Lake Name: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck Name: Helvetia
Vessel Type: Three-Masted Schooner
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Build Info: 1873, F.N. Jones, Tonawanda, NY
Shipwreck Specs: 204x36x14, 793t.
Official Number: 95213
Names Other: none
Sinking Detail: Abandoned and set afire.
Loss Date: 9/10/1921
Loss Place: NE off of Sheboygan
Loss Life: none
Loss Reason: Abandoned
Vessel Cargo: none
Shipwreck Description
A 204 foot, three-masted schooner built in Tonawanda, New York in 1873. She was unceremoniously set ablaze and sank in 165 feet of water about ten miles northeast of Sheboygan.
Dive Type: Entry level technical
Depth Deck(ft): 155 ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 165 ft
Depth Deck(m): 47 m
Depth Bottom(m): 50 m