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Michigan - Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve

Charles S. Price Wreck

Name: Charles S. Price
Also Known By: None

Official No.: 207539

Vessel Type: Propeller, wood, bulk freight
Constructed: 1910, American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH hull# 381
Specifications: 504x54x30, 6322g 4901n
Date Lost: 1913, Nov 10
Place Lost: 10.5 mi, 18 deg N of Port Gratiot light
Body of Water: Huron (Sanilac Shores Preserve)
Type of Loss: Storm
Lives Lost: 28 (All Hands)
Cargo: Coal
Notes: She capsized and sank in the "Big Storm" of 1913. She probably encountered the lost REGINA(qv) in the maelstrom, as somecrewmen of the two vessels were found wear the lifejackets of the other. She floated upside-down near the shipping lane for several days and created a sensation as a "mystery ship" until divers went down and read her name off the side.
Location: About 11 miles southeast (141 degrees) off Lexington Harbor.
Loran: 30799.6/49622.5
Lat/Lon: 43 09.175/82 21.174
Depth: 35-70 Feet
Visibility: 5-25 Feet