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  • Australasia US 106302

    Explore the wreck of the Australasia, a wooden bulk freight steamer lost to fire in 1896, now a popular dive site near Cana Island, Wisconsin.

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  • Sumatra US 115240

    Explore the wreck of the Sumatra, a wooden schooner-barge that foundered in a storm in 1896, with a tragic loss of crew and a rich history.

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  • David Macy US 6958

    Explore the wreck of the David Macy, a wooden schooner lost in a nighttime collision in 1896, resting undisturbed in Lake Erie.

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  • Harry Cottrell US 95884

    Explore the wreck of the Harry Cottrell, a wooden steamer lost to a catastrophic boiler explosion in 1896, with no known remains located.

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  • Gilbert Knapp US 10337

    Explore the wreck of the Gilbert Knapp, a three-masted schooner lost in 1896 during a storm near Sleeping Bear, Michigan. No casualties reported.

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  • City Of The Straits

    Explore the history of the City of the Straits, a 19th-century vessel that transitioned from a barkentine to a schooner-barge before its tragic end in a fire.

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  • Phineas S. Marsh US 19679

    Explore the wreck of the Phineas S. Marsh, a three-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Superior in 1896. Discover its history and current condition.

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  • P. S. Marsh

    Explore the story of the P. S. Marsh, a schooner lost in Lake Superior, and the remarkable survival of its crew amidst disaster.

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  • Reliance (1887)

    Explore the history of the Reliance, a wooden sidewheel steamer lost to fire in 1896, with no wreck remains to discover.

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  • Victoria C 71235

    Explore the wreck of the Victoria, a late-19th-century wood-hulled tug that foundered in a storm in Georgian Bay.

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