AH-WR-1567

W.G. Mason

Steam Tug · Lost About 1924 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

W.G. Mason was a steam tug 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

W.G. Mason was built at Port Huron in 1898. Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company purchased it in 1914 for towing and icebreaking. The company dismantled and abandoned it in 1924. Its propeller and machinery survive in shallow water.

Vessel

Built: 1898
Builder: Jenks Shipbuilding Company
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: About 1924
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Off Rogers City calcite quarry, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 13 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 Rogers City calcite quarry, 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.