Shotline Diving

Sld Ship Type: Steamer

A. J. Bemis (Philo S. Bemis) US 19684

Explore the remains of the A. J. Bemis, a wooden steam tug lost in 1872 due to a fire, located off Alpena, Michigan in Lake Huron.

Sld Ship Type: Steamer

  • A. J. Bemis (Philo S. Bemis) US 19684

    Explore the remains of the A. J. Bemis, a wooden steam tug lost in 1872 due to a fire, located off Alpena, Michigan in…

  • Highlander (1871)

    Highlander was constructed for Calvin & Breck and played multiple roles — from freight transport to armed service as a government-chartered gunboat during the…

  • Samuel Lewis (1860)

    Explore the wreck of the Samuel Lewis, a wooden propeller steamer lost in 1871 near Cape Croker, showcasing the challenges of early Great Lakes…

  • R.G. Coburn (1870)

    Explore the tragic story of the R.G. Coburn, a propeller steamer lost in a storm on Lake Huron, claiming many lives and cargo.

  • Navarino (1870)

    Explore the wreck of the Navarino, a wooden-hulled steamer destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire, with no lives lost.

  • Fontanelle (1855)

    The Fontanelle, a propeller-driven steamship, was lost during the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, illustrating the disaster’s extensive impact on river commerce.

  • Philo Parsons US 19678

    Explore the wreck of the Philo Parsons, a side-wheel steamer lost in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, with a rich history of Civil…

  • Plymouth Rock (1854)

    Explore the history of the Plymouth Rock, a significant sidewheel steamer that dominated Great Lakes navigation in the 19th century.

  • J. Barber US 12981

    Explore the wreck of the J. Barber, a wooden propeller steamer lost to fire in 1871, resting 80 feet deep in Lake Michigan.

  • Alexander Watson

    Explore the wreck of the Alexander Watson, a wooden propeller-driven steamer lost to fire in 1871, near Walpole Island in the St. Clair River.