Tennie and Laura
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Tennie and Laura | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | schooner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 43.2608, -87.7272 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Tennie and Laura was a 73-foot scow-schooner built in 1876 by Gunder Jorgenson in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It was used as a freighter from the time it was built until the time it sank.
Diving & visiting
The wreck of the Tennie and Laura was accidentally discovered in 1999 when a salvage team went in search of the missing fishing boat, Linda E. From surface to deck, it lies under 300 ft. (91m) of water. In 2008, the Tennie and Laura was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location
- Recorded position: 43.2608, -87.7272 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Tennie and Laura (schooner) (revision 1373441129), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Discovery and the Tennie and Laura 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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