Shipwreck · Alpena, Michigan

John F. Warner

A 126-foot wooden three-masted schooner, lost on October 13, 1890, carrying lumber, lath. In Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Look, don’t touch, and take nothing: removing or damaging anything on the wreck is illegal.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, wooden three-masted schooner
Lost1890
Built1855
Seabed depth2.7 m (9 ft) below the surface
Charted depth1.8 m (6 ft) below Low Water Datum, over the wreck
Position45.0508°N, 83.4355°W (approximate, ±30 m)
Position known fromNOAA's nautical chart
From Alpena Marina1.1 km (0.7 mi), bearing 211° SSW
SourceNOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; NOAA ENC US5MI67B; Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Alpena Marina, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.