Wisconsin 1929
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | Wisconsin | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1929 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | hospital ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | United States Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 42.5327, -87.7087 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Wisconsin was an iron-hulled package steamer built in 1881 that sank in 1929 in Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Location
- Recorded position: 42.5327, -87.7087 (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 Wisconsin (revision 1372506417), 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
- Kate Kelly 1895 · 28 km
- Lumberman 1893 · 38 km
- SS North American 1967 · 39 km
- Light Vessel No. 57 1928 · 54 km
- SS Appomattox 1905 · 64 km
- SS Milwaukee 1929 · 68 km
Browse more: North America wrecks · wrecks off United States · Interwar