| Vessel
Name |
Built
as WISCONSIN, renamed NAOMI(1899), E.G. CROSBY(1909), GEN. ROBERT
M. O'REILLY(1918), PILGRIM(1920) and WISCONSIN again in 1924. |
| Lake |
Michigan |
| Depth |
90 to
130 feet |
| Loran |
33147.41/49634.04 |
| Coordinates |
Lat 42° 31.80'/Lon
87° 42.55' |
| Build |
1881,
Detroit Dry Dock, Wyandotte, MI hull# 49 |
| Specifications |
209x41x21,
1921 t. |
| Official
No |
80861 |
| Date
of Loss |
1929,
Oct 29 |
| Type
at Loss |
Propeller,
iron, passenger & package freight |
| Type
of Loss |
Foundered,
storm. |
| Cargo |
Machine
tools, passengers. |
| Loss
of Life |
18 of
76 |
| Accident |
Off Kenosha,
WI |
| Detail: Goodrich
liner was overwhelmed by the storm and foundered while waiting out
the weather off Kenosha. She was an unrecoverable total loss. Originally
204X35x12, rebuilt & enlarged in 1899 and 1920. Originally built
for the Goodrich Line and designed by Frank Kirby. |
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