Seattle Shipwrecks — Lake Union Wreck Archive

ID#	Name	Description	Type	Depth	Status
#LU001	Wooden Barge	A 20' x 12' wooden barge wreck resting upright in 35 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its hull still largely intact beneath weeds and netting.	Vessel	35 ft	Recently Explored
#LU002	Wood Structure	Fragmented remains of a 16' x 8' wooden dock or work barge, resting in 35 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Infrastructure	35 ft	Recently Explored
#LU003	The Old Barge	A massive 100' x 30' wooden barge wreck in 35 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Vessel	35 ft	Recently Explored
#LU004	Metal Frame	A 6' x 6' angular metal frame resting in 35 ft of water amid scattered debris in Seattle's Lake Union — its original purpose still unknown.	Infrastructure	35 ft	Recently Explored
#LU005	Wooden Boat	A 32' x 11' wooden shipwreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its hull deteriorated but bow stem and ribs still visible.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU006	LCVP PA 201-8/9	A 25' x 8' WWII-era Higgins boat (LCVP) wreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its partial hull number possibly tied to the USS Menard.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU007	Foss 54 (YC 191)	Foss 54 (YC 191): a 91' x 26' wooden Navy barge built in 1908, now resting in just 15 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	15 ft	Recently Explored
#LU008	Irene	Irene: a 45' x 12' wooden shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, with identifying lettering found on her hull.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU009	Landing Craft	A 40' x 10' wooden landing craft wreck in 40 ft of water near Gas Works Park in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU010	Small Work Barge	A small 15' x 6' wooden work barge wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU011	Debris Field	Worked timber and metal fittings resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU012	Kahlenberg	The Kahlenberg: a 55' x 14' wooden wreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle. Built in 1913, she served the Navy before Puget Sound's shrimp fleet.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU013	Shipwreck	An unidentified shipwreck logged in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU014	Shipwreck	An unconfirmed shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU015	Wood Boat / Tug	A wooden boat or tug wreck, roughly 75' x 18', resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU016	Shipwreck	A potential 21' x 8' shipwreck of unknown material resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU017	Karinda	The Karinda: a 21' x 8' fiberglass shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU018	HI-YU-ALL	HI-YU-ALL: a 25' x 8' fiberglass shipwreck, likely a cabin cruiser, resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU019	Wood Cruiser	A 25' x 10' wooden cruiser wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU020	Possible Barge	A suspected barge wreck resting in 30 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Undetermined	30 ft	Never Explored
#LU021	Steel Workboat	A steel workboat wreck in 30 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Vessel	30 ft	Recently Explored
#LU022	Metal Fire Boat	A 30.5' x 11' metal fireboat wreck believed to rest in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU023	Small Wood Barge	A 12' x 5' wood barge, one of Lake Union's smallest, resting in 30 ft of water off Seattle.	Vessel	30 ft	Previously Explored
#LU024	Bowspirit Boat	The Bowsprit Boat: a 33' x 10' wooden shipwreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, named for a long spar still projecting from its bow.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU025	Log Pile	A concentrated pile of sawn logs and rope, roughly 40' x 25', resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU026	***Quinn II	Quinn II: a 28' x 8.5' fiberglass cabin cruiser wreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its white topsides and engine still visible.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU027	Possible Sidewheeler	A wooden shipwreck resting in Seattle's Lake Union, possibly a sidewheel vessel.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU028	Draft Marker Boat	A 60' x 20' wooden shipwreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its multi-bladed propeller and shafting still intact amid the wreckage.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU029	Metal Box Frame	A corroded 12' rectangular metal frame resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, tangled in old fishing line and floats.	Infrastructure	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU030	Sailboat	A 34' x 10' wooden sailboat wreck believed to rest in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU031	Metal Boat	A metal boat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU032	Wood Barge	A 60' x 20' wooden barge wreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its heavy timber construction still identifiable despite partial collapse.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU033	Collapsed Wooden Boat	A 45' x 16' wooden shipwreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU034	Personal Liveaboard	A mixed-material shipwreck that once served as a personal liveaboard, resting in 30 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	30 ft	Previously Explored
