Oscar T. Flint

a shipwreck rest on a sandy lakebed — The remains of the shipwreck *Oscar T. Flint*

Vessel Type: Motor: wooden steam barge

GPS Location: N45° 01.568’ W83° 20.843’

Depth: 30 feet

Wreck Length: 218 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Gross Tonnage: 824

Cargo: Limestone and 500 barrels of salt

Launched: 1889 by Simon Langell at St. Clair, Michigan

Wrecked: November 25, 1909

Mooring Buoy Data

Description: Oscar T. Flint caught fire just after leaving Alpena and burned to the waterline, becoming a total loss about four miles east of the Thunder Bay River mouth. Except for the bow, today much of the ship’s hull is still intact, along with some of the limestone cargo. The anchors and windlass now seen at the bow of the wreck site were reportedly brought there from the wreck of the schooner Lucinda Van Valkenburg.

Great Lakes Maritime Collection digital archive: http://greatlakeships.org/2898532/data?n=1

a diver swims above debris from a shipwreck — A diver explores *Oscar T. Flint*

a diagram of a shipwreck — Shipwreck *Oscar T. Flint* site plan

a pile of debris from a shipwreck — Much of the ship’s hull is still visible at the wreck of *Oscar T. Flint*