Shotline Diving Wreck Profile
- Name: Nomad
- Type: Schooner
- Year Built: 1867 (approx.)
- Builder:
- Dimensions: Length X ft (Y m); Beam; Depth of hold
- Registered Tonnage:
- Location: Lake Huron or Lake Erie (uncertain)
Wreck Location Map
Vessel Type
The Nomad was likely a mid-19th-century wooden schooner designed for general cargo or freight on the Great Lakes. No dimensions or ownership information are available.
Description
The Nomad was likely a mid-19th-century wooden schooner designed for general cargo or freight on the Great Lakes. No dimensions or ownership information are available.
History
Recorded in a historical account of Great Lakes disasters, she was one of numerous vessels lost in the busy 1871 shipping season. The only noted detail is that she “sunk off Presque Isle,” though it’s unclear whether that refers to Presque Isle, Michigan (Lake Huron) or Presque Isle, Pennsylvania (Lake Erie). Her loss took place sometime after 1867 and by the end of the 1871 season.
Significant Incidents
- Sunk off Presque Isle in 1871, exact circumstances unknown.
Final Disposition
Left as a wreck in open lake waters. No records of salvage or re-floating. The hull was likely lost in deep water.
Current Condition & Accessibility
The ship remains unlocated. There are no dive records, sonar data, or marked remains linked to this vessel.
Resources & Links
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Nomad remains an obscure and largely undocumented casualty of mid-19th-century Great Lakes navigation. Its brief record—”sunk off Presque Isle”—places the wreck within a critical season of maritime losses, but without further details. This ship exemplifies the many lesser-known vessels whose quiet disappearances contributed to the era’s maritime risks.
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