Lake Name: Lake Huron
Shipwreck Name: Minnedosa
Vessel Type: Schooner, wood, bulk freight, 4-mast
Location: Harbor Beach, MI
Vessel Build Info: 1890, Montreal Transportation Co., Kingston, Ont
Shipwreck Specs: 245x36x15, 1081gc 1041nc
Official Number: 94884
Names Other: none
Sinking Detail: She was torn away from her tow steamer WESTMOUNT and foundered in a huge gale that sunk many ships. In consort with schooner MELROSE. 8 crewmen and captain’s wife died. The wreck was located in 1993.
Out of Kingston, Ont.
Largest lake sail vessel ever built in Canada.
Loss Date: 10/20/1905
Loss Place: NE off Harbor Beach, MI
Loss Life: all 9
Loss Reason: storm
Vessel Cargo: wheat
Shipwreck Description: The shipwreck sits upright and the hull is intact. The masts are down on top of and around the wreck. This is an impressive dive since it’s a unique four-masted schooner and quite large at 245ft long. The average schooner was built about 130ft long. She was also beautifully carved and decorated. She was a real Pride of Canada.
Dive Type: Technical
Depth Deck(ft): 200ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 215ft
Depth Deck(m): 61m
Depth Bottom(m): 66m