46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W
The Moonlight was a schooner that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan Island. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[2]
History
Moonlight was built in 1874. In addition to service in the Great Lakes, Moonlight also sailed in the Atlantic Ocean.[3] In 1894 she was involved in an accident with SS Ohio which was sunk. She sank in September 1903 in a storm while hauling iron ore from Ashland, Wisconsin. In use as a tow barge, Moonlight was under tow by the steamer Volunteer. Both ships were loaded with iron ore in Ashland and were headed for their destination when a violent storm erupted and ruptured the seams of Moonlight's hull.[4]
References
- ^ "Apostle Islands Deep Shipwrecks". Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ^ "Wisconsin - Ashland County - Vacant / Not In Use". National Register of Historic Places.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Moonlight Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Keller, James M. The Unholy Apostles. pp. 77–83. ISBN 0-933577-001.
External links
Media related to Moonlight (ship, 1874) at Wikimedia Commons
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