Kyle Spangler
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Kyle Spangler | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | ship, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 45.3836, -83.4353 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Kyle Spangler was a wooden schooner; its 1860 wreck site in Lake Huron was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Diving & visiting
The wreck was discovered in 2003 by divers while searching for the semi-whaleback freighter Choctaw. Over the next few years, Stock and a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary documented the wreck. In 2008, it was decided to release the location of the wreck to the general public, and the location has become a popular scuba diving attraction.
The Kyle Spangler lies upright in 185 feet (56 meters) of water, and much of the wreck is undamaged save the bow.
Location
- Recorded position: 45.3836, -83.4353 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: United States
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Kyle Spangler (schooner) Shipwreck Site (revision 1373471012), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “The wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- Norman 15 km
- SS Choctaw 18 km
- Defiance 21 km
- F. T. Barney 1868 · 34 km
- MV Nordmeer 1966 · 35 km
- SS Pewabic 1865 · 53 km
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