Thomas Hume

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The 132 ft three-masted schooner Thomas Hume was built in 1870 as the H. C. Albrecht in Manitowoc, WI. In 1876 it was sold and renamed Thomas Hume. It mainly operated in the lumber trade hauling lumber from Muskegon to Chicago. In 1891 it was travelling light returning from Chicago to Muskegon with one of the company’s other schooners, the Rouse Simmons. When they encountered a squall, the Simmons headed back to Chicago while the Hume continued on. It was days later when the shipping company realized the Hume never arrived in Muskegon and was lost with the crew of six. It was discovered in 1995 but took numerous dives in the early 2000’s to identify it. After the survey by MSRA and partners in 2010 the identity of the mystery schooner was conclusively established as Thomas Hume. Today it rests in 145 ft of water and is the most intact schooner shipwreck in the Chicago/Hammond area. The model was created from 2,314 30-megapixel images shot by Andrew Goodman on one DPV dive in the 2025 season.