Isle Royale
Shipwreck

Vessel Type

Year
Sank

 Depth

GPS
Coordinates

Algoma

264' Steel Passenger Ship

1885

 10' to 80'

N 48o 06.431’ 
W 88o 32.335’

America

183' Steel Packet
 /Passenger Ship

1928

 2' to 75'

N 47o 53.628’ 
W 89o 13.345’

Chester A. Congdon  (Bow)

(Stern Buoy)

532' Steel Bulk Freighter

1918

 60' to 120'
20' to 220'

N 48o 11.559’ 
W 88o 30.815’
N 48o 11.620’ 
W 88o 30.881’

Chisholm (Engine)

270' Wooden Bulk Freighter

1898

 115' to 155'

N 47o 51.450’ 
W 89o 19.796’

Chisholm 
(Hull)

270' Wooden Bulk Freighter

1898

 20' to 60'

N 47o 51.459’ 
W 89o 19.679’

George M. Cox

233' Steel Passenger Ship

1933

 10' to 100'

N 47o 51.462’ 
W 89o 19.385’

Cumberland

214' Wooden Side Wheeler

1877

 30' to 80'

N 47o 51.465’ 
W 89o 19.650’

Emperor
 (Stern buoy)

(Bow buoy)

525' Steel Bulk Freighter

1947

 110' to 175'
25' to 175'

N 48o 12.018’ 
W 88o 29.606’
N 48o 12.003’ 
W 88o 29.525’

Glenlyon

328' Steel Bulk Freighter

1924

 15' to 80'

N 47o 57.178’ 
W 88o 44.824’

Kamloops
(Stern float)

(Bow float)

250' Steel Canaler

1927

 180' to 270'
240' to 270'

N 48o 05.118’ 
W 88o 46.000’
N 48o 05.121’ 
W 88o 46.031’

Monarch

259' Wooden
Packet 

1906

 10' to 80'

N 48o 11.334’ 
W 88o 25.957’

Tug in Five Finger Bay

40' Wooden Fish Tug

Unknown

 10' to 17'

N 48o 09.325’ 
W 88o 31.303’

Note: Click on the ship name for details about the site.  All GPS coordinates are measured to the mooring buoy for the wreck.  The Kamloops and Tug in Five Finger Bay do not have NPS maintained buoys, but have lines and submerged floats.  Some wrecks have two moorings and are indicated by (bow buoy) and (stern buoy).

Isle Royale Shipwreck Map

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