Lake Name: Lake Superior
Shipwreck Name: Zillah

Vessel Type: Wooden Bulk Freighter
Location: Whitefish Bay, MI
Vessel Build Info: 1890, F. Wheeler, W. Bay City hull# 67
Shipwreck Specs: 201x37x13, 748g 583n
Official Number: 136106
Names Other: Built as prop EDWARD SMITH, renamed in 1900

Sinking Detail
She began to leak in a summer storm. She coasted in a circle as the crew gathered what belongings they could, then rolled over and sank while steamer WILLIAM B. SCHILLER stood by to take off her people, with help from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Loss Date: 8/29/1926
Loss Place: Whitefish Bay
Loss Life: none
Loss Reason: Storm
Vessel Cargo: Limestone

Shipwreck Description
The Zillah sits in 250ft (76m) of water and is fairly intact. Because of its depth the bow and stern are usually visited on two separate trips. The stern structure is dominated by a large coal bunker. The stern mooring was attached to a ring in the top of the coal bunker structure. The interesting part about the coal bunker is that it is located between the boiler room and the engine and stands up a full deck level above the roof of the stern cabins. The boiler room is intact and a vertical structure. The stack plenum is visible between the boilers. You can look through the windows on the forward wall of the boiler room and see both boilers, and there is a deck winch on the spar deck near these windows. The engine room is open exposing the cylinders of the engine since the cabin walls surrounding the engine have collapsed. On the fantail sits two giant towing bits and a capstan.

Dive Type: Technical
Depth Deck(ft): 230 ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 250 ft
Depth Deck(m): 70 m
Depth Bottom(m): 76 m

Additional Info: Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve