Lake Name: Lake Huron
Shipwreck Name: City of Detroit

Vessel Type:  Propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Location: Port Austin, MI
Vessel Build Info: 1866, Lester, Marine City, MI
Shipwreck Specs:  166x28x11, 652 t.
Official Number: 4378
Names Other: none

Sinking Detail: Bound Milwaukee for Sarnia and towing the barge GUIDING STAR, she sailed into a storm, never sailed out. The barge was cut loose and made her way under sail to the Canada side of the lake. The skipper of the barge said he thought CITY OF DETROIT’s machinery became disabled and she was overwhelmed.
Owned by John Pridgeon, Detroit.

Loss Date: 12/4/1873
Loss Place: Saginaw Bay
Loss Life: all 20
Loss Reason: storm
Vessel Cargo: 8,000 bu. wheat, bbls of flour

Shipwreck Description: The shipwreck sits upright and is mostly intact.  The hogging arches are visible on both sides of the ship and and they are a great example of the ship’s structure in those days.  They were added to the steamships to prevent hogging and sagging.  The engine is partially exposed on the deck.

Dive Type: Technical
Depth Deck(ft): 160ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 180ft
Depth Deck(m): 55m
Depth Bottom(m): 61m

Additional Info: Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve | Michigan Underwater Preserves