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Search thousands of wreck records by vessel name, region, official number, type, river, lake, or project. Browsing 5,000 records is the backup plan; search is the front door.

  • Rochester 1

    Explore the mysterious Rochester 1 wreck, an unidentified steamer lost in Lake Ontario around 1896, still posing navigational hazards today.

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  • Hiram A. Calvin (Halliday’s Point Wreck)?

    Explore the wreck of the Hiram A. Calvin, a sidewheel steamer lost in a storm in 1895, located near Halliday’s Point in Lake Ontario.

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  • Julia Willard (1865)

    Explore the wreck of the Julia Willard, a wooden-hulled schooner lost in 1895 after becoming trapped in ice at Kelley’s Island, Lake Erie.

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  • Roy US 110634

    Explore the wreck of the Roy, a wooden steam tug that sank in Lake Erie in 1895 due to ice damage while towing another vessel.

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  • Kakabeka

    Explore the history of the Kakabeka, a wooden steam barge lost in Lake Superior in 1895, with limited documentation and no confirmed wreck site.

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  • George W. Adams

    Explore the history of the George W. Adams, a four-masted schooner-barge that sank in Lake Erie in 1895 due to ice damage.

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  • Charles Rietz (1872)

    Explore the wreck of the Charles Rietz, a wooden propeller schooner that succumbed to a storm in 1895, resting atop the earlier wreck of the Onondaga.

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  • Pearl B Campbell US 150296

    Explore the tragic story of the Pearl B. Campbell, a tugboat lost in a winter storm on Lake Superior, claiming the lives of its entire crew.

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  • Rideau Belle C 88566

    Explore the history of the Rideau Belle, a wooden steam barge that served the Rideau Canal until its tragic loss in 1895.

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  • Golden Harvest (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Golden Harvest, a wooden schooner lost in late 1895, likely due to a storm on Lake Huron.

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