Shotline Diving Wreck Profile
- Name: Leander
- Type: Schooner
- Year Built: 1838
- Builder:
- Dimensions: Length ~80-100 ft (~24-30 m); Beam; Depth of hold
- Registered Tonnage: 100-200 tons
- Location: Michigan coastline (exact shore unknown)
Wreck Location Map
Vessel Type
- Presumed wooden schooner operating in mid-19th century Michigan trade lanes
Description
No surviving construction details (dimensions, tonnage, official number) appear in accessible sources. Given standard schooner design of the 1830s, likely 100–200 tons and length around 80–100 ft.
History
There are no substantial operational records—crew, owner/operator identity, cargo, or specific route remain undocumented in online databases.
Significant Incidents
- Stranded and lost on November 17, 1857, during a storm in Michigan waters.
Final Disposition
- Cause of loss: Driven ashore by a storm and stranded; vessel subsequently fragmented on the beach, declared a total loss.
- Casualties: No records of injury or loss of life.
- Cargo / Manifests: Not reported.
Current Condition & Accessibility
- No modern archaeological discovery or dive surveys.
- Debris likely washed ashore or broken on beach; no underwater wreck documented.
Resources & Links
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The schooner Leander, built in 1838, met its end on 17 November 1857 during a storm off the Michigan coast. The vessel stranded and subsequently broke up onshore. No casualties or detailed survivor accounts are recorded, and the vessel remains unlocated in modern underwater surveys. Most construction, ownership, and casualty documentation remain undocumented or lost to archival gaps.
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