Sultan: Cleveland’s Grindstone Wreck

Author(s): David M. VanZandt; Kevin S. Magee

Year: 2013

Summary

Due to a novice captain’s error in judgment the brigantine Sultan foundered in Lake Erie off Cleveland, Ohio during a storm in 1864.  As the brigantine came to rest in shallow water only a few miles from shore with masts exposed, six of the eight crew climbed the rigging in an effort to survive.  One by one, however, the crew succumbed to the fury of the storm leaving a sole survivor to be rescued and to share the harrowing tale.  

 

The wreck of the Sultan was discovered in 2011 by the Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE) with the assistance of associate Rob Ruetschle.  A reconnaissance survey was conducted and the wreck was determined to be the Sultan based on a number of unique features including her deck load cargo of large grindstones.

Cite this Record

Sultan: Cleveland’s Grindstone Wreck. David M. VanZandt, Kevin S. Magee. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428495)

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Keywords

Temporal Keywords
1800's

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 504