⚓ Shipwrecks Map

Meridian

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameMeridianWikidata label
Ship typeschoonerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited StatesWikidata P8047 country of registry
Nearest coastUnited StatesNatural Earth (public domain)
Position45.2002, -87.1683Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

The Meridian was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Sister Bay, Wisconsin, south of the Sister Islands. In 1996, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

  • Recorded position: 45.2002, -87.1683 (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 Meridian (shipwreck) (revision 1373384298), 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).

Nearby wrecks

Browse more: North America wrecks · wrecks off United States

Further reading