1. IDENTIFICATION & SITE INFORMATION
This site is an unidentified wooden steam tug, informally known as WHS Tug 3, located in Lake Michigan off the Milwaukee area, Wisconsin. The wreck was documented during a NOAA survey and later photogrammetrically recorded as part of a Wisconsin Historical Society and Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society collaboration.
The wreck lies in approximately 103 ft (31 m) of water. The site appears to represent a vessel that was sunk or deliberately scuttled, possibly after the end of its service life.
Approximate coordinates: 43° 03.542′ N, 087° 47.888′ W.
Access is limited to appropriately trained technical or advanced recreational divers due to depth.
2. CONSTRUCTION & OWNERSHIP
The vessel is interpreted as a harbor tug of wooden construction.
- Vessel type: Tug
- Hull material: Wood
- Builder: Details not yet confirmed
- Place of build: Details not yet confirmed
- Year built: Details not yet confirmed
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