AH-WR-1545

Alvin Buckingham

Two-Masted Schooner · Lost 1870 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

Alvin Buckingham was a two-masted schooner lost in Lake Huron.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Alvin Buckingham was a two-masted schooner built in 1853. Carrying iron ore, it sprang a leak off Black River and ran onto a reef while seeking shore. A passing steamer rescued the entire crew. Its hull remains in shallow water.

Vessel

Built: 1853
Builder: Alanson Gilmore
Yard: Perrysburg, Ohio
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 19, 1870
Cause: Grounding
Location: Black River reef near Harrisville, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Iron ore
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 8 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Black River reef near Harrisville, Michigan
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.