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  • Liberator (1846)

    Explore the wreck of the Liberator, a scow schooner that capsized in 1858 while navigating the Detroit River.

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  • Shakespeare (1848)

    Explore the story of the Shakespeare, a wooden brig lost in a gale on Lake Michigan in 1858. No dive potential remains as the wreck is presumed destroyed.

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  • William Foster (1851)

    Explore the wreck of the William Foster, a merchant vessel that capsized in a white squall off Racine, Wisconsin, in 1858.

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  • Arkansas (1849)

    Explore the wreck of the Arkansas, a wooden two-masted schooner lost in 1858 near Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a storm on Lake Michigan.

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  • Indiana

    Explore the wreck of the Indiana, a wooden propeller steamship lost in Lake Superior in 1858, carrying iron ore and a crew of 21.

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  • Calvin Snell (C. Snell, Calvin Suello)

    Explore the wreck of the Calvin Snell, a wooden schooner lost in 1858 during a storm on Lake Ontario, highlighting the challenges of Great Lakes navigation.

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  • Traveler (1847)

    Explore the wreck of the Traveler, a scow-brig lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1858, with a tragic history and potential remains near Point Pelee.

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  • Lemuel Crawford (1855)

    Explore the wreck of the Lemuel Crawford, a 19th-century cargo bark lost in Lake Erie during a storm, with all hands rescued after two days in the rigging.

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  • Orcadian (c1855)

    Explore the wreck of the Orcadian, a two-masted schooner lost in a dramatic collision in 1858, with no lives lost and a site yet to be confirmed.

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  • Orcadian (1854)

    Explore the story of the Orcadian, a wooden brig lost in 1858 near Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, after a collision. Discover its history and the maritime trade of the era.

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