Shipwreck · Manitowoc, Wisconsin

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A wreck in Lake Michigan off Wisconsin, on the state's Lake Michigan water trail. Lost in 1881. Wisconsin's shipwrecks are protected by state law: look, take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck
Lost1881
Built1869
Seabed depth1.5 m (5 ft) below the surface
Position44.1934°N, 87.5113°W (approximate, ±100 m)
Position known fromAn agency's record of where it was placed or found
From Neshotah Park, Two Rivers5.7 km (3.5 mi), bearing 37° NE
SourceWisconsin DNR Lake Michigan State Water Trail (Wisconsin Historical Society)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Neshotah Park, Two Rivers, 5.7 km (3.5 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.