AH-WR-1505

Andaste

Self-Unloading Freighter · United States · Lost 1929 · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

A converted sand carrier that vanished off Grand Haven with all hands in 1929.

Become Captain of Record See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Andaste was a steel freighter built in 1892 and later converted to carry gravel and sand. In September 1929 she left Grand Haven bound for Chicago and was lost in a storm with all of her crew. Bodies and wreckage came ashore, but the ship has never been found.

Vessel

Built: 1892
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: September 9, 1929
Cause: Storm
Location: Lake Michigan, off Holland and Grand Haven
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 25
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 43.00° N 86.45° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Grand Haven, Michigan
Region: Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)

No wreck has been found.

Michigan Shipwreck Research Association
Search, discovery and loss history.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.