#LU035	Jeanette	The Jeanette: a wooden shipwreck resting in Seattle's Lake Union, identified by name in prior research.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU036	Debris Field	A scattered debris field of rope and metal fragments resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU037	Debris Field	A small concentration of cable and metal debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU038	USS Lapeer (PC 1138)	USS Lapeer (PC-1138): a Navy patrol craft believed to rest under a dock near shore in Lake Union, Seattle.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU039	Debris	A 9' x 6' object of unknown material resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU040	Sternwheeler	A sternwheeler wreck believed to rest in 30 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	30 ft	Previously Explored
#LU041	Sea Bee	The Sea Bee: a wooden shipwreck believed to rest under a dock near shore in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU042	JE Boyden	J.E. Boyden: a 90' x 18' wooden steam tug built in Seattle in 1888, resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union after towing barges and log booms for decades.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU043	Log and Standing Wood	A splintered log, folding anchor, and scattered debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU044	Long Log	A single large cut log, broken into several sections, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU045	Collapsed Wooden Boat	A collapsed wooden shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its structure now scattered flat across the lakebed.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU046	Bicycle and Scooter (Previous Buick Site)	Bicycles, e-scooters, and scattered debris resting on the lakebed at a site once logged as a submerged Buick, in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	—	Never Explored
#LU047	Possible Shipwreck	Suspected shipwreck debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, not yet fully surveyed.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU048	Barrel and Floating Rope	A barrel and length of floating rope resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU049	Possible Shipwreck	Suspected shipwreck debris resting in Seattle's Lake Union, not yet fully surveyed.	Undetermined	—	Never Explored
#LU050	Possible Shipwreck	A suspected shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its classification still undetermined.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU051	Possible Shipwreck	A second unverified wreck nearby, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, not yet fully surveyed.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU052	Small Metal Chest	A 5' x 4' metal chest resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its corroded surfaces and original purpose still a mystery.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU053	Pilings	Weathered wooden pilings rising from the lakebed in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU054	Debris Field	A 24' x 4' field of scattered wood and debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU055	Shipwreck	A shipwreck believed buried in the mud of Seattle's Lake Union, its outline still emerging from 40 ft of water.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU056	Shipwreck	A large 70' x 40' barge wreck believed to rest in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU057	Shipwreck(s) Debris Field	A shipwreck debris field of unknown material resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU058	Barge	A barge wreck, its hull mostly buried in mud, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU059	Shipwreck	One of several uncharted shipwrecks resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, yet to be fully surveyed.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU060	Cables, Tires, Drums	Cables, tires, and drums resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU061	Debris	Unidentified debris resting on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union, not yet fully surveyed.	Undetermined	—	Never Explored
#LU062	Gypsy Queen (YMS105)	Gypsy Queen (YMS-105): a WWII Navy minesweeper turned floating fish-processing plant, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU063	Wooden Sloop	Logged as a wooden sloop, this shipwreck rests on the bottom of Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU064	Wooden Pleasure Craft ( ___ANN)	A wooden pleasure craft wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its partial name still visible but unconfirmed.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU065	Cannery Tender	A metal cannery tender wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU066	Previous Harley Davidson Site	The site of a since-removed Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 15 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, now home to a sunken e-bike and scattered debris.	Vessel	15 ft	Recently Explored
