The Wreck Today: Located on hard pack bottom in chilly water. There are two capstans, propeller, engine, boiler, chain, and lots of wood. There is net off the port side and occasional current. An excellent survey of this site was developed by Save Ontario Shipwrecks, Windsor.
Jay Gould
Additional information on the Jay Gould is on page 82 of Erie Wrecks West.
Location: 5 miles SE of Point Pelee
Coordinates: LORAN: 43829.2 57202.6
GPS: 41 51.531 82 24.596
Lies: bow east Depth: 45 feet
Type: propeller, bulk freighter Cargo: coal
Official #: 75117
Power: steeple compound steam engine
Owner(s) Rochester Transit Company
Built: 1869 at Buffalo, New York by Mason & Bidwell
Dimensions: 213’8” x 33’9” x 11’5”Tonnage:840 gross 523 net
Date of Loss: Monday, June 17, 1918
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak & foundered
Coordinates: LORAN: 43829.2 57202.6
GPS: 41 51.531 82 24.596
Lies: bow east Depth: 45 feet
Type: propeller, bulk freighter Cargo: coal
Official #: 75117
Power: steeple compound steam engine
Owner(s) Rochester Transit Company
Built: 1869 at Buffalo, New York by Mason & Bidwell
Dimensions: 213’8” x 33’9” x 11’5”Tonnage:840 gross 523 net
Date of Loss: Monday, June 17, 1918
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak & foundered
