John L. Shaw

3D Model

Depth: 128 Feet

Wreck Length: 217 Feet

Beam: 39 Feet

Gross Tonnage: 928

Cargo: Coal

Built: 1885 in West Bay City, MI

Wrecked: November 13, 1894

Description: Bound for Chicago in tow of the steam barge John F. Eddy, the schooner Shaw foundered in a blinding snowstorm off Harrisville and sank in 128 feet of water. The crew abandoned ship and drifted in the yawl for several hours before being rescued by a passing steamer. The wreck was located a few years later by a wrecking company though planned recovery never happened and the wreck was forgotten until July 2007 when local fisherman John Gauthier stumbled across the site while setting nets.