A.C. Adams Site Description 

Depth Range:
            118 feet to the bottom

The A.C. Adams lies north of the shipping lanes south south-east of Lester River in 118 feet of water.  Although the wreck stands off the bottom by probably 14 feet it only appears about six feet tall on your depth finder.  This is because it lies in a round depression in the mud with the surrounding bottom about 110 feet deep.  On the northeast side of the depression the mud wall is probably eight feet tall while on the south side it is about two foot tall.  The hull is relatively intact although the cabin structure is totally gone.  The Adams lies on its starboard side at about a 50 degree list.

On the forward deck is a large 14 inch square oak tow post and behind it is a large hatch.  The registration number and tonnage are inscribed on the deck beam under the aft hatch coaming.  Behind that about mid-ship is the vertical fire-tube boiler.  Behind the boiler is the steam engine base and cylinder.  The piston, crank, and cross head were removed as if a low budget salvage attempt might have been done on the engine before sinking.  The propeller shaft bearing hole was plugged with a wooden plug which tends to support the theory it was purposely scuttled.  The rudder and rudder post is intact and there is a heavy fishnet covering part of the stern.  Although penetration is limited the inside area around the boiler is covered with a layer of fire bricks.

A heavy silt layer blankets the wreck.  The visibility is rarely good on the A.C. Adams, which coupled with the depth and lack of much interesting structure makes it the least attractive of the Duluth area wrecks.

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