Bermuda
Canal Schooner · Lost 1870 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The canal schooner Bermuda sank with 488 tons of iron ore in Munising Bay in 1870, losing three hands; she now lies intact in 20 feet of water off Grand Island.
Become Captain of Record
The Vessel and Her Loss
The 150-foot wooden canal schooner Bermuda sank in Munising Bay on October 15, 1870, carrying 488 tons of iron ore, and three of her crew were lost. She lies intact in about 20 feet of water in Grand Island's Murray Bay, one of the best-preserved shallow wrecks on Lake Superior. For years she was known locally as the Dreadnaught, Arnold or Granada until research proved her true name.
Vessel
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Wood
- 150 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- October 15, 1870
- Not established
- Murray Bay, Grand Island, in about 20 feet of water
- Lake Superior
- Not established
- Iron ore (488 tons)
- Not established
- 3
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Alger Underwater Preserve (State of Michigan)
Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Munising, Michigan
No pin: positions in the park guide are incomplete or inconsistent.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Based on the National Park Service's Pictured Rocks shipwreck guide; original period records were not independently inspected.
National Park Service — Shipwrecks of Pictured Rocks
Full park shipwreck guide read.
