PS City of Ashland

The only known image of the City of Ashland
History
NameCity of Ashland
NamesakeAshland, Wisconsin
OwnerSuperior Lumber Company, Ashland, Wisconsin
Port of registry United States
Launched1883
FateBurned to the waterline on the 8th of August 1887
General characteristics
TypePaddle steamer
Tonnage84.62 tons
Length90 feet (27 meters)
Beam20 feet (6.1 meters)
Depth7 feet (2.1 meters)
Depth of hold21 feet (6.4 meters)
PropulsionSteam engine, sidewheel

City of Ashland was a sidewheel paddle steamer that sank in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, off Ashland, Wisconsin.[1] The ship was named for Ashland, a port community. The wreckage remains at the bottom of the bay, close to the ship's namesake city.

  1. ^ "www.shipwrecklog.com/". Retrieved 23 July 2013.[permanent dead link]