&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ohio_ship.jpg) Ohio prior to her sinking
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Ohio |
| Namesake | Ohio |
| Operator | C.W. Elphicke |
| Port of registry |  United States |
| Builder | John F. Squires of Huron, Ohio |
| Yard number | 30 |
| Launched | April 1875[1] |
| Completed | 1875 |
| In service | May 29, 1875 |
| Out of service | September 26, 1894[2] |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #19438 |
| Fate | Struck by the schooner Ironton, and sank on Lake Huron |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 202.2 feet (61.6 m)[1] |
| Beam | 35 feet (11 m)[3] |
| Depth | 18.50 feet (5.64 m)[3] |
| Installed power | 1 × Scotch marine boiler |
| Propulsion | Low pressure condensing engine |
| Crew | 16 |
SS Ohio was a wooden hulled Great Lakes freighter that served on the Great Lakes of North America from her construction in 1875, to her sinking in September 1894 when she collided with the schooner barge Ironton which also sank in the collision.[2] Ironton was being towed by the steamer Charles J. Kershaw, which was also towing the schooner Moonlight. Ohio was found upright in 2017, over 122 years after her sinking in over 200 feet of water off Presque Isle, Michigan.[2] In March, 2023, it was announced that Ironton had been located in 2019.[4] The researchers who discovered Ohio plan to nominate her for a listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ a b "Ohio". Great Lakes Vessel Histories of Sterling Berry. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Two Historic Shipwrecks Discovered in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary". Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ohio". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Flesher, John (1 March 2023). "Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 March 2023.