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Michigan - Thumb Area Underwater Preserve

Philadelphia Wreck

Name: Philadelphia
Also Known By: None

Official No.: None
Vessel Type: Schooner, wood
Constructed: 1836, Presque Isle, PA
Specifications: 80x23x8, 123 t.
Date Lost: 1844, Oct 29
Place Lost:
Body of Water: Erie (Thumb Area Preserve)
Type of Loss: Storm
Lives Lost: None
Cargo: Wheat
Notes: She was bound from Michigan City and was just entering the harbor at Cleveland when she went out of control and struck the east pier. She blew ashore just east of it and became a total wreck.
Location: About 5.5 miles North East of Pte. Aux Barques Lighthouse.
Loran: 30786.2/49183.7
Lat/Lon: ?
Depth: 110-130 Feet
Visibility: 10-30 Feet