SS Milwaukee (1902)

The Milwaukee when she was named Manistique-Marquette & Northern No. 1
History
United States
Name
  • Manistique-Marquette & Northern No. 1 (1902-1909)
  • Milwaukee (1909-1929)
Owner
BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Yard number413
LaunchedDecember 6, 1902
In service1903
Out of service1929
IdentificationOfficial number: 93363
FateSank, October 22, 1929
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage
Length338 ft (103 m)
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Depth19 ft (5.8 m)
MILWAUKEE (steam screw) Shipwreck
Anchor from SS Milwaukee, recovered in 1973
SS Milwaukee (1902) is located in Wisconsin
SS Milwaukee (1902)
SS Milwaukee (1902) is located in the United States
SS Milwaukee (1902)
Nearest cityFox Point, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°08′11″N 87°49′56″W / 43.136317°N 87.832283°W / 43.136317; -87.832283
Built1902
ArchitectAmerican Ship Building Company
Architectural styleTrain ferry
NRHP reference No.15000479 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2015

SS Milwaukee was a train ferry that served on Lake Michigan. It was launched in 1902 and sank with all hands off Milwaukee on October 22, 1929. Fifty-two men were lost with the vessel.

  1. ^ "Great Lakes Shipwrecks (M)". boatnerd.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.