Dundee
LOCATION: Western Lake Erie off Cleveland, Ohio, USA
LIES: Upright on mud bottom.
CONDITION: Mostly Intact, broken at stern.
DEPTH: 75' [23m]
TYPE: Schooner-barge (originally 3-mast)
BUILT: 1893 at West Bay City, MI, USA.
LOST: Floundered in a storm September 11, 1900 prior to being cut loose by
the steamer John N. Glidden.
CARGO: Iron-ore
DIMENSIONS: 211' [64m] Length x
35' [11m] beam x 16'-5" [5m] .
NOTES: · Site
is currently being surveyed by the Maritime Archeological Survey Team, MAST
. Mooring is secured to the Deck Winch approximately mid-ships.·
Light zebra mussel
infestation. · Deck
planking is mostly intact and sits approximately 10 ft [3m] off of the
bottom. · At
the bow, a large donkey boiler, steam winch, and chain sits a top the jagged
pile of collapsed decking. The anchor chain runs through the hawse pipe and
over the starboard side, hanging, empty, just shy of the bottom -- anchors
apparently salvaged. A large stem post extends well above the decking. ·
Moving aft, 6 Cargo hatches exist, all offer
easy access to the hold. The deck is littered with numerous artifacts
such as turnbuckles, blocks, knees, planking...etc. ·
Just aft of the aft mast, the stern is mostly
collapsed/broken. The
rudder post remains upright here. Overall an exposed, large,
intact schooner in excellent condition, especially considering her shallow
depth and location just off of Cleveland. A must see!
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