Dunderberg
LOCATION: Lake Huron. ~5 mi [8 km] out off Harbor Beach, MI, USA
DIVE CHARTER: Great
Lakes Odyssey.
TYPE: Schooner, Three Masts
LIES: Upright on hard bottom.
CONDITION: Intact, except for port collision damage and collapsing stern
decking.
CARGO: Corn, 6 passengers
DIMENSIONS: 186' [57m] x 33' [10m] x 13' [4m]
BUILT: 1867, J. M. Jones, Detroit
LOST: Aug 13, 1868
LOSS DETAILS: Night collision with steamer
Empire State. The mate of the Empire State was faulted in the collision,
which took the life of a female passenger.
DEPTH: 130-150 ft [40-46m]
NOTES:
As I type this, several hundred wreck dives since
first diving her, despite the increasing colony
of
the zebra mussels, the Dunderberg still stands proudly amongst the top sites
in waters that I believe hold the finest shipwreck diving in existence.
Mid mast still standing. Her anchors still hang, on the port and starboard
bow, where her masters stowed them 140 years ago. Dead eyes and
mast rings are still in place. The deck is littered with rigging. Her bow
sprit still stands true, rigging in place. Her crown jewel is her
figurehead in the form of an alligator. Simply a must see.
See Photos:
July 5-6, 2008
July
10, 2010
August
29, 2010
See Video:
July 5-6, 2008
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