E.M.B.A.
Schooner Barge

 

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A converted three masted schooner barge that was scuttled in 1932.  She lies 7 miles east of Milwaukee in 170 feet of water.  A very intact wreck.

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Vessel Name: Emba (1890)
Registry #: 106706
Former Names: A.C. Tuxbury
Casualty: 12/00/1932, abandoned
Vessel Type: schooner-barge
Built: 1890, Frank W. Wheeler & Co., West Bay City, MI
Cargo: light
Lives Lost: 0 Length: 181 ft Beam: 35 ft Depth of Hold: 13.1 ft
Gross Tonnage: 679.51
Propulsion: sail
Rig Type: schooner
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Milwaukee
Nearest City: Milwaukee, WI Water Depth: 170 ft


The E.M.B.A. as the former A.C. Tuxbury

New pictures taken May 2006 by Bob Broton



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