Shipwreck Northwestern

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Database Information Shipwreck Northwestern

Basic Information

Name(s)  Northwestern
Registry  US
Official Number  
Vessel Type Schooner
Year Built 1847
Year Sank 1850
Hull Material Wood
Engines None

Dimensions

Length  115 ft
Width   ft
Depth   ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2903572/data ; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/northwestern.html

Wreck Site Information

Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 135 ft.
GPS Coordinates N45°26.885’ W83°41.817′
Site Description Although the two masted schooner is splayed out midship to stern the bow is fairly intact. The transom lies behind the ship disarticulated from the rest of the hull. The bow sprit and stays are intact. Two wood stock anchors sit on the bottom below where they were stowed. Visible rigging and machinery are the anchor windlass, anchor chains, catheads, the centerboard trunk (heeled over), the centerboard winch, tow masts toppled over, and booms although it is difficult to identify which are booms and which are mast pieces because the ends are under other wreckage. The rudder and tiller is also extant on site along with a number of deadeyes.