Shipwreck Persian

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Database Information Shipwreck Name

Basic Information

Name(s)  Persian
Registry  US
Official Number  
Vessel Type Schooner
Year Built 1855
Year Sank 1868
Hull Material Wood
Engines None

Dimensions

Length  128 ft
Width  26 ft
Depth  12 ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2906782/data ; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/persian.html

Wreck Site Information

Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 168
GPS Coordinates N45° 41.961’ W84° 09.174’
Site Description The Persian sits with the hull remarkably intact even visible is the collision gash in the side. Artifacts, rigging and machinery on site include two wood stock anchors, windlass, catheads, both masts (toppled) with tops, booms and one gaff, a sheet winch on the foremast, bowsprit with a broken jib boom, centerboard and centerboard winch, capstan, bitts, deadeyes, stove, ships wheel, rudder, and traveler block. The cabin is gone but the roof of the cabin lies beside the hull along with scattered pieces of the cabin and hull or deck. The deck is intact except in the area near the collision point.