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Wreck of Ottawa

United States

Position
About 46.8° N, 90.8° W (within about 10 km)
Sank
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Cause
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Depth
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Protection status

Location generalised to protect a protected site

The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.

Officially designated: National Register of Historic Places listed place.

Legal basis: National Register of Historic Places listed place.

How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 90%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.

The Ottawa was a tugboat that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Red Cliff in Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

About this wreck

Ottawa is a recorded shipwreck site. Voydar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.

Other wrecks named Ottawa

These wreck sites share the name Ottawa. Until September 2026 they shared one web address; each now has its own page.

WreckLocationLostPosition
OttawaUnited Kingdom—55.6° N, 5° W

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