SS S.C. Baldwin 1908
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | SS S.C. Baldwin | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1908 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | barge | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 44.1931, -87.4533 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS S. C. Baldwin was a wooden-hulled steam barge built in 1871, that capsized in a storm on August 26, 1908, on Lake Michigan, off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States, with the loss of one life. On August 22, 2016 the remnants of S. C. Baldwin were listed in the National Register of Historic Places as reference number 16000565.
Diving & visiting
The wreck of S. C. Baldwin was discovered sometime in the mid-1970s by sport fishermen who reported her location to divers. Her wreck is a popular recreational dive site, as she lies in only 75 feet (23 m) of water. Her wreck sits upright, with her stempost intact. Other than her stempost, her wreck consists of her stern, her stern deck and her transom. In 2015 the Wisconsin Historical Society conducted a full archeological survey of her wreck.
Location
- Recorded position: 44.1931, -87.4533 (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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS S. C. Baldwin (revision 1372506250), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “S. C. Baldwin 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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