John T. Johnson
Wooden Schooner Barge · Lost 1904 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron
A lumber schooner barge destroyed by surf after its tow grounded at North Point Reef.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
John T. Johnson was launched by John Squires at Huron, Ohio, in 1873. The wooden schooner barge carried lumber. On November 29, 1904, its tow grounded at North Point Reef in a snowstorm. Surf destroyed the vessel over the following days.
Vessel
- 1873
- John Squires
- Huron, Ohio
- Wood
- Not established
- 31 ft
- 448 gross tons
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- November 29, 1904
- Storm
- North Point Reef, Lake Huron
- Lake Huron
- Not established
- Lumber
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 7 ft
- Bottom hull structure with a centerboard-trunk pocket piece; nearby hull sides and planking largely buried in sand and cobbles.
- Not established
- Not established
- Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 45.022° N 83.262° W
- Surveyed position
- Alpena, Michigan
NOAA GPS N45°01.299′ W83°15.721′, converted directly to decimal degrees.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)
The exact casualty total and unverified vessel configuration are not established in the sources reviewed. Artwork is an interpretive reconstruction.
NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary — John T. Johnson
Vessel type, launch year, builder and place, beam, gross tonnage, lumber cargo, grounding date and subsequent destruction, tow vessels, published GPS, depth and remains.
