| Christina Nilsson | |
| Location: | Lake Michigan off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates: | 45.0545°N -92.875°W |
| Refnum: | 03000668 |
| Added: | 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]