Chisolm, a wooden bulk freighter that was built in 1880 and ran aground in the predawn hours of October 20, 1898. Large sections of the wooden hull lie scattered among the remains of another wreck, Cumberland, which hit Rock of Ages Reef on July 25, 1877. The reef is now marked by the Rock of Ages Lighthouse. This site features an intact steam engine with drive shaft and propeller sitting in about 140 feet of water. The double expansion steam engine stands about 20 feet tall and, in near perfect condition, is framed in ornate iron work. The engine has two pistons, one 30 inches and the other 56 inches in diameter that operated with a four foot stroke.
A storm threw the CHISHOLM on a reef, where she broke up by Nov 12. Her crew made it to shore in her lifeboats. She had been searching for her consort JOHN MARTIN, which had been lost in a storm 3 days earlier.
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Isle Royal Shipwreck Dive Info & Map
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