Shipwreck · Presque Isle, Michigan
F.T. Barney
A 160-foot two-masted schooner built in 1856, lost on October 23, 1868, carrying coal. In Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Look, don’t touch, and take nothing: removing or damaging anything on the wreck is illegal.
Open in the viewer from Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Park beach →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, two-masted schooner |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1868 |
| Built | 1856 |
| Seabed depth | 48.8 m (160 ft) below the surface |
| Position | 45.4858°N, 83.8425°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| Position known from | An agency's record of where it was placed or found |
| From Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Park beach | 5.3 km (3.3 mi), bearing 90° E |
| Source | NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Park beach, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Joseph S. FayShipwreck · 5.2 m · 5.3 km
- Forty Mile Point LighthouseLighthouse · 5.5 km
- Duncan CityShipwreck · 5.2 m · 10 km
- Chester B. JonesShipwreck · 4.9 m · 10 km
- MessengerShipwreck · 59.1 m · 10 km
- W.G. MasonShipwreck · 4 m · 11 km
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.