AH-WR-1560

L.M. Mason

Two-Masted Schooner · Lost 1861 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

L.M. Mason was a two-masted schooner lost in Lake Huron.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

L.M. Mason was launched in 1853. It carried grain when a snowstorm stranded it in North Bay in October 1861. Thirteen other stranded vessels were eventually freed, but this schooner remained. Waves and ice subsequently tore the hull apart.

Vessel

Built: 1853
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 22, 1861
Cause: Storm
Location: North Bay, Presque Isle, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Grain
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 18 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: North Bay, Presque Isle, Michigan
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

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