Christina Nilsson | |
Location | Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 45°03.267′N 087°05.875′W / 45.054450°N 87.097917°W |
NRHP reference No. | 03000668 |
Added to NRHP | July 17, 2003 |
Christina Nilsson was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, on October 23, 1884. In 2003, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
The ship was built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at a cost of $23,000 and was named after Christina Nilsson. [2]
On October 23, 1884, Christina Nilsson cleared Escanaba, Michigan, bound for Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of pig iron. [3] When a blizzard hit the area that day, her captain attempted to make port at Baileys Harbor, but, while still trying to navigate through the storm, Christina Nilsson struck a reef off Baileys Harbor and foundered. [4] All crew members survived.
The ship's cargo was recovered, but attempts to salvage Christina Nilsson herself were unsuccessful. [5] The wreck site has been investigated by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association since 1997. [6]
Christina Nilsson | |
Location | Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 45°03.267′N 087°05.875′W / 45.054450°N 87.097917°W |
NRHP reference No. | 03000668 |
Added to NRHP | July 17, 2003 |
Christina Nilsson was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, on October 23, 1884. In 2003, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
The ship was built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at a cost of $23,000 and was named after Christina Nilsson. [2]
On October 23, 1884, Christina Nilsson cleared Escanaba, Michigan, bound for Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of pig iron. [3] When a blizzard hit the area that day, her captain attempted to make port at Baileys Harbor, but, while still trying to navigate through the storm, Christina Nilsson struck a reef off Baileys Harbor and foundered. [4] All crew members survived.
The ship's cargo was recovered, but attempts to salvage Christina Nilsson herself were unsuccessful. [5] The wreck site has been investigated by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association since 1997. [6]