SS Appomattox
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Not to be confused with SS Appomattox (1893).
SS Appomattox was a wooden-hulled, American Great Lakes freighter that ran aground on Lake Michigan, off Atwater Beach off the coast of Shorewood, Wisconsin in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States in 1905. On January 20, 2005 the remnants of the Appomattox were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
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The Appomattox in the St. Marys River | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Appomattox |
Operator |
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Port of registry | United States, Duluth, Minnesota |
Builder | James Davidson |
Yard number | 77 |
In service | 1896 |
Out of service | November 2, 1905 |
Identification | U.S. Registry #116682 |
Fate | Ran aground on a reef on Lake Michigan |
General characteristics | |
Type | Bulk Freighter |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Height | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
Installed power | 2 × Scotch marine boilers |
Propulsion | 1.100 horsepower triple expansion steam engine |
Appomattox (shipwreck) | |
Location | 150 yd (140 m) off Atwater Beach in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 43°5′37.09″N 87°51′58.35″W |
Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built by | James Davidson |
NRHP reference No. | 04001547[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 20, 2005 |
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