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A Compendium of Underwater Projects from around the World

A poignant image of the bow of the Rouse Simmons captured by a Videoray ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle).

Christmas Tree Ship

The Schooner Rouse Simmons, also known as the "Christmas Tree Ship," lies at the bottom of Lake Michigan a few miles from Two Rivers, Milwaukee.

Loaded with 5,500 Christmas trees at Thompson Harbor and bound for Chicago, she was lost with all hands on November 23, 1912 in a fierce storm that claimed three other ships and their crews that day.

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