AH-WR-1554

E.B. Allen

Two-Masted Schooner · Lost November 1871 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

E.B. Allen was a two-masted schooner lost in Lake Huron.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

E.B. Allen was built at Ogdensburg in 1864. It was carrying grain toward Buffalo when it collided with Newsboy in heavy fog in November 1871. Newsboy rescued the entire crew. The wreck retains its hull, windlass, chains and rudder.

Vessel

Built: 1864
Builder: H.C. Piersons
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 1871
Cause: Collision
Location: Off Thunder Bay Island, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 100 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: Off Thunder Bay Island, Michigan
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

NOAA accounts disagree on loss day and dimensions; November 1871 is secure, but exact day and dimensions are not adopted.

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