The Roberval Steamer

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We discovered this steamer on July 2, 2024 during one of our routine sonar surveys. We were able to observe that it had a full load of stacked lumber in the cargo bays with a large stack of lumber resting on top of the back cabin. We could tell that the steamer went down stern first based on the way she is resting on the bottom of the lake. On the starboard side resting on the bottom of the lake is the roof of the forward pilot house that was apparently dislodged when it struck the bottom stern first. There is also a dingy resting on the bottom on the starboard side. On the port side the back cabin house roof is peeled back with the smokestack also laying back at an angle. The dingy on the port side is missing and the portside back cabin is crushed. It appears that this damage was done by the bundle of lumber that is now resting on the back cabin. There is also one porthole window open on the port side front bunkhouse. For more on the discoveries go to https://sonarguy.com