Shipwreck Henry J. Johnson

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Database Information Shipwreck Henry J. Johnson

Basic Information

Name(s)  Henry J. Johnson
Registry  US
Official Number 95950
Vessel Type Bulk Freighter
Year Built 1888
Year Sank 1902
Hull Material Wood
Engines Double Expansion Steam, Fore and Aft

Dimensions

Length  260 ft
Width  40 ft
Depth  21 ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2901159/data  ; https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/436057

Wreck Site Information

Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 160 ft
GPS Coordinates 45° 38.043′  N 084° 06.260′ W
Site Description The Henry Johnson lies with its cargo area intact with the bow and stern broken with the stern being split open. The cabins are gone but the fore and aft double expansion engine, boilers, propeller, split stack, and rudder are extant on or near the stern. The rudder lies off the starboard stern sitting with the blade upright and the shaft balanced on the quadrant. The steel boiler cabin is collapsed. At the bow the windlass, capstan, and an iron stock kedge anchor lie in the collapsed deck wreckage. A deck winch sits on the cargo deck.