Sagamore Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Sagamore Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
46 31.080 N,84 37.931 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 11.58 m |
| Name | SAGAMORE |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
46 31.080 N,84 37.931 W
Sagamore on Wreck Map
Sagamore Wreck on Google Map
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- Unknown Wreck 106824 8049.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 106821 10357.9 M
- Unknown Wreck 116292 10366.4 M
- Unknown Wreck 116280 16706.4 M
- Unknown Wreck 106829 18771.6 M
- Unknown Wreck 116279 20746.2 M
- Unknown Wreck 106831 20759.5 M
- Unknown Wreck 116274 24644 M
General Comments
HISTORY LS1946/53--DANG.SUBM.WK. SCALED AT 1:10000 IN LAT.46-31-05.2N, LONG.ì 84-37-55.8W. CES14884/81--OPR-Z451-HSB-81; ITEM 1, LOCATED BY SNDR W/RANGE AZIMUTH ì CONTROL, LD BY SNDR 41.7 FT (LWD) IN 65-75 FT OF WATER, DIVERS NOT DEPLOYED ì HYDRO RECOMMENDS THAT CHARTED 31 FT DEPTH BE RETAINED; SAYS WK LYING IN ì E-W DIRECTION, 100 METERS LONG, AT POS.46-31-06N, 84-37-56W.ì LOCAL CONTACTS; T. FARNQUIST, RT 2, BOX 279A, SAULT ST. MARIE, MI 49783, ì PH.906-632-9676, PRES. GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY; RON PIERCE, ì CHIEF SURVEY BRANCH, COE, SAULT ST. MARIE 49783; DENNIS DOUGHERTY, 1931 ì RIVERSIDE DR, SAULT ST. MARIE, 49783, PH.906-632-6900, ALL CONFIRMED IDENTIFY ì AS WHALEBACK BARGE. (REFERENCE CL210/82). H10246/87--OPR-X278-HFP-87; DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND WRECK, A WHALEBACK, ì LYING E-W, KEEL DOWN IN 68-70FT, IN LAT 46-31-04.73N, LONG 84-37-55.67W ì (12INCH DIAMETER PIPE FORWARD OF PILOT HOUSE); BADLY DAMAGED, TOP THIRD OF ì DECK HAD COLLAPSED EXPOSING CARGO; WESTERN EDGE (STERN) IN LAT 46-31-04.78N, ì LONG 84-37-59.09W; EASTERN EDGE (BOW) IN LAT 46-31-04.76N, LONG 84-37-54.52W; ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING 38 FT. SOUNDING WITH DANGER CURVE AND TYPE WK. ì (UPDATED 2/89 MSM) DESCRIPTION **** SKINDIVER, 6/67; LOCATED 1963 BY PRIVATE DIVERS, RESTING KEEL DOWN, ì BADLY DEMOLISHED FROM BROADSIDE COLLISION 2/3 LENGTH FROM BOW DECK 24 FT ì OFF BOTTOM, FWD TURRET 7-8 FT OFF DECK; DIVERS RESEARCH SAYS WRECK ì WHALEBACK FRT BARGE, 308 FT L, 38 FT W, 24 FT D, 1601 GT, 1557 NT, BUILT ì 1892 BY A. MCDOUGAL AT WEST SUPERIOR, WI, HULL NO.122; RAMMED AND SUNK ì 7/29/01 WHILE AT ANCHOR; CARGO IRON ORE, COAL.