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17 Fathom Wreck
This unidentified shipwreck was a small two-masted schooner. There is evidence of fire damage. There are a windlass and chain locker at the bow, and hatches near the stern. There is a mast lying across the starboard rail.
 rated, discovered 816 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Atlantic
The Atlantic is probably the most historically significant shipwreck on the bottom of Lake Erie.
rated, discovered 814 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Brown Brothers
The wooden fishing tug Brown Brothers sank on Oct. 28, 1959. She foundered in a storm while being towed by another tug.
rated, discovered 792 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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C. B. Benson
The wreck of the C. B. Benson sits upright and is very intact. One can see belaying pins on the fife rail, deadeyes, blocks, a bilge pump, anchor, lifeboat davits, and the ship's wheel.
rated, discovered 784 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Carlingford
In Lake Erie, twelve miles out from Dunkirk and 90 feet below the surface, rests the two-masted schooner CARLINGFORD. This wooden vessel sank after colliding with the steel steamer Brunswick on Nov. 12, 1888.
rated, discovered 782 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Cecil J.
The Cecil J. was set ablaze and scuttled by her owner in 1943 after several misfortunes. The scattered remains attract considerable fish life.
rated, discovered 816 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Frank E. Vigor
The steel freighter Frank E. Vigor sank in a collision with the steel steamer Philip Minch, on Apr. 27, 1944 in dense fog. The hull rests upside down, facing north.
rated, discovered 608 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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George Worthington
The twin-masted schooner George Worthington sank after a collision with the schooner George W. Davis, on July 12, 1887. The upright wreck sports twin bow anchors, windlass, deadeyes, centreboard, and tools on the deck.
rated, discovered 615 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Little Wissahickon
This three-masted schooner sprang a leak as she was being towed across Lake Erie with a cargo of coal and foundered on July 10, 1896. The wreck sits upright, with the ship's wheel at the stern, and windlass and anchors at the bow.
rated, discovered 428 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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M. I. Wilcox
The M. I. Wilcox was launched on May 2, 1868. 38 years and one week later, on May 9, 1906, she met her fate.
rated, discovered 364 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Merida
The steel freighter Merida was one of four ships that sank in the 'Black Friday' storm of Oct. 20, 1916. She sits upright on the bottom, with the mid-section disappearing into the lake bottom, as if her back were broken.
rated, discovered 367 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Nimrod
The three-masted schooner Nimrod sank with a cargo of corn after a collision with the schooner Michigan, on Nov. 8, 1874 in dense fog.
rated, discovered 359 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Pascal P. Pratt
The wooden bulk freighter Pascal P. Pratt caught fire while hauling a coal cargo from Buffalo to Milwaukee. The captain grounded her on Long Point on Nov. 16, 1908. Bass and perch abound at this site. Brought to you by Ontario Underwater Council:
rated, discovered 401 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Raleigh
On Nov. 30, 1911, the wooden freighter Raleigh damaged her rudder in severe winds, ran aground and foundered in heavy seas. Three lives were lost. The ship's boiler, engine room machinery, propeller, rudder, bow winch, and anchor remain.
rated, discovered 396 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Specular
This iron-ore-laden wooden steamer sank after colliding with the steamer Denver on Aug. 22, 1900. The wreck was dynamited as a shipping hazard on Oct. 23, 1900, and wreckage is scattered over a wide area.
rated, discovered 413 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Tasmania
The large wooden schooner, Tasmania, originally named the James Couch when she was launched on April 22, 1871, at Port Huron, Michigan foundered on October 20, 1905. All 8 people on board perished.
rated, discovered 444 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Trade Wind
On November 29th, 1854 the Charles Napier collided with the Trade Wind in a blinding snowstorm during its trip to Chicago. The Trade Wind was carrying 200 tons of railroad iron and 1000 cast iron stoves.
rated, discovered 431 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Willis
This three-masted schooner sank on Nov. 11, 1872 after colliding with the bark Elizabeth Jones. The steering gear, several deadeyes and blocks remain, as well as a capstan, bilge pump, and a long portion of the bowsprit.
rated, discovered 431 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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Wilma
This 68' tug Sank April 14, 1936 when ice punched out a plank near the boiler on the starboard side. The hull is made of wood and it is usually buoyed with a marker.
rated, discovered 415 time(s).
Lake Erie region, Ontario
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