Lake Superior
North Shore Shipwrecks

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Shipwreck

Type of Vessel

Location

Depth

GPS
Coordinates

Essex Wooden Naval Sloop

Superior - Park Point
Near Superior Entry

On Shore to 5'
Sophie's Wreck
Possibly Amethyst
Wooden tug (Partial wreckage) Park Point 100 yds off shore. At times buried in sand. 8'

46o 45.461' N
92o 04.411' W

Thomas Wilson

Steel Whaleback Freighter

Duluth, MN
Near Duluth Entry

55' to 70'

Bow 46o 46.957' N
   92o 04.165' W
Stern 46o 47.011'N
     92o 04.157' W 

A. C. Adams

Wooden Tugboat

Duluth, MN
Off Lester River

118'

46o 49.182' N
91o 59.301' W

Mayflower

Wooden Scow

Duluth, MN
Off Lester River

90'

Bow 46o 48.195' N
    92o 00.663' W
Stern
46o 48.195' N
    92o 00.663' W

Robert Wallace Wooden Bulk Freighter Mid-Lake near shipping lanes S of Knife Is. 240' Bow 46o 50.837' N
   91o 43.736' W
Stern 46o 50.819'N
     91o 43.729' W 

Onoko

Iron Bulk Freighter

Mid-Lake
6 mi S of Knife Is.

220'   46o 50.772' N
  91o 46.640' W

Niagara

Wooden Logging Tug

Knife River, MN
Off Knife Island

50' to 90'

46o 56.679' N
 91o 46.358' W

Benjamin Noble Steel Canaller Mid-lake off Knife River 360'
Thomas Friant Wooden Packet/Fish Tug Mid-lake off Knife River 305'

S. P. Ely

Wooden
Schooner Barge

Two Harbors, MN
Inside W Breakwater

30'

47o 00.699' N
 91o 40.684' W

Lafayette

Steel Bulk Freighter

Near Two Harbors
Off Lafayette Bluff

10' to 20'

47o 05.695' N
  91o 32.961' W

Madeira

Steel Barge

Near Split Rock
Off Gold Rock Point

25' to 115'

47o 12.360' N
  91o 21.480' W

Just for Fun

Ferro Cement Sailboat Hull

Beaver Bay, MN
Near Retaining Wall

30'

47o 15.56' N
91o 17.15' W

Hesper

Wooden Bulk Freighter

Silver Bay, MN
Inside W Breakwater

40' to 60'

47o 16.25' N
91o 16.30' W

Amboy

Wooden Schooner Barge

Schroeder, MN
Near Shore -
Parts Are On Shore

2' to 15'

47o 28.674' N
  90o 59.898' W

Howard Wooden Tug Off Victoria Island, Canada 50' to 110'

48o 04.858' N
  89o 21.765' W

Theano Steel Mid-Cabin Freighter Off Trowbridge Island 320'  
Gunilda Steel Pleasure Yacht Off McGarvey Shoal Rossport, Ontario 260'  

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