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From: K-Man
Category: Shipwreck Research
Date: 18 Nov 2006
Time: 20:44:50
Remote Name: 128.156.10.80
For Lake Ontario I can only think of one tiller wreck, the "Port Dalhousie Wreck," also called the "Tiller Wreck." It is a 2-masted schooner in 110'-115' of water in the western end on the lake. Pictures can be found at the following web sites.
http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/tiller.htm
http://www.scubaq.ca/ontarioscubadiving/tiller.htm
I can think of four more tiller wrecks that are known. Two are in Lake Erie in the eastern end, and two are in Lake Huron off Presque Isle, MI.
"Oxford"/"Crow's Nest"/"Tiller Wreck," Lake Erie, 2-masted schooner, 150'-165' of water
http://www.scubaq.ca/ontarioscubadiving/oxford.htm
http://www.geocities.com/marvintpaa/tiller.html
http://www.osprey-dive.com/shipwreck_detail.cfm?diveID=20
http://www.osprey-dive.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28
"Schooner G," Lake Erie, 2-masted schooner, 160' of water
http://www.n2junkie.com/schooner_g.htm
http://www.osprey-dive.com/shipwreck_detail.cfm?diveID=30
http://www.osprey-dive.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21
"Defiance," Lake Huron, 2-masted schooner, 185' of water
"John J. Audubon," Lake Huron, brigentine, 165' of water
** Note: This wreck is unique in that it has both a tiller and a wheel. The tiller is shortened, and the wheel lies loose on the deck off to the starboard side. The wheel was originally mounted in front of the tiller and probably turned the tiller through a series of pulley and rope connections.
Hope this helps, Kevin