The Wreck Today: The D. L. Filer was removed as a hazard to navigation so very little remains. Great Lakes shipwreck hunter David Trotter believes a side scan survey for the Leamington, Ontario Cultural Resource Assessment picked up one side of the wreck at the location given.
Location: 3 1/2 miles east of Bar Point Light
Coordinates: LORAN: 43787.8 56925.8
Official #: 35311
Lies: buried in the sand Depth: 18 feet
Type: wood barge Cargo: coal
Power: towed
Owner(s) Hamilton Transportation Company, Chicago, Illinois
Built: 1871 at Manistee, Michigan by P. Barlow
Dimensions: 156’6” x 30’ x 10’ Tonnage: 357 gross 339 net
Date of Loss: Friday, October 20, 1916
Cause of Loss: foundered
Coordinates: LORAN: 43787.8 56925.8
Official #: 35311
Lies: buried in the sand Depth: 18 feet
Type: wood barge Cargo: coal
Power: towed
Owner(s) Hamilton Transportation Company, Chicago, Illinois
Built: 1871 at Manistee, Michigan by P. Barlow
Dimensions: 156’6” x 30’ x 10’ Tonnage: 357 gross 339 net
Date of Loss: Friday, October 20, 1916
Cause of Loss: foundered
D.L. Filer
Additional information on the D.L. Filer is on page 74 of Erie Wrecks West.
