Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Collision
Kyle Spangler
A vessel built in 1856, lost on Lake Huron in 1860. The record: “Sunk in collision November 5, 1860.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Builder
- William Jones
- Launched
- May 12, 1856
- Completed
- 1856
- Length
- 130 ft (40 m)
- Beam
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Tonnage
- 349 tons
- Fate
- Sunk in collision November 5, 1860
- Wreck site
- Lake Huron, 4 mi northeast of Presque Isle
- National Register
- Listed August 22, 2016 · ref. 14001098
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 45.3836° N, 83.4353° W
The story
Read the full history
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Huron wrecks
- Cornelia B. Windiate6.6 mi · lost 1875
- SS Etruria7.1 mi · lost 1905
- John J. Audubon8.0 mi · lost 1854
- SS Norman9.1 mi · lost 1895
- SS Florida9.5 mi · lost 1897
- SS Ohio9.5 mi · lost 1894
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Presque Isle3.8 mi
- Rockport13 mi
- Rogers City Ramp18 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- New Presque Isle Light3.3 mi
- Old Presque Isle Light3.6 mi
- Middle Island Light14 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary22 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Kyle Spangler (schooner) Shipwreck Site, retrieved 2026-10-11. We print the fields as recorded and add nothing; a missing field means the record is silent. Tonnage and dimensions were often measured more than one way in their day, so they can differ between sources.
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