CLUE Presentations
CLUE
Assists in Anthony Wayne Survey
June
2008: The Great Lakes Historical Society and the Peachman Lake
Erie Shipwreck Research Center (PLESRC) partnered with Texas
A&M
University to survey the wreck of the Anthony Wayne,
a mid-19th century side-wheel passenger and cargo steamer discovered
in
Lake Erie. Tom Kowalczk, member of the Cleveland Underwater Explorers
(CLUE) and discoverer of the Anthony Wayne, assisted
in the survey providing in-water and on-water support.
Summer
2009: The Anthony Wayne Shipwreck Survey resumed with
three principal objectives: locate and uncover
elements of the vessel’s
hull, locate and uncover the steamer’s horizontal
engine, and investigate the stern section of the site. Tom
Kowalczk of CLUE assisted in these efforts, including locating
and exposing the Wayne’s horizontal direct-acting steam
engine, possibly one of the earliest examples of a marine
engine
on the Great Lakes. The engine and associated machinery were carefully
sketched and measured by the PLESRC/Texas A&M team, and David VanZandt
of CLUE photographed it before it was reburied to ensure preservation
of this unique mechanical artifact.
Fall 2009: Bradley A. Krueger made a report on the progress
during the 2009 season of surveying the Anthony Wayne shipwreck.
Visit
the GLHS Anthony
Wayne webpage and Brad
Krueger's webpage.
Read about the survey in the news:
|