Steamer – Page 51 – Shotline Diving

Oswegatchie – Lake Huron Freighter Shipwreck (1891)

Explore the wreck of the Oswegatchie, a wooden-hulled steam-driven lumber tow steamer that foundered in a storm on Lake Huron in 1891.

Explore the remains of the J.S. Ruby, a wooden steam barge lost to fire in 1891, located in the St. Clair River near the…

Explore the wreck of the PASSAIC, a wooden propeller steamer lost in 1891 near Dunkirk, New York, during a gale. No casualties reported.

The wreck of the Passaic, a steam screw vessel, serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by mariners on Lake Erie, having succumbed…

Explore the wreck of the Alpena, a wooden steambarge lost in a fire in 1891, located in the St. Clair Flats of Lake St.…

Explore the wreck of the William Young, a coal barge lost in the Straits of Mackinac during a storm in 1891. A significant site…

Explore the remains of the Geneva, a wooden-hulled steamer lost to fire in 1891, near Oswego, New York. A reminder of maritime history and…

Explore the history of the B.F. Ferris, a wooden steam-powered vessel that tragically burned and sank in Lake Huron in 1891.

Explore the wreck of the Ira Chaffee, a wooden steam barge lost to fire in 1891, and learn about its significant role in Great…

Explore the history of the Bay City, a steam barge that played a vital role in the lumber trade before its fiery demise in…