Cayuga
Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1895 · The Straits of Mackinac
A steel lake freighter sunk by collision in the Straits of Mackinac in May 1895.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Cayuga was a steel bulk freighter of the late nineteenth-century Great Lakes fleet. In May 1895 she was holed in a collision while passing through the Straits of Mackinac and sank in deep water. Cargo and fittings were partly recovered in the years after the loss. The wreck lies within Michigan's Straits of Mackinac bottomland preserve.
Vessel
- 1889
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- Steel
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- May 10, 1895
- Collision
- In the Straits of Mackinac near Mackinaw City, Michigan
- Straits of Mackinac, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
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- No agreed casualty figure was found in the sources reviewed.
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The Wreck Today
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- Within the Straits of Mackinac Underwater Preserve
Position
- 45.81° N 84.75° W
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- Mackinaw City, Michigan
Position given for the Straits area of the loss; the surveyed position is not published in the sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (58/100)
Casualties, depth and the surveyed position are not established in the sources reviewed.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Underwater Preserves
Wreck's inclusion in the Straits of Mackinac preserve.
Great Lakes maritime histories of the Straits of Mackinac
Loss date, cause and salvage activity.
