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Michigan - Thumb Area Underwater Preserve

Dunderberg Wreck

Name: Dunderberg
Also Known By: None also seen as DUNDERSBURG

Official No.: 6151

Vessel Type : Schooner, wood, 3-mast
Constructed: 1867
Specifications: 186 ft., 597 t.
Date Lost: 1868, Aug 13
Place Lost: Off Sand Beach, MI
Body of Water: Huron (Thumb Area Preserve)
Type of Loss: Collision
Lives Lost: 1
Cargo: Corn, 6 passengers
Notes: Collided with steamer EMPIRE STATE and went down a few miles from shore. The mate of the EMPIRE STATE was found to be at fault in the collision, which took the life of a female passenger out of Detroit.
Location: About four miles notheast of Harbor Beach.
Loran: 30740.9/49257.5
Lat/Lon: ?
Depth: 145-160 Feet
Visibility: 10-25 Feet