Shipwreck found after 112 years
A hatch on the deck of the LR Doty near the ship's tool house. (AAP)

Shipwreck found after 112 years

AEST 21:00, Sun Jun 27 2010
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A wooden steamship lost for more than a century has been found at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

The LR Doty had not been seen since sinking in a wild storm while transporting a cargo of corn from South Chicago to Canada in 1898.

A dive crew from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research team took stunning photos of the wreck, which lies close to 100m below the surface.

The 90m-long ship remains in immaculate condition after being preserved by the icy waters.

A hatch on the deck of the LR Doty near the ship's tool house. (AAP)
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