SS Glenlyon 1924
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | SS Glenlyon | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1924 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | cargo ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Canada | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 47.9522, -88.7481 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Glenlyon was a freighter built in 1893; it was sunk off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1924 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Diving & visiting
The cold waters of the lake have preserved the structure of the ship in 15 to 60 feet (4.6 to 18.3 m) of water. The wreck of the Glenlyon is open to the public and accessible for dives, although it was visited less than 20 times in 2009 out of 1,062 dives made to wrecks in the Isle Royale National Park. The wreckage of the ship is scattered, with the bow section on the bay side of the shoal and the stern section on the lake side. However, pieces of the wreck are easily recognizable, as they are laid out close to their origins on the ship, and nearly the entire ship is still in place.
Location
- Recorded position: 47.9522, -88.7481 (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 SS Glenlyon (revision 1372505838), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wrecksite”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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