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  • Magnet (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Magnet, a versatile schooner barge that sank in 1900, now resting at Colchester Reef in Lake Erie.

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  • Thomas R. Merritt US 72212

    Explore the wreck of the Thomas R. Merritt, a three-masted schooner that met its fate in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1900.

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  • Farrand H. Williams US 120474

    Explore the wreck of the Farrand H. Williams, a scow-schooner lost in a storm in 1900, with remains scattered in the surf zone of Horseshoe Bay.

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  • Dundee US 157366

    Explore the submerged wreck of the Dundee, a historic schooner barge lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1900, now a site for divers and maritime history enthusiasts.

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  • Specular US 115876

    Explore the wreck of the Specular, a converted bulk freighter that sank in 1900, now resting at 40 feet in Lake Erie, offering insights into Great Lakes maritime history.

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  • Fontana US 120713

    Explore the wreck of the Fontana, a wooden schooner-barge that tragically sank in 1900 after a collision in the St. Clair River.

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  • Roberta US 110772

    Explore the remains of the Roberta, a converted yacht and tug lost to fire in 1900 while towing a yacht fleet on Lake Erie.

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  • Sardinia US 22583

    Explore the wreck of the Sardinia, a historic schooner with a long service history and a final resting place in Hedgehog Harbor, Lake Michigan.

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  • John C. Bauer (Planet) US 54159

    Explore the remains of the John C. Bauer, a wooden scow-schooner that met its fate in dense fog in 1900, now presumed scattered in shallow waters near South Fox Island.

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  • Picton C 71206

    Explore the history of the wooden schooner Picton, lost in a gale on Lake Ontario in 1900, with details on its construction, service, and the mystery of its wreck.

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