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Michigan - St. Clair River
John B. Martin Wreck
| Name: John B. Martin |
| Also
Known By: None |
| Official
No.: 75717 |
| Vessel
Type: Schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast, bulk freight |
| Constructed: 1873, Quayle & Martin, Cleveland |
| Specifications: 220x34x14, 938g 891n |
| Date
Lost: 1900, Sep 22 |
Place
Lost: At Ft. Gratiot, MI |
| Body
of Water: St Clair River |
| Type
of Loss: Collision |
| Lives
Lost: 4 |
| Cargo: Iron ore |
| Notes: She collided with the big steel bulker YUMA and sank quickly. She
had been in tow of the steamer GROVER and apparently sheered and was
struck and demolished. The wreck was about 100 feet from the American
side and it and the wreck of the FONTANA(qv), on the other side, made
the channel very narrow. |
| Location: 200 yardds from the U.S. shore about 100 yards north of the Blue Water
Bridge. |
| Loran: ? |
| Lat/Lon:
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| Depth:
60 Feet |
| Visibility: 5-20 Feet |
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