SS Lakeland

The Lakeland when she was named Cambria
History
United States
Name
  • Cambria 1887–1910
  • Lakeland 1910–1925
OperatorTri-State Steamship Company
BuilderGlobe Iron Works Company
Yard number12
LaunchedFebruary 1, 1887
In serviceJune 1, 1887
Out of serviceDecember 3, 1924
IdentificationU.S. Registry #126420[1]
FateSank on Lake Michigan
General characteristics
TypeBulk Freighter
Tonnage
Length300.6 feet (91.6 m)[1]
Beam39 feet (12 m)[1]
Depth24 feet (7.3 m)[2]
Installed power2 × Scotch marine boilers
Propulsion1,200 horsepower triple expansion steam engine
LAKELAND (steam screw) Shipwreck
SS Lakeland is located in Wisconsin
SS Lakeland
SS Lakeland is located in the United States
SS Lakeland
LocationDoor County, Wisconsin
Nearest citySturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°47.34′N 87°11.32′W / 44.78900°N 87.18867°W / 44.78900; -87.18867
Built1887
ArchitectGlobe Iron Works Company
Architectural styleFreighter
MPSGreat Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.15000403[3][4]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 2015

The SS Lakeland was an early steel-hulled Great Lakes freighter that sank on December 3, 1924, into 205 feet (62 m) of water on Lake Michigan near Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States, after she sprang a leak. On July 7, 2015, the wreck of the Lakeland was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cambria". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lakeland3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Lakeland Shipwreck (Steam Screw)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019. (Archived January 29, 2019)
  4. ^ "Lakeland Shipwreck (Steam Screw)-National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019. (Archived January 29, 2019)
  5. ^ "Lakeland Shipwreck (Steam Screw)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2015.