Shotline Diving

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Enterprise

Explore the wreck of the wooden schooner Enterprise, which foundered in 1903 near Barrie Island in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. Minimal documentation exists.

Shotline Diving Wreck Profile

  • Name: Enterprise
  • Type: Wooden Schooner
  • Year Built:
  • Builder: Canadian yards (possibly Barrie Island area)
  • Dimensions: Not recorded
  • Registered Tonnage:
  • Location: Georgian Bay, near Barrie Island
  • Official Number: Not clearly identified in surviving records

Wreck Location Map

Vessel Type

  • Type: Wooden-hulled schooner, likely small-to-medium sized, used in coastal cargo or mixed trade within Georgian Bay and Lake Huron coastal routes.

Description

  • Built of wood in Ontario or Georgian Bay yards (not precisely attributed in summary). The listing notes multiple small Canadian schooners bearing the name Enterprise, and this particular one was lost near Barrie Island in Georgian Bay in 1903, without further technical detail.

History

  • Operational Record: Little is recorded; this Enterprise likely served local coastal freight routes—possibly carrying lumber, grain, or general goods between Great Lakes ports.
  • Incident Summary: The schooner foundered—sank due to uncontrolled ingress of water or hull failure—on Lake Huron near Barrie Island in Georgian Bay. The loss is noted in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Files entry, but no narrative specifics (weather, crew actions) are provided.

Significant Incidents

  • The vessel sank completely. Because no details about rescue or casualties are noted, it’s possible the crew abandoned ship safely or that no crew were aboard at the time (though that’s speculative). No known salvage or recovery took place.

Final Disposition

  • There is no record of modern discovery by divers, side-scan sonar, or official archaeological surveys. The wreck remains unlocated and undocumented.

Current Condition & Accessibility

  • No government or maritime agency bulletins or Notices to Mariners appear to mention the wreck. No hazard was sustained beyond the sinking day—None noted.

Resources & Links

The Enterprise that foundered in 1903 is minimally documented. It was one of several Canadian schooners named Enterprise, and is recorded to have foundered in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, near Barrie Island, with no further details or casualties noted. The wreck remains completely undocumented and unlocated. Additional research into regional newspapers, marine registry logs, and Canadian maritime archives would be necessary to complete a full profile.