#LU067	Likely Barge	A suspected barge wreck of unknown material resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU068	Likely Barge	A suspected barge wreck of unknown material resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, near a similar unconfirmed site.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU069	Collapsed Wooden Boat	A 28' x 8' collapsed wooden boat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU070	Ladder Debris Field	A field of metal ladder debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU071	Pleasure Craft	A pleasure craft wreck of metal construction, resting somewhere in the 40-ft depths of Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU072	Debris	A small 9' x 5' debris site resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its contents still unidentified.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU073	Possible Airplane Drop Tank	A suspected WWII-era aircraft drop tank, 12 ft long, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union — once logged as a kayak in early surveys.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU074	Bulwarks Boat	The Bulwarks Boat: a 35' wooden shipwreck resting in just 4 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, heavily collapsed.	Vessel	4 ft	Recently Explored
#LU075	Wooden Debris	Two long cut wooden beams, fastened together, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU076	DARE-LES (WN 3986 D)	DARE-LES (WN 3986 D): a 24' x 8' fiberglass shipwreck in 40 ft of water in Lake Union, Seattle, its hull name and Seattle homeport still legible.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU077	Small Wooden Boat	A 25' x 4' wooden boat wreck resting low in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its deck long buried in sediment.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU078	Betty W.	Believed to be the 35' sailing vessel Betty W., this wooden shipwreck rests in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its cabin still standing.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU079	Debris field	A scattered debris field, including a cushion-like object and tangled netting, resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU080	Debris field	A field of tangled netting and mixed debris resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU081	Small Metal Boat with Docks	A collapsed metal boat amid the remains of a wooden dock, resting in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU082	Work Boat	A mixed-material work boat wreck resting in 35 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, a heavy chain still draped across its timbers.	Vessel	35 ft	Recently Explored
#LU083	Small Wood Barge	A small wood barge wreck resting in 20 ft of water beneath a commercial mooring area in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	20 ft	Recently Explored
#LU084	Metal Barge	A 24' x 12' metal barge wreck resting in 30 ft of water near a stormwater outfall in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	30 ft	Recently Explored
#LU085	Gypsy Trader	Gypsy Trader: a wooden shipwreck believed to rest in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, not yet independently documented.	Vessel	40 ft	Previously Explored
#LU086	Small Wooden Boat	A small 14' x 4.5' wooden boat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, heavily deteriorated and partly buried.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU087	Kayak (Resonance Brand)	A 14' Resonance-brand kayak resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its hull markings the subject of an ongoing identification effort.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU088	Possible Sailboat	A 45' x 15' suspected sailboat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU089	Debris field	A dispersed field of tires, timber, and rope resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, possibly tied to a larger vessel.	Debris	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU090	Shipwreck	A 24' x 8' shipwreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its identity still undetermined.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU091	Shipwreck	A larger, 35' x 8' unidentified wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, yet to be fully surveyed.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU092	Shipwreck	A 25' shipwreck of unknown type resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU093	Shipwreck	One of Lake Union's smallest unconfirmed wrecks, just 12' x 5', resting in 40 ft of water off Seattle.	Undetermined	40 ft	Never Explored
#LU094	Fiberglass Rowboat	A 14' fiberglass rowboat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its bench seats and gunwales still intact.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU095	Wooden Boat	A 15' x 6' wooden boat wreck resting in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its bench-like beams and gunwales still in place.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU096	Fiberglass Boat (WN 7352 JD)	A 14' x 4.5' fiberglass boat wreck (WN 7352 JD) in 40 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union — its registration is under active research by Shipwreck City.	Vessel	40 ft	Recently Explored
#LU097	Cables	Multiple lengths of exposed cable spread across the lakebed in 20 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	20 ft	Recently Explored
#LU098	Pleasure Craft	A 24' x 8' pleasure craft wreck resting in 23 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its cabin windows and railing still visible.	Vessel	23 ft	Recently Explored
#LU099	Onondaga (Arctic Explorer, WPG-79)	Onondaga (WPG-79), later Arctic Explorer: a 165' x 36' Coast Guard cutter resting in just 4 ft of water near Seattle's Ballard Ship Canal.	Vessel	4 ft	Recently Explored
