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Michigan - Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve
Grecian Wreck
| Name: Grecian |
| Also
Known By: None |
| Official
No.: 86136 |
| Vessel
Type: Propeller, steel, bulk freight |
| Constructed: 1891, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland |
| Specifications: 296x40x21 2348g 1875n |
| Date
Lost: 1906, Jun 15 |
Place
Lost: Off Thunder Bay, MI |
| Body
of Water: Huron (Thunder
Bay Preserve) |
| Type
of Loss: Foundered |
| Lives
Lost: None |
| Cargo: None |
| Notes: Grounded near Detour, northern L. Huron June 7. After her cargo was
removed she made for Ecorse for repairs, relying on the air pressure
in her sealed holds to keep her afloat, but she filled and sank enroute.
Her crew was rescued by her fleetmate SIR HENRY BESSEMER. She was
a Pittsburger, sunk not far from her sister NORMAN. |
| Location: About 5 miles SW of Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse. |
| Loran: 30832.7/48713.3 |
| Lat/Lon:
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| Depth:
70-105 Feet |
| Visibility: 15-30 Feet |
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