Identification & Site Information

Vessel Type

A small wooden scow-Barge typically used for hauling bulk material such as scrap, sand, gravel, or general light freight along the Detroit River.

Description

At 76 ft long and 24 ft wide, this 78‑ton wooden scow-Barge would have been towed by a Tug and used for local freight or material transport. The brief records list her simply as “No. 7,” suggesting a utilitarian workboat rather than a named vessel.

History

Operated by Eugene Considine from Detroit, she served commercial river traffic along the Detroit River. The lack of cargo records—or mention of being towed—suggests she may have been in transit empty or with a light load at the time of her loss. No details explain what caused her sinking; there are no reports of collision, storm, fire, or crew presence.

Final Disposition

The Barge sank off Windsor on 16 October 1958 and was declared a Total Loss. No salvage action or recovery effort is recorded.

Located By & Date Found

No modern wreck survey or diving documentation is available, and precise coordinates are unrecorded. Her remains likely remain in place off Windsor beneath the river’s sediments.

Notations & Advisories

There are no navigational markers or charted hazards associated with her wreck. Given her modest size and probable shallow depth, her remains are unlikely to pose navigational risk, and no advisory notices are known.

Conclusion
No. 7 (Official No. 719361958), a wooden scow-Barge managed by Eugene Considine of Detroit, sank in the Detroit River off Windsor on 16 October 1958. The circumstances of her sinking remain undocumented. As a generic utility vessel, she paints a picture of the everyday workboats that kept river commerce flowing—many of which disappeared without fanfare beneath the waves and silt.

Keywords & Glossary Terms: scow-Barge, waterway freight, Detroit River workboat, submerged utility Hull, 1958 river sinking
Categories: Great Lakes shipwrecks | minor river losses | Detroit River vessels | undocumented wrecks