Posted by Jim G. on September 09, 19100 at 17:51:53:
In Reply to: Shipwreck 1/2 mile north of Harrisville Lake Huron posted by Doug on August 28, 19100 at 01:38:16:
Following is a wreck that I found posted at:
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/glsr/thunderbay/shipwrecks/known.html
I don't know if this is the wreck you have found, but I too am interested in shipwrecks of the area.
My father lives near Harrisville, and I have been frequenting the area for the past 30 years, this past year as a diver.
Name OSWEGATCHIE
Official Number 19189
Date Built 1867 by Pierson at Ogdensburg, NY
Date Lost November 21 or 26, 1891
Type Wooden propeller, bulk freight
Dimensions 135 x 26 x 11
Gross Tonnage 350
Cargo Lumber
Circumstances Bound Alpena for Detroit, towing barges A.J. MCBRIER, N.P. GOODELL, and H.C. POTTER in a Northeast gale. Overwhelmed and abandoned at sea before she foundered.
Depth ?
Condition Salvagers may have removed most of her gear soon after sinking, but wreck site went unknown until about 1971. May be the BALTIMORE.
Location Off Sturgeon Point. No coordinates available.
Sources NOAA 1999, Swayze 1999.
: This weekend I was walking along the beach about 1/2 mile north of the Sturgeon Pte Lighthouse in Harrisville, when I noticed a metal object with large rivets, about the size of a small car, sticking out of the water 30 feet off shore in 3 feet of water. As I walked out to it, it appeared to be the remains of a ship. Upon closer inspection, you can see the outline of approximately 50-60 feet of the ship, buried in the sand. The north end of it descends beneath the sand and is no longer visible. The South end raises up out of the sand, but displays little more than a metal framework with some wood and metal rivets. Most of the wreck is underwater.
: I am curious as to the history of this unknown ship. My family and I vacation in Harrisville once a year, for the past 6 or 7 years, and this is the first time that I have seen this ship.
: Thanks in advance for any information,
:
: Sincerely,
: doug marcum
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