Lake Name: Lake Huron
Shipwreck Name: Lucinda Van Valkenburg

Vessel Type: Wooden Three-Masted Schooner
Location: Thunder Bay, MI
Vessel Build Info: 1862, Albert Little, Tonawanda, NY
Shipwreck Specs: 129 ft, 302g 286n
Official Number: 14614
Names Other: None

Sinking Detail
The Lucinda Van Valkenburg was built in 1862. 25 years later it was lost on Lake Huron. Bound for Chicago with a load of coal, it was struck by the iron propeller Lehigh about 2 miles northeast of Thunder Bay Island. The crew was picked up by the Lehigh and taken to Port Huron. The sunken Van Valkenburg presented a dangerous obstruction to other vessels, as the masts remained standing high out of the water from just below the crosstrees.
Loss Date: 6/1/1887
Loss Place: near Thunder Bay Island light, MI
Loss Life: None
Loss Reason: Collision
Vessel Cargo: Coal

Shipwreck Description
This recreational dive offers the opportunity to see an old schooner hall and centerboard with part of the rudder visible at the stern.   The decks, masts, and other parts are no longer present.

Dive Type: Recreational
Depth Deck(ft): 55 ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 60 ft
Depth Deck(m): 16 m
Depth Bottom(m): 18 m