Light Vessel No. 57 1928
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | Light Vessel No. 57 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1928 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 43.0015, -87.8855 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
LV-57 was an American lightship that was built in 1891 and served on the Great Lakes (Lake Michigan), west of the Straits of Mackinac (the reef is now the site of the Grays Reef Light), from her construction to her retirement in 1924. She was partly dismantled, used as a clubhouse, and wrecked by a storm after 1928. On December 16, 1996 the remains of LV-57 were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Diving & visiting
The remains of LV-57 were discovered by divers along the shore, about 600 feet (180 m) south off the tip of South Shore Park. One of the divers reported that while most of the ship was buried under silt in 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.7 m) of water, with some parts of her hull poking through the lake floor.
Location
- Recorded position: 43.0015, -87.8855 (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 United States lightship LV-57 (revision 1373465782), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck of LV-57”; 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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