Antelope (shipwreck)

Antelope underway
History
United States
NameAntelope
OwnerL.S. Bowtell, Bay City, Michigan (in 1861)
Launched1861
FateSank 1897
General characteristics
TypeSteamship (1861–1880s), schooner barge (1880s–1897)
Tonnage523.45 gross register tons
Length186.8 ft (56.9 m)
Beam32 to 34 ft (9.8 to 10.4 m) (sources disagree)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
PropulsionSteam engine (1861–1880s), sails (1880s–1897)
Sail planSchooner rig, 3 masts (from 1880s)

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Bayfield County Journal". APG Media. Retrieved 13 March 2018.