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  • J.B. Chapin US 13873

    Explore the remains of the J.B. Chapin, a 19th-century scow-schooner wrecked during a storm in Lake Michigan, with no intact remains left to discover.

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  • Kate L. Bruce US 14277

    Explore the tragic history of the KATE L. BRUCE, a three-masted schooner lost in Lake Huron, with a legacy of resilience and maritime peril.

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  • Berlin US 2161

    Explore the tragic story of the Berlin, a three-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Huron in 1877. A significant chapter in Great Lakes maritime history.

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  • Benjamin Franklin US 2381

    Explore the story of the Benjamin Franklin, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1877. A testament to maritime challenges of the 19th century.

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  • Seventh Ohio US 23054

    Explore the wreck of the Seventh Ohio, a wooden schooner lost in a storm in 1877, highlighting the dangers of navigating Chicago Harbor.

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  • Josephine US 12980

    Explore the remains of the Josephine, a wooden schooner wrecked in 1877 near Michigan Island in Lake Superior. Dive conditions are presumed shallow.

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  • Mary Booth US 16392

    Explore the wreck of the Mary Booth, a wooden schooner that sank in 1877 while transporting lumber on Lake Michigan.

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  • Col. H. C. Heg (1868)

    Explore the wreck of the Col. H. C. Heg, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1877.

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  • Rocket US 21144

    Explore the wreck of the ROCKET, a historic wooden steamer turned barge, scuttled in Lake Erie after a long service history.

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  • Young Hickory US 27540

    Explore the wreck of the Young Hickory, a sidewheel steamer lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1877. A unique piece of maritime history awaits divers.

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