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  • Vision (1864)

    Explore the wreck of the Vision, a scow sloop that sank in 1885 during a gale on Lake Ontario, near Oswego Harbor.

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  • R.B. King US 21286

    Explore the wreck of the R.B. King, a wooden schooner lost in Muskegon Harbor during a storm in 1885. Discover its history and tragic fate.

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  • Algoma 1883

    Explore the wreck of the Algoma, a tragic reminder of the Great Lakes’ maritime history, located near Mott Island in Lake Superior.

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  • Algoma C 85766

    Explore the wreck of SS Algoma, a steel-hulled passenger and freight steamer lost in 1885 during a storm near Isle Royale.

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  • John Spry US 75599

    Explore the wreck of the John Spry, a side-wheel steamer destroyed by fire in 1885 near Wrightstown, Wisconsin.

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  • William T. Graves US 26172

    Explore the wreck of the William T. Graves, a historic wooden barkentine turned propeller steamer, lost in a snowstorm in 1885 near North Manitou Island.

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  • George B. Sloan

    Explore the wreck of the George B. Sloan, a three-masted schooner that met its fate in 1885 at Oswego Harbor, New York. A site rich in maritime history awaits divers.

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  • Thomas Quayle (1867)

    Explore the wreck of the Thomas Quayle, a wooden-hulled propeller steamer lost to fire in 1885 while docked in Ontonagon, Michigan.

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  • Thomas Quayle US 24159

    Explore the wreck of the Thomas Quayle, a wooden steam tug that met its end in 1885 due to fire, now resting in Lake Superior near Ontonagon, Michigan.

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  • Stranger US 22403

    Explore the history of the STRANGER, a 19th-century tugboat known for its heroic rescue operations and significant contributions to Great Lakes navigation.

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