New Orleans
Bulk Freighter · Lost 1906 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron
A coal-laden bulk freighter sank in fog off Thunder Bay in 1906 after colliding with the steamer that then rescued her crew.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Morley and Hill built the bulk freighter New Orleans at Marine City, Michigan, in 1885. On June 30, 1906, carrying coal on Lake Huron, she collided in fog with the steamer William R. Linn and sank. The Linn rescued her crew. Her wreck rests in about 145 feet of water.
Vessel
- 1885
- Morley and Hill
- Marine City, Michigan
- Wood
- 231 ft
- 38 ft
- 1,457 gross tons
- Steam, screw
- Not established
Loss
- June 30, 1906
- Collision
- Lake Huron off Thunder Bay, Michigan
- Lake Huron
- Not established
- Coal
- Not established
- All aboard survived; number aboard not stated.
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 145 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 45.17° N 83.22° W
- Approximate position
- Alpena, Michigan
Sanctuary-published site position (mooring/GPS listing); displayed rounded.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
Hull material, crew numbers, voyage route and casualties are not established in the source reviewed.
NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary — Shipwrecks: New Orleans (1885)
Specification table and complete description read; underlying archival records not independently inspected.
