SS Copenhagen (1898) 1900
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | SS Copenhagen (1898) | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1900 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | 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 |
| Sea / ocean | Straits of Florida | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 37 km from land |
| Position | 26.2056, -80.0851 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Copenhagen is a shipwreck off the town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States. She was a cargo steamship, built in England in 1898. She was wrecked on a reef south of Hillsboro Inlet in 1900.
Diving & visiting
Copenhagen's wreck is on Pompano Dropoff at a depth varying from 23 to 39 feet (7 to 12 m). During the Second World War, United States Navy fighter aircraft used it for target practice. Spent 50 caliber bullets can still be found at the site.
In June 1994 it was declared a Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve. There is a plaque to this effect at the south end of the wreck. On 31 May 2001 it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places, with the reference number 01000532.
Location
- Recorded position: 26.2056, -80.0851 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Straits of Florida
- 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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Copenhagen (1898) (revision 1372505695), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; 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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