Shotline Diving

Sld Ship Type: Steamer

Illinois (1849)

Explore the wreck of the Illinois, a propeller freight steamer that sank in Lake Erie after a collision in 1865, highlighting the maritime challenges of the 19th century.

Sld Ship Type: Steamer

  • Illinois (1849)

    Explore the wreck of the Illinois, a propeller freight steamer that sank in Lake Erie after a collision in 1865, highlighting the maritime challenges…

  • Pliny F. Barton (P.F. Barton)

    Explore the history of the Pliny F. Barton, a wooden steam tug lost to fire in 1865 on the St. Clair River.

  • Cleveland Pre-1852

    Explore the story of the CLEVELAND, a luxurious sidewheel steamer lost in Lake Superior during a storm in 1864. Its wreck remains undiscovered, shrouded…

  • Almighty (Amily)

    Explore the wreck of the Amity, a wooden sidewheel propeller vessel lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1864.

  • Western Metropolis (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Western Metropolis, a significant sidewheel steamer turned bark, lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1864.

  • Amity (Almighty, Amily)(1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Amity, a sidewheel propeller ship lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1864, near Long Point, Ontario.

  • Ogdensburg (1852)

    Explore the wreck of the Ogdensburg, a wooden propeller steamship lost in a collision in 1864, with a rich history including a notable disaster…

  • Charles Mears (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Charles Mears, a wooden screw steamer destroyed by fire in 1864 at Muskegon, Lake Michigan.

  • Nile (1852)

    Explore the wreck of the Nile, a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamer that met a catastrophic end in 1864 due to a boiler explosion in the…

  • Elisha C. Blish (1857)

    Explore the mysterious disappearance of the Elisha C. Blish, a 19th-century steam tug lost in Lake Huron with all hands aboard.