| Vessel
Name |
MILWAUKEE;
launched as MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN No. 1 |
| Lake |
Michigan |
| Depth |
90 to
125 feet |
| Loran |
32943.4/49208.8 |
| Coordinates |
Lat 43° 01.69'/Lon
87° 40.44' |
| Build |
Cleveland,
OH; launched late December 6, 1902 |
| Specifications |
338'
x 56' x 19'5'' |
| Official
No |
93363 |
| Date
of Loss |
Oct 22,
1929 |
| Type
at Loss |
Propeller,
steel, carferry, 30 car |
| Type
of Loss |
Foundered,
storm. |
| Cargo |
27 loaded
railcars |
| Loss
of Life |
all hands
(52) |
| Accident |
7 miles
NE of Milwaukee, 3 mile offshore (on a line between Milwaukee and
Grand Haven) |
| Detail: Sailed
off into a storm, bound Milwaukee for Grand Haven, and was lost.
Theory is that rail cars came loose in gale and crashed through her
seagate, allowing water to come in over the stern and sink her. Her
skipper apparently turned back for Milwaukee, but never made it.
Some of her lifeboats were launched by her crew, and two of their
bodies were picked up two days later by the steamer STEEL CHEMIST.
Another lifeboat containing bodies washed up near Holland, MI. It
was routine for her to challenge the storm, she was built for it.
Wreck was located in 1972. |
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