Shotline Diving

Sld Ship Type: Ship

John V. Ayer (1856)

Explore the tragic story of the John V. Ayer, a wooden bark that sank in Lake Michigan during a storm, claiming all hands aboard.

Sld Ship Type: Ship

  • John V. Ayer (1856)

    Explore the tragic story of the John V. Ayer, a wooden bark that sank in Lake Michigan during a storm, claiming all hands aboard.

  • Sandusky (1848)

    Explore the wreck of the Sandusky, a two-masted wooden brig lost in 1856, resting in the Straits of Mackinac with visible artifacts and a…

  • Protection (Gore)

    Explore the wreck of the Protection, a wooden propeller vessel with a storied history, including a collision in 1856. Dive into the depths of…

  • British Empire

    Explore the wreck of the British Empire, a wooden sidewheel steamer that sank in the St. Lawrence River in 1856, marking a significant chapter…

  • Windham (1843)

    Explore the wreck of the Windham, a two-masted schooner lost in a storm at Death’s Door Passage in 1855, with no loss of life.

  • Henry Wheaton (1845)

    Explore the wreck of the Henry Wheaton, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1855, highlighting the perils of Great…

  • Orleans (1846)

    Explore the wreck of the Orleans, a wooden brigantine lost in a gale on Lake Michigan in 1855, with a tragic history and a…

  • Active (1848)

    Explore the story of the Active, a wooden schooner lost in Lake Michigan during a storm in 1855, with a crew rescued but the…

  • G.S. Weeks (1835)

    Explore the history of the G.S. Weeks, a 19th-century schooner lost in a storm while loading lumber in Lake Michigan.

  • Julia Dean

    Explore the wreck of the Julia Dean, a 150-foot brig that succumbed to storms after grounding on Skillagalee Reef in 1855.