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Michigan - White Fish Point Underwater Preserve
John M. Osbourne Wreck
| Name: John M. Osbourne |
| Also
Known By: None also spelled OSBORN |
| Official
No.: 76307 |
| Vessel
Type: Propeller, wood, bulk freight, "steambarge" |
| Constructed: 1882, Morley & Hill, Marine City |
| Specifications: 178 ft., 891g 711n |
| Date
Lost: 1884, Jul 27 |
Place
Lost: 6 mi NNW of Whitefish Point |
| Body
of Water: Superior (White Fish Point Preserve) |
| Type
of Loss: Collision |
| Lives
Lost : 4 or 5 |
| Cargo: Iron ore |
| Notes: Bound Marquette for Ashtabula with two barges in tow,she collided
with the steel passenger steamer ALBERTA, which stayed in the gash
until most of OSBORNE's crew scrambled aboard. The accident happened
in fog. Wreck was located in 1984, 100 years later. |
| Location: About 3.5 miles North West of Whitefish Point. |
| Loran: 31149.5/47528.2 |
| Lat/Lon:
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| Depth:
145-165 Feet |
| Visibility: 20-40 Feet |
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