Goliath

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GOLIATH - (N43.47.008 W.082.32.721)  104 Feet Deep.  (Surface drawing by Robert McGreevy)  The Goliath was a wooden propeller that was built in 1846 in St. Clair, MI.  She was 131 feet long.  The Goliath was bound for Port Huron on September 13th, 1848 when she and caught fire, exploded and sank.  Its cargo at the time was 205 kegs of blasting powder and general merchandise.  18 lives were lost in the incident.  As expected she lies broken up on the bottom.  Her boilers and engine still stand with sections of the stern and bow stem still intact.  (Image by Robert McGreevy of the Goliath on the bottom)