Iris
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Iris | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | schooner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 45.4008, -86.8533 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Iris was a schooner launched at Port Huron, Michigan, in 1866. She spent 47 years sailing the Great Lakes; for most of this time she was based out of Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin. In 1913 she sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Her crew abandoned her after she ran aground.
In 2006, the shipwreck site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Location
- Recorded position: 45.4008, -86.8533 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Iris (1866 ship) (revision 1373425111), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; 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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