Moonlight (ship)
46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Moonlight |
| Owner | William Mack (first owner) Joseph C. Gilchrest Company (second owner) |
| Port of registry |  United States |
| Builder | Wolf and Davidson Company |
| Laid down | September 13, 1903 |
| Launched | 1874 |
| Fate | Shipwrecked on September 13, 1903 |
| Status | Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 |
| Notes | Location: 46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner, later converted to a tow barge |
| Tonnage | 777 gross tons (738 net tons) |
| Length | 206 feet (63 m) long, 35 feet (11 m) wide |
The Moonlight was a schooner that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan Island. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[2]
History
Moonlight was built in 1874. In addition to service in the Great Lakes, Moonlight also sailed in the Atlantic Ocean.[3] She sank in September 1903 in a storm while hauling iron ore out of Ashland, Wisconsin. Being used as a tow barge, the Moonlight was being pulled by a steamer named Volunteer. Both ships were loaded with iron ore in Ashland, and were headed for their destination when a violent storm erupted, and busted the seams of the Moonlight's hull.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Apostle Islands Deep Shipwrecks". Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Wisconsin - Ashland County - Vacant / Not In Use". National Register of Historic Places.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ "Moonlight Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Keller, James M. The Unholy Apostles. pp. 77–83. ISBN 0-933577-001.
