Shotline Diving

Sld Ship Type: Tug

Eclipse US 7231

Explore the history of the Eclipse, a wooden-hulled steamship that served the Great Lakes, faced numerous incidents, and ultimately foundered in 1874.

Sld Ship Type: Tug

  • Eclipse US 7231

    Explore the history of the Eclipse, a wooden-hulled steamship that served the Great Lakes, faced numerous incidents, and ultimately foundered in 1874.

  • Clifton US 33565

    Explore the story of the Clifton, a versatile vessel that transformed from a passenger propeller to a barge before meeting a tragic end in…

  • E.J. Vickery

    Explore the story of the E.J. Vickery, a canal boat lost in Lake Ontario, highlighting the challenges of 19th-century maritime navigation.

  • Tawas US 24505

    Explore the wreck of the Tawas, a steam tug lost to a boiler explosion in 1874, near Sand Beach, Michigan.

  • Ida H. Lee US 100058

    Explore the wreck of the Ida H. Lee, a 45-foot steam tug that capsized in Milwaukee harbor in 1874, resulting in one fatality.

  • W.J. Whaling US 26364

    Explore the wreck of the W.J. Whaling, a wooden schooner lost in a storm near Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1873. A significant piece of…

  • Edward Gallagher (E. Gallagher, Ed. Gallagher) US 8220

    Explore the wreck of the Edward Gallagher, a wooden propeller steam tug lost in a boiler explosion in 1873 near Torch Lake, Michigan.

  • M.I. Mills

    Explore the wreck of the M.I. Mills, a tug lost in a collision while towing the bark Unadilla in Lake Huron in 1873.

  • Seabird (1862)

    Explore the remains of the Seabird, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1873. Discover its history and the challenges…

  • Contraband US 5407

    Explore the history of the Contraband, a sidewheel steamer lost in 1873, emblematic of early industrial maritime activity in the Midwest.