Shipwreck Smith Moore

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Database Information Shipwreck Smith Moore

Basic Information

Name(s)  Smith Moore
Registry  US
Official Number 115721
Vessel Type Steambarge
Year Built 1880
Year Sank  1889 
Hull Material Wood
Engines Dual Piston Single Expansion Steam

Dimensions

Length 223.4 ft
Width  35 ft
Depth  18 ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2903806/data?n=1 ; https://www.michiganpreserves.org/alger-underwater-preserve/

Wreck Site Information

Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 105 ft
GPS Coordinates 46° 27.420′  N 086° 36.936′ W
Site Description Shifting sands bury and unbury much of this wreck at times. Fifty years ago the whole wreck including the propeller was exposed until one stormy winter buried much of wreck. At the time of the model much of the hull and deck was exposed. The wooden hull is very intact. The foredeck has collapsed along with a small section of the main deck but most of the deck is intact. There is much machinery extant on site including capstans, bitts, towing bitt, the somewhat rare double piston single expansion steam engine, steel boiler cabin, deck winch, two mast stubs, one with a fife-rail, and a sail boom.