Maritime Divers
Shipwrecks
Francis Hinton
152.2' in length, beam of 30.9' depth of hold: 10.8' wood hull, steam screw barge carrying 450,000 board feet of Norway pine caught fire in the steam boiler on the way from Manistique Michigan towards Chicago. Heavy seas prevented help from reaching the Hinton and the vessel eventually pounded to pieces. The boilers are now 4' from the surface and there is an awesome 8' propeller and usually a good number of fish on the wreck. In about 20' of water if the conditions are good its a great dive and can be snorkeled. Its located across from Dairy Queen about 1/4 mile from shore, not a shore dive.
Hull of a Schooner
There is some wreckage and cable along with a hull lying in 10' of water located off the first house north of the gardens
- this an be swam to from shore.
Arctic Tug
Abandoned in 1930 this tug was once 76' long with a beam of 18'. Today the boilers and some wreckage is left located in 14' of water. This can be swam to from shore and is near the Hull of a Schooner.
Dive Site: Green Can
Fun shallow discovering dive.Rocky bottom, lots of debris from years of shipping. There used to be a dock where the ships would load and unload - back in the day. There are also large clay balls, we thing from river dredging, that are fun to explore. At the harbor entrance just south of the green can all the way to U.W. Manitowoc stay approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile from shore in 20-30' f water.
Dive Site: Red Can
Fun shallow discovering dive across rom the green can. This underwater terrain is a bit differen. Long nd large clay fingers are all along this area. We found a large ships anchor here - dated back to the late 1800's - in the summer of 2008 and in 2009 another anchor was found not far from the fist find!!
Continental
This was a wooden steamer with a length of 244' and a beam of 36'. The Continental became stranded in 1904. Just the boiler is exposed and some of the wreckage is exposed with the change of the tide and or weather. Located in 10' of water at the northern end of point beach and can be swam to from shore.
Pathfinder
Three-masted wooden schooner, stranded in 1886 carrying iron ore originally 188' long and 31' beam. very scattered wreck. Located in 10' of water 1/2 mile north of the Continental straight out from an old beach location and can also be reached from shore.
S. C. Baldwin
This barge, foundered off the Two Rivers shore in 1908 with a cargo of stone in 60' of water - 1 life was lost. The Baldwin had a length of 160' and a beam of 30'. Today this wreck site is totally scattered but great exploration dive for small artifacts (not to be taken from the wreck site). Located 2-1/4 miles southeast of Rawley Point just north of Two Rivers.
McMullen and Pitz Dredge
Foundered in 1919 near Cleveland WI. This river dredger has an intact crane boom, large cleats, gears a boiler and other machinery. This is a great dive in 85' of water. You start seeing it at 30' and at 50' you can see most of the wreck. If you want to go to the bottom there is some great exploring to be done.
The Crane
In 1998 a barge tipped carrying a front end loader and a crane including some debris. This site is east of Rawleys Point lighthouse, in a depth of 130' making this a very advanced dive.
Henry Gust - we totally just bouyed this baby!!!!!
This is a fishing tug that has fallen apart with the boiler, engine and prop remaining. Abandoned in 1935 located in 80' of water east of the Two Rivers Pier.
Walter B. Allen
136' two-masted schooner sunk in 1880 with a cargo of corn. This wreck is still very intact with one of the masts still upright. This is a very advanced dive due to the depth but well worth the preparation. Depth is 90' to the top of the masts and 165' to the bottom. Most of the wreck can be thourghly seen at 140-145'.
Rouse Simmons
This is the well known Christmas Tree Ship. A Three-masted schooner went down November 1912 with 16 lives lost carrying a load of Christmas trees to Chicago. This schooner has a length of 123' and a beam of 27' and is in 165' of water. This wreck is fairly intact with some trees still on it. Located northeast of Two Rivers point and due to the depth is a very advanced dive but well worth the preparation.
