Moonlight (ship) explained

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.[1]

History

Moonlight was built in 1874. In addition to service in the Great Lakes, Moonlight also sailed in the Atlantic Ocean.[2] 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 Moonlights hull.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin - Ashland County - Vacant / Not In Use. National Register of Historic Places.com. 2012-01-22.
  2. Web site: Moonlight Shipwreck. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2012-01-22.
  3. Book: Keller, James M.. The Unholy Apostles. 0-933577-001. 77–83.