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  • Albion (1848)

    Explore the wreck of the Albion, a wooden schooner that sank in 1858, resting largely intact at 75 feet in Lake Erie.

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  • Java

    Explore the wreck of the Java, a two-masted wooden schooner lost in 1858 during a storm on Lake Erie.

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  • Wave (1854)

    Explore the wreck of the Wave, a small wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Huron in 1858, claiming the lives of its captain and crew.

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  • Maine Law (1853)

    Explore the wreck of the Maine Law, a wooden scow-schooner lost in 1858 near Pointe Aux Barques, Michigan, during a storm.

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  • Lavinia (1847)

    Explore the remains of the Lavinia, a wooden schooner that met her fate in 1858 off Port Washington, Wisconsin, during a storm.

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  • Commodore Chauncey (1837)

    Explore the wreck of the Commodore Chauncey, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1858, with a remarkable story of crew survival.

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  • New Brunswick (1847)

    Explore the wreck of the New Brunswick, a timber schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1858, with a tragic history of cargo shift and capsizing.

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  • R.H. Rae

    Explore the well-preserved wreck of the R.H. Rae, a 19th-century schooner, located near Main Duck Island in Lake Ontario.

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  • Telegraph (1849)

    Explore the wreck of the *Telegraph*, a mid-19th-century wooden sidewheel steamer lost in Lake Erie due to a collision. All aboard were rescued.

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  • Andromeda (1848)

    Explore the wreck of the Andromeda, a 19th-century wooden schooner lost in Lake Michigan due to hull failure. Discover its history and the circumstances of its sinking.

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