USS Puritan, Passenger vessel wreck in Lake Superior, Michigan.
The USS Puritan shipwreck rests in varying depths from 10 to 100 feet of water near the Rock of Ages Light in Lake Superior.
Built in 1901 by Craig Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio, the vessel served as both a civilian transport and briefly as a U.S. Navy ship during World War I.
The shipwreck stands as part of the National Register of Historic Places within the Keweenaw Underwater Preserve, documenting Great Lakes maritime transportation history.
Divers can access the wreck site through local charter services, with the best visibility conditions occurring during the summer months of July and August.
The vessel's final moments involved rescuing 127 passengers and crew who spent the night at the lighthouse after hitting shoals in dense fog in 1933.
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