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Michigan - Isle Royale National Park Underwater Preserve

Monarch

Name: Monarch
Also Known By: Built as W.H. SIMPSON, renamed in 1933
Official No: 81218
Vessel Type: propeller tug, wood
Constructed: 1889, Rieboldt & Wolter, Sheboygan, WI
Specifications: 63x19x8, 49gt 28 nt
Date Lost: 1934, Jun 7

Place Lost: Port Huron, just S of the Blue Water Bridge

Body of Water: St Clair River
Type of Loss: Towing mishap
Lives Lost: 4
Cargo: None
Notes: She capsized and sank in a towing accident.
Location: South of the Blue Water Bridge on the Canadian Side of the river.
Loran: ?
Lat/Lon: ?
Depth: 50 Feet
Visibility: 5-20 Feet