Thunder Bay Shipwrecks: "E.B. Allen"

The Welland Canal limited the size of ships that could pass between Lakes Erie and Ontario. Built to barely squeeze through the locks she had to navigate, the schooner E.B. Allen maximized her payload on every trip. Every inch of hull length and width meant more bushels of grain, which meant more profit for owners. Boxy-hulled schooners like the E.B. Allen known as canallers - could fit through the canal with much more cargo than vessels with traditional hull forms.

On her last voyage, the E.B. Allen was bound for Buffalo, New York with a load of Wisconsin wheat. As she sailed through Lake Huron, about 25 miles southeast of Thunder Bay Island, the bark Newsboy suddenly appeared out of a heavy fog. The two ships collided and the Newsboy tore a large hole in the port side of the E.B. Allen, quickly sinking the ship. The well-preserved vessel now rests in 100 feet of water, the dramatic evidence of the collision easily visible.

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