E.B. Allen

Vessel Type: Sail: wooden two-masted schooner

GPS Location: N45° 00.976' W83° 09.899'

Depth: 100 feet

Wreck Length: 134 feet

Beam: 26 feet

Gross Tonnage: 276

Cargo: Grain (corn)

Launched: 1864 by H.C. Piersons at Ogdensburg, New York

Wrecked: November 20, 1871

Mooring buoy: Number 37 on the map

Description: On its last voyage, E.B. Allen was on its way to Buffalo, New York, when it collided with another sailing ship in heavy fog. The other ship, Newsboy, tore a large hole in Allen's portside. As the ship began to sink, all of Allen's crew were rescued aboard Newsboy.

Today, the E.B. Allen rests on the lakebed with its hull largely intact. Although the masts are broken and most of the decking is gone, the windlass, anchor chains, and rudder are still in place.

Great Lakes Maritime Collection digital archive: http://greatlakeships.org/2897516/data?n=1

Site Plan:

scuba diver hovers over the bow of E.B. Allen — A scuba diver hovers over the bow of the sunken wooden schooner *E.B. Allen*.

Side scan image of e.b. allen — Side scan image of the sunken schooner *E.B. Allen*.

wooden hull of the E.B. Allen, showing the fatal collision damage — The wooden hull of the *E.B. Allen*, showing the fatal collision damage from the *Newsboy*.

Explore the site of the sunken schooner E.B. Allen in this video.