The Wreck Today: The Dunbar lies in the mud at a depth of 45 feet. The most remarkable features of the wreck are her windlass and donkey boiler. Her stack lies approximately forty feet off her stern on the port side. The name board of the Dunbar washed up on Kelleys Island and is now on display at the Great Lakes Historical Society Museum, Vermilion, Ohio. The Historical Society also displays side scan images of this site in their Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center.
George Dunbar
Additional information on the George Dunbaris on page 68 of Erie Wrecks West.
Location: 8 miles NE of Kelleys Island
Coordinates: LORAN: 43729.6 57076.4
GPS: 41 40.631 82 33.893
Lies: bow southeast Depth: 45 feet
Type: propeller Cargo: Coal
Official #: 10890
Power: steam engine
Owner(s) Saginaw Bay Transportation Company
Built: 1867 in Allegan, Michigan by A. McMillan
Dimensions: 133.5’ x 25.3’ x 9.1’ Tonnage: 238 gross 190 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, June 29, 1902
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak in storm
Coordinates: LORAN: 43729.6 57076.4
GPS: 41 40.631 82 33.893
Lies: bow southeast Depth: 45 feet
Type: propeller Cargo: Coal
Official #: 10890
Power: steam engine
Owner(s) Saginaw Bay Transportation Company
Built: 1867 in Allegan, Michigan by A. McMillan
Dimensions: 133.5’ x 25.3’ x 9.1’ Tonnage: 238 gross 190 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, June 29, 1902
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak in storm
Sidescan image of the wreck of the George Dunbar