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  • Pretoria US 150872

    Explore the wreck of the Pretoria, a historic wooden schooner-barge lost in 1905, located in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.

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  • Sevona (Emily P. Weed)

    Explore the wreck of the Sevona, a steel-hulled freighter lost in 1905, located in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.

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  • Lua (1905)

    The Lua was a small wooden sloop that met its fate in a storm just days before its christening in Bayfield Harbor, Lake Superior.

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  • John M. Hutchinson US 75597

    Explore the wreck of the John M. Hutchinson, a wooden three-masted schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior in 1905 due to hull failure during a storm.

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  • Charles W. Liken (1880)

    Explore the wreck of the Charles W. Liken, a wooden work vessel lost in Lake Erie in 1905. All crew survived the fire that consumed her.

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  • Post Boy US 150428

    Explore the wreck of the Post Boy, a wooden steamer destroyed by fire in 1905 while docked in Holland, Michigan.

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  • George Presley (1889)

    Explore the wreck of the George Presley, a wooden steam bulk freighter that met its fate in Lake Michigan due to fog and fire.

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  • Argo (Lizzie T. Davis) US 140195

    Explore the story of the ARGO, a wooden schooner that transitioned from yacht to commercial vessel before foundering in Lake Michigan in 1905.

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  • Merchant (1874)

    The wooden schooner Merchant, built in 1874, was lost during a storm on Lake Erie on June 28, 1905. Minimal details are available about her service and loss.

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  • H. C. Winslow US 11200

    Explore the history of the H. C. Winslow, a wooden schooner that served over 50 years on the Great Lakes before its dramatic end in the Chicago River.

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