SS Continental explained

Continental shipwreck (bulk carrier)
Built:1882
Architect:George Presley
Location:Lake Michigan off the coast of Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Coordinates:44.2306°N -87.5086°W
Refnum:08001330
Added:January 14, 2009

Continental was a bulk carrier that sank, or was wrecked in Lake Michigan off the coast of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History

Continental was built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1882. It foundered, or was wrecked 1miles north of Twin River Point Light in a snow storm on December 12, 1904, while traveling to Manitowoc, Wisconsin for winter service and repairs.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties. National Park Service. 2012-02-28.
  2. Web site: Continental (1882). Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Sea Grant/Wisconsin Historical Society. 2015-12-20.
  3. Web site: Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1905 . Harvard University . 10 August 2019.

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