PS Anthony Wayne
The Anthony Wayne underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Anthony Wayne |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Samuel L. Hubbell, Perrysburg, Ohio |
| In service | August 8, 1837 |
| Out of service | April 27, 1850 |
| Fate | Sank after a boiler explosion. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sidewheel steamer - passengers and package freight |
| Tonnage | 390.50 gross tonnage |
| Length | 156.50 ft (47.70 m) |
| Beam | 25.75 ft (7.85 m) |
| Height | 10.25 ft (3.12 m) |
Anthony Wayne Shipwreck | |
| Location | Lake Erie, near Vermilion, Ohio |
| Nearest city | Vermilion, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°31.00′N 82°23.00′W / 41.51667°N 82.38333°W |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architect | Samuel L. Hubbell |
| Architectural style | Steamboat |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000479 |
| Added to NRHP | January 2, 2018 |
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The PS Anthony Wayne (also known as Anthony B. Wayne or General Wayne) was an early wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank on April 28, 1850, in Lake Erie off the coast of Vermilion, Ohio, after two of her starboard side boilers exploded. The number of people on board the ship at the time of incident is estimated to be about 100. The ship's clerk reported that there were 80 to 100 people on board, which included the crew, with about 30 of them surviving.
The wreck of the Wayne was discovered in September 2006, lying in 50 feet (15 m) of water about 8 miles (13 km) north of Vermilion, Ohio. Although she was discovered in 2006, a public announcement was not made until June 21, 2007. On January 2, 2018, the wreck of the Wayne was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.