Shotline Diving Wreck Profile
- Name: Young Lyon
- Type: Wooden Schooner
- Builder: Unknown
- Dimensions: 117 tons
- Registered Tonnage: 117 tons
- Location: Unreported (somewhere on Lake Huron)
- Official Number: 65018
- Original Owners: Unknown
- Number of Masts: Unknown
Wreck Location Map
Vessel Type
The Young Lyon was classified as a wooden schooner, possibly functioning as a canalboat, which was common in the mid-19th century.
Description
Little detailed information is available about the schooner Young Lyon. She was likely a small cargo vessel, operating on the Great Lakes trade routes, possibly carrying lumber, grain, or general freight. Some records suggest she may have been a converted canalboat—vessels used in both canal and open-water shipping, which were common in the mid-19th century.
She was registered out of Rochester, New York, suggesting she operated in both Lake Ontario and Lake Huron, possibly transiting via the Welland Canal to reach western Great Lakes ports.
History
The Young Lyon was lost in 1874 somewhere on Lake Huron, but details are missing. She was reported to have foundered (sank) or been lost to fire. No known salvage efforts or wreck discovery have been documented.
Significant Incidents
- Lost in 1874 somewhere on Lake Huron, but details are missing.
- Reported to have foundered (sank) or been lost to fire.
- No known salvage efforts or wreck discovery.
Final Disposition
The Young Lyon remains a mystery among Great Lakes shipwrecks, with no confirmed location, cause of loss, or survivor accounts. Whether she foundered in a storm or was lost to fire, her fate is one of many undocumented maritime tragedies of the 1870s Great Lakes shipping era.
Current Condition & Accessibility
No confirmed discovery of wreckage.
No modern navigational hazards related to this vessel have been documented.
Resources & Links
References are being reviewed for this wreck.
The Young Lyon remains a mystery among Great Lakes shipwrecks, with no confirmed location, cause of loss, or survivor accounts. Whether she foundered in a storm or was lost to fire, her fate is one of many undocumented maritime tragedies of the 1870s Great Lakes shipping era.