AH-WR-1561

Lucinda Van Valkenburg

Two-Masted Schooner · Lost 1887 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

Lucinda Van Valkenburg was a two-masted schooner lost in Lake Huron.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Lucinda Van Valkenburg was built at Tonawanda in 1862. It was bound for Chicago with coal in May 1887. The iron propeller steamer Lehigh struck and sank it northeast of Thunder Bay Island. Lehigh rescued the crew and carried them to Port Huron.

Vessel

Built: 1862
Builder: Albert Little
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 31, 1887
Cause: Collision
Location: Northeast of Thunder Bay Island, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Coal
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 60 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: Northeast of Thunder Bay Island, 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.