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