Site Plan #
- Schooner
- 134ft 41m Lengths
- 100ffw 33m Depths
- Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron
- N45° 00.976′
W83° 09.899′
History #
The E.B. Allen was a wooden schooner built in 1864 in Ogdensburg, NY. It had an official number of 7818 and measured 111 feet in length. The schooner had a gross tonnage of 275.
On September 18, 1871, the E.B. Allen collided with the bark Newsboy off Thunder Bay Island in Lake Huron. The collision resulted in the sinking of the E.B. Allen. The schooner was carrying a cargo of grain at the time of the collision. Fortunately, there were no reported fatalities.
The E.B. Allen was on its way to Buffalo, New York, from Chicago when the collision occurred in heavy fog. The Newsboy tore a large hole in the port side of the Allen, causing it to sink. All of the crew members of the E.B. Allen were rescued aboard the Newsboy.
Today, the wreck of the E.B. Allen rests on the lakebed in about 100 feet of water. The hull of the schooner is largely intact, although the masts are broken and most of the decking is gone. The windlass, anchor chains, and rudder can still be found on the wreck.