152.2' in length, beam of 30.9' depth of hold: 10.8' wood hull, steam screw barge carrying 450,000 board feet of Norway pine caught fire in the steam boiler on the way from Manistique Michigan towards Chicago. Heavy seas prevented help from reaching the Hinton and the vessel eventually pounded to pieces. The boilers are now 4' from the surface and there is an awesome 8' propeller and usually a good number of fish on the wreck. In about 20' of water if the conditions are good its a great dive and can be snorkeled. Its located across from Dairy Queen about 1/4 mile from shore, not a shore dive.
Hull of a Schooner
There is some wreckage and cable along with a hull lying in 10' of water located off the first house north of the gardens
- this an be swam to from shore.
Arctic Tug
Abandoned in 1930 this tug was once 76' long with a beam of 18'. Today the boilers and some wreckage is left located in 14' of water. This can be swam to from shore and is near the Hull of a Schooner.
Dive Site: Green Can
Fun shallow discovering dive.Rocky bottom, lots of debris from years of shipping. There used to be a dock where the ships would load and unload - back in the day. There are also large clay balls, we thing from river dredging, that are fun to explore. At the harbor entrance just south of the green can all the way to U.W. Manitowoc stay approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile from shore in 20-30' f water.
Dive Site: Red Can
Fun shallow discovering dive across rom the green can. This underwater terrain is a bit differen. Long nd large clay fingers are all along this area. We found a large ships anchor here - dated back to the late 1800's - in the summer of 2008 and in 2009 another anchor was found not far from the fist find!!
Continental
This was a wooden steamer with a length of 244' and a beam of 36'. The Continental became stranded in 1904. Just the boiler is exposed and some of the wreckage is exposed with the change of the tide and or weather. Located in 10' of water at the northern end of point beach and can be swam to from shore.
Pathfinder
Three-masted wooden schooner, stranded in 1886 carrying iron ore originally 188' long and 31' beam. very scattered wreck. Located in 10' of water 1/2 mile north of the Continental straight out from an old beach location and can also be reached from shore.
S. C. Baldwin
This barge, foundered off the Two Rivers shore in 1908 with a cargo of stone in 60' of water - 1 life was lost. The Baldwin had a length of 160' and a beam of 30'. Today this wreck site is totally scattered but great exploration dive for small artifacts (not to be taken from the wreck site). Located 2-1/4 miles southeast of Rawley Point just north of Two Rivers.
McMullen and Pitz Dredge
Foundered in 1919 near Cleveland WI. This river dredger has an intact crane boom, large cleats, gears a boiler and other machinery. This is a great dive in 85' of water. You start seeing it at 30' and at 50' you can see most of the wreck. If you want to go to the bottom there is some great exploring to be done.
The Crane
In 1998 a barge tipped carrying a front end loader and a crane including some debris. This site is east of Rawleys Point lighthouse, in a depth of 130' making this a very advanced dive.
Henry Gust - we totally just bouyed this baby!!!!!
This is a fishing tug that has fallen apart with the boiler, engine and prop remaining. Abandoned in 1935 located in 80' of water east of the Two Rivers Pier.
Walter B. Allen
136' two-masted schooner sunk in 1880 with a cargo of corn. This wreck is still very intact with one of the masts still upright. This is a very advanced dive due to the depth but well worth the preparation. Depth is 90' to the top of the masts and 165' to the bottom. Most of the wreck can be thourghly seen at 140-145'.
Rouse Simmons
This is the well known Christmas Tree Ship. A Three-masted schooner went down November 1912 with 16 lives lost carrying a load of Christmas trees to Chicago. This schooner has a length of 123' and a beam of 27' and is in 165' of water. This wreck is fairly intact with some trees still on it. Located northeast of Two Rivers point and due to the depth is a very advanced dive but well worth the preparation.
http://www.maritimetrails.org/research.cfm Check out this like for the Wisconsin Historical Society Shipwreck Database with LoranC, latitude and longitude coordinates
