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The Wisconsin was built for the Goodrich Line at the Detroit Dry Dock Complex in 1881, [2] a steamer 204 feet (62 m) long with a beam of 35 feet (11 m) and a depth of 12 feet (3.7 m). [3] [4] Her design was progressive in several ways. She had an iron hull in an era when most ships were still built of wood.
[4] [11] An 81-day public comment period and a series of four meetings in the Wisconsin towns of Algoma, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Port Washington during the week of March 13, 2017, followed which led NOAA to alter the sanctuary's boundaries, reducing its area to 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), including 36 known historic shipwrecks, and to ...
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1880 Ship State Description Alpha Norway: The barque was lost at sea between 30 January and 12 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Aarhus, Denmark. [1] Beatrice United Kingdom: The schooner sank in St George's Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew ...
The district includes the remains of three ships in shallow water. They are visible from the shore during periods of lower lake levels. [3] All hauled limestone for the Sturgeon Bay Stone Company at the ends of their lives and were burned in 1931.
Hauled grain east from Chicago to Buffalo or Oswego and coal west. Sank while being towed through a storm in 1880 and now sits under 175 feet of water, very intact. [151] 69: Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer) Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer) October 7, 2009 : 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Kenosha [22
Hetty Taylor was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. [1] In 2005 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places . [ 2 ] It was included within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in 2021.
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On October 15, 1886 while loaded with iron ore bound from Ashland, Wisconsin for Cleveland, Ohio, the Lucerne was caught in a storm, and decided to head for the safety of Chequamegon Bay. After two or three days after she was last seen, she grounded and sank with the loss of all hands. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [81