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{{Short description|Wreck of a Great Lakes steamship that was converted into a schooner barge}}
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'''''Antelope''''' was a [[Great Lakes]] [[steamship]] that later was converted into a [[schooner barge]]) and sank in [[Lake Superior]] near the [[Apostle Islands]] in 1897.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bayfield County Journal|url=http://www.apg-wi.com/bayfield_county_journal/free/antelope-shipwreck-placed-on-state-register-of-historic-places/article_310ffb06-1cda-11e8-81ed-c303dbf67142.html|accessdate=13 March 2018|publisher=APG Media}}</ref>

==Service history==

J. L. Wolverton built ''Antelope'' in [[Berlin_Charter_Township,_Michigan#Communities|Newport]], [[Michigan]], in 1861 for L. S. Bowtell of [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], Michigan.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope>[https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/30?region=Index Wisconsin Shipwrecks ANTELOPE (1861) Accessed 10 July 2021]</ref> One of the early steamships on the [[Great Lakes]],<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> she carried passengers between [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> She burned at Buffalo in 1867, but was rebuilt and returned to service.<ref name=krueger20160915>[https://www.twincities.com/2016/09/14/remarkably-intact-1897-shipwreck-discovered-in-lake-superior/ Krueger, Andrew, "‘Spectacularly intact’ 1897 shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior," Forum News Service, September 15, 2016 Accessed 9 July 2021]</ref> In the 1880s she was converted into a three-[[Mast (ship)|masted]] [[schooner barge]] to haul freight.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/><ref name=krueger20160915/><ref>{{cite web |title=Antelope (1861) |url=http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/30?region=Index |website=Wisconsin Shipwrecks |publisher=Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society |accessdate=2019-01-12}}</ref> Despite the removal of her [[steam engine]] and [[boiler]] — which made more room for cargo<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> — she continued to carry a [[Funnel (ship)|funnel]] for the rest of her career.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/>

On October 7, 1897, ''Antelope'' was loaded with 1,000 tons of [[coal]] and under [[Towing|tow]] by the steamship {{SS|Hiram W. Sibley||2}}.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> Both ships were on a voyage from [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]], [[Ohio]], to deliver coal to the Pennsylvania and Ashland Coal Company dock in [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]], [[Wisconsin]].<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> While approaching [[Michigan Island]] in the [[Apostle Islands]], ''Antelope''′s seams opened.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> She began to take on water more quickly than her pumps could pump it out, and she sank in a reported {{convert|360|ft}} of water without loss of life.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> ''Hiram W. Sibley'' rescued her crew.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/> Soon after ''Antelope'' sank, the [[schooner]] ''Gawn'' sighted wreckage, including ''Antelope''′s [[Cabin (ship)|cabin]], floating off Michigan Island.<ref name=wisconsinshipwrecksantelope/>

==Wreck==

''Antelope''′s wreck was discovered on September 2, 2016.<ref name=krueger20160915/> On February 16, 2018, the wreck was placed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bayfield County Journal|url=http://www.apg-wi.com/bayfield_county_journal/free/antelope-shipwreck-placed-on-state-register-of-historic-places/article_310ffb06-1cda-11e8-81ed-c303dbf67142.html|accessdate=13 March 2018|publisher=APG Media}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weekly List - National Register of Historic Places Official Website--Part of the National Park Service |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20180629.htm |website=www.nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=July 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

As of September 2016, the wreck sat upright on the lake bottom in over {{convert|300|ft}} of water.<ref name=krueger20160915/> Two of the three masts remained standing and still had their full [[rigging]], including [[deadeye]]s.<ref name=krueger20160915/> The forward cabin was intact, and two large wood stocked [[anchor]]s were still on board.<ref name=krueger20160915/> The [[rudder]] and [[ship's wheel]] lay on the bottom next to the wreck.<ref name=krueger20160915/> The stern deckhouse and mizzen mast were missing.<ref name=krueger20160915/>

==See also==
* [[List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes]]
* [[Apostle Islands]]

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{{Apostle Islands}}
{{Chequamegon Bay}}
{{1867 shipwrecks}}
{{1897 shipwrecks}}
{{NRHP Lake Superior shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:Apostle Islands]]
[[Category:Great Lakes ships]]
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[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Superior]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Ashland County, Wisconsin]]