Rosinco
Rosinco | |
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| Location | Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin |
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| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | A. M. Main |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000737 |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 2001 |
The Rosinco was a luxury diesel-powered yacht that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
History
Originally known as the Georgiana III, the ship was constructed by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] Uniquely, she was built with a Southwart-Harris diesel engine so that if needed, she could be used for wartime purposes. A Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine was later installed.[3]
In 1918, she was purchased by W. L. Baum of the Chicago Yacht Club and renamed the Whitemarsh.[4] Robert Hosmer Morse of Fairbanks-Morse bought the vessel in 1925 and gave her the name Rosinco.
In September 1928, the Rosinco set off for Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Chicago, Illinois.[5] On the 18th of September, Robert Hosmer Morse left Milwaukee to visit the Fairbanks-Morse plant in Beloit, Wisconsin and the Rosinco was to return to Chicago. In the early morning hours of the 19th, the Rosinco reportedly struck a raft of sawed wooden beams that ruptured the hull and began sinking rapidly.[6] While all humans aboard survived, the ship's mascot, a canary, did not.
The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association has been researching the shipwreck since 1998.[7] The Rosinco is held in public trust by the State of Wisconsin and is managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.[8]
References
- ^ "Rosinco". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Service History". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Service History page 3". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Service History page 5". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Final Voyage". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Final Voyage page 2". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Today page 2". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Today page 5". Wisconsin Shipwrecks.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.