Wabash
Schooner · Lost 1883 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The schooner Wabash ran aground at Chapel Beach in an 1883 snowstorm while in tow; the tug Samson rescued her crew.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
On November 15, 1883, the schooner Wabash was among a string of consorts towed by the powerful tug Samson, trying to reach Grand Island in a raging snowstorm, when she ran aground at Chapel Beach on the Pictured Rocks shore. The Samson rescued her crew, but the Wabash and her cargo were a total loss. Her broken remains lie scattered with her cargo at Chapel Beach.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Sail / towed
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Loss
- November 15, 1883
- Storm
- Chapel Beach, Pictured Rocks
- Lake Superior
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- Unknown (cargo lost)
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The Wreck Today
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- Alger Underwater Preserve (State of Michigan)
Position
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- Munising, Michigan
No pin: positions in the park guide are incomplete or inconsistent.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Based on the National Park Service's Pictured Rocks shipwreck guide; original period records were not independently inspected.
National Park Service — Shipwrecks of Pictured Rocks
Full park shipwreck guide read.
