User:GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1

46°47′0″N 92°4′10″W / 46.78333°N 92.06944°W / 46.78333; -92.06944

Thomas Wilson with several passengers
History
United States
NameThomas Wilson
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderAmerican Steel Barge Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number119
Laid downNovember 7, 1891
LaunchedApril 30, 1892
In serviceMay 9, 1892
Out of serviceJune 7, 1902
IdentificationUS official number 145616
FateSank on Lake Superior
General characteristics
Class and typeWhaleback
Tonnage
Length
  • 320 feet (97.5 m) LOA
  • 308 feet (93.9 m) LBP
Beam38 feet (11.6 m)
Depth24 feet (7.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × fixed pitch propeller
National Register of Historic Places data
Thomas Wilson (Whaleback Freighter) Shipwreck
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1 is located in Duluth
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1 is located in Minnesota
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1 is located in the United States
GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 1
Location7/8 of a mile outside the Duluth Harbor entrance, Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates46°47′0″N 92°4′10″W / 46.78333°N 92.06944°W / 46.78333; -92.06944
Built1892
ArchitectAmerican Steel Barge Company
Architectural styleWhaleback freighter
MPSMinnesota's Lake Superior Shipwrecks MPS
NRHP reference No.92000844
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1992