SS Selah Chamberlain 1886
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | SS Selah Chamberlain | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1886 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | lake freighter | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Collision | Wikidata P828 has cause (on P793 event): collision |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 43.7700, -87.6567 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Selah Chamberlain was a wooden-hulled Great Lakes freighter that sank with the loss of five lives in Lake Michigan in 1886, 6 miles (10 km) off the coast of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, after being rammed by the steamer John Pridgeon Jr.. On January 7, 2019, the wreck of Selah Chamberlain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was given the reference number 100003288.
Diving & visiting
The remains of Selah Chamberlain lie 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northeast of Sheboygan Point in 90 feet (27 m) of water within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Her wreck is broken into three pieces. Much of her lower hull remains on the site, and her fantail stern is split, exposing her two boilers and her engine. Her wooden floors are reinforced with steel I-beams. Her tandem engine, and its decorated cast iron frame rise 25 feet (8 m) from the bottom of the lake.
Location
- Recorded position: 43.7700, -87.6567 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Selah Chamberlain (revision 1370045197), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Selah Chamberlain 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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