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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.

  • De Soto

    Explore the history of the barkentine De Soto, a significant vessel in the Great Lakes grain trade, lost in 1875 under uncertain circumstances.

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  • Clara Bell C 125534

    Explore the wreck of the Clara Bell, a 19th-century schooner lost in Lake Erie, and learn about its history and the challenges faced by sailors of the era.

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  • Champion

    Explore the mysterious wreck of the Champion, a schooner lost in 1875 in Lake Huron’s Manitoulin Gulf.

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  • Pamlico

    Explore the history of the Pamlico, a schooner presumed lost in Lake Michigan in 1875, highlighting the challenges of maritime navigation in the 19th century.

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  • Evergreen City US 7240

    Explore the remains of the Evergreen City, a mid-19th century package freighter abandoned in Buffalo, New York, after a long service history on the Great Lakes.

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  • Fearless

    Explore the mysterious wreck of the Fearless, a schooner lost to fire in 1875 near Leamington, Ontario.

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  • Farewell

    Explore the wreck of the Farewell, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1875.

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  • Thomas Richards

    Explore the wreck of the Thomas Richards, a wooden scow lost in 1875 during a storm near Port Hope, Ontario.

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  • Wayne US 26359

    Explore the wreck of the Wayne, a wooden schooner lost in a storm near Au Sable Point in 1875, significant to the Great Lakes lumber trade.

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  • Wellington (1856)

    Explore the history of the Wellington, a sidewheel steamer turned tug, lost in the St. Lawrence River around 1875. A dive site rich in maritime heritage.

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