Shotline Diving Wreck Profile
- Name: Delta
- Type: Undocumented (likely a wooden scow or barge based on period references)
- Year Built:
- Builder:
- Dimensions: Length X ft (Y m); Beam; Depth of hold
- Registered Tonnage:
- Location: Near Ontario (specific site not recorded)
- Original Owners: Not documented
Wreck Location Map
Vessel Type
The Delta is listed in shipwreck records as having foundered in 1914 but with no clear description. Given her name and timeframe, she may have been a wooden scow or small cargo barge common in Ontario’s Great Lakes trade.
Description
No reliable construction details survive for the Delta. Period small barges and scows were usually shallow-draft wooden hulls, open or decked, between 15–30 m (50–100 ft) in length.
History
On 15 June 1914, the Delta was reported lost by sinking somewhere in Ontario waters. Newspaper and marine reports of the time offer no further detail about the cause, circumstances, cargo, or crew, making this one of the more obscure entries in the Great Lakes loss files. No fatalities were reported, but that is not confirmed.
Significant Incidents
- No modern discovery or survey has documented a wreck site for Delta, and there is no known archaeological record.
Final Disposition
Presumed total loss by sinking, with no salvage or later recovery mentioned.
Current Condition & Accessibility
No modern discovery or survey has documented a wreck site for Delta, and there is no known archaeological record.
Resources & Links
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The Delta remains an obscure and poorly documented loss from 1914, typical of small, utilitarian work vessels whose details were rarely recorded. Its sinking highlights how many minor working craft of the Great Lakes simply disappeared from the record with little press coverage or investigation.
Legacy Notes & Full Historical Record
This section preserves the original unedited Shotline content for this wreck so that no historical detail is lost as we transition to the new logbook format.
Shotline Diving Wreck Profile
- Vessel Name: Delta
- Type: Undocumented (likely a wooden scow or barge based on period references)
- Year built: Not conclusively recorded
- Owner: Not documented
- Cargo: Unknown
- Date lost: 15 June 1914
- Location: Near Ontario (specific site not recorded)
- Crew: Unknown
Vessel Type
The Delta is listed in shipwreck records as having foundered in 1914 but with no clear description. Given her name and timeframe, she may have been a wooden scow or small cargo barge common in Ontario’s Great Lakes trade.
Description
No reliable construction details survive for the Delta. Period small barges and scows were usually shallow-draft wooden hulls, open or decked, between 15–30 m (50–100 ft) in length.
History
On 15 June 1914, the Delta was reported lost by sinking somewhere in Ontario waters. Newspaper and marine reports of the time offer no further detail about the cause, circumstances, cargo, or crew, making this one of the more obscure entries in the Great Lakes loss files. No fatalities were reported, but that is not confirmed.
Final Dispositions
Presumed total loss by sinking, with no salvage or later recovery mentioned.
Located By & Date Found
No modern discovery or survey has documented a wreck site for Delta, and there is no known archaeological record.
Notmars & Advisories
None noted.
Resources & Links
- David Swayze Shipwreck File
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Conclusion
The Delta remains an obscure and poorly documented loss from 1914, typical of small, utilitarian work vessels whose details were rarely recorded. Its sinking highlights how many minor working craft of the Great Lakes simply disappeared from the record with little press coverage or investigation.
Keywords, Categories, Glossary Terms
- Wooden scow (presumed)
- Ontario
- Great Lakes shipwreck
- 20th-century loss
- Maritime mystery
- Sinking
If you’d like, I can help you search for period shipping registers or local Ontario newspapers around June 1914 to see if there’s any clue about her build or ownership — just let me know!
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