Lake Name: Lake Huron
Shipwreck Name: Detroit
Vessel Type: Wooden sidewheel steamer
Location: Port Austin, MI
Vessel Build Info: 1846, Wolverton, Newport, MI*
Shipwreck Specs: 157x23x10, 354 t.
Official Number: none
Names Other: none
Sinking Detail: Collided with brig NUCLEUS in a heavy fog and sank, exact location unreported until she was located in 1994. Bound Detroit to Chicago with 2 lumber scows in tow. Most of her cargo was for the Sault Canal Co.
Wreck discovered by Trotter in June of 1994, north of Point Aux Barques in 200′ of water.
Loss Date: 5/25/1854
Loss Place: About 15 miles off Point Aux Barques
Loss Life: none
Loss Reason: Collision
Vessel Cargo: Lumber, coal, hay
Shipwreck Description: This is one of the best known examples of an intact sidewheel steamship in the Great Lakes. She sits upright and the entire sidewheels are attached on both sides of the shipwreck with its walking beam engine in the middle. This is a must see for the history buffs!
Dive Type: Technical
Depth Deck(ft): 180ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 200ft
Depth Deck(m): 55m
Depth Bottom(m): 61m
