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Arctic

Arctic ship
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameArcticWikidata label
Ship typetugWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited StatesWikidata P8047 country of registry
Nearest coastUnited StatesNatural Earth (public domain)
Position44.1142, -87.6311Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Arctic was a wooden-hulled tugboat that worked on the Great Lakes of North America from 1881 to 1930. In 1930 the Arctic was stripped of her machinery, and abandoned at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. On June 22, 2018, the remains of the Arctic were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Diving & visiting

The remains of Arctic lie 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of the Manitowoc Harbor light, partially covered by sand 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) of water. She lies in two sections 800 feet (240 m) apart. The southern section consists of the boiler and the bilge. The northern section consists of a partially intact upper hull and the stempost. Her wreck lies near to the wreck of the steam barge Francis Hinton.

Location

  • Recorded position: 44.1142, -87.6311 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: United States

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Arctic (1881 tug) (revision 1372288399), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “The Arctic today”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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