200 Year Old Dagger-Board Schooner Discovered in Lake Ontario

A rare dagger-board schooner has been discovered in very deep water off the southern shore of Lake Ontario using deep towed side scan sonar equipment. Sailing vessels of this type were in use on the lakes for only a short period of time beginning in the very early 1800s. This ship is the only dagger-board schooner known to have been found in the Great Lakes.

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[shipwreckworld]

No, this schooner has not been identified by name.and is much older than the Katie Eccles.

[ManOfMeans]

Why hasn't this wreck disintegrated like so many shipwrecks in the ocean (I'm thinking of Titanic.)

Is there a difference between freshwater wrecks and saltwater wrecks?

[shipwreckworld]

Shipwrecks in the ocean disintegrate due to a Teredo shipworm that bores holes in the wood of ships which causes them to eventually fall apart. The Teredo worm does not exist in fresh water so shipwrecks are preserved if not subjected to wave action or high currents. The Dagger-Board schooner is in a very deep depth over 500 ft. Temperature in those depths in Lake Ontario is around 39 degrees F and almost no current or wave action.

[shipwreckworld]

Now available is the book Legend of the Lake, the story of HMS Ontario. Go to Shipwreckworld for details on how to order and receive a personalize copy by one of the discoverers of the ship.

[fortuneredd]

Is this the HMS Ontario?

[shipwreckworld]

NO.  This is a rare dagger-board schooner , the only one ever found in the Great Lakes. See our website Shipwreckworld for details on HMS Ontario. Jim Kennard

[katieXbell]

is this called the KATIE ECCLES

[xvoy2002]

Very interesting video

[shipwreckworld]

No. The daggerboard schooner is in over 500 ft of water and would be very expensive to raise and even more expensive ( millions ) to properly preserve. We obtained approximately 1 hour of video and believe that there is enough information captured from many viewing positions to allow marine archaeologists and others to adequately understand the construction of this unique and rare shipwreck. Jim Kennard

[tyty926]

is it possible for the ship to be raised?