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Michigan - Thumb Area Underwater Preserve

Albany Wreck

Name: Albany
Also Known By: ?
Official No.: None
Vessel Type : Brig, wood
Constructed: (1835, Oswego, NY)
Specifications: (110 t.)
Date Lost: 1843, Oct 1

Place Lost: Straits of Mackinac, a few miles from Mackinaw City

Body of Water: Huron (Thumb Area Preserve)
Type of Loss: Storm
Lives Lost : ?
Cargo: Merchandise, passengers
Notes: She went aground and was wrecked in a gale.
Location: About 6.2 miles east-southeast of Port Sanilac
Loran: 30790/49520.5
Lat/Lon: 43022.34/82 26.31
Depth: 60-95 Feet
Visibility: 10-20