| Vessel
Name |
PRINS
WILLEM V |
| Lake |
Michigan
|
| Depth |
48 to
90 feet |
| Loran |
32979.6/49286.9 |
| Coordinates |
Lat 43° 01.35'/Lon
087° 48.59' |
| Build |
Netherlands,
Rotterdam in 1940 |
| Specifications |
258 x
42'1'' x 14'7''/1567 t. |
| Official
No |
Netherlands
PGWF |
| Date
of Loss |
Oct 14,
1954 |
| Type
at Loss |
Propeller
motor vessel, steel, package freight |
| Type
of Loss |
Collision |
| Cargo |
T.V.,
automotive parts, animal hides, jukeboxes, printing presses, twine,
band instruments |
| Loss
of Life |
none |
| Accident |
Place
3.7 miles East of Milwaukee |
| Collision
summary: she collided with the towed barge SINCLAIR XII,
in tow of the tug SINCLAIR HOUSTON (or SINCLAIR CHICAGO), and sank
with a 20x8 foot hole in her side. Her crew of 30 were rescued
by the Coast Guard cutter HOLLYHOCK. The wreck is one of the most
frequently visited on Lake Michigan. She was scuttled while building
to prevent capture by Nazis, refloated and completed in 1948-9. |
|
