Car
Ferry
Milwaukee
A 338 foot steel railroad car ferry loaded with 27 box cars and 52 passengers encountered tremendous seas and sank October 22, 1929. She lies in 90 to 120 feet of water sitting upright and intact, 6 miles northeast of Milwaukee.
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| MILWAUKEE Other names : built as MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN No. 1, renamed in 1909 Official no. : 93363 Type at loss : propeller, steel, carferry, 30 car Build info : 1903, American Shipbuilding, Cleveland hull# 413 Specs : 338x56x19, 2933g 1755n Date of loss : 1929, Oct 22 Place of loss : on a line between Milwaukee and Grand Haven Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 52 [all] Carrying : 27 loaded railcars Detail : Sailed off into a storm, bound Milwaukee for Grand Haven, and was lost. Theory is that rail cars came loose in gale and crashed through her seagate, allowing water to come in over the stern and sink her. Her skipper apparently turned back for Milwaukee, but never made it. Some of her lifeboats were launched by her crew, and two of their bodies were picked up two days later by the steamer STEEL CHEMIST. Another lifeboat containing bodies washed up near Holland, MI.. It was routine for her to challenge the storm, she was built for it. Wreck was located in 1972. Sources: mv,gsgl,cfgl,ml,gs,is,ns3,net,mpl,eas |
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