AH-WR-0854

William T. Graves

Schooner · United States · Lost 1885 · Manitou Passage

A 19th-century schooner lost in the Manitou Passage, now a shallow, accessible dive site in the preserve.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The William T. Graves was a Great Lakes sailing schooner lost in the Manitou Passage in 1885. The wreck lies in shallow water and is listed among the dive sites of the Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve near Sleeping Bear Dunes.

Vessel

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

Loss

Date: 1885
Cause: Not established
Location: Manitou Passage, Lake Michigan
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 20 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve

Position

Coordinates: 45.05° N 86.01° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: Manitou Passage, Michigan
Region: Manitou Passage

Rounded from the Michigan Underwater Preserves site coordinate table.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (38/100)

Builder, dimensions, cargo, and precise cause of loss are not established in the sources reviewed.

Michigan Underwater Preserves, Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve
Loss year, approximate coordinates, depth.