Looking for name of wreck

[Paco]

Found it. If interested in the Niagra, read about it on the wrecks link on the left of Diver's Delight page: http://diversdelightcharter.

 

[Sideband]

Mike and ReefRaff,
That may be the one. Too bad if it is because it would be way beyond my current abilities. Oh well. Something to work up to in time. Anyway, as Mike said, there are lots of other wrecks in my range in this area. Beat up or not, I still think it would be neat to see. I need to start looking for a camera. The more I think about wreck diving the more I think it would be a really cool 'specialization' that I could get into. Researching the ships history and such and documenting the dive with photographs.. OOh.... just got shivers..
Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

Joe

 

[Sideband]

I am not familiar with anything that interesting, that shallow. The SENATOR sank in a collision with the steamer MARQUETTE, October 31, 1929, in fog twenty miles northeast of Port Washington, WI. Seven lives were lost and fifteen crewmen were rescued by the fish tug DELOS H. SMITH, and three by the MARQUETTE. The vessel was bound from Milwaukee, WI, for Detroit, MI, with cargo of 241 Nash automobiles.

I am not sure whether this wreck has ever been found. Perhaps some of our Wisconsin friends know more about it that we do here on the "sunset" coast in Michigan.

I'm going to be stacking up several replies in a row but I think each person that helped deserves a reply.. Anyway..

I could do without all of the loss of lives associated with these wrecks but that IS part of their history.. I wish I could win the lottery.. I'd get a really nice boat and load it up with all kinds of gear just for searching for boats like this. I'd make the Calypso look like a cheap charter boat.
That not currently being possible, I guess I'll stick to those that others have found.

Thanks for the lead on something else to look into.
Joe

 

[Sideband]

All busted up but worth diving on is the Niagra outside of Port Washington, WI. Considered one of the most tragic transportation disasters on the great lakes, around 100 lives were lost. The wreck lies less than a mile off shore in only 40' of water. A charter op out of West Bend, WI (Diver's Delight) takes divers there quite regularly. The ship was an 1800's paddle wheeler. The boiler lies around 300' norteast of the wreck.

That really sounds cool. For a disaster that is.. Thanks for the info and the link from your other post. That really sounds like it was one heck of a boat. Even burnt and broken, a 'cost is no obstacle' ship has to still be impressive.
Thanks again. I'm going to look into that one.

If I ever find out for sure what I was thinking of I will let everyone know. Untill then, thanks for all of the information and help. I'll check back here from time to time in case someone else has a brainstorm.

Joe