#LU100	Cruising Vessel	A fiberglass cruising vessel wreck resting near Seattle's Ballard Ship Canal, its cabin and railing largely intact.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU101	Cruising Vessel	A mixed-material cruising vessel wreck resting near Seattle's Ballard Ship Canal, its hull sections displaced but recognizable.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU102	Car Wreck (V6)	A metal car wreck resting upside-down in Seattle's Lake Union — a surviving V6 badge suggests it may be a first-generation Mazda MPV.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU103	Smalll Wooden Boat	A small wooden boat wreck resting on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union, its bow fitting and hull framing still intact.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU104	Small Dock	A 15' x 6' small dock, its wooden decking and metal fittings still visible, resting on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union.	Infrastructure	—	Recently Explored
#LU105	Barge and Trailer (The Dump)	Known as "The Dump": a barge, trailer, tires, and scattered debris spread across the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union.	Debris	—	Recently Explored
#LU106	Wooden Wreck	A 22' x 8' wooden shipwreck resting in just 3 ft of water on a sloping lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union, its propeller and rudder still in place.	Vessel	3 ft	Recently Explored
#LU107	Small Wooden Boat	A 15' x 5' small wooden boat wreck resting in Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Previously Explored
#LU108	Tree Trunks	Sunken tree trunks resting on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union, classified as organic debris.	Debris	—	Previously Explored
#LU109	Geological Feature	A natural sedimentary rock formation, roughly 15' x 8', exposed on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union.	Geology	—	Recently Explored
#LU110	Car Wreck	A metal car wreck resting in roughly 24 ft of water at the bottom of the Fremont Cut Canal, where it connects to Seattle's Lake Union.	Vessel	—	Recently Explored
#LU111	Small Wood Dock	A small wooden dock resting in 28 ft of water in Seattle's Lake Union, its timbers and metal rods still partially standing.	Infrastructure	—	Recently Explored
#LU112	Logs	A concentration of large logs resting on the lakebed in Seattle's Lake Union, classified as organic debris.	Debris	—	Recently Explored

Field	Description
Target Identity
target_no	Unique catalog number (e.g. LU001). Assigned sequentially from the CSS sonar survey baseline.
target_name	Known vessel name, if positively identified. Nicknames indicated with '***'. Otherwise Unknown.
type	General vessel category (Shipwreck, Debris, Infrastructure, Vehicle, or Unknown).
subtype	More specific classification where known (e.g. Landing Craft, Sailboat, Dock section).
material	Hull construction material (Wood, Metal, Fiberglass, Unknown, etc.).
Location & Physical
longitude	GPS coordinate in decimal degrees (WGS84). Derived from sonar survey centroid.
latitude	GPS coordinate in decimal degrees (WGS84). Derived from sonar survey centroid.
depth_ft	Depth to wreck in feet, measured at the shallowest point of the hull.
dimensions_ft	Estimated length × beam (width) in feet. Diver measurements or side scan estimate (where both are available, diver taken as truth). ROV surveys did not contribute to dimensions.
target_description	Brief free-text summary description of the target.
Coastal Sensing and Survey (High-Resolution Side Scan Survey)
css_surveyed	Whether this target appeared in the CSS side-scan sonar survey of Lake Union.
css_survey_date	Date the CSS sonar survey was conducted for this target.
css_dimensions	Dimensions as measured from CSS sonar data.
css_historically_explored	Whether CSS records indicate prior historical exploration of this target (CSS themselves only explored JE Boyden with an ROV).
css_description	These are the original target names from the CSS survey log.
css_url	Link to the CSS public survey record for this target.
DCS Films (Scuba Dive Records)
dcs_target_no	DCS Films' internal target reference number, where applicable.
dcs_scuba_footage	Whether DCS Films captured scuba dive footage of this target.
dcs_scuba_date	Date DCS Films conducted their scuba dive on this target.
dcs_dimensions	Dimensions recorded by DCS divers during in-water survey. The values are considered more accurate than side scan measurement.
dcs_notes	Notes of names and dimensions from start of DCS Films videos (more information exists at their url).
dcs_url	Link to DCS Films footage and/or historical documentation for this target.
Shipwreck City (ROV Dives)
sc_current_footage_status	Current exploration status: No Footage (no public footage is available or known), Historical Footage (footage available from DCS or other source), Updated Footage (SC completed an ROV dive to update Historical Footage), First Footage (SC completed an ROV dive where no footage was available)..
sc_initial_footage_status	Footage status before Shipwreck City involvement — establishes the baseline before work started.
sc_newly_uncovered	Yes if this target was not present in any prior survey and was first logged by the Shipwreck City effort.
sc_rov_dive_duration	Duration of Shipwreck City ROV dive in hours.
sc_rov_dive_date	Date of the Shipwreck City ROV dive.
sc_notes	Shipwreck City field notes, observations, and identification context.
sc_url	Link to Shipwreck City footage or documentation for this target.
sc_howto_access	Nearest access point to visit target (Specific marina or via Boat